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Macmillan Books for Teachers
The titles in the Macmillan Books for Teachers series have been written to inform teachers worldwide. They are insightful and practical books, focusing on current methodology and real-world teaching situations. All of the titles have been written by leaders in their fields, and cover classic theory as well as the latest developments.

Our series editor is Adrian Underhill

Adrian works with educators in many countries on the development of continuous professional learning programmes, humanistic education, interpersonal skills and storytelling in organisational development. He is a training consultant and coach in leadership development.

New for 2008

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Uncovering CLIL
Content and Language Integrated Learning in Bilingual and Mulitlingual Education Peeter Mehisto, Maria-Jesus Frigols & David Marsh
ISBN 9781405099073

CONTENTS
Approaching CLIL Getting ready for CLIL Starting CLIL in the classroom Putting CLIL in motion Opening windows for personal achievement Making CLIL come alive Further down the road: cruising with CLIL Connecting, Inspiring, Delivering, Concluding More tools

OVERVIEW
Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) refers to methodologies used in teaching situations where a second language is used as a medium for teaching non-language content. Uncovering CLIL has been written to act as a guide for both language and subject teachers to the various methodologies and techniques involved in CLIL teaching.

BENEFITS
an ideal guide for teachers getting started in CLIL, and existing practitioners in search of new ideas presents a broad overview of CLIL essentials for teachers at both primary and secondary levels contains a broad range of practical ideas and activities that can be used in the CLIL classroom

Sample activities The many faces of CLIL

CLIL is an umbrella term covering a dozen or more educational approaches (eg immersion, bilingual education, multilingual education, language showers and enriched language programmes). What is new about CLIL is that it synthesizes and provides a flexible way of applying the knowledge learned from these various approaches. The flexibility of the approach is, above all, evident in the amount of time devoted to teaching or learning through the second language. CLIL allows for low- to high-intensity exposure to teaching/learning through a second language. The approach can also be used for short-term high-intensity exposure (see figure below).

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Language showers
Description Language showers are primarily intended for students aged between six and ten years old, who receive between 30 minutes and one hour of exposure per day. This includes the use of games, songs, many visuals, realia, handling of objects and movement. Teachers usually speak almost entirely in the CLIL language. Routines are developed and considerable repetition is used so students know what to expect. This creates a sense of security, lowers anxiety and boosts learning. Goals Language showers aim to help students to: be aware of the existence of different languages; develop a positive attitude towards language learning; be prepared for language learning. Suggested activities Teachers focus on routine activities with which the students become comfortable. They set the stage by telling students what to expect and then switch to the CLIL language, for example: to manage snacktime or lunchtime. Instructions are given in the CLIL language, vocabulary for foods is learned and students answer questions about what they are eating. The teacher says: Mmm, apples. Shelly has an apple. Who else has an apple? What is that Paul? Yes, very good. Thats right, its an apple. What colour is the apple, red or green? Is it red like Igors shirt or green like Chantals skirt? Simultaneously pointing to Igors red shirt and Chantals green skirt will facilitate comprehension. to help students get dressed for breaks or for going home. Articles of clothing can be put on in various sequences while the students repeat the new words. Considerable gesturing/pointing is used to help students associate the object with its name in the CLIL language. The teacher may say: What shall we put on first? Our gloves? Our hats? Our coats? Our boots? What colour is Vadims hat? What colour is Pennys scarf? Today, lets put on our gloves first. Now lets put on our coats and try to button them. Is that difficult? (Said with a grimacing face.) Is that easy? (Said with a smiling face.) Students answer with one word or in short phrases using the CLIL language. singing songs that include considerable movement and that help teach vocabulary (eg the Shimmy Shimmy Shake, also known as the Hokey Cokey: I put my left hand in, my left hand out, my left hand in and I shake it all about ). Using actions together with new vocabulary helps students to learn and more easily recall vocabulary. Also, words in songs are more easily retained than lists of words.

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500 Activities for the primary classroom
Carol Read
ISBN 9781405099073

CONTENTS
Listening and speaking Reading and writing Vocabulary and grammar Storytelling and drama Games Rhymes, chants and songs Art and craft Content based learning ICT and multimedia Learning to learn Language index Topics and lexical sets index Learning skills and attitudes

OVERVIEW
The main approach of the book is to provide immediate, workable ideas and solutions to the perennial question of What on earth am I going to do with my class tomorrow? Parallel to this, the approach emphasizes developing an awareness of the complex factors involved in working effectively with classes of children and laying a solid foundation in primary language teaching skills.

BENEFITS
provides a fully comprehensive resource pack of activities for teaching primary children find new techniques and inspiration to make your lessons fun and engaging for your students understand the methodological background to the different language teaching approachescovered in the activities

This rich compendium of activities will surely become required reading for those teaching in the primary classroom.
EL Gazette, Book of the Month, September 2007

Sample activities How to use art and craft activities

Art and craft activities can be used for a range of purposes, for example, to practise counting (7.4) or telling the time (7.20), to play language practice games (e.g. 7.3, 7.5, 7.13) to memorise and recall vocabulary (e.g. 7.2, 7.6) as well as to reinforce grammar and encourage children to notice particular language forms (e.g. 7.18, 7.19). They can also be used in role plays(e.g. 7.11, 7.17), to act out stories (e.g. 7.13, 7.14), to personalise learning (e.g. 7.1) and to develop creative thinking skills (7.7, 7.15). Some general tips forusing art and craft activities in English lessons are as follows: Before children start Prepare an example of the art or craft activity children are going to do and show it to the class. As well as being motivating for the children, this also ensures you know how it is made. Explain the reason and purpose for doing the art and craft activity e.g. Were going to make a ... in order to Make sure children have available any materials they will need e.g. scissors, crayons, glue. Using art or craft in a language activity Explain the game or activity and demonstrate this with the whole class using the cut-out or model you have made. Check the children understand what they have to do. Divide the class into pairs or groups depending on the activity. Set a time limit if appropriate. Monitor the children in order to make sure they are using English and to give help and advice where necessary. Observe the children as they work and make any relevant notes. Let the children enjoy using their cut-outs to interact in English and remember that a reasonable level of noise is natural for communication to take place. Stop the activity before the childrens interest peaks.

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Make a spinner
Level: A1.1, A1.2 Age: 6 12 Classroom organisation: individual; pairs Aims: To follow instructions; to practise specific vocabulary or language pattern; to interact and take turns in simple games or other activities Language focus: in the examples: colours (i), numbers (ii), any relevant vocabulary (iii) and iv), questions (v) Alternatives Any relevant language and vocabulary Materials: Essential: stiff card, rulers, scissors, crayons, pencils / Optional: copies of spinner shape on stiff card (one for each child); sticky labels Procedure: Explain to the children that they are going to make a spinner and show them the example you have prepared. Give out the card. With older children, explain and demonstrate on the board that they should draw a circle and then divide this into six segments which they should then make into triangles. They should then cut off the card round the edges to make the shape of the spinner with six straight sides and colour, write or draw on the different segments of the spinner depending on the activity they are going to so (see examples below). When they have done this, they should make a hole in the centre of the spinner and put a pencil through. The spinner is now ready to use. Some examples of ways in which spinners can be used are as follows: i) Primary colours spinner: Children colour alternate segments of the spinner e.g red and yellow / blue and yellow / red and blue. In pairs they then take turns to spin their spinners and identify the colours e.g. a red and yellow spinner looks orange when you spin it, a blue and yellow spinner looks green etc. ii) Numbers spinner: Children write numbers 1-6 on their spinner. They can then use the spinner as an alternative to a dice in board games (e.g. 5. 28) or dice games (see 5.21)

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Blended Learning Using technology in and beyond the
language classroom Pete Sharma & Barney Barrett
ISBN 9780230020832

CONTENTS
The Web: Finding and using authentic materials ELT materials Electronic dictionaries Office software Interactive whiteboards Portable devices Computer mediated communication Creating your own resources A brief word on the future Teaching resource bank: The Web: getting started Web resources for language teachers Glossary of technical terms

OVERVIEW
The ideal companion for any teacher interested in the use of technology in the language classroom, Blended Learning provides a practical overview of what is currently available. It demystifies the technology and empowers teachers to make choices about how and when they use it in their classrooms.

BENEFITS
understand the different technologies found in the classroom and how they work explore practical ideas for ways in which you can use technology to enhance and support your students' learning choose the technologies best suited to your teaching style and situation

Sample activities Where are you from?

Aim: Level: Interaction: Rationale: Technology: Before class: To raise awareness of where classmates home towns are Beginner / Elementary Individual and group Students are often unable to catch the names of their class-mates hometowns in a multilingual class; use of maps can bring the process of getting to know each other alive Interactive Whiteboard / map of the world software The teacher should copy the map of the world in the software package onto the first page of the whiteboard notebook.

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Procedure: 1 Students interview each other to find out about each others family and hometown 2 Before the reporting stage, the teacher brings up the world map, or continent map as appropriate. Each student reports back on their classmate. After they mention their hometown, ask the interviewee to go to the front of the class and mark their hometown on the map. Students can write their initials or names next to the town. 3. At the end of the activity save the map as a document on the hard drive, in your folder. It is possible to print this off later and copy it for the class. Variations: It is easy to develop this idea so that students can research about their hometowns and present a picture presentation using Power Point

Virtual Learning Environments (VLE)

A virtual learning environment (VLE) is a web-based platform designed to support teachers in the management of online educational courses. A VLE consists of communication tools, such as e-mail and a discussion board, and tools for organising the administration of a course. A further dimension involves the testing of students, through quizzes, and the dissemination of information. A VLE is sometimes referred to as an LMS (Learning Management system) or a CMS (Course management system). A VLE is essentially empty, in the sense that it has no content, until material is created to populate it. This material could be provided by teachers; they can upload Word documents and Power Point presentations to the site, create online quizzes, or import streaming video or audio files. Alternatively, the institution may buy publisher-created digital content. Such materials may be customisable to a specific course. VLEs are often used by universities and a learning technologist is usually employed to deal with the technical issues such as the uploading of materials. Blackboard and Moodle are two of the most well-known VLEs, both commonly used in universities. One important difference is cost - an institution pays a comparatively high cost to use or lease Blackboard, whereas the actual Moodle software is free. There is a charge to host a Moodle site. With Blackboard, it is possible for a teacher to experiment with the platform by creating materials and have them hosted on the site free for a period of time, after which they need to pay a fee. This allows teachers to become familiar with the platform. Moodle is a course management system (CMS) which uses an Open Source software package designed on pedagogical principles. It aims to help educators create effective online learning communities, with a great emphasis on the concept of community.

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An A-Z of ELT
Scott Thornbury
ISBN 9781405070638

CONTENTS
Language-related topics: Discourse, including pragmatics Functions, including notions Grammar Linguistics Phonology Sociolinguistics Vocabulary Learning-related topics: Psychology, including psycholinguistics SLA (second language acquisition) Teaching-related topics: Methodology Professional development

OVERVIEW
Learning the terminology of language teaching also means understanding the concepts represented by these terms and how they are interrelated. This book is much more than just a glossary or dictionary. It is also an encyclopedia, where each entry provides a short summary of the major issues, debates and practical implications associated with each concept, as well as making connections between related concepts.

BENEFITS
trainee teachers can check the meanings of methodology terms that are new to them teachers will gain a more wide-ranging understanding of specific topics of interest, and find out more about the history of teaching methodologies teacher trainers will find clear definitions of terms and concepts to use with their trainees.

I have recommended this book to my students at college, telling them it will help them gain a global insight into what we ... do in the classroom and why we do it .
English Teaching Professional magazine, September 2007

Sample activities
inductive learning, induction PSYCHOLOGY (p. 102)
Induction is the process of working out rules on the basis of examples. It is also called discovery learning. It contrasts with deductive learning, in which learners are presented with rules which they then go on to apply. Because inductive learning is thought to be the way that the rules of ones first language are internalized, it has been a core principle in such natural methods as the direct method and audiolingualism. More recently, the use of inductive procedures to work out rules from data has been promoted as a means of consciousness-raising. It is thought that the mental effort invested by learners in working out rules for themselves pays dividends in terms of the long-term memory of these rules. In an inductive approach, learners might be given successive examples of a grammar item (or two contrasted items), and then be challenged to work out a rule for the use of the item(s). For example, to help learners work out the difference between for and since, they are given these examples: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. I have been here since six oclock. Tom and Anna have been married for six years. It hasnt rained since last September. Ive been waiting here for nearly an hour. We last met at a conference but I havent seen her since then. etc.

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At various points, learners can be asked to formulate a rule. Or they can complete further examples in order to test their grasp of the rule. So as to speed up the process of hypothesis formation, and to steer learners away from making a wrong hypothesis, the teacher can guide the learners by asking leading questions, such as Is six oclock a point in time, or a period of time? (see concept questions). This approach, where the teacher or the materials writer intervenes in the induction process, is called guided discovery. The rules themselves can be left unstated (in which case, the approach is an implicit one). Or, by asking learners to state the rules, they can be made explicit. One advantage of an inductive approach over a deductive one is that it can help develop learners capacity for autonomous learning. Also, the rules are more likely to stick if they have required mental effort. On the other hand, there is a risk that learners might formulate the wrong rule. This is one reason for asking them to state their rule. Also, inductive approaches tend to favour learners who like working out language puzzles, as opposed to those who prefer simply to be told (see learning style). Many learning materials for classroom use encourage an inductive approach to grammar learning, on the assumption that teachers are present to guide the process. But those designed for self-study such as self-study grammars usually adopt a deductive approach.

scaffolding SLA (p. 201)

Scaffolding is the temporary support that surrounds a building under construction. The term is used metaphorically to describe the temporary interactional support that is given to learners while their language system is under construction. It is this support from teachers, parents or better others that enables them to perform a task at a level beyond their present competence. The term derives from sociocultural learning theory, which views learning as being jointly constructed. Scaffolding is an integral part of this model. In first language acquisition it has been observed that children, even at an early age, are able to participate in conversations because of the verbal scaffolding provided by their caregivers. Here, for example, a two-year-old child responds to the fact that the central heating boiler has just been ignited:1 Mark Mother Mark Mother Mark Mother Mark Mother Mark Mother Oh popped on Pardon? It popped on It popped on? Yeah What did? Er - fire on The fire? Yeah Pop the fire popped it fire Oh yes. The fire popped on, didnt it?

By asking questions, and by repeating, reformulating and extending the childs utterances, the mother draws the child out. As the childs ability to handle the skills of conversation increases, the adults support and control will gradually be witdrawn. Scaffolding not only provides a conversational framework, but it is believed to shape language acquisition itself. In the example above, the child is prompted to modify his original utterance (popped on) to it popped on and then the fire popped, bringing it step-by-step closer to the target the fire popped on. This incremental accumulation of grammar over several assisted turns is called vertical scaffolding. Similar processes are believed to occur in second language learning. The scaffolding is provided by teachers and also by peers. Experienced teachers know how to draw learners out and to engage them in conversation. At the same time, they know when it is appropriate to withhold such support.
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from Wells, G. Learning through interaction. CUP, 1981

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Learning Teaching
Jim Scrivener
ISBN 9781405013994

CONTENTS
Practical help and ideas for starting out in teaching Step-by-step help on planning and running classroom activities Realistic toolkits full of usable classroom techniques A clear focus on Speaking, Listening, Reading, Writing, Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation Photocopiable ready-to-use resource materials and observation tasks

OVERVIEW
Learning Teaching has been one of the most successful guides to the practice of teaching since it was first published in 1994. Part initial training textbook, part handbook for practising teachers it is the definitive guide to what happens in the language classroom. Jim Scrivener's approach is not just theoretical - the book is packed with practical and useable activities. This new edition has been fully revised and extended to cover new trends and theories in ELT. BENEFITS learn the key techniques of ELT explore new approaches and ideas make the most of each lesson and course

A basic professional handbook that gives advice and guidance on all the important problems in foreign language teaching.
Hanne Drejergaard Kjeldsen, AngloFiles

Sample activities

By playing around with the basic scenario of sitting students in front of The TV and letting them watch the programme through, we can create some excellent lessons (pp. 350-354)

Preview activities:
A language focus on lexis, function or grammar that will come up on the recording; Students predict what will happen from some given information or pictures; Students discuss a topic that leads into or is connected with the subject on the recording; Students study a worksheet that they will use when watching the recording.

Viewing activities:
The task-audio-feedback circle still works well as a basic procedure for video. Tasks can be listening, looking or interpreting; for example Why are they so keen to get into the museum after it is closed? The tasks can focus specifically on function, grammar, lexis or pronunciation, for example Which of the following verbs does he use? The answers will involve active interpretation of the visual as well as the audio messages. Focusing on gestures, facial expressions, body language is especially useful when studying functional language.

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Follow-up activities:
There are many activities that you can do after viewing; here are just a few examples: Discussion, interpretation, personalisation (e.g. What would you have done?); Study of new language; Role-play the scene; Inspiration for other work: What did the newspaper say the next day? Design the front page; Write a letter from one character to another; Plan what they should do next.

Other ideas: Those are the basics. Now if youre feeling keen, heres a bag of ideas to liven up the lessons:
Dont let the students switch off. Cover off the screen and ask questions: Listen to the words/music. What is in the picture? In pairs, the above idea becomes an instant communicative activity. It could lead to drawing and comparison of pictures. Switch off the sound: What are they saying? Advertisements work beautifully: in pairs imagine and write the script. And then the two students lip-synch it. (Hilarious try it!)

Ideas for using songs in class

Reading or listening comprehension: Use the song text as a normal reading or listening text with the bonus of hearing it sung afterwards (use the lesson ideas in Chapter 8, Section 1&2). Listen and discuss: Get students to listen to the song once or twice, or to a shorter section. Discuss what happened, reactions, interpretations, predictions, etc. Printed lyrics can be given out if you wish. Gapped text: Give students the lyrics with certain words blanked out. They have to listen carefully and fill in the missing words. This is, perhaps, the classic way of using song in class! Its so common that is it a bit of an ELT clich. Vary the task usefully by, for example, using the gaps as a pre-listening exercise, with students predicting what the missing words are. Song jumble: Cut the lyrics up into separate lines, In small groups, students try to work out the original order. When ready, they listen and compare their guess with the actual song. Sing along: The aim is to learn the tune and get the rhythm well enough to sing along with the original recording. This can be quite challenging and requires some careful preparation work on practising stress and rhythm. And if you have access to a video machine with a karaoke recording, the possibilies are limitless.

(pp. 338-339)
Compose: Heres the tune, now you write the lyrics. (Again, an activity that is quite challenging on stress and rhythm.) Matching pictures: Here are twenty pictures connected with the song. Listen and put them in the order in which you hear them in the song. Action movements: Listen to one line at a time. For each line, the students invent a mimed action which they teach each other and then all perform. Dictation: Dictate the chorus or the whole song. Compare with the recording. Picture dictation: Decide on a representative picture of something that happens in the song. Dictate the information about this picture, a line at a time, to students who draw their interpretation. By the time you have finished, a lot of essential lexis and phrases from the song will have been circulating, and the song should be not too difficult to follow.

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Sound Foundations
Adrian Underhill
ISBN 9781405064101

CONTENTS
Ideas behind the phonemic chart Key to phonemic symbols Part 1: Level 1: Level 2: Level 3: Part 2: Level 1: Level 2: Level 3: Discovery toolkit Sounds in isolation Words in isolation Connected speech Classroom toolkit
Sounds in isolation Words in isolation Connected speech

OVERVIEW
Sound Foundations is a comprehensive introduction to the English phonological system and an invaluable resource, whether you teach dedicated pronunciation lessons or you'd just like to improve the way you cover pronunciation in your classes. Adrian Underhill employs a discovery approach - you learn through physically experiencing how pronunciation works. He also suggests creative activities you can do in class with your students. This new edition of the book comes with an Audio CD containing recordings of the discovery activities. BENEFITS

Appendix 1: Further thoughts on using the cassette player, blackboard and pointer Appendix 2: Phonemic charts for other languages Audio CD included

teach pronunciation with enjoyment and confidence perfect your own and your students pronunciation integrate pronunciation with all other class activities

On the CD you can hear a demonstration of most of the Discovery activities with instructions from the author

Sample activities
Discovery activity 3: Horizontal tongue position (p. 5)

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Commentary
You probably notice two distinct areas of movement: the movement of the lips from a spread position to a rounded position, and the movement of the tongue sliding backwards and forwards in the mouth. For the moment it is the tongue movement we are interested in, and it will help if you try to distinguish between the internal sensations of the tongue and the lip movement.

Classroom activity 25: Finding words with a given sound (p. 150)
This activity and its variations focus on two important fields of awareness: the similarities and differences in quality between a phoneme in isolation and the same phoneme embedded in a variety of words, and beyond that the relationship between spelling and pronunciation. Variations: When learners have developed a certain accuracy at this, you can make it more challenging by pointing out two or even three sounds, asking learners to make two or three lists simultaneously. Another variation is for learners themselves to come to the chart and choose the sound(s). You can ask them to select vowel sounds they are unsure of or which they confuse.

1) Point to a vowel sound in the chart and ask your learners to search their memories and write down words containing that sound. Give them a short but sufficient time. Walking round and glancing at individuals list will give you insight into each persons own perceptions.

2) Suggestions may be discussed in groups and put in two columns on the board, one column thought to contain the given vowel, the other column for any rejects. (Variation: put them all in one column initially and then discuss each in turn).

The chart helps you and your learners to clarify and defuse confusions.

3) The correct column can be practiced aloud to trace the same sound through a variety of words and spellings. The words in the other column should also be pointed out on the chart to clarify which sounds they do in fact contain and to locate the point of the original confusion.

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700 Classroom Activities
David Seymour & Maria Popova
ISBN 9781405080019

CONTENTS
Introduction Part 1 Conversation: general communication tasks Part 2 Functions: everyday situational English Part 3 Grammar: structures practised through fun activities Part 4 Vocabulary: varied extension and recycling tasks Index

OVERVIEW
This book provides an instant repertoire of practical teaching ideas. It contains a mix of classroom classics that all teachers know and love, and new activities at a range of levels from elementary to upper intermediate. The clear structure means it is easy to find activities to supplement your course books, and none of the activities require any photocopying to be done before the lesson.

BENEFITS quick access to activities that will work in your classroom refresh your repertoire without photocopying and preparation appreciate the importance of reacting to students needs, as and when they arise

Sample activities
A conversation activity you could try with an elementary, pre-intermediate, or intermediate group Guided story telling (p. 35)
Work in groups of four. Heres the beginning of a story (write it on the board). There was an old lady living in a cottage in the forest with her granddaughter

Student A, describe the old lady to the rest of the group. Student B, describe the granddaughter.

Student C, describe the cottage. Student D, describe the forest and beyond.

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(Write up the next line.) One day a young man knocked at the door Agree a description of the young man: who he was, where he was from, why he was calling at the house, etc. Finish the story, taking turns to add one sentence each. When you have finished, work with a partner from another group and tell each other your finished story.

A conversation activity you could try with an elementary, pre-intermediate, or intermediate group Guided story telling (p. 35)
Work in pairs. Im going to give each pair a different sentence describing a bad situation. Agree on a sequence of five mistakes that lead up to the situation and write it down. Swap your list with another pair. Read their sequence and discuss what the person should or shouldnt have done at each stage. Write a note of your advice and give it to the pair. Kevin was given a five-year prison sentence. The holiday was a complete disaster. They got divorced as soon as they could. Jack is living on the street now. In groups discuss these events, saying what people should have done to avoid them: The Titanic, World War II, Vietnam, an important event in your country, a current situation in the news The house is a complete ruin now. Sharon was given the sack. John went on to become a street sweeper. He had to take time off work due to nervous exhaustion.

A vocabulary activity to practise giving definitions with your pre-intermediate, intermediate or upper-intermediate students
Love is (p. 127)
Work in small groups. Write suitable ends for these definitions: Love is ... Life is ... Religion is ... Being old is ... Music is ... Happiness is ... Being young is ...

Read out just your ends and see if the class can guess what they define.

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Beyond the Sentence
Introducing Discourse Analysis Scott Thornbury
ISBN 9781405064071

CONTENTS
Introduction Part 1: Beyond the sentence Unlocking text What makes a text? Spoken texts Texts in context Classroom texts Learner texts Part 2: Classroom activities Photocopiable task sheets Reading list and References

OVERVIEW
Language, in its natural state, is not isolated sentences: it is text. As teachers of second language users our top priority is to help our learners engage with texts. In this witty and incisive book Scott Thornbury takes discourse apart to show how it is organised. Starting with an examination of genre, he goes on to look at how we structure written and spoken text. Scott shows how these insights affect our work as language teachers and suggests practical activities that can be used in the classroom to help students work with texts. BENEFITS find, select and adapt texts for language teaching unpack the hidden messages of texts evaluate and use learners texts in more constructive ways

Beyond the Sentence is not only an exceptionally clear and readable entry into the world of discourse analysis, it also succeeds in presenting the subject in realistic terms as a classroom reality.
English Teaching Matters, Vol 7 2006

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Children Learning English
Jayne Moon
ISBN 9781405080026

CONTENTS
Introduction to Children Learning English Children learning English Do you like learning English? Are they the same? Weve found our partners, Miss Who has some good news for today? Do you need a hand? Can we do Poker face again, Miss? Why did I do it like this? Whats your topic? Can we make a spinner? Learning to see How can I be a better language learner?

OVERVIEW
From the author: I have written this book because of my interest in teaching languages to children. I would like to share with you something of my own fascination and enjoyment in working with children. I realised what an amazing capacity they had for learning and how many abilities they already had which I could draw on in the classroom. BENEFITS get insight into the special characteristics, abilities and attitudes children bring to the classroom think about how you can learn from children and make use of this information in planning your teaching and your work with children adopt ideas and frameworks for teaching English to young learners

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Uncovering Grammar
Scott Thornbury
ISBN 9781405080064

CONTENTS
Introduction to Uncovering Grammar Part 1: Uncovering grammar Grammar as process Learning to grammar Noticing grammar Emergent grammar Process teaching Part 2: Classroom activities Grammaring tasks Consciousness-raising tasks Grammar emergence tasks

OVERVIEW
In this book Scott Thornbury examines why it is more useful to think about how we can 'uncover' the workings of grammar systems with our students, rather than the traditional assumption that we need to 'cover' points in a set grammar syllabus. It provides a wide range of practical activities so that you can immediately put the ideas to work in your classroom. BENEFITS understand how grammar is learnt identify the role grammar plays in perfecting language make grammar a dynamic component of your teaching

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Discover English
Rod Bolitho & Brian Tomlinson
ISBN 9781405080033

CONTENTS
Unit 1 Myths and misconceptions Unit 2 Common areas of difficulty Unit 3 Vocabulary and vocabulary teaching Unit 4 Cohesion

OVERVIEW
Language is an open system, divergent rather than convergent in nature. Discover English focuses on a key skill for language teachers which is needed to deal with this fact: language analysis. The authors highlight selected areas of grammar and vocabulary and provide exercises and commentaries designed to develop your language analysis skills.

BENEFITS
Unit 5 Coherence Unit 6 Errors

develop both language awareness and language analysis make your students more sensitive to the language you are teaching develop your own understanding of the English language

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Teaching Reading Skills
in a foreign language Christine Nuttall
ISBN 9781405080057

CONTENTS
Part One: Introductory What is reading? Text and discourse Approaching reading in the foreign language classroom Part Two: Reading skills and strategies Efficient reading Word attack skills Reading for plain sense Understanding discourse Part Three: Planning and teaching An extensive reading programme Planning reading lessons Selecting texts Formulating Questions Other kinds of reading task The testing of reading The teacher as reader

OVERVIEW
The general aim for a reading development programme is to enable students to enjoy (or at least feel comfortable with) reading in the foreign language, and to read unfamiliar, authentic texts without any help. Christine Nuttall suggests practical strategies you can use to help your students develop their reading competence. It is especially useful for exam and EAP classes.

BENEFITS enjoy and value teaching reading provide an attractive extensive reading programme for your students choose or devise effective tasks and activities

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Teaching Practice
A guide for teachers in training Roger Gower, Diane Phillips and Steve Walters
ISBN 9781405080040

CONTENTS
Approaching teaching practice Managing the class Managing resources: equipment and teaching aids Using materials Developing skills and strategies Presenting and practising language Giving feedback to students Planning lessons Planning lessons

OVERVIEW
Teaching Practice is an essential reference for EFL teachers and teacher trainers on pre-service courses. It takes account of current methodoloy and is suitable for use on Cambridge CELTA courses.

BENEFITS obtain basic guidelines and practical information to get the most out of your teaching practice increase your awareness of the classroom situation if you are just starting out; or if you are practising basic classroom skills in a classroom situation run a successful teaching practice course if you are a teacher trainer

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