The Standby Book is an anthology of more than 120 language learning activities contributed by 33 teachers. It includes complete lesson suggestions; activities which can be used to build complete lessons; suggestions for variations and extensions of the activities; example texts and photocopiable handouts. Activities cover areas including conversation practice; vocabulary learning; reading; writing; fluency practice; warming up and changing pace; team building; confidence building; revision and for fun. The Standby Book has been compiled as a support for teachers who teach young adults and adults on General English courses, groups of business and professional people, students of English for Academic Purposes, Literature or those following exam preparation courses.
| ISBN: | 9780521558600 |
| Publication date: | 4th September 1997 |
| Author: | Seth Hilderstone College, Kent Lindstromberg |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 262 pages |
| Series: | Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers |
| Genres: |
Language teaching theory and methods |