Brian Brennan

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Pounding surf: managing an in-company teaching operation

2019-09-23

Brian Brennan describes some of the issues he faces running an in-company Business English school.

Pronunciation Pronpack, Hancock McDonald ELT 2017

2018-01-25

Pronunciation Pronpack contains four books: Workouts, Puzzles, Pairworks and Poems. Read more here.

A book I’ve used – IELTS Testbuilder (Second Edition) & Listening and Speaking for IELTS 6.0–7.5

2016-03-30

IELTS Testbuilder and Listening and Speaking for IELTS 6.0-7.5 equips learners with a toolkit helping them become better scoring candidates on 1-9 scales.

ETpedia: Materials Writing, Pavilion Publishing 2017

2014-04-07

"You might be forgiven for thinking that the front cover claim of ‘500 ideas for creating English language materials’ is a bit far-fetched, but I can assure you that there really are 50 units with 10 ideas in each." Brian Brennan reviews ETpedia: Materials Writing.

Survey Review: English for Professions

2014-02-03

The titles chosen for this Survey Review are a selection of recent titles. Readers should consult the publisher’s websites for a complete list.

A book I’ve used – Heads Up 1 and 2: Spoken English for Business

2014-01-22

Heads Up 1 is CEF A2 to B1, and Heads Up 2 is B1 to B2. Brian Brennan looks at the Usain Bolt of ELT publishing in more detail.

A book I’ve used – Natural Business English

2013-07-04

Natural is a funny word, isn’t it? What a recipe book will call plain yoghurt will be called natural yoghurt on the packaging; the brand’s marketing people will have seen to that. Some years ago OUP put out an underrated coursebook series called Natural English, which begs the question: was everything else unnatural English? What does natural mean in a title called Natural Business English? Does it mean authentic ...