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This concise, but comprehensive book draws on Penny Ur's extensive teaching experience as well as insights from research in applied linguistics to provide practical, user-friendly ideas for teaching vocabulary.

Stories can provide a highly motivating, engaging and realistic source of genuine language interaction in the classroom. They are 'living language' in which the teacher (or student storyteller) becomes the source of language, and the listeners are actively involved in understanding. The authors argue from experience that almost everyone can tell stories convincingly, especially given an outline to work from. A very wide range of these outlines, from many cultures and sources, are provided. These...

This book provides teachers with practical ideas to bring teaching materials to life and get lessons off the page. It covers all four language skills and the language systems. The book also supports teachers to develop awareness of the aims of activities, and contains reflective tasks which consider how the activities enhance learning.

This is a practical guide for practising teachers of English and teachers in training. It offers teachers a rationale and a variety of imaginative techniques for integrating literature work with language teaching. It is divided into three sections: Part I discusses the questions: Why teach literature? What should we teach? How should we teach it?; Part II outlines and illustrates a wealth of student-centred class and homework activities appropriate to each stage of the study of a literary work. ...

This title is for language teachers who are interested in the relationship between grammar and vocabulary, and who are looking for activities which focus on units of language, such as chunks and patterns.

Lessons from Nothing is an invaluable resource for busy teachers everywhere who are looking for easy-to-use activities that do not require extensive facilities or preparation. It is a practical source of around 70 language teaching activities that encourage interaction and co-operation in the classroom. Special features: * activities for immediate use * activities for all ages and levels * clear presentation * no photocopying required.

Learner Autonomy offers practical guidance on helping learners realise that their contribution to the teaching-learning process is crucial. It also encourages them to take an active role in their own learning. Rather than advocating radical changes in Classroom Management, it focuses on the gradual process of changing learner attitudes. The activities are designed to develop a comprehensive range of skills and attitudes including motivation, learning strategies, self-monitoring and co-operation....

Laughing Matters offers over 120 activities which will inject some light-hearted fun into lessons whilst still being grounded in respected language learning theory. Humour is a very effective way to help students remember key concepts and structures. The book contains step-by-step guidance on how to carry out the activities and suggestions for further work.

Language Learning with Digital Video is for teachers who are interested in using a range of video in the language classroom, from documentaries to You Tube clips, and learner-generated material. The book contains a variety of generic, easy-to-use, practical activities as well as a number of ready-made worksheets for specific video clips. Activities require minimal preparation and are suitable for a range of ages and levels, and for both the experienced and less experienced teacher. There is also...

This is a practical guide to communication activities in the language classroom, suitable for use with students from elementary to advanced level. Part I contains instructions for over 100 different exercises, including interviews, guessing games, jigsaw tasks, problem solving, values clarification techniques, mime, role play and story telling. For each activity, notes are also provided on the linguistic and educational aims, the level, organisation, time and preparation required. Part II contai...

In this accessible book, Jeremy Harmer draws on his extensive experience to provide 50 classroom activities to help you develop your learners' language and communicative confidence.

B2 First Trainer 3 contains six full practice tests plus easy-to-follow expert guidance and tips designed to guarantee exam success.

Essential exam task practice for class or home study for use alongside a coursebook or intensively before the exam. Focus on essential exam practice for the revised 2020 exams with the Exam Booster for B1 Preliminary and B1 Preliminary for Schools. Maximis

Essential exam task practice for class or home study for use alongside a coursebook or intensively before the exam.

Essential exam task practice for class or home study for use alongside a coursebook or intensively before the exam.

Essential exam task practice for class or home study for use alongside a coursebook or intensively before the exam.

EVOLVE is a six-level English course that gets students speaking with confidence. This interleaved Teacher's Edition with Test Generator Level 5 provides page-for-page teaching notes corresponding with the Student's Book. It includes answer keys for the St

EVOLVE is a six-level English course that gets students speaking with confidence.

Reading for University is a course specifically designed for young adults at the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) B1-B2+ levels. It is written by expert teachers with long experience in the Middle East and aims to prepare learners from the region for study at the pre-tertiary and tertiary levels. It follows an innovative approach that enables learners to acquire effective reading skills. The course Engaging passages culturally relevant to learners in the Middle East Core vocabulary ...

New Enterprise is a course for young adult and adult learners of English at CEFR Levels A1 - B2. The series maintains and enriches the original approach adding a variety of new features to meet the demands of today's adults. Key Features - 12 theme-based units - Variety of reading texts accompanied by videos related to them - Variety of listening, speaking and writing skills - Systematic vocabulary presentation and practice - Grammar presentation in context with graded exercises and critic...