Brian Brennan

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

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

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 ...