Teaching Tenses, 15 Sep 2005
This book is very good both for the teacher and the student. I can photocopy explanations for my students because the tenses are explained very clearly and the photocopiable section is easily adapted for use with many activities.
I would recommend this book to TEFL/TESOL students and to ESOL teachers.

A Must for any EFL Teacher, 07 Feb 2004
This book is a comprehensive analysis of the English tenses. Each tense is carefully outlined with examples and uses. There is also a section about learner difficulties for each of them. Tables and timelines are included throughout.

I recommend this book to any EFL teacher. Using this book it is suddenly easy to prepare lessons where new tenses are introduced. The examples and uses make preparation a piece of cake; the section on difficulties helps you to anticipate potential problems.

I would say this is an essential EFL book.

Teaching tenses without tensing up..., 19 Oct 2002
This book is excellent. It was the main thing that helped me get through my TEFL course. It explained tenses in a way which was so straight forward, I had no trouble understanding them myself! It also provided excellent suggestions on practical exercises to use with your students. During my course, when it fell to me to teach the second conditional, those exercises proved priceless. All new EFL teachers should have one.

A really good book for TEFL Teachers, 18 Sep 1999
If only all TEFL books were written as well as this, we would have an easier life. This book is particularly useful for native speakers (Learning English is another) in that it gives clear guidance on the seemingly chaotic rules that the English tense system follows.

For each tense, we are provided with the form and function of the tense, suggested contexts with which to introduce it, and a list of problems that foreign students often have, and means of solving them. The back of the book comprises a large set of photocopiable drawings to elicit tenses from students.

This is the one TEFL book I would not be without.

Teaching Tenses, 15 Sep 2005
This book is very good both for the teacher and the student. I can photocopy explanations for my students because the tenses are explained very clearly and the photocopiable section is easily adapted for use with many activities.
I would recommend this book to TEFL/TESOL students and to ESOL teachers.

A Must for any EFL Teacher, 07 Feb 2004
This book is a comprehensive analysis of the English tenses. Each tense is carefully outlined with examples and uses. There is also a section about learner difficulties for each of them. Tables and timelines are included throughout.

I recommend this book to any EFL teacher. Using this book it is suddenly easy to prepare lessons where new tenses are introduced. The examples and uses make preparation a piece of cake; the section on difficulties helps you to anticipate potential problems.

I would say this is an essential EFL book.

Teaching tenses without tensing up..., 19 Oct 2002
This book is excellent. It was the main thing that helped me get through my TEFL course. It explained tenses in a way which was so straight forward, I had no trouble understanding them myself! It also provided excellent suggestions on practical exercises to use with your students. During my course, when it fell to me to teach the second conditional, those exercises proved priceless. All new EFL teachers should have one.

A really good book for TEFL Teachers, 18 Sep 1999
If only all TEFL books were written as well as this, we would have an easier life. This book is particularly useful for native speakers (Learning English is another) in that it gives clear guidance on the seemingly chaotic rules that the English tense system follows.

For each tense, we are provided with the form and function of the tense, suggested contexts with which to introduce it, and a list of problems that foreign students often have, and means of solving them. The back of the book comprises a large set of photocopiable drawings to elicit tenses from students.

This is the one TEFL book I would not be without.

Bargain buy for first time teachers!, 22 Nov 2002
The Oxford Basics series contains all the essentials for the newly qualified teacher and elementary learners. The books are organised into 30 useful topic areas eg. numbers, food and drink, describing people. Each book has the same format with units clearly laid out in the form of an actual lesson plan giving ideas for activities, checking comprehension, pronunciation points and follow-up activities. They have easy to copy pictures and a variety of exercises for each unit.

Having bought all five books in the series they did at first seem to repeat material, however because each book focuses on a different skill they complement each other. For less than the average cost of a single teaching book I'd recommend the complete series.

Teaching Tenses, 15 Sep 2005
This book is very good both for the teacher and the student. I can photocopy explanations for my students because the tenses are explained very clearly and the photocopiable section is easily adapted for use with many activities.
I would recommend this book to TEFL/TESOL students and to ESOL teachers.

A Must for any EFL Teacher, 07 Feb 2004
This book is a comprehensive analysis of the English tenses. Each tense is carefully outlined with examples and uses. There is also a section about learner difficulties for each of them. Tables and timelines are included throughout.

I recommend this book to any EFL teacher. Using this book it is suddenly easy to prepare lessons where new tenses are introduced. The examples and uses make preparation a piece of cake; the section on difficulties helps you to anticipate potential problems.

I would say this is an essential EFL book.

Teaching tenses without tensing up..., 19 Oct 2002
This book is excellent. It was the main thing that helped me get through my TEFL course. It explained tenses in a way which was so straight forward, I had no trouble understanding them myself! It also provided excellent suggestions on practical exercises to use with your students. During my course, when it fell to me to teach the second conditional, those exercises proved priceless. All new EFL teachers should have one.

A really good book for TEFL Teachers, 18 Sep 1999
If only all TEFL books were written as well as this, we would have an easier life. This book is particularly useful for native speakers (Learning English is another) in that it gives clear guidance on the seemingly chaotic rules that the English tense system follows.

For each tense, we are provided with the form and function of the tense, suggested contexts with which to introduce it, and a list of problems that foreign students often have, and means of solving them. The back of the book comprises a large set of photocopiable drawings to elicit tenses from students.

This is the one TEFL book I would not be without.

Bargain buy for first time teachers!, 22 Nov 2002
The Oxford Basics series contains all the essentials for the newly qualified teacher and elementary learners. The books are organised into 30 useful topic areas eg. numbers, food and drink, describing people. Each book has the same format with units clearly laid out in the form of an actual lesson plan giving ideas for activities, checking comprehension, pronunciation points and follow-up activities. They have easy to copy pictures and a variety of exercises for each unit.

Having bought all five books in the series they did at first seem to repeat material, however because each book focuses on a different skill they complement each other. For less than the average cost of a single teaching book I'd recommend the complete series.

Indispensable!, 18 May 2008
This book is great. I got it the beginning of the school year and have used it just about every week. I am an EFL teacher with students aged between 4 and 12 and there's something in here for all of them. I've used it for games, great little chants for routines, ideas on how to get more out of storytelling, writing poems etc etc. It's great for topic work -just look up in the index (eg 'food' or 'animals' ) and there's lots of different activities. For adults, the 700 classroom activities in this same series is just as good!

a great resource pack, 29 Sep 2007
Carol Read has written a great book for pre- and in-service EFL teachers in the primary classroom. In 10 sections/chapters on Listening and Speaking; Reading and Writing; Vocabulary and Grammar; Storytelling and Drama; Games; Rhymes, Chants and Songs; Art and Craft; Content-based learning; ICT and multimedia; Learning to learn, Carol has reflected the key areas in primary language teaching. Each section gives an overview of methodological issues related to the topic and invites you to reflect, analyze and evaluate the teaching and learning.
I am going to use the book as a reader in a teacher training course for pre-service primary school educators since, amongst many other things, it suggests great ideas for creating optimal learning conditions for children, ways to manage children positively and it asks my trainees to reflect, analyze and evaluate.

Teaching Tenses, 15 Sep 2005
This book is very good both for the teacher and the student. I can photocopy explanations for my students because the tenses are explained very clearly and the photocopiable section is easily adapted for use with many activities.
I would recommend this book to TEFL/TESOL students and to ESOL teachers.

A Must for any EFL Teacher, 07 Feb 2004
This book is a comprehensive analysis of the English tenses. Each tense is carefully outlined with examples and uses. There is also a section about learner difficulties for each of them. Tables and timelines are included throughout.

I recommend this book to any EFL teacher. Using this book it is suddenly easy to prepare lessons where new tenses are introduced. The examples and uses make preparation a piece of cake; the section on difficulties helps you to anticipate potential problems.

I would say this is an essential EFL book.

Teaching tenses without tensing up..., 19 Oct 2002
This book is excellent. It was the main thing that helped me get through my TEFL course. It explained tenses in a way which was so straight forward, I had no trouble understanding them myself! It also provided excellent suggestions on practical exercises to use with your students. During my course, when it fell to me to teach the second conditional, those exercises proved priceless. All new EFL teachers should have one.

A really good book for TEFL Teachers, 18 Sep 1999
If only all TEFL books were written as well as this, we would have an easier life. This book is particularly useful for native speakers (Learning English is another) in that it gives clear guidance on the seemingly chaotic rules that the English tense system follows.

For each tense, we are provided with the form and function of the tense, suggested contexts with which to introduce it, and a list of problems that foreign students often have, and means of solving them. The back of the book comprises a large set of photocopiable drawings to elicit tenses from students.

This is the one TEFL book I would not be without.

Bargain buy for first time teachers!, 22 Nov 2002
The Oxford Basics series contains all the essentials for the newly qualified teacher and elementary learners. The books are organised into 30 useful topic areas eg. numbers, food and drink, describing people. Each book has the same format with units clearly laid out in the form of an actual lesson plan giving ideas for activities, checking comprehension, pronunciation points and follow-up activities. They have easy to copy pictures and a variety of exercises for each unit.

Having bought all five books in the series they did at first seem to repeat material, however because each book focuses on a different skill they complement each other. For less than the average cost of a single teaching book I'd recommend the complete series.

Indispensable!, 18 May 2008
This book is great. I got it the beginning of the school year and have used it just about every week. I am an EFL teacher with students aged between 4 and 12 and there's something in here for all of them. I've used it for games, great little chants for routines, ideas on how to get more out of storytelling, writing poems etc etc. It's great for topic work -just look up in the index (eg 'food' or 'animals' ) and there's lots of different activities. For adults, the 700 classroom activities in this same series is just as good!

a great resource pack, 29 Sep 2007
Carol Read has written a great book for pre- and in-service EFL teachers in the primary classroom. In 10 sections/chapters on Listening and Speaking; Reading and Writing; Vocabulary and Grammar; Storytelling and Drama; Games; Rhymes, Chants and Songs; Art and Craft; Content-based learning; ICT and multimedia; Learning to learn, Carol has reflected the key areas in primary language teaching. Each section gives an overview of methodological issues related to the topic and invites you to reflect, analyze and evaluate the teaching and learning.
I am going to use the book as a reader in a teacher training course for pre-service primary school educators since, amongst many other things, it suggests great ideas for creating optimal learning conditions for children, ways to manage children positively and it asks my trainees to reflect, analyze and evaluate.

Paper free classes, 20 Jul 2007
The exercises are based around the whiteboard. The classes are organized in such a way as to present to the class, using only a pen and a board. It presents task orientated aims and objectives. Some of the classes are a bit hit and miss but this might have more to do with me than the activities.

Bargain buy for first time teachers!, 22 Nov 2002
The Oxford Basics series contains all the essentials for the newly qualified teacher and elementary learners. The books are organised into 30 useful topic areas eg. numbers, food and drink, describing people. Each book has the same format with units clearly laid out in the form of an actual lesson plan giving ideas for activities, checking comprehension, pronunciation points and follow-up activities. They have easy to copy pictures and a variety of exercises for each unit.

Having bought all five books in the series they did at first seem to repeat material, however because each book focuses on a different skill they complement each other. For less than the average cost of a single teaching book I'd recommend the complete series.

Teaching Tenses, 15 Sep 2005
This book is very good both for the teacher and the student. I can photocopy explanations for my students because the tenses are explained very clearly and the photocopiable section is easily adapted for use with many activities.
I would recommend this book to TEFL/TESOL students and to ESOL teachers.

A Must for any EFL Teacher, 07 Feb 2004
This book is a comprehensive analysis of the English tenses. Each tense is carefully outlined with examples and uses. There is also a section about learner difficulties for each of them. Tables and timelines are included throughout.

I recommend this book to any EFL teacher. Using this book it is suddenly easy to prepare lessons where new tenses are introduced. The examples and uses make preparation a piece of cake; the section on difficulties helps you to anticipate potential problems.

I would say this is an essential EFL book.

Teaching tenses without tensing up..., 19 Oct 2002
This book is excellent. It was the main thing that helped me get through my TEFL course. It explained tenses in a way which was so straight forward, I had no trouble understanding them myself! It also provided excellent suggestions on practical exercises to use with your students. During my course, when it fell to me to teach the second conditional, those exercises proved priceless. All new EFL teachers should have one.

A really good book for TEFL Teachers, 18 Sep 1999
If only all TEFL books were written as well as this, we would have an easier life. This book is particularly useful for native speakers (Learning English is another) in that it gives clear guidance on the seemingly chaotic rules that the English tense system follows.

For each tense, we are provided with the form and function of the tense, suggested contexts with which to introduce it, and a list of problems that foreign students often have, and means of solving them. The back of the book comprises a large set of photocopiable drawings to elicit tenses from students.

This is the one TEFL book I would not be without.

Bargain buy for first time teachers!, 22 Nov 2002
The Oxford Basics series contains all the essentials for the newly qualified teacher and elementary learners. The books are organised into 30 useful topic areas eg. numbers, food and drink, describing people. Each book has the same format with units clearly laid out in the form of an actual lesson plan giving ideas for activities, checking comprehension, pronunciation points and follow-up activities. They have easy to copy pictures and a variety of exercises for each unit.

Having bought all five books in the series they did at first seem to repeat material, however because each book focuses on a different skill they complement each other. For less than the average cost of a single teaching book I'd recommend the complete series.

Indispensable!, 18 May 2008
This book is great. I got it the beginning of the school year and have used it just about every week. I am an EFL teacher with students aged between 4 and 12 and there's something in here for all of them. I've used it for games, great little chants for routines, ideas on how to get more out of storytelling, writing poems etc etc. It's great for topic work -just look up in the index (eg 'food' or 'animals' ) and there's lots of different activities. For adults, the 700 classroom activities in this same series is just as good!

a great resource pack, 29 Sep 2007
Carol Read has written a great book for pre- and in-service EFL teachers in the primary classroom. In 10 sections/chapters on Listening and Speaking; Reading and Writing; Vocabulary and Grammar; Storytelling and Drama; Games; Rhymes, Chants and Songs; Art and Craft; Content-based learning; ICT and multimedia; Learning to learn, Carol has reflected the key areas in primary language teaching. Each section gives an overview of methodological issues related to the topic and invites you to reflect, analyze and evaluate the teaching and learning.
I am going to use the book as a reader in a teacher training course for pre-service primary school educators since, amongst many other things, it suggests great ideas for creating optimal learning conditions for children, ways to manage children positively and it asks my trainees to reflect, analyze and evaluate.

Paper free classes, 20 Jul 2007
The exercises are based around the whiteboard. The classes are organized in such a way as to present to the class, using only a pen and a board. It presents task orientated aims and objectives. Some of the classes are a bit hit and miss but this might have more to do with me than the activities.

Bargain buy for first time teachers!, 22 Nov 2002
The Oxford Basics series contains all the essentials for the newly qualified teacher and elementary learners. The books are organised into 30 useful topic areas eg. numbers, food and drink, describing people. Each book has the same format with units clearly laid out in the form of an actual lesson plan giving ideas for activities, checking comprehension, pronunciation points and follow-up activities. They have easy to copy pictures and a variety of exercises for each unit.

Having bought all five books in the series they did at first seem to repeat material, however because each book focuses on a different skill they complement each other. For less than the average cost of a single teaching book I'd recommend the complete series.

This book is for ESL teaching of children, not adults, 26 Dec 2003
This book is very good but I did not realise until it arrived that it is an American book aimed at teaching English to school children. Although some of the activities can be adapted for use with adults, it is not the book I thought it was when I ordered it. I have rated it as 5 stars as for its purpose I am sure it is excellent - just don't waste your money if you are an ESL teacher of adults.

a fantastic ESL educational guide, 20 Nov 2002
If it was possible, this book should have 50 stars! The lessons are very clearly explained in minute detail, what to prepare and how to develop the lessons as the pupils improve their English. This is a really really fun way to teach English, my students here in Sweden love anything I take from the book.

Teaching Tenses, 15 Sep 2005
This book is very good both for the teacher and the student. I can photocopy explanations for my students because the tenses are explained very clearly and the photocopiable section is easily adapted for use with many activities.
I would recommend this book to TEFL/TESOL students and to ESOL teachers.

A Must for any EFL Teacher, 07 Feb 2004
This book is a comprehensive analysis of the English tenses. Each tense is carefully outlined with examples and uses. There is also a section about learner difficulties for each of them. Tables and timelines are included throughout.

I recommend this book to any EFL teacher. Using this book it is suddenly easy to prepare lessons where new tenses are introduced. The examples and uses make preparation a piece of cake; the section on difficulties helps you to anticipate potential problems.

I would say this is an essential EFL book.

Teaching tenses without tensing up..., 19 Oct 2002
This book is excellent. It was the main thing that helped me get through my TEFL course. It explained tenses in a way which was so straight forward, I had no trouble understanding them myself! It also provided excellent suggestions on practical exercises to use with your students. During my course, when it fell to me to teach the second conditional, those exercises proved priceless. All new EFL teachers should have one.

A really good book for TEFL Teachers, 18 Sep 1999
If only all TEFL books were written as well as this, we would have an easier life. This book is particularly useful for native speakers (Learning English is another) in that it gives clear guidance on the seemingly chaotic rules that the English tense system follows.

For each tense, we are provided with the form and function of the tense, suggested contexts with which to introduce it, and a list of problems that foreign students often have, and means of solving them. The back of the book comprises a large set of photocopiable drawings to elicit tenses from students.

This is the one TEFL book I would not be without.

Bargain buy for first time teachers!, 22 Nov 2002
The Oxford Basics series contains all the essentials for the newly qualified teacher and elementary learners. The books are organised into 30 useful topic areas eg. numbers, food and drink, describing people. Each book has the same format with units clearly laid out in the form of an actual lesson plan giving ideas for activities, checking comprehension, pronunciation points and follow-up activities. They have easy to copy pictures and a variety of exercises for each unit.

Having bought all five books in the series they did at first seem to repeat material, however because each book focuses on a different skill they complement each other. For less than the average cost of a single teaching book I'd recommend the complete series.

Indispensable!, 18 May 2008
This book is great. I got it the beginning of the school year and have used it just about every week. I am an EFL teacher with students aged between 4 and 12 and there's something in here for all of them. I've used it for games, great little chants for routines, ideas on how to get more out of storytelling, writing poems etc etc. It's great for topic work -just look up in the index (eg 'food' or 'animals' ) and there's lots of different activities. For adults, the 700 classroom activities in this same series is just as good!

a great resource pack, 29 Sep 2007
Carol Read has written a great book for pre- and in-service EFL teachers in the primary classroom. In 10 sections/chapters on Listening and Speaking; Reading and Writing; Vocabulary and Grammar; Storytelling and Drama; Games; Rhymes, Chants and Songs; Art and Craft; Content-based learning; ICT and multimedia; Learning to learn, Carol has reflected the key areas in primary language teaching. Each section gives an overview of methodological issues related to the topic and invites you to reflect, analyze and evaluate the teaching and learning.
I am going to use the book as a reader in a teacher training course for pre-service primary school educators since, amongst many other things, it suggests great ideas for creating optimal learning conditions for children, ways to manage children positively and it asks my trainees to reflect, analyze and evaluate.

Paper free classes, 20 Jul 2007
The exercises are based around the whiteboard. The classes are organized in such a way as to present to the class, using only a pen and a board. It presents task orientated aims and objectives. Some of the classes are a bit hit and miss but this might have more to do with me than the activities.

Bargain buy for first time teachers!, 22 Nov 2002
The Oxford Basics series contains all the essentials for the newly qualified teacher and elementary learners. The books are organised into 30 useful topic areas eg. numbers, food and drink, describing people. Each book has the same format with units clearly laid out in the form of an actual lesson plan giving ideas for activities, checking comprehension, pronunciation points and follow-up activities. They have easy to copy pictures and a variety of exercises for each unit.

Having bought all five books in the series they did at first seem to repeat material, however because each book focuses on a different skill they complement each other. For less than the average cost of a single teaching book I'd recommend the complete series.

This book is for ESL teaching of children, not adults, 26 Dec 2003
This book is very good but I did not realise until it arrived that it is an American book aimed at teaching English to school children. Although some of the activities can be adapted for use with adults, it is not the book I thought it was when I ordered it. I have rated it as 5 stars as for its purpose I am sure it is excellent - just don't waste your money if you are an ESL teacher of adults.

a fantastic ESL educational guide, 20 Nov 2002
If it was possible, this book should have 50 stars! The lessons are very clearly explained in minute detail, what to prepare and how to develop the lessons as the pupils improve their English. This is a really really fun way to teach English, my students here in Sweden love anything I take from the book.

Great bargain!!, 06 May 2004
Fantastic book-well priced and worth twice as much at least to any trainee teacher on a CELTA course, who will know just how refreshing it is to be reading and searching for ideas in a book that DOESN'T have some long drawn out index system which impedes the reader from actually finding ANYTHING relevant to what they are teaching, usually, in my case, the next day!!!
Well done authors, and OUP!! Readers, BUY THE SET!!!!

Invaluable books at affordable prices!, 06 May 2004
Along with the others in the series, this book is marvellous, not least because it sets out so clearly the steps needed to teach the lessons. It was wonderfully refreshing to find good ideas quickly without poring over long wordy chapters for the appropriate area of Language Learning.I have four of the seven, three are still on order, and although they overlap, they focus on the individual skill in a well-tailored way. Don't delay, order them today, because I am still waiting for the final two-they were sold out-I'm not at all surprised.

Bargain buy for first time teachers!, 22 Nov 2002
The Oxford Basics series contains all the essentials for the newly qualified teacher and elementary learners. The books are organised into 30 useful topic areas eg. numbers, food and drink, describing people. Each book has the same format with units clearly laid out in the form of an actual lesson plan giving ideas for activities, checking comprehension, pronunciation points and follow-up activities. They have easy to copy pictures and a variety of exercises for each unit.

Having bought all five books in the series they did at first seem to repeat material, however because each book focuses on a different skill they complement each other. For less than the average cost of a single teaching book I'd recommend the complete series.

Teaching Tenses, 15 Sep 2005
This book is very good both for the teacher and the student. I can photocopy explanations for my students because the tenses are explained very clearly and the photocopiable section is easily adapted for use with many activities.
I would recommend this book to TEFL/TESOL students and to ESOL teachers.

A Must for any EFL Teacher, 07 Feb 2004
This book is a comprehensive analysis of the English tenses. Each tense is carefully outlined with examples and uses. There is also a section about learner difficulties for each of them. Tables and timelines are included throughout.

I recommend this book to any EFL teacher. Using this book it is suddenly easy to prepare lessons where new tenses are introduced. The examples and uses make preparation a piece of cake; the section on difficulties helps you to anticipate potential problems.

I would say this is an essential EFL book.

Teaching tenses without tensing up..., 19 Oct 2002
This book is excellent. It was the main thing that helped me get through my TEFL course. It explained tenses in a way which was so straight forward, I had no trouble understanding them myself! It also provided excellent suggestions on practical exercises to use with your students. During my course, when it fell to me to teach the second conditional, those exercises proved priceless. All new EFL teachers should have one.

A really good book for TEFL Teachers, 18 Sep 1999
If only all TEFL books were written as well as this, we would have an easier life. This book is particularly useful for native speakers (Learning English is another) in that it gives clear guidance on the seemingly chaotic rules that the English tense system follows.

For each tense, we are provided with the form and function of the tense, suggested contexts with which to introduce it, and a list of problems that foreign students often have, and means of solving them. The back of the book comprises a large set of photocopiable drawings to elicit tenses from students.

This is the one TEFL book I would not be without.

Bargain buy for first time teachers!, 22 Nov 2002
The Oxford Basics series contains all the essentials for the newly qualified teacher and elementary learners. The books are organised into 30 useful topic areas eg. numbers, food and drink, describing people. Each book has the same format with units clearly laid out in the form of an actual lesson plan giving ideas for activities, checking comprehension, pronunciation points and follow-up activities. They have easy to copy pictures and a variety of exercises for each unit.

Having bought all five books in the series they did at first seem to repeat material, however because each book focuses on a different skill they complement each other. For less than the average cost of a single teaching book I'd recommend the complete series.

Indispensable!, 18 May 2008
This book is great. I got it the beginning of the school year and have used it just about every week. I am an EFL teacher with students aged between 4 and 12 and there's something in here for all of them. I've used it for games, great little chants for routines, ideas on how to get more out of storytelling, writing poems etc etc. It's great for topic work -just look up in the index (eg 'food' or 'animals' ) and there's lots of different activities. For adults, the 700 classroom activities in this same series is just as good!

a great resource pack, 29 Sep 2007
Carol Read has written a great book for pre- and in-service EFL teachers in the primary classroom. In 10 sections/chapters on Listening and Speaking; Reading and Writing; Vocabulary and Grammar; Storytelling and Drama; Games; Rhymes, Chants and Songs; Art and Craft; Content-based learning; ICT and multimedia; Learning to learn, Carol has reflected the key areas in primary language teaching. Each section gives an overview of methodological issues related to the topic and invites you to reflect, analyze and evaluate the teaching and learning.
I am going to use the book as a reader in a teacher training course for pre-service primary school educators since, amongst many other things, it suggests great ideas for creating optimal learning conditions for children, ways to manage children positively and it asks my trainees to reflect, analyze and evaluate.

Paper free classes, 20 Jul 2007
The exercises are based around the whiteboard. The classes are organized in such a way as to present to the class, using only a pen and a board. It presents task orientated aims and objectives. Some of the classes are a bit hit and miss but this might have more to do with me than the activities.

Bargain buy for first time teachers!, 22 Nov 2002
The Oxford Basics series contains all the essentials for the newly qualified teacher and elementary learners. The books are organised into 30 useful topic areas eg. numbers, food and drink, describing people. Each book has the same format with units clearly laid out in the form of an actual lesson plan giving ideas for activities, checking comprehension, pronunciation points and follow-up activities. They have easy to copy pictures and a variety of exercises for each unit.

Having bought all five books in the series they did at first seem to repeat material, however because each book focuses on a different skill they complement each other. For less than the average cost of a single teaching book I'd recommend the complete series.

This book is for ESL teaching of children, not adults, 26 Dec 2003
This book is very good but I did not realise until it arrived that it is an American book aimed at teaching English to school children. Although some of the activities can be adapted for use with adults, it is not the book I thought it was when I ordered it. I have rated it as 5 stars as for its purpose I am sure it is excellent - just don't waste your money if you are an ESL teacher of adults.

a fantastic ESL educational guide, 20 Nov 2002
If it was possible, this book should have 50 stars! The lessons are very clearly explained in minute detail, what to prepare and how to develop the lessons as the pupils improve their English. This is a really really fun way to teach English, my students here in Sweden love anything I take from the book.

Great bargain!!, 06 May 2004
Fantastic book-well priced and worth twice as much at least to any trainee teacher on a CELTA course, who will know just how refreshing it is to be reading and searching for ideas in a book that DOESN'T have some long drawn out index system which impedes the reader from actually finding ANYTHING relevant to what they are teaching, usually, in my case, the next day!!!
Well done authors, and OUP!! Readers, BUY THE SET!!!!

Invaluable books at affordable prices!, 06 May 2004
Along with the others in the series, this book is marvellous, not least because it sets out so clearly the steps needed to teach the lessons. It was wonderfully refreshing to find good ideas quickly without poring over long wordy chapters for the appropriate area of Language Learning.I have four of the seven, three are still on order, and although they overlap, they focus on the individual skill in a well-tailored way. Don't delay, order them today, because I am still waiting for the final two-they were sold out-I'm not at all surprised.

Bargain buy for first time teachers!, 22 Nov 2002
The Oxford Basics series contains all the essentials for the newly qualified teacher and elementary learners. The books are organised into 30 useful topic areas eg. numbers, food and drink, describing people. Each book has the same format with units clearly laid out in the form of an actual lesson plan giving ideas for activities, checking comprehension, pronunciation points and follow-up activities. They have easy to copy pictures and a variety of exercises for each unit.

Having bought all five books in the series they did at first seem to repeat material, however because each book focuses on a different skill they complement each other. For less than the average cost of a single teaching book I'd recommend the complete series.

Good layout and accessible, 14 Jul 2007
The book has a good layout and is accessible. It starts with language used, technique, materials needed, preparation for class and a time guide. It then follows with a warm-up exercise, the main lesson and a follow up exercise. The lessons are set out so there is no need for any photocopies, just the whiteboard. There are thirty different lessons for your beginners class. I haven't taught the whole of the book yet but the lessons I have taught went across quite well. The subject areas are what you would normally teach but it's set out in a way that makes it a lot easier to write out on a lesson plan and to organize your thoughts on your aims and objectives. It's a good tool for those of us who find it easier to teach reading and writing, than speaking and listening.



Great little buy, 30 May 2005
This book is brilliant for teachers unsure how to begin planning listening lessons. It's easy to follow and is clearly laid out with different chapters covering different topics. It does not target a specific level of ability and the lessons and activities can therefore be easily adapted to almost any group of students. This book is remarkably cheap considering how much it packs in. I'm a big fan of the entire series and would highly recommend them to any teacher on a budget!

Buy the set!, 06 May 2004
This book, along with the others in the set, is an absolute MUST to any trainee teacher on a CELTA course, and to newly qualified teachers also. Its step by step approach makes it invaluable to trainee teachers in ESOL/EFL because it is SO clear and simple. During my CELTA training, my head was spinning with all the books I felt I had to pore over, so these fantastically priced books were wonderful light relief, and will be just as helpful after you have qualified. Order the complete set NOW!!!

Bargain buy for first time teachers!, 22 Nov 2002
The Oxford Basics series contains all the essentials for the newly qualified teacher and elementary learners. The books are organised into 30 useful topic areas eg. numbers, food and drink, describing people. Each book has the same format with units clearly laid out in the form of an actual lesson plan giving ideas for activities, checking comprehension, pronunciation points and follow-up activities. They have easy to copy pictures and a variety of exercises for each unit.

Having bought all five books in the series they did at first seem to repeat material, however because each book focuses on a different skill they complement each other. For less than the average cost of a single teaching book I'd recommend the complete series.

Bargain buy for first time teachers!, 22 Nov 2002
The Oxford Basics series contains all the essentials for the newly qualified teacher and elementary learners. The books are organised into 30 useful topic areas eg. numbers, food and drink, describing people. Each book has the same format with units clearly laid out in the form of an actual lesson plan giving ideas for activities, checking comprehension, pronunciation points and follow-up activities. They have easy to copy pictures and a variety of exercises for each unit.

Having bought all five books in the series they did at first seem to repeat material, however because each book focuses on a different skill they complement each other. For less than the average cost of a single teaching book I'd recommend the complete series.

Teaching Tenses, 15 Sep 2005
This book is very good both for the teacher and the student. I can photocopy explanations for my students because the tenses are explained very clearly and the photocopiable section is easily adapted for use with many activities.
I would recommend this book to TEFL/TESOL students and to ESOL teachers.

A Must for any EFL Teacher, 07 Feb 2004
This book is a comprehensive analysis of the English tenses. Each tense is carefully outlined with examples and uses. There is also a section about learner difficulties for each of them. Tables and timelines are included throughout.

I recommend this book to any EFL teacher. Using this book it is suddenly easy to prepare lessons where new tenses are introduced. The examples and uses make preparation a piece of cake; the section on difficulties helps you to anticipate potential problems.

I would say this is an essential EFL book.

Teaching tenses without tensing up..., 19 Oct 2002
This book is excellent. It was the main thing that helped me get through my TEFL course. It explained tenses in a way which was so straight forward, I had no trouble understanding them myself! It also provided excellent suggestions on practical exercises to use with your students. During my course, when it fell to me to teach the second conditional, those exercises proved priceless. All new EFL teachers should have one.

A really good book for TEFL Teachers, 18 Sep 1999
If only all TEFL books were written as well as this, we would have an easier life. This book is particularly useful for native speakers (Learning English is another) in that it gives clear guidance on the seemingly chaotic rules that the English tense system follows.

For each tense, we are provided with the form and function of the tense, suggested contexts with which to introduce it, and a list of problems that foreign students often have, and means of solving them. The back of the book comprises a large set of photocopiable drawings to elicit tenses from students.

This is the one TEFL book I would not be without.

Bargain buy for first time teachers!, 22 Nov 2002
The Oxford Basics series contains all the essentials for the newly qualified teacher and elementary learners. The books are organised into 30 useful topic areas eg. numbers, food and drink, describing people. Each book has the same format with units clearly laid out in the form of an actual lesson plan giving ideas for activities, checking comprehension, pronunciation points and follow-up activities. They have easy to copy pictures and a variety of exercises for each unit.

Having bought all five books in the series they did at first seem to repeat material, however because each book focuses on a different skill they complement each other. For less than the average cost of a single teaching book I'd recommend the complete series.

Indispensable!, 18 May 2008
This book is great. I got it the beginning of the school year and have used it just about every week. I am an EFL teacher with students aged between 4 and 12 and there's something in here for all of them. I've used it for games, great little chants for routines, ideas on how to get more out of storytelling, writing poems etc etc. It's great for topic work -just look up in the index (eg 'food' or 'animals' ) and there's lots of different activities. For adults, the 700 classroom activities in this same series is just as good!

a great resource pack, 29 Sep 2007
Carol Read has written a great book for pre- and in-service EFL teachers in the primary classroom. In 10 sections/chapters on Listening and Speaking; Reading and Writing; Vocabulary and Grammar; Storytelling and Drama; Games; Rhymes, Chants and Songs; Art and Craft; Content-based learning; ICT and multimedia; Learning to learn, Carol has reflected the key areas in primary language teaching. Each section gives an overview of methodological issues related to the topic and invites you to reflect, analyze and evaluate the teaching and learning.
I am going to use the book as a reader in a teacher training course for pre-service primary school educators since, amongst many other things, it suggests great ideas for creating optimal learning conditions for children, ways to manage children positively and it asks my trainees to reflect, analyze and evaluate.

Paper free classes, 20 Jul 2007
The exercises are based around the whiteboard. The classes are organized in such a way as to present to the class, using only a pen and a board. It presents task orientated aims and objectives. Some of the classes are a bit hit and miss but this might have more to do with me than the activities.

Bargain buy for first time teachers!, 22 Nov 2002
The Oxford Basics series contains all the essentials for the newly qualified teacher and elementary learners. The books are organised into 30 useful topic areas eg. numbers, food and drink, describing people. Each book has the same format with units clearly laid out in the form of an actual lesson plan giving ideas for activities, checking comprehension, pronunciation points and follow-up activities. They have easy to copy pictures and a variety of exercises for each unit.

Having bought all five books in the series they did at first seem to repeat material, however because each book focuses on a different skill they complement each other. For less than the average cost of a single teaching book I'd recommend the complete series.

This book is for ESL teaching of children, not adults, 26 Dec 2003
This book is very good but I did not realise until it arrived that it is an American book aimed at teaching English to school children. Although some of the activities can be adapted for use with adults, it is not the book I thought it was when I ordered it. I have rated it as 5 stars as for its purpose I am sure it is excellent - just don't waste your money if you are an ESL teacher of adults.

a fantastic ESL educational guide, 20 Nov 2002
If it was possible, this book should have 50 stars! The lessons are very clearly explained in minute detail, what to prepare and how to develop the lessons as the pupils improve their English. This is a really really fun way to teach English, my students here in Sweden love anything I take from the book.

Great bargain!!, 06 May 2004
Fantastic book-well priced and worth twice as much at least to any trainee teacher on a CELTA course, who will know just how refreshing it is to be reading and searching for ideas in a book that DOESN'T have some long drawn out index system which impedes the reader from actually finding ANYTHING relevant to what they are teaching, usually, in my case, the next day!!!
Well done authors, and OUP!! Readers, BUY THE SET!!!!

Invaluable books at affordable prices!, 06 May 2004
Along with the others in the series, this book is marvellous, not least because it sets out so clearly the steps needed to teach the lessons. It was wonderfully refreshing to find good ideas quickly without poring over long wordy chapters for the appropriate area of Language Learning.I have four of the seven, three are still on order, and although they overlap, they focus on the individual skill in a well-tailored way. Don't delay, order them today, because I am still waiting for the final two-they were sold out-I'm not at all surprised.

Bargain buy for first time teachers!, 22 Nov 2002
The Oxford Basics series contains all the essentials for the newly qualified teacher and elementary learners. The books are organised into 30 useful topic areas eg. numbers, food and drink, describing people. Each book has the same format with units clearly laid out in the form of an actual lesson plan giving ideas for activities, checking comprehension, pronunciation points and follow-up activities. They have easy to copy pictures and a variety of exercises for each unit.

Having bought all five books in the series they did at first seem to repeat material, however because each book focuses on a different skill they complement each other. For less than the average cost of a single teaching book I'd recommend the complete series.

Good layout and accessible, 14 Jul 2007
The book has a good layout and is accessible. It starts with language used, technique, materials needed, preparation for class and a time guide. It then follows with a warm-up exercise, the main lesson and a follow up exercise. The lessons are set out so there is no need for any photocopies, just the whiteboard. There are thirty different lessons for your beginners class. I haven't taught the whole of the book yet but the lessons I have taught went across quite well. The subject areas are what you would normally teach but it's set out in a way that makes it a lot easier to write out on a lesson plan and to organize your thoughts on your aims and objectives. It's a good tool for those of us who find it easier to teach reading and writing, than speaking and listening.



Great little buy, 30 May 2005
This book is brilliant for teachers unsure how to begin planning listening lessons. It's easy to follow and is clearly laid out with different chapters covering different topics. It does not target a specific level of ability and the lessons and activities can therefore be easily adapted to almost any group of students. This book is remarkably cheap considering how much it packs in. I'm a big fan of the entire series and would highly recommend them to any teacher on a budget!

Buy the set!, 06 May 2004
This book, along with the others in the set, is an absolute MUST to any trainee teacher on a CELTA course, and to newly qualified teachers also. Its step by step approach makes it invaluable to trainee teachers in ESOL/EFL because it is SO clear and simple. During my CELTA training, my head was spinning with all the books I felt I had to pore over, so these fantastically priced books were wonderful light relief, and will be just as helpful after you have qualified. Order the complete set NOW!!!

Bargain buy for first time teachers!, 22 Nov 2002
The Oxford Basics series contains all the essentials for the newly qualified teacher and elementary learners. The books are organised into 30 useful topic areas eg. numbers, food and drink, describing people. Each book has the same format with units clearly laid out in the form of an actual lesson plan giving ideas for activities, checking comprehension, pronunciation points and follow-up activities. They have easy to copy pictures and a variety of exercises for each unit.

Having bought all five books in the series they did at first seem to repeat material, however because each book focuses on a different skill they complement each other. For less than the average cost of a single teaching book I'd recommend the complete series.

Bargain buy for first time teachers!, 22 Nov 2002
The Oxford Basics series contains all the essentials for the newly qualified teacher and elementary learners. The books are organised into 30 useful topic areas eg. numbers, food and drink, describing people. Each book has the same format with units clearly laid out in the form of an actual lesson plan giving ideas for activities, checking comprehension, pronunciation points and follow-up activities. They have easy to copy pictures and a variety of exercises for each unit.

Having bought all five books in the series they did at first seem to repeat material, however because each book focuses on a different skill they complement each other. For less than the average cost of a single teaching book I'd recommend the complete series.

Great little book, but be warned!, 15 Jul 2005
This book really is elementary level English. The topics covered, although suitable for all ages, are presented in a very 'young' manner. If you were to use this book for adults, perhaps you would need to change the approaches somewhat for fear of patronising them! However, this truly does what it says it does. You have everything perfectly set out, no hassle, lesson plans. Great investment for all EFL beginners and those needing fresh ideas.

Presenting New Language, 26 Apr 2004
This fantastic book, along with the others in the Oxford Basics series, isan absolute MUST to all new and/or trainee teachers of EFL/ESOL. It is thecheapest book I have bought so far, but worth ten times more, especiallywhen compared to most other EFL/ESOL books. It is simple,helpful,andclear.Congratulations to the author. I shall now look for more of herbooks. My advice to anybody looking at this book is: BUY IT-NOW!!!!

Teaching Tenses, 15 Sep 2005
This book is very good both for the teacher and the student. I can photocopy explanations for my students because the tenses are explained very clearly and the photocopiable section is easily adapted for use with many activities.
I would recommend this book to TEFL/TESOL students and to ESOL teachers.

A Must for any EFL Teacher, 07 Feb 2004
This book is a comprehensive analysis of the English tenses. Each tense is carefully outlined with examples and uses. There is also a section about learner difficulties for each of them. Tables and timelines are included throughout.

I recommend this book to any EFL teacher. Using this book it is suddenly easy to prepare lessons where new tenses are introduced. The examples and uses make preparation a piece of cake; the section on difficulties helps you to anticipate potential problems.

I would say this is an essential EFL book.

Teaching tenses without tensing up..., 19 Oct 2002
This book is excellent. It was the main thing that helped me get through my TEFL course. It explained tenses in a way which was so straight forward, I had no trouble understanding them myself! It also provided excellent suggestions on practical exercises to use with your students. During my course, when it fell to me to teach the second conditional, those exercises proved priceless. All new EFL teachers should have one.

A really good book for TEFL Teachers, 18 Sep 1999
If only all TEFL books were written as well as this, we would have an easier life. This book is particularly useful for native speakers (Learning English is another) in that it gives clear guidance on the seemingly chaotic rules that the English tense system follows.

For each tense, we are provided with the form and function of the tense, suggested contexts with which to introduce it, and a list of problems that foreign students often have, and means of solving them. The back of the book comprises a large set of photocopiable drawings to elicit tenses from students.

This is the one TEFL book I would not be without.

Bargain buy for first time teachers!, 22 Nov 2002
The Oxford Basics series contains all the essentials for the newly qualified teacher and elementary learners. The books are organised into 30 useful topic areas eg. numbers, food and drink, describing people. Each book has the same format with units clearly laid out in the form of an actual lesson plan giving ideas for activities, checking comprehension, pronunciation points and follow-up activities. They have easy to copy pictures and a variety of exercises for each unit.

Having bought all five books in the series they did at first seem to repeat material, however because each book focuses on a different skill they complement each other. For less than the average cost of a single teaching book I'd recommend the complete series.

Indispensable!, 18 May 2008
This book is great. I got it the beginning of the school year and have used it just about every week. I am an EFL teacher with students aged between 4 and 12 and there's something in here for all of them. I've used it for games, great little chants for routines, ideas on how to get more out of storytelling, writing poems etc etc. It's great for topic work -just look up in the index (eg 'food' or 'animals' ) and there's lots of different activities. For adults, the 700 classroom activities in this same series is just as good!

a great resource pack, 29 Sep 2007
Carol Read has written a great book for pre- and in-service EFL teachers in the primary classroom. In 10 sections/chapters on Listening and Speaking; Reading and Writing; Vocabulary and Grammar; Storytelling and Drama; Games; Rhymes, Chants and Songs; Art and Craft; Content-based learning; ICT and multimedia; Learning to learn, Carol has reflected the key areas in primary language teaching. Each section gives an overview of methodological issues related to the topic and invites you to reflect, analyze and evaluate the teaching and learning.
I am going to use the book as a reader in a teacher training course for pre-service primary school educators since, amongst many other things, it suggests great ideas for creating optimal learning conditions for children, ways to manage children positively and it asks my trainees to reflect, analyze and evaluate.

Paper free classes, 20 Jul 2007
The exercises are based around the whiteboard. The classes are organized in such a way as to present to the class, using only a pen and a board. It presents task orientated aims and objectives. Some of the classes are a bit hit and miss but this might have more to do with me than the activities.

Bargain buy for first time teachers!, 22 Nov 2002
The Oxford Basics series contains all the essentials for the newly qualified teacher and elementary learners. The books are organised into 30 useful topic areas eg. numbers, food and drink, describing people. Each book has the same format with units clearly laid out in the form of an actual lesson plan giving ideas for activities, checking comprehension, pronunciation points and follow-up activities. They have easy to copy pictures and a variety of exercises for each unit.

Having bought all five books in the series they did at first seem to repeat material, however because each book focuses on a different skill they complement each other. For less than the average cost of a single teaching book I'd recommend the complete series.

This book is for ESL teaching of children, not adults, 26 Dec 2003
This book is very good but I did not realise until it arrived that it is an American book aimed at teaching English to school children. Although some of the activities can be adapted for use with adults, it is not the book I thought it was when I ordered it. I have rated it as 5 stars as for its purpose I am sure it is excellent - just don't waste your money if you are an ESL teacher of adults.

a fantastic ESL educational guide, 20 Nov 2002
If it was possible, this book should have 50 stars! The lessons are very clearly explained in minute detail, what to prepare and how to develop the lessons as the pupils improve their English. This is a really really fun way to teach English, my students here in Sweden love anything I take from the book.

Great bargain!!, 06 May 2004
Fantastic book-well priced and worth twice as much at least to any trainee teacher on a CELTA course, who will know just how refreshing it is to be reading and searching for ideas in a book that DOESN'T have some long drawn out index system which impedes the reader from actually finding ANYTHING relevant to what they are teaching, usually, in my case, the next day!!!
Well done authors, and OUP!! Readers, BUY THE SET!!!!

Invaluable books at affordable prices!, 06 May 2004
Along with the others in the series, this book is marvellous, not least because it sets out so clearly the steps needed to teach the lessons. It was wonderfully refreshing to find good ideas quickly without poring over long wordy chapters for the appropriate area of Language Learning.I have four of the seven, three are still on order, and although they overlap, they focus on the individual skill in a well-tailored way. Don't delay, order them today, because I am still waiting for the final two-they were sold out-I'm not at all surprised.

Bargain buy for first time teachers!, 22 Nov 2002
The Oxford Basics series contains all the essentials for the newly qualified teacher and elementary learners. The books are organised into 30 useful topic areas eg. numbers, food and drink, describing people. Each book has the same format with units clearly laid out in the form of an actual lesson plan giving ideas for activities, checking comprehension, pronunciation points and follow-up activities. They have easy to copy pictures and a variety of exercises for each unit.

Having bought all five books in the series they did at first seem to repeat material, however because each book focuses on a different skill they complement each other. For less than the average cost of a single teaching book I'd recommend the complete series.

Good layout and accessible, 14 Jul 2007
The book has a good layout and is accessible. It starts with language used, technique, materials needed, preparation for class and a time guide. It then follows with a warm-up exercise, the main lesson and a follow up exercise. The lessons are set out so there is no need for any photocopies, just the whiteboard. There are thirty different lessons for your beginners class. I haven't taught the whole of the book yet but the lessons I have taught went across quite well. The subject areas are what you would normally teach but it's set out in a way that makes it a lot easier to write out on a lesson plan and to organize your thoughts on your aims and objectives. It's a good tool for those of us who find it easier to teach reading and writing, than speaking and listening.



Great little buy, 30 May 2005
This book is brilliant for teachers unsure how to begin planning listening lessons. It's easy to follow and is clearly laid out with different chapters covering different topics. It does not target a specific level of ability and the lessons and activities can therefore be easily adapted to almost any group of students. This book is remarkably cheap considering how much it packs in. I'm a big fan of the entire series and would highly recommend them to any teacher on a budget!

Buy the set!, 06 May 2004
This book, along with the others in the set, is an absolute MUST to any trainee teacher on a CELTA course, and to newly qualified teachers also. Its step by step approach makes it invaluable to trainee teachers in ESOL/EFL because it is SO clear and simple. During my CELTA training, my head was spinning with all the books I felt I had to pore over, so these fantastically priced books were wonderful light relief, and will be just as helpful after you have qualified. Order the complete set NOW!!!

Bargain buy for first time teachers!, 22 Nov 2002
The Oxford Basics series contains all the essentials for the newly qualified teacher and elementary learners. The books are organised into 30 useful topic areas eg. numbers, food and drink, describing people. Each book has the same format with units clearly laid out in the form of an actual lesson plan giving ideas for activities, checking comprehension, pronunciation points and follow-up activities. They have easy to copy pictures and a variety of exercises for each unit.

Having bought all five books in the series they did at first seem to repeat material, however because each book focuses on a different skill they complement each other. For less than the average cost of a single teaching book I'd recommend the complete series.

Bargain buy for first time teachers!, 22 Nov 2002
The Oxford Basics series contains all the essentials for the newly qualified teacher and elementary learners. The books are organised into 30 useful topic areas eg. numbers, food and drink, describing people. Each book has the same format with units clearly laid out in the form of an actual lesson plan giving ideas for activities, checking comprehension, pronunciation points and follow-up activities. They have easy to copy pictures and a variety of exercises for each unit.

Having bought all five books in the series they did at first seem to repeat material, however because each book focuses on a different skill they complement each other. For less than the average cost of a single teaching book I'd recommend the complete series.

Great little book, but be warned!, 15 Jul 2005
This book really is elementary level English. The topics covered, although suitable for all ages, are presented in a very 'young' manner. If you were to use this book for adults, perhaps you would need to change the approaches somewhat for fear of patronising them! However, this truly does what it says it does. You have everything perfectly set out, no hassle, lesson plans. Great investment for all EFL beginners and those needing fresh ideas.

Presenting New Language, 26 Apr 2004
This fantastic book, along with the others in the Oxford Basics series, isan absolute MUST to all new and/or trainee teachers of EFL/ESOL. It is thecheapest book I have bought so far, but worth ten times more, especiallywhen compared to most other EFL/ESOL books. It is simple,helpful,andclear.Congratulations to the author. I shall now look for more of herbooks. My advice to anybody looking at this book is: BUY IT-NOW!!!!

Knock knock! Who's there? Peter! Peter who? Peter Schit!, 22 Aug 2008
I must warn teachers not to approach this book. It's basically a collection of the most god-awful Christmas cracker/ ice-lolly-stick jokes you've ever heard, arranged according to grammatical type and with key grammar words (e.g. modal verbs) missing.

I seems that this could only provoke one of two reactions from students:

1) They fail to understand the puns, meaning you have to explain them. It hardly needs to be said that your lesson will be in deep trouble if this goes on too long e.g. if more than one is attempted

2) They get the jokes, and regard you with deep, silent contempt, possibly veiled by fake titters from the more polite.

Of course, a third option is always possible- that 'Grammar with Laughter' could result in hearty mirth, belly laughs and the slapping of thighs. But would you really want to be teaching such a class?


Excellent, 11 Jun 2001
I am an English lecturer at Yildiz Technical University, at the English Preparatory School, in Istanbul, Turkey,. After I had explored "Lesson with Laughter", the route of my lessons changed. I would like to congratulate this genius man. I have just seen that he has written "Grammar with Laugter". I'll have it as soon as possible.

Better English Teaching with this great book!!, 26 Apr 2001
Teaching English as a second language can be a drag. One too many dull and boring grammar lessons will take the purpose and motivation out of learning English. With this book the clever author has tied jokes with Grammar structures that has been a real hit with the majority of my students. Seeing what is absurd, as well as what is ironic in launguage, helps a foreign student understand the structures that are not grammar that make language what it is. I would recomend this book to Schools and individuals who teach English as a Foreign language. This author is a genius!

Teaching Tenses, 15 Sep 2005
This book is very good both for the teacher and the student. I can photocopy explanations for my students because the tenses are explained very clearly and the photocopiable section is easily adapted for use with many activities.
I would recommend this book to TEFL/TESOL students and to ESOL teachers.

A Must for any EFL Teacher, 07 Feb 2004
This book is a comprehensive analysis of the English tenses. Each tense is carefully outlined with examples and uses. There is also a section about learner difficulties for each of them. Tables and timelines are included throughout.

I recommend this book to any EFL teacher. Using this book it is suddenly easy to prepare lessons where new tenses are introduced. The examples and uses make preparation a piece of cake; the section on difficulties helps you to anticipate potential problems.

I would say this is an essential EFL book.

Teaching tenses without tensing up..., 19 Oct 2002
This book is excellent. It was the main thing that helped me get through my TEFL course. It explained tenses in a way which was so straight forward, I had no trouble understanding them myself! It also provided excellent suggestions on practical exercises to use with your students. During my course, when it fell to me to teach the second conditional, those exercises proved priceless. All new EFL teachers should have one.

A really good book for TEFL Teachers, 18 Sep 1999
If only all TEFL books were written as well as this, we would have an easier life. This book is particularly useful for native speakers (Learning English is another) in that it gives clear guidance on the seemingly chaotic rules that the English tense system follows.

For each tense, we are provided with the form and function of the tense, suggested contexts with which to introduce it, and a list of problems that foreign students often have, and means of solving them. The back of the book comprises a large set of photocopiable drawings to elicit tenses from students.

This is the one TEFL book I would not be without.

Bargain buy for first time teachers!, 22 Nov 2002
The Oxford Basics series contains all the essentials for the newly qualified teacher and elementary learners. The books are organised into 30 useful topic areas eg. numbers, food and drink, describing people. Each book has the same format with units clearly laid out in the form of an actual lesson plan giving ideas for activities, checking comprehension, pronunciation points and follow-up activities. They have easy to copy pictures and a variety of exercises for each unit.

Having bought all five books in the series they did at first seem to repeat material, however because each book focuses on a different skill they complement each other. For less than the average cost of a single teaching book I'd recommend the complete series.

Indispensable!, 18 May 2008
This book is great. I got it the beginning of the school year and have used it just about every week. I am an EFL teacher with students aged between 4 and 12 and there's something in here for all of them. I've used it for games, great little chants for routines, ideas on how to get more out of storytelling, writing poems etc etc. It's great for topic work -just look up in the index (eg 'food' or 'animals' ) and there's lots of different activities. For adults, the 700 classroom activities in this same series is just as good!

a great resource pack, 29 Sep 2007
Carol Read has written a great book for pre- and in-service EFL teachers in the primary classroom. In 10 sections/chapters on Listening and Speaking; Reading and Writing; Vocabulary and Grammar; Storytelling and Drama; Games; Rhymes, Chants and Songs; Art and Craft; Content-based learning; ICT and multimedia; Learning to learn, Carol has reflected the key areas in primary language teaching. Each section gives an overview of methodological issues related to the topic and invites you to reflect, analyze and evaluate the teaching and learning.
I am going to use the book as a reader in a teacher training course for pre-service primary school educators since, amongst many other things, it suggests great ideas for creating optimal learning conditions for children, ways to manage children positively and it asks my trainees to reflect, analyze and evaluate.

Paper free classes, 20 Jul 2007
The exercises are based around the whiteboard. The classes are organized in such a way as to present to the class, using only a pen and a board. It presents task orientated aims and objectives. Some of the classes are a bit hit and miss but this might have more to do with me than the activities.

Bargain buy for first time teachers!, 22 Nov 2002
The Oxford Basics series contains all the essentials for the newly qualified teacher and elementary learners. The books are organised into 30 useful topic areas eg. numbers, food and drink, describing people. Each book has the same format with units clearly laid out in the form of an actual lesson plan giving ideas for activities, checking comprehension, pronunciation points and follow-up activities. They have easy to copy pictures and a variety of exercises for each unit.

Having bought all five books in the series they did at first seem to repeat material, however because each book focuses on a different skill they complement each other. For less than the average cost of a single teaching book I'd recommend the complete series.

This book is for ESL teaching of children, not adults, 26 Dec 2003
This book is very good but I did not realise until it arrived that it is an American book aimed at teaching English to school children. Although some of the activities can be adapted for use with adults, it is not the book I thought it was when I ordered it. I have rated it as 5 stars as for its purpose I am sure it is excellent - just don't waste your money if you are an ESL teacher of adults.

a fantastic ESL educational guide, 20 Nov 2002
If it was possible, this book should have 50 stars! The lessons are very clearly explained in minute detail, what to prepare and how to develop the lessons as the pupils improve their English. This is a really really fun way to teach English, my students here in Sweden love anything I take from the book.

Great bargain!!, 06 May 2004
Fantastic book-well priced and worth twice as much at least to any trainee teacher on a CELTA course, who will know just how refreshing it is to be reading and searching for ideas in a book that DOESN'T have some long drawn out index system which impedes the reader from actually finding ANYTHING relevant to what they are teaching, usually, in my case, the next day!!!
Well done authors, and OUP!! Readers, BUY THE SET!!!!

Invaluable books at affordable prices!, 06 May 2004
Along with the others in the series, this book is marvellous, not least because it sets out so clearly the steps needed to teach the lessons. It was wonderfully refreshing to find good ideas quickly without poring over long wordy chapters for the appropriate area of Language Learning.I have four of the seven, three are still on order, and although they overlap, they focus on the individual skill in a well-tailored way. Don't delay, order them today, because I am still waiting for the final two-they were sold out-I'm not at all surprised.

Bargain buy for first time teachers!, 22 Nov 2002
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