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ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN USE 5TH EDITION
Edited by Raymond Murphy BOOK OF THE MONTH
Cambridge University Press
978-1-108-45768-2
BUSINESS PARTNER B2 employability, fl exibility includes authentic video
ow into its fifth edition (the I. DUBICKA, M. ROSENBERG, and learner engagement. and articles from the
first was back in 1985), the only B. DIGNEN, M. HOGAN, A wide range of topics Financial Times. The
language teachers who have L. WRIGHT are covered, including dramatised training video
Nnever heard of or used this best- PEARSON corporate culture, fi nance is especially interesting, as
selling grammar book are probably those ISBN 978-1-29-223356-7 and time management. alternative scenarios are
in their very early years in our profession. The eight units can be given, A and B. Students
As either an extension to a central This extensive business- used independently, then discuss how
coursebook, in use on summer schools or English coursebook making the course highly different communication
for mid-term exam-related grammar study,
it generally goes under the sobriquet of focuses on ‘workplace adaptable to the needs styles lead to different
‘EGU’, spoken of either as an acronym or English’ and covers of specifi c groups; and outcomes. I also like the
spelt out. I’ve even heard it referred to both communication access to an impressive ‘business workshops,’
in staff rooms as ‘The Murphy’. So now and business skills. range of digital resources activities based on real-
you know! The content is based allows for a blended life professional situations.
In essence, EGU is a self-study reference on three key concepts: approach. The course Highly recommended.
and practice book for intermediate level
learners; it can be purchased with or
without an answer-key (my copy was reviews in brief
without). It can be used for immediate
consolidation, for later review or even SUCCESSFUL INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION FRAMEWORK FIRST: INTRODUCING ACADEMIC WRITING
remedial work. And, as it may also be used Chia Suan Chong AND CRITICAL THINKING
either by the whole class or individual Pavilion Publishing and Media Ltd Richard Harrison
students, if it’s not the answer to the busy ISBN: 978-1-912-75513-4 Canford Publishing
language teachers’ prayers, it must be pretty ISBN: 978-1-910-43109-2
high on the list. Do your students work across
EGU contains 145 units, each cultures? This 176-page book Do you teach low level
provides a wealth of helpful
students who need to make a
concentrating on a particular grammar information for anyone start with academic writing?
point, although problematic items, such involved in international Framework First, a new
as the present perfect and articles, are We do not call ‘the Doctor Johnson’. communication. The eight 120-page coursebook, could
covered in more than one unit. Units chapters cover communication help. The eight units cover
are helpfully organised in grammatical and interpersonal skills, writing skills, critical thinking,
categories, such as Present and past, and including relationship- language and vocabulary.
The critical thinking strand is
building, collaboration, confl ict
Articles and nouns. Each is concisely spread Murphy is still management and active particularly impressive and
over two facing pages; explanations and listening. The book includes provides a solid introduction
examples appear on the left, exercises on refreshingly personal anecdotes for low level students (IELTS
flexible and selective, basing their choices the answer to a tasks and critical incidents. The to important concepts like
4.0 to 5.0 or CEFR A2 to B1)
and is punctuated by refl ective
the right. It’s important to note that the
layout of EGU is not based on increasing
ADAPT model can help us avoid
using evidence, checking
levels of difficulty, thus users need to be
facts and avoiding ‘lazy
misunderstanding by trying to
on immediate needs. interpret unexpected behaviour thinking’. The frameworks
differently. The acronym stands for: Awareness, Don’t judge,
themselves scaffold students’ writing, encouraging them
Analyse, Persuade yourself and Try. The book is packed with
to refl ect on a topic, organise their ideas and fi nally, draft
… if it’s teacher's prayer similar models and useful diagrams; it successfully combines short texts. Includes sound advice on academic style.
Worth investigation.
theory and practice in an accessible, handy guide.
not the answer to
the busy language Wayne Trotman looks at the latest English REVIEWS COMING UP IN THE NEXT ISSUE:
Feature: Stories without End (Alphabet Publishing) by Taylor Sapp
Book of the month: Focus on Vocabulary Learning (OUP) by Marlise Horst
teachers’ prayers, it Grammar in Use Reviews in brief: Teaching English as a Lingua Franca The journey from EFL to ELF (Delta Publishing) by Marek Kiczkowiak and Robert J. Lowe
must be pretty high EGU is by no means a brief grammar guide, The differences between this fifth edition iWonder 1 Pupil’s Book (Express Publishing) by Jenny Dooley and Bob Obee
on the list. either. Following the 145 units are seven and the fourth are that much of the material Reviews by Pete Sharma for Bournemouth English Book Centre: www.bebc.co.uk
has been revised and reorganised; keen-eyed
Appendices (pages 292-301) which include a
list of over 150 irregular verbs, and further users in your staffroom will, I’m sure, be only Address: Administration:
work on items such as modals, short forms too happy to indicate the updates. An ebook EL Gazette info@elgazette.com
Taking just one unit as an example, unit and spelling, plus a list of explanations of the is also now available, with all the contents Unit 3, 6 Fairclough St
77 on Names with and without the, on pages grammatical differences between British and of the EGU, along with audio files and London, E1 1PW Director of Sales: Ian Carter, Media Shed Ltd
154-155, is where we learn firstly how we American English. (Did you know that in dictionary access. To be frank, what more United Kingdom Phone: +44 (0)207 183 1815
say ‘Africa’, but ‘the Czech Republic’, and American English the use of shall in question could we wish for! Phone: +44 (0)203 971 8305 ianc@media-shed.co.uk
how we call ‘the doctor’, but we do not call form is unusual? The tendency is to use
‘the Doctor Johnson’. We also learn that seas should). Following this are over twenty pages Editor-in-chief: Melanie Butler Subscriptions: Webscribe
and oceans, groups of islands and mountain of additional exercises, many of which are Wayne Trotman is a teacher melanie@elgazette.com Phone: +44 (0)1442 879097
ranges take the. On the facing page, three enhanced by colour drawings that provide educator at Izmir Katip subs@webscribe.co.uk
lengthy true/false, error-correction and context for work on various tenses. Each Çelebi University, Izmir, Managing Editor: Ron Ragsdale, Granta Solutions Ltd
world geography tasks help to consolidate would be ideal as homework or for keeping Turkey. ron.ragsdale@grantasolutions.com EL Gazette is on Twitter and Facebook
these points. early finishers on task.
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