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A series of e-books by Pete Jones are reviewed by Michelle Dickson and Fabio Cerpelloni

Leslie Forrest reviews Story-Based Language Teaching by Jeremy Harmer and Herbert Puchta.

Kat Robb reviews For Real Plus by Martyn Hobbs and Julia Starr Keddle.

Mark Rooney reviews 30 Language Teaching Methods Scott Thornbury.

John Hughes reviews a straightforward business English course

In our main feature, Martin Bastkowski outlines his vision for more efficient teaching, in which simple techniques and routines save time and effort on the part of teachers, thus freeing up more opportunities for learning and allowing everyone to focus on the job in hand, rather than wasting time hunting for old worksheets or trying to remember activities used successfully in the past.

David Dodgson gets to grips with gaming.

Alex Case describes how teachers can use balls in throwing and catching games and other activities as a fun way to get students to practise language. 

Gems, titbits, puzzles, foibles, quirks, bits and pieces, quotations, snippets, odds and ends. 

Mohammed Arroub considers the homework dilemma.

In this article, Nicky Hockly explores Personal Learning Networks and how they can help teachers with their ongoing professional development.

Brad Perks uses Edmodo to help his students share personal information.

Chia Suan Chong looks at what English teachers teach apart from language. In this issue, she looks at intercultural competence and how we can promote it.

ETpedia Management 500 ideas for managing an English Language schoolFiona Dunlop, Keith Harding and Robert McLartyPavilion Publishing 2019ISBN: 978-1-912755-27-1This review starts with a double disclaimer. First, the reviewer has had a prior professional relationship with one of the authors, not that that colours any opinions. Secondly, given it’s the reviewer’s first attempt at a book review, undertaken somewhat hastily, the quality may not be up to the usual quality of this section! Nevertheless, let us proceed.They say you should never judge a book by its cover, but that’s exactly where I’m going to start. 500 ideas for managing an...

Benjamin Moorhouse describes three apps and e-tools which offer support and encouragement to cultivate a positive attitude to writing and get young learners to develop their writing skills.