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REVIEWS & RESOURCES

BOOK OF THE MONTH

ETpedia™ Vocabulary classroom activities, features the ‘N-gram viewer’ which
500 Ideas and Activities for of words (like collocation) and shows how usage of a word
Teaching Vocabulary specific contexts such as has changed over time. The
Stacey H. Hughes, Fiona teaching young learners and substantial Appendix contains
Mauchline and Julie Moore dyslexic students. The book useful photocopiable
Pavilion Publishing and Media includes well-known worksheets. This A4 spiral-
Ltd techniques like mime, bound book should appeal to
ISBN: 9781912755264 Pelmanism, using study cards new and experienced
and creating ‘spidergrams’ teachers alike. You can dip in
Vocabulary is central to and is up-to-date on apps and for bite-sized activities or
language teaching. I welcome corpus tools. One standout work through more
this comprehensive, 255-page unit is ‘Online tools for systematically. The authors’
resource book. It is divided analysing vocabulary’, which wide-ranging experience
into six sections, including describes fascinating sites like shines through.

reviewsinbrief.
LANGUAGE HUB HEADWAY 5TH EDITION
Pre-Intermediate Student’s Book Upper Intermediate Student’s Book
Daniel Brayshaw and Jon Hird Liz and John Soars / Paul Hancock
Macmillan Education Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9781380016904 ISBN: 9780194539692

Language Hub is a new, six- The well-known Headway
level general English course series now enters its fifth
for adults. The B1-level incarnation. The twelve
contains a thorough, units in this B2 coursebook
balanced syllabus, include fresh topics like
appropriate for pre- ‘Fake news’ and
intermediate learners. Some businessman Elon Musk,
topics are intriguing and along with well-trodden
quirky, such as ‘Unusual Art’ areas like environmental
and the ‘hygge’ lifestyle issues. A helpful essay in
from Denmark, which the Teacher’s Book
focuses on the simpler describes the ‘shift of
things in life. A useful video attitude’ necessary to deal
‘sitcom’ models functional with higher-level learners,
language in context. I providing a good
especially like the diagrams introduction to the books’
for practising suffixes in the strong grammar focus. One outstanding feature is the wealth of
‘Vocabulary Hub’ section. There is an occasional lack of space digital material, including new video introductions for each unit,
for students to write in a complete answer. The App allows providing plenty of opportunity for teachers to develop blended
teachers to assign individual consolidation tasks for students to courses. Rich and varied; the many users of this well-established
complete on their Smartphones. Recommended. series will not be disappointed.

REVIEWS COMING UP IN THE NEXT ISSUE:
Feature: Social Interaction in Language Teacher Education (Edinburgh University Press) by Fiona Farr, Angela Farrell and Elaine Riordan.
Book of the month: 101 Grammar Questions: Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers (Cambridge University Press) by Scott Thornbury

Reviews in brief: Understanding Teenagers in the ELT Classroom: Practical ideas and advice for teaching teenage students in the English
Language Classroom (Pavilion Publishing and Media Ltd) by Chris Roland; Business Partner B1 (Pearson) by Margaret O’Keefe, Lewis
Lansford, Ross Wright, Lizzie Wright and Evan Frendo

Reviews by Pete Sharma for Bournemouth English Book Centre: www.bebc.co.uk

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