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1000 Pictures for Teachers to Copy by Andrew Wright A unique book! A classically practical book for teachers. This must be one of the most useful books for language teachers ever published! There are more than 1000 pictures in it which can be photocopied or easily copied by hand. At the back of the book are many practical suggestions for using the pictures. Should be on every teacher's table. Order from UK | Canada Taboos and Issues (LTP Instant Lessons) by Richard MacAndrew, Ron Martinez Excellent resource but proceed with caution! This is a really great resource and it generates a lot of discussion every time I use it in class. It also has some great language and vocabulary points which my students normally love - a particular favourite is 'Not My Type' where the vocabulary includes 'bad dandruff' and 'a big beer belly'. It can be a little controversial for some students and I would think carefully about whether your students are easily offended before buying it... Click to order Pragmatics in Language Teaching (Cambridge Applied Linguistics) This book examines the acquisition of pragmatics - language used in social contexts - in language classrooms. The paperback edition examines the acquisition of pragmatics - language use in social contexts - in second and foreign language classrooms. Included are 2 state-of-the-art survey chapters, and 11 chapters reporting the results of empirical research, all written especially for this collection. The empirical studies cover three areas: incidental acquisition of pragmatics in instructed c... Order from UK | US | Canada Reading Extra: A Resource Book of Multi-level Skills Activities (Cambridge Copy Collection) by Liz Driscoll This book uses many authentic sources such as factual texts, newspaper articles, features and TV schedules, instruction manuals, everyday signs, stories, quizzes, emails and diary entries. Students are encouraged to read material on different levels and in different ways, such as reading for gist, scanning, skimming, comprehension, analysing structure, summarising and shadow reading. Order from UK | US | Canada Find more ELT books