Wednesday 11th April – Barney Barrett and Pete Sharma present their new book at IATEFL, Brighton
BALEAP presentation – Vocabulary Organizer
I’m delighted that my BALEAP presentation of the Vocabulary Organizer was filmed. I hear from Collins that there is interest from a couple of universities in piloting this ground-breaking book! Here’s the link to the presentation:Ā BALEAP Vocabulary Organizer
New eBook launch! How to write for Digital Media
The digital age is upon us and thereās no going back! To quote Jeremy Day, one of the authors of this module, āThese are great times to be an ELT writer ā¦ if you can get your head round the
Going Mobile – review copy
My review copy of Going Mobile has just arrived! Thanks to Cengage and to Delta Publishing. Woo hoo – been waiting for this for a while. Congrats to the authors (Nicky Hockly and Gavin Dudeney). That takes care of tomorrow,
Skills Boost – new worksheets from Richmond
I’m over the moon at how these new Reading worksheets have turned out. Wow. What a difference a great designer can make to the writer-editor mix. They’ll be out next week – more info to follow!
Launching the Vocabulary Organizer
It was a great last Friday in the first week of the pre-sessionals here at the Centre of Applied Linguistics, Warwick University. At long last, I could GIVE my students a Vocabulary Organizer, as
Online dictionaries – Modern English Teacher Vol. 23/3
I love dictionaries. Whatās more, my students love dictionaries. I remember when I first saw a CD-ROM dictionary. The presenter demonstrated, āIf you donāt know a word in the definition, double-click on it, and you are taken immediately to a
Launch of our new eBook – Apptivities for Business English
We are delighted to announce the launch of our latest eBook, Apptivities for business English. At the back of the Teachers’ book, you get a CODE to pass on to your students so they can download a copy of the
New e-lesson blog from Macmillan: Rich List 2013
I scoured the Rich List at the weekend, looking for my name. Sadly, IĀ failed to find it but found many others…from Abramovitch to McCartney. Fascinating reading, as ever… For the full e-lesson blog, with ideas for classroom discussion and links,
Latest Macmillan e-lesson blog: Hurricane Sandy – calculating the damage
It struck last month with a force which made headlines round the world. Hurricane Sandy. In the Caribbean, it caused death and destruction. As it continued up the eastern seaboard of the United States, dramatic images of its effects on