Sue O'Connell – författare

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Patrick O’Connell is not a name usually associated with the likes of Lionel Messi, Pep Guardiola or Johan Cruyff, yet this is the man who saved FC Barcelona from financial ruin.Born in Dublin in 1887, Patrick O’Connell had a successful playing career with Belfast Celtic, Hull City, Sheffield Wednesday and Manchester United, where he was involved in one of the most notorious match-fixing football scandals of his generation. On his retirement from playing, O’Connell became a successful manager with Ashington but then left his family in 1922 to work in Spain, first as manager of Racing de Santander, then Real Oviedo, Real Betis de Sevilla and finally FC Barcelona. In 1935 ‘Don Patricio’, as he was affectionately known, managed Betis to their only La Liga title success, as well as bigamously marrying his second wife.At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936, the President of Barcelona, Josep Sunyol, was assassinated, leaving the club in crisis. O’Connell took the team on a tour of Mexico, Cuba and New York and the money they raised ensured the club’s survival. After the Civil War, he returned to work in Spain before heading to London where, unable to find work, he died destitute in 1959.This biography was written over many years by Sue O’Connell, wife of Patrick’s grandson, Mike. The author’s access to authentic documents, letters and family memories, along with her extensive research in England, Ireland, Spain and Mexico, has allowed her to reconstruct the life of this remarkable man.

FOCUS is a rich, varied, carefully levelled course for upper secondary students. Specially designed to motivate older teens, FOCUS contains constantly-updated content and detailed reporting to help prepare them for exam success. With its unique blended learning package, Focus is the flexible course that gets results. Motivation Language is brought to life through grammar animations, interactive videos and a Newsfeed of current, authentic news clips. Learning is tracked via personalised reporting in the online Gradebook. Development of language and exam strategies carefully levelled to the GSE. Memory The unique approach to vocabulary acquisition via the WordStore helps new words stick in students' memories Language acquisition is driven by careful recycling of vocabulary and grammar. Optional Cambridge exam and PTE General practice booklets. Meaning Frequent personalisation makes English relevant to students' own lives. Meaningful practice provided by the extensive selection of editable worksheets, tests and assessment programme.

The Focus Series was developed by the author in the classroom and is based on real students' needs in real classroom situations. Critical Thinking and Reflective Learning training helps students become more analytical as learners - Academic Vocabulary sections systematically build up knowledge of the Academic Word List - Academic Style sections focus on key aspects of academic English, and develop students' ability to achieve the appropriate formal style.