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This is for the teachers here. What are some of your most recommended books for EFL teachers here! What do you think of Murphy's Intermediate English ?

If you had only one book when you first began teaching, what would it be?
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Cutting Edge for Grammar (In fact, all skills are included in the books, but they mainly focus on grammar.)

Language to go for communication.

Each kind has different levels from elementary to upper-advanced.

I prefer Longman's books.

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Longman's great
But now we rarely see those books, don't we?
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danyet wrote:This is for the teachers here. What are some of your most recommended books for EFL teachers here! What do you think of Murphy's Intermediate English ?

If you had only one book when you first began teaching, what would it be?
As I recollect when you were on chair you told us (or it was Lennye) that long-long time ago you were going to teach Russians English. Have you eventually taken the plunge, Teacher Danyet - Defender of Galaxy?

(I am too curious)
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Tora wrote:
danyet wrote:This is for the teachers here. What are some of your most recommended books for EFL teachers here! What do you think of Murphy's Intermediate English ?

If you had only one book when you first began teaching, what would it be?
As I recollect when you were on chair you told us (or it was Lennye) that long-long time ago you were going to teach Russians English. Have you eventually taken the plunge, Teacher Danyet - Defender of Galaxy?

(I am too curious)
That's him, Tora. And he's still thinking about it. Got any good English books you would recommend for an English teacher in Russia?
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I am a student not a teacher. I may share the text books I studied. We had Headway (Oxfor University Press) - I finished it on upper-intermediate level, though they definitely have advanced level. Now I'm on "fast track to CAE" (Longman) - it's much better I must say

Come on, come here :wink:
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What's CAE? :?
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LennyeTran wrote:What's CAE? :?
I'm not entirely sure - Certificate of Advanced English
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Tora wrote:I am a student not a teacher. I may share the text books I studied. We had Headway (Oxfor University Press) - I finished it on upper-intermediate level, though they definitely have advanced level. Now I'm on "fast track to CAE" (Longman) - it's much better I must say

Come on, come here :wink:
I used Headway too (in High School)
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Tora wrote:
LennyeTran wrote:What's CAE? :?
I'm not entirely sure - Certificate of Advanced English
You're getting your certificate or something? :?
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LennyeTran wrote:
Tora wrote:
LennyeTran wrote:What's CAE? :?
I'm not entirely sure - Certificate of Advanced English
You're getting your certificate or something? :?
no, not at all - it is like summing-up book - everything is included, exercises are enough complicated, detailed grammar references, new vocabulary. My teacher doesn't like Advanced Headway as this one.
Dixie wrote: I used Headway too (in High School)

so nice we studied the same books!
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What's your level now? I mean, do you have another system to measure it beside the easy, medium, or advance? :?
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LennyeTran wrote:What's your level now? I mean, do you have another system to measure it beside the easy, medium, or advance? :?
I guess the school I'm currently studying in measures the level using 10-degree scale.
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Tora wrote:
LennyeTran wrote:What's your level now? I mean, do you have another system to measure it beside the easy, medium, or advance? :?
I guess the school I'm currently studying in measures the level using 10-degree scale.
:wink: What's your level, I may ask?
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LennyeTran wrote: :wink: What's your level, I may ask?
8 or 9, anyhow this year is supposed to be my final one 8)
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Tora wrote:
LennyeTran wrote: :wink: What's your level, I may ask?
8 or 9, anyhow this year is supposed to be my final one 8)
:? You'll get a good job with this level in Russia?
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I'm taking Profiency
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LennyeTran wrote:
Tora wrote:
LennyeTran wrote: :wink: What's your level, I may ask?
8 or 9, anyhow this year is supposed to be my final one 8)
:? You'll get a good job with this level in Russia?
Hope so, actually there are a lot of young people here who speak English well. I guess I'll take some courses specializing in translation in order to get a well-paid job here, anyhow it's a good step
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Tora your situation is similar to mine, no wonder the talk last time was funny.
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Admiral wrote:Tora your situation is similar to mine, no wonder the talk last time was funny.
:wink: Friends indeed
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Arale wrote:Cutting Edge for Grammar (In fact, all skills are included in the books, but they mainly focus on grammar.)

Language to go for communication.

Each kind has different levels from elementary to upper-advanced.

I prefer Longman's books.

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Are you meaning Grammar Book of Longman with a black cover, Arale?
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harvester wrote:
Arale wrote:Cutting Edge for Grammar (In fact, all skills are included in the books, but they mainly focus on grammar.)

Language to go for communication.

Each kind has different levels from elementary to upper-advanced.

I prefer Longman's books.

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Are you meaning Grammar Book of Longman with a black cover, Arale?
Yep! :wink:
But tt's for beginners. Of course if you sdudy English professionally, you should choose other textbooks. I used to prefer Cambridge books.

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I am learning in Headway too(in school and in course)
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