English file 4th edition upper-intermediate; student's book with online practice

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English File's unique, lively and enjoyable lessons are renowned for getting students talking. In fact, 90% of English File teachers we surveyed in our impact study found that the course improves students' speaking skills. How will English File get your students talking? Lessons and activities that provide the necessary language, motivation and opportunity for students to talk with confidence. Learners build confidence to communicate with a proven balance of Grammar, Vocabulary, Pronunciation and Skills Development in every File. Teachers and students have access to all their English File resources - video, audio, worksheets and much more - in one easy to manage place. Review: Anti-vegan propaganda - File Test 9 - Reading and Writing A Please do NOT use your textbooks as a way of spreading poorly researched anti-vegan propaganda. If you want to throw the animals under the bus, at least get your facts straight before doing so, and also recognise that that is indeed what you're doing. See the following reading passage: "Firstly, beware of green buzz words and slogans. We are often reassured by buzz words such as ‘natural’, ‘green’, and ‘organic’. But should we be? Even if a product makes these claims, there could be harmful chemicals hiding amongst the ‘good’ ones. A face cream may contain 98% natural organic ingredients but what about the remaining 2%? Another example is ‘vegan leather’. Although it is frequently advertised as environmentally friendly, it is essentially just plastic. Plastic is just as harmful, if not worse, for the environment as real leather." How about you look into the chemicals that go into producing "leather" itself? Additionally, one can buy a belt, for example, that doesn't exploit animals that is neither leather nor "plastic" such as canvas. Now, whilst veganism is in fact BETTER for the environment, in so many ways, veganism is not primarily about the environment as such. It is an animal rights movement, and animal rights do not get a mention at all in the article. I have complained independently to OUP and received no satisfactory response. Tragically, some people will actually be influenced by this misleading propaganda and continue to fund the enslavement of animals as a result of this reading. The numbers are quite huge, given that this is a leading textbook throughout much of the world. Shame on you, OUP. Find someone better informed and with some empathy for the animals to write your exercises. You should refer to your own literature... search "Oxford new estimates environmental cost of food". Sheesh! Review: Good product - Exactly what I ordered. Excellent product