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REVIEWS & RESOURCES

BOOK OF THE MONTH

SCOTT THORNBURY’S often on online discussion “What is prescriptive
101 GRAMMAR forums. Each answer is grammar”? The other five
QUESTIONS afforded one page, a self- sections cover areas such as
Cambridge Handbooks for imposed limitation which nouns, articles, verbs and
Language Teachers promotes both clarity and syntax. The handbook draws
Scott Thornbury brevity and avoids overly on both the author’s
Cambridge University Press complex explanations. This extensive experience and
ISBN: 9781292237206 book aims to be a go-to authoritative sources,
reference for teachers facing including Michael Swan. A
How many conditionals are a grammar puzzle: is it short glossary defines terms
there? How many tenses? correct to say: “10 items or like corpus, end-focus and
The questions in this pocket less”? What about: “Who or backshift. Insightful,
handbook are frequently whom”? Section A answers occasionally humorous and
asked by language teachers, general questions like: always worth reading.

reviewsinbrief.

UNDERSTANDING TEENAGERS IN THE ELT CLASSROOM BUSINESS PARTNER B1
Practical ideas and advice for teaching teenage students in the O’Keeffe, Lansford, Wright R.,
English language classroom Frendo, Wright L. Pearson
Chris Roland ISBN: 9781292233543
Pavilion Publishing and Media Ltd
ISBN: 9781912755004 This business English
coursebook aims to help
This book is not only full of students communicate
ideas and advice for teaching effectively in the workplace.
teenagers, it also explores The eight units cover areas
underlying principles, offering like innovative design,
reflections on the deeper projects and global markets.
rationale for classroom One strand in each unit is
procedures. The 24 chapters built around a video-based
cover a wealth of areas communication skills training
including lesson planning, programme. Students
autonomy and differentiation. choose whether to watch
A fun chapter discusses how scenario A or B first, and
to use technology to increase then compare how different
student participation. Another approaches lead to different
chapter stresses the outcomes. This method
importance of reasoning with could well generate fruitful
teenagers. The examples of ‘discipline strategies’ are hugely discussions in areas like
helpful. The book is packed with personal anecdotes and building rapport and conflict management. The eight case
illuminating transcripts of real teacher-student exchanges. Often studies, called business workshops, are realistic; extracts from
inspirational, it is written from the heart. Essential for those who the Financial Times provide authentic content. Level B2 was
teach teenagers. Highly recommended. reviewed here last year. Worth investigation.

REVIEWS COMING UP IN THE NEXT ISSUE:
Feature: Developing expertise through experience (British Council) edited by Alan Maley.
Book of the month: ETpedia™ Management, 500 ideas for managing an English Language school by Fiona Dunlop, Keith Harding and Robert McLarty

Reviews in brief: Language Course Planning (OUP) by Brian North, Mila Angelova, Elƶbieta Jarosz, and Richard Rossner; Perspectives
Upper Intermediate Student’s Book (National Geographic Learning) by Hugh Dellar and Andrew Walkley (series authors include Daniel
Barber, Amanda Jeffries and Lewis Lansford)

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

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