The Standby Book
Activities for the Language Classroom

A rich resource for teachers of general English courses, groups of business and professional people and students of English for academic purposes.

Seth Lindstromberg (Edited by)

9780521558600, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 4 September 1997

262 pages
22.8 x 15.1 x 1.8 cm, 0.425 kg

'The book's humanistic approach provides an eclectic anthology of activities, designed to encourage students to read, write, listen and speak. It also contributes opportunities for students to find out about each other, and build learners' confidence.' Issues, 1998

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. There are activities for 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.

Subject Areas: ELT: teaching theory & methods [EBA]