Snapshot Starter: Language Booster (Snapshot)

Abbs, Brian, Freebairn, Ingrid, Barker, Chris

ISBN 10: 0582259037 / ISBN 13: 9780582259034

Published by Pearson English Language Teaching, 1997

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Bibliographic Details

Title: Snapshot Starter: Language Booster (Snapshot)

Publisher: Pearson English Language Teaching

Publication Date: 1997

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Like New

Book Type: book

About this title

Synopsis:

• The Language Booster is a flexible resource which offers self-access material for students in a wide range of teaching situations. It is not necessary for students to work through all the material, although they can do so if they wish
• It provides substantial remedial work for slower learners, whilst challenging the more able

The Language Booster is divided into two parts:   WORKBOOK

• Gives practice in Grammar, Vocabulary, Communication, Reading and Writing
• Had exercises at three levels: Stay Cool (easy), Move On (harder) and Go For It (challenging) and has been designed for mixed ability classes
• Contains What's Wrong? error correction exercises, Study Corners for learning tips and Culture Snapshots for cross-cultural comparison
• An eight-episode serial story called Cool FM appears after every two units, with accompanying comprehension activities

  GRAMMAR BUILDER

• Grammar Highlights give further examples of the structures which are presented in each unit of the Students' Book, plus helpful additional notes
• Contains extra grammar practice activities
• The units in the Grammar Builder can be used alongside the Workbook units, or at a later stage for extra revision

About the Author:

Brian is a well-known writer of many series of best-selling ELT text books, mainly co-written with Ingrid Freebairn. He is most famous for titles such as Strategies, Discoveries, Flying Start, Blueprint, American Blueprint, and most recently, the original Snapshot.

In the course of his long career, Brian has been active in the Society of Authors and professional ELT organisations. He has taught and lectured widely in Europe, the Middle East, the Far East, Australia and Latin America. He now lives in London where he concentrates on producing materials for ELT.

Chris Barker has developed materials for the teaching of foreign languages in Britain and has written materials for magazine-based English teaching.  He worked with the British Council teaching English at the University of Belgrade, where he was involved in syllabus design.  He has also taught ESL, EFL and Adult Literacy in Britain.

Ingrid Freebairn has worked in ELT since 1978 as a teacher, teacher trainer and writer. She is co-author with Brian Abbs of the following Longman course books: Strategies, Discoveries, Blueprint and Snapshot.  She also co-authored with Hilary Rees-Parnall the Grammar ROM and the FCE Grammar ROM, also published by Longman.  In the course of her work, Ingrid has travelled widely in Europe and Latin America.