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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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