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A complete and essential activity-based guide to ELT classroom management.

An invaluable source of ideas containing over 130 short activities for the language classroom.

A practical guide taking the reader through the testing process, giving practical examples and discussing the issues involved at each stage.

A practical guide on how to select, organise and teach vocabulary to students of all levels.

Elementary to advanced activities illustrating techniques appropriate for both adults and children.

A wide range of motivating and engaging stories from many cultures and sources.

Designing sequences of work for language students.

Using dialogues in different contexts, this book provides over 100 practical activities for teachers to adapt for their classrooms. These activities encourage learners to look at the English language through dialogues and spoken interaction from coursebooks, literature and media, as well as authentic conversation extracts. The book explores using dialogue to communicate personal meaning effectively. It covers dialogue as both 'product' and 'process' in language teaching and will encourage learners to look beyond conventional communicative strategies and practise spoken language in a fresh contextualised way.

The fully revised edition of this 'classic' helps teachers give their learners the tools they need to express themselves through a range of stimulating drama contexts. This completely revised edition of the classic title Drama Techniques provides: *150 ideas for interesting and productive fluency practice *a large selection of drama-based techniques which focus learners' attention on communicative tasks or activities *techniques suitable for all levels *clear instructions for the teacher *advice on how to use the techniques in the classroom

This comprehensive resource book contains an easy-to-use set of short activities essential for anyone teaching Business English. Reflecting real-life business activities such as emails, noisy telephone conversations, making excuses, negotiating, handling customer complaints and cultural awareness, Five-Minute Activities for Business English helps teachers mirror the pacey feel of the work environment. This book is also of interest to teachers of general English who are looking for stimulating skills-based activities in meaningful contexts and complements both tailored and coursebook-based materials. The four main areas covered are 'Business topics', 'Business communication skills', 'Language work' and 'Exploiting coursebooks'. These areas feature activities on various topics such as money, finance, meetings, negotiations, telephoning, management, marketing, etc.

Here are 99 enjoyable activities, for 11-16 year olds, to coax, cajole and tempt them into learning English. The authors, drawing on their own vast experience, share ideas on maintaining discipline, using ice-breakers, warmers, fillers, developing vocabulary and using literature.

This book provides practical advice for teachers who work with large, mixed-ability classes. It offers a wide variety of activities to develop student motivation, interest, participation and responsibility.

This concise, but comprehensive book draws on Penny Ur''s extensive teaching experience as well as insights from research in applied linguistics. It explores a wide range of topics including introducing new vocabulary, reviewing and practising new words and expressions, and ways of expanding and enriching learner vocabulary. The author also provides practical classroom illustrations and ideas for implementation, helping teachers to ensure more effective learning. Penny Ur''s 77 Tips for Teaching Vocabulary is an essential reference for teachers of all levels of experience.

This practical book contains over 100 different speaking exercises, including interviews, guessing games, problem solving, role play and story telling with accompanying photocopiable worksheets.

This compact, user-friendly book draws on Herbert Puchta's rich knowledge and experience to help you address the challenges of the teenage classroom. It references recent research and developments in understanding teenagers and offers practical tips for creating positive classroom dynamics and guiding teenagers towards becoming mature and responsible adults.

The book provides practical advice and classroom-ready teaching tips for teachers working in difficult circumstances.

This book provides a practical introduction to Business English for new and experienced teachers, and deals with a range of issues from needs analysis and course planning to testing and evaluation.

This is the third edition of the one of the founding titles of the CHLT series. The book features many of the original games but has also been fully revised to include new games for the ELT classroom. The structure of the book has also been revised so that the games are now grouped in a more teacher-friendly format where teachers can search based on language and skill criteria rather than just game type.

This book provides teachers with practical ideas to animate teaching resources and get lessons off the page.

This clear and accessible book offers practical tips on teaching pronunciation for both trainee and practising teachers.

A must-have book of practical tips and ideas for teachers of Primary children.

This second edition remains the most practical guide to testing language. It has a new chapter on testing young learners.

A variety of imaginative techniques for integrating literature work with language learning.

A practical reference guide to help teachers to predict and understand the problems their students have.

A comprehensive resource demonstrating the vital role of visuals in the classroom.

A wealth of innovative techniques to transform the traditional language-learning activity of dictation.

A compact, user-friendly book addressing many of the questions about grammar that regularly confront teachers, both novice and experienced.

This book is for anyone who wants to provide their learners with rich and rewarding reading experiences.