It Was the Best of Sentences, It Was the Worst of Sentences

It Was the Best of Sentences, It Was the Worst of Sentences: A Writer’s Guide to Crafting Killer Sentences By June Casagrande Great writing isn’t born, it’s built—sentence by sentence. But too many writers—and writing guides—overlook this most important unit. The result? Manuscripts that will never be published and writing careers that will never begin.In this wickedly humorous manual, language columnist June Casagrande uses grammar and syntax to show exactly what makes some sentences great—and other sentences suck.With chapters on “Conjunctions That Kill” and “Words Gone Wild,” this lighthearted guide is perfect for anyone who’s dead serious about writing, from aspiring novelists to nonfiction writers, conscientious students to cheeky literati. So roll up your sleeves and prepare to craft one bold, effective sentence after another. Your readers will thank you.

 

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Great Writing 2: Great Paragraphs

Great Writing 2: Great Paragraphs, 3rd edition (plus Answer Keys) By A. Muchmore-Vokoun, E. V. Solomon K. S. Folse -Clear explanations and extensive practical activites help students write great sentences, paragraphs and essays. Each book contains a wide variety of writing models in carefully selected rhetorical styles that provide practice in working with the writing process to develop a final piece of writing.

 

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Cambridge Grammar for IELTS with answers

Cambridge Grammar for IELTS with answers Cambridge University Press | 2004 | PDF | Pages: 272 | ISBN-10: 0521604621 | MP3 128 kbps | 150 MB Cambridge Grammar for IELTS provides complete coverage of the grammar needed for the IELTS test, and develops listening skills at the same time. It includes a wide range of IELTS tasks from the Academic and General Training Reading, Writing and Listening modules, and contains helpful grammar explanations and a grammar glossary. It includes a wide range ofIELTS tasks from the Academic and General Training Reading, Writing and Listening modules, and contains helpful grammar explanations and a grammar glossary.

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Oxford Learners Grammar: Grammar Builder

Oxford Learners Grammar: Grammar Builder by John Eastwood English | 2006 | ISBN-10: 0194375943 | ISBN-13: 9780194375948 | English | scan PDF | 288 pages | 45,1 Mb A fresh approach to grammar through a set of interlinked grammar resources - reference book, practice book. A self-study grammar reference and practice series including books and website resources.: Builder (Practice) About the Author
John Eastwood taught English in German secondary schools before joining the English Language Teaching Development Unit of Oxford University Press. He has been a freelance author for over 20 years. John has worked on courses for German schools and has written a number of grammar books for Oxford University Press.

 

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How to Teach English Language Learners: Effective Strategies from Outstanding Educators

Diane Haager, Janette K. Klingner, Terese C. Aceves, "How to Teach English Language Learners: Effective Strategies from Outstanding Educators" 2009 | ISBN: 0470390050 | 208 pages | PDF | 2,2 MB This hands–on book offers teachers a much–needed resource that will help maximize learning for English Language Learners (ELLs). How to Teach English Language Learners draws on two wide–ranging teacher quality studies and profiles eight educators who have achieved exceptional results with their ELL students. Through highly readable portraits, the authors take readers into these teachers? classrooms, illustrating richly what it is they do differently that yields such great results from English learners. Because most teachers profiled work within a three–tiered Response–to–Intervention framework, the book shows how to implement RTI effectively with ELLs—from providing general reading instruction for the entire classroom to targeted interventions with struggling students. Written by noted ELL educators Diane Haager, Janette K. Klingner, and Terese Aceves, How to Teach English Language Learners is filled with inspiring success stories, teaching tips, activities, discussion questions, and reflections from these outstanding teachers.

 

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Teaching English Language Learners through Technology

Tony Erben, Ruth Ban, Martha E. Castañeda - Teaching English Language Learners through Technology Published: 2008-08-15 | ISBN: 0415957672, 0415957680 | PDF | 240 pages | 5 MB In Teaching English Language Learners through Technology, the authors explore the use of computers/technology as a pedagogical tool to aid in the appropriate instruction of ELLs across all content areas. The special focus of this book is on the informed use of various technologies and software programs that can specifically aid ELLs. Strategies are also provided for varying levels of access--whether teachers teach in a one computer classroom, have access to multiple computers, or have the ability to go into a computer lab at their school. A fully annotated list of web and print resources completes the volume, making this a valuable reference to help teachers harness the power of computer-assisted technologies in meeting the challenges of including all learners in effective instruction.

 

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Making Language Matter: Teaching Resources for Meeting the English Language Arts Common Core State Standards in Grades 9-12

Deborah J. Vause, ‎Julie S. Amberg - Making Language Matter: Teaching Resources for Meeting the English Language Arts Common Core State Standards in Grades 9-12 Published: 2012-08-22 | ISBN: 0415527996, 0415528003 | PDF | 128 pages | 4 MB Now adopted by over 40 states, the Common Core State Standards provide a clear and consistent framework for public school systems as they develop student learning goals that define the path to readiness for college, careers, and informed citizenship. While each state is developing its own procedures for adoption of the Standards, individual teachers will continue to hold the ultimate responsibility for devising lesson plans and tailoring instruction to meet these benchmarks. Making Language Matter will help prospective and practicing teachers develop lessons to meet the benchmarks enumerated in the Standards for the English Language Arts categories: language, speaking and listening, writing, and reading. A timely text for literacy education courses, it explores language topics within these categories and suggests pedagogical approaches and activities for use in 9-12 language arts classrooms. Using a linguistics approach to unify the study of all the language arts, it engages readers in learning how to help students make purposeful language choices essential for both academic and workplace success.

 

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Beyond the Grammar Wars: A Resource for Teachers and Students On Developing Language Knowledge In the English/ Literacy Classroom

Terry Locke, "Beyond the Grammar Wars: A Resource for Teachers and Students On Developing Language Knowledge In the English/ Literacy Classroom" English | 2010 | ISBN: 0415802652, 0415802644, 0203854357 | 336 pages | PDF | 4 MB Are there evidence-based answers to the broad question "What explicit knowledge about language in teachers and/or students appears to enhance literacy development in some way"? Distinguished by its global perspective, its currency, and its comprehensiveness, Beyond the Grammar Wars:
provides an historical overview of the debates around grammar and English/literacy teaching in four settings: the US, England, Scotland and Australia
offers an up-to-date account of what the research is telling (and not telling) us about the effectiveness of certain kinds of grammar-based pedagogies in English/literacy classrooms
takes readers into English/literacy classrooms through a range of examples of language/grammar-based pedagogies which have proven to be successful
addresses metalinguistic issues related to changes in textual practices in a digital and multimodal age, and explores the challenges for educators who are committed to finding a "usable grammar" to contribute to teaching and learning in relation to these practices.
All of the contributors are acknowledged experts in their field. Activities designed for use in language and literacy education courses actively engage students in reflecting on and applying the content in their own teaching contexts.

 

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Why Do I Need a Teacher When Ive got Google?

Ian Gilbert, "Why Do I Need a Teacher When Ive got Google?: The Essential Guide to the Big Issues for Every 21st Century Teacher" 2010 | ISBN: 0415468337, 0415468310 | 240 pages | EPUB, PDF | 3,9 MB The future of the world is in your hands I know that might seem a bit steep considering youve got that Year Ten coursework to sort out and the lesson observation on that nervous looking NQT, but thats the way it is Im afraid. You chose to be a teacher, you mould young minds on a daily basis and those minds have got to grow up and save the world. - Extract from Chapter One Why do I need a teacher when Ive got Google? is just one of the challenging, controversial and thought-provoking questions Ian Gilbert poses in his long-awaited follow up to the classic Essential Motivation in the Classroom. Questioning the unquestionable, this book will make you re-consider everything you thought you knew about teaching and learning, such as: Are you simply preparing the next generation of unemployed accountants? What do you do for the sweetcorn kids who come out of the education system in pretty much the same state as when they went in? Whats the real point of school? Exams - So whose bright idea was that? Why EQ is fast becoming the new IQ. What will your school policy be on brain-enhancing technologies? Which is the odd one out between a hamster and a caravan? With his customary combination of hard-hitting truths, practical classroom ideas and irreverent sense of humour, Ian Gilbert takes the reader on a breathless rollercoaster ride through burning issues of the twenty-first century, considering everything from the threats facing the world and the challenge of the BRIC economies to the link between eugenics and the 11+. As wide-ranging and exhaustively-researched as it is entertaining and accessible, this book is designed to challenge teachers and inform them - as well as encourage them - as they strive to design a twenty-first century learning experience that really does bring the best out of all young people. After all, the future of the world may just depend on it.

 

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Materials and Methods in ELT: A Teachers Guide

Jo McDonough, "Materials and Methods in ELT: A Teachers Guide (Applied Language Studies)" Publisher: W***y-Black***ell; 3 edition | ISBN: 1444336924 | 2013 | PDF | 352 pages | 4 MB Featuring extensive updates and revisions, the 3rd edition of Materials and Methods in ELT offers a comprehensive and useful introduction to the principles and practice of teaching English as a foreign/second language.A popular and practical guide for teachers, teachers in training, and for students studying methods and materials. Features a new chapter on IT in English language teaching, new samples from current teaching materials, plus a new section on technology for materials and methods. Covers how to approach materials and methods, evaluation and adaptation, technology for materials and methods, and teaching in under-resourced classrooms. Examines the different methods available to teachers for organizing and managing an ELT classroom, including group and pair work, individualization, and classroom observation

 

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Structure and Meaning in English: A Guide for Teachers

Graeme Kennedy, "Structure and Meaning in English: A Guide for Teachers" English | 2004 | ISBN: 0582506328 | 408 pages | PDF | 3,7 MB An essential guide to grammar specifically designed for teachers of English which can be used as a course book, or a reference work. This practical volume focuses on the topics which are essential skills for language learners and which teachers need to understand to be professionally competent. It gives exercises, and learner error information to guide teachers in teaching and assessing grammar learning. This book is designed to help teachers of English develop an understanding of the aspects of English which are essentially relevant for learners who speak other languages. Using corpus research, Kennedy cuts to the heart of what is important in the teaching of English grammar.

 

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The Teachers Grammar of English: A Course Book and Reference Guide, with answers

Ron Cowan, "The Teachers Grammar of English: A Course Book and Reference Guide, with answers" 2008 | ISBN: 0521809738 | 724 pages | PDF | 67 MB The Teachers Grammar of English is a comprehensive resource text designed to help ESL/EFL teachers understand and teach American English grammar. The Teachers Grammar of English is a comprehensive resource text designed to help ESL/EFL teachers and teachers-in-training understand and teach American English grammar. In addition to complete, up-to-date coverage on form, meaning, and usage, each chapter includes practical suggestions for teaching, as well as a unique section that analyzes common errors made by learners from different first-language backgrounds, based on current research in second-language acquisition. Review exercises throughout each chapter make the book an ideal text for a course on English grammar. An answer key is included. A chapter of past and present instructional practices provides an overview of the debate surrounding the teaching of grammar.

 

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The Art of SpeedReading People: How to Size People Up and Speak Their Language

The Art of SpeedReading People: How to Size People Up and Speak Their Language Little, Brown and Company (February 25, 1999) | ISBN: 0316845183 | English | Pages: 224 | PDF | 14.8 Mb In business & in life, communication is the key to success. And, as made clear in this book, learning to use the power of Personality Type is the key to communicating more effectively. Now in the same successful format as the bestsellers Do What You Are & Nurture by Nature, The Art of Speed Reading People offers a revolutionary new tool for sizing up people & speaking their language. A salesperson pitching a customer. A manager trying to motivate an employee. A teacher attempting to make a point with a student. In any of these situations, the power to "read" another person can be a powerful advantage. Drawing on the same scientifically validated Personality Type model that many Fortune 500 companies use, this book shows how anyone can quickly identify key personality characteristics through a persons appearance, vocabulary, body language, occupation, education, & interests. The Art of SpeedReading People is the ultimate communication resource - the next best thing to having X-ray vision.

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Spoken English: A Self-Learning Guide to Conversation Practice

V Sasikumar, P V Dhamija - Spoken English: A Self-Learning Guide to Conversation Practice  Published: 1993 | ISBN: 0074603582 | PDF | 216 pages | 5 MB hat to say? How to say? This book helps you to learn by yourself English conversation and pronunciation in everyday situations such as at the bank, hotel, post-office, railway station, market place, bookshop and so on. The book is addressed to all those learners who know the structure of English but cannot communicate effectively, especially in speaking. No other qualification is necessary as a pre-condition for using the book. And the aim of the book is to improve their colloquial usage and pronunciation so that they may be able to communicate somewhat fluently, intelligibly, and optimally.
Features
Interesting practice exercises focussing on speech functions.
Encourages the use of dictionary making the learner independent.
Selective and remedial teaching of grammar and usage. 

 

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Objective Advanced Workbook with Answers with Audio CD

An updated and revised edition of the Objective CAE course, which prepares students for Cambridge English: Advanced, also known as Certificate in Advanced English (CAE).
The Workbook provides the extra practice and consolidation of language and skills required at this level. The Audio CD provides extra listening practice.

Key Features
• 25 short units offer a fun, fast-paced approach to learning.
• ‘Writing folders’ develop the full range of writing skills needed for the CAE exam – an area many CAE candidates find challenging
• ‘Exam folders’ provide helpful advice for each part of the exam so that candidates are reassured that they will know what to expect in the exam and how best to tackle it.
• Regular revision units recycle grammar and vocabulary – practising language and keeping it fresh.
• The student’s CD-ROM provides optional extra language and vocabulary practice in the form of new interactive activities.
• The course draws upon information from the Cambridge English Corpus to provide examples of authentic, up-to-date English, and highlights areas of the exam that students find most challenging.
• C2 level texts are highlighted for ambitious students aiming for a higher grade in the exam.
• A full practice test allows teachers to measure students’ progress.

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Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English 4 Student’s Book with Answers

Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English 4 provides the most authentic exam preparation available, allowing candidates to familiarise themselves with the content and format of the examination and to practise useful examination techniques. The Student’s Book ‘with answers’ edition contains a comprehensive section of keys and transcripts.

 

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Language Fundamentals, Grade 4

Language Fundamentals, Grade 3 will give third-graders the grade-appropriate practice they need for a broad spectrum of language skills grammar, sentences, mechanics, and more. You’ll love the test-format review pages and the sentence-editing exercises where students apply the skills to writing.

 

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Cambridge Vocabulary for IELTS Advanced Band 6.5+ with Answers and Audio CD

The book covers all the vocabulary needed by students aiming for band 6.5 and above in the IELTS tests and provides students with practice of exam tasks from each paper. Cambridge Vocabulary for IELTS Advanced focuses on moving students to 6.5 and beyond by working on vocabulary-building strategies necessary for success at advanced levels. It includes useful tips on how to approach IELTS exam tasks and covers especially tricky areas such as paraphrase and collocation. It is informed by the Cambridge English Corpus to ensure that the vocabulary is presented in genuine contexts and includes real learner errors. The Audio CD contains the listening and pronunciation exercises from each unit. The material is suitable for self-study or homework tasks, and may also be used in class with the teacher.

 

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Grammarway: With Answers Level 4

Grammarway: With Answers Level 4: Grammarway with answers is a series of four books for self-access study and/or classroom use. Grammarway with answers contains a full key to all the exercises and is an ideal supplement to any main coursebook of English language learning at secondary level.

 

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