Jane Willis

The idea of using practical tasks to encourage students to use real language in the classroom has generated lots of interest among teachers in recent years. But how does task-based teaching actually work in practice? Doing Task-based Teaching aims to answer this question by explaining the underlying principles of task-based teaching and learning, and by giving a practical, hands-on guide to designing, creating, and using tasks in the classroom. The book draws on a worldwide survey of over 100 teachers currently involved in task-based teaching and includes many of the tasks and teaching ideas they sent in. These practical examples are set in the framework of the authors' extensive research into language learning. After an introductory chapter explaining the theoretical basis of a task-based approach, the remainder of the book is firmly focused on classroom practice. There are chapters on: - Task-based sequences in the classroom - Tasks based on written and spoke

Teachers need a clear description of what constitutes grammar and how it can best be taught in the English language classroom. This book illustrates a new way of describing the grammar of spoken and written English and demonstrates how lexical phrases, frames and patterns provide a link between grammar and vocabulary. These processes and techniques are contextualised within a task-based approach to teaching and learning. Numerous interactive tasks are provided to guide readers. Over 40 examples of teaching exercises are included to illustrate techniques which can be applied in the classroom immediately.

Si te estás preparando para el matrimonio, ya estás felizmente casado, o estás a punto del divorcio, "Los Secretos Para un Matrimonio Más Fuerte" te ayudará a marcar el curso a un matrimonio más fuerte. Las historias motivantes, los principios practicos, y el humor animante en este libro llenaran tu matrimonio de la esperanza renovada, la risa y la pasion.Este libro tiene poder, pero no es debido a conceptos nuevos ni originales. Simplemente tiene poder porque se base en las Verdades intemporales de la Palabra de Dios. ¡El formo el matrimonio y te formo a ti, entonces Su plan para tu matrimonio es perfecto y esta al alcance!

A handbook of activities and classroom language for primary teachers.