Choosing a short course for adults

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Choosing a short course for adults

sandrina

Choosing a short course for adults

Hello to all you creative teachers,

I have lots of experience working with kids and young adults, less with adults.

I have to find a course book to teach elementary english to teachers(not english teachers). Can anyone recommend a good, short course (possibly task-based)??

I �m presently considering English File -oxford or expressions-david nunan

Thanks in advance if anyone has time and experience xxxx

1 Oct 2009

arkel

Face2face (CUP) is a good book for adults.

1 Oct 2009

marta v

Hi!

I have found Lifelines (Tom Hutchinson, OUP) series really useful and practical! It includes basic grammar with a relaxed pace and everyday situations (checking into hotel, at a restaurant etc). There �s another good topical book with no grammar at all - Vocabulary Organiser (100 topics to study), (Publisher: Thompson Publishing). Every topic is well developed through context and provides lots of expressions, spread over two pages each (topic).

Hope it helps!
Marta

1 Oct 2009

Kate (kkcat)

English File is great but it �s best to use it for about 4-5months and get additional materials (4 months, 3 times a week, 90 mins each class). If you need a super short course (1 month - depending on how many days a week you are planning to have classes with them, so 1 month, 5 times a week), so for a super short course you may have a look at �Language to go �. Good luck and be sure, teaching adults is also very interesting ! P.S. you have a funny avatar Thumbs Up

1 Oct 2009

Nereis

For false begginers you can use English for life of Oxford. It �s very dinamic and easy to use.

1 Oct 2009

mmorales

Hi! I teach retired teachers (ages from 65 to 82 years old). I work sometimes with the New Interchange, Cambridge, and it �s very useful and helpful, also with some additional material from internet, other books, like word by word, and the excellent ws and ppt. from this site.

1 Oct 2009