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PearsonLOngman do a coursebook called Market Leader which I find quite good. http://www.market-leader.net/
I've also used a scheme called Intelligent Business http://www.pearsonlongman.com/intelligent_business/ also by Pearson Longman which has good stuff in it.

Pronunciation tips with native Spanish learners I have a native Spanish upper intermediate srudent. He has some problems with s and sh, although both these exist in his first language. However, the z sound does not. Any tips for how to explain how to make this sound? Also, he tends to lack clarity i...

Pronunciation tips with native Spanish learners I have a native Spanish upper intermediate srudent. He has some problems with s and sh, although both these exist in his first language. However, the z sound does not. Any tips for how to explain how to make this sound? Also, he tends to lack clarity i...

Pronunciation tips with native Spanish learners I have a native Spanish upper intermediate srudent. He has some problems with s and sh, although both these exist in his first language. However, the z sound does not. Any tips for how to explain how to make this sound? Also, he tends to lack clarity i...

I have a native Spanish upper internediate. he has some problems with s and sh, although both these exist in his first language.
However, the z sound does not. Any tips for how to explain how to make this sound?

I think that here we have an interesting place where language and culture meet, perhaps uncomfortably. For a teacher to say "I don't know. I'll research it and cover it next week" may be unacceptable in the part of Chinese culture you are working in. In Spain, I'd have no problem offering that posit...

I think that here we have an interesting place where language and culture meet, perhaps uncomfortably. For a teacher to say "I don't know. I'll research it and cover it next week" may be unacceptable in the part of Chinese culture you are working in. In Spain, I'd have no problem offering that posit...

Distance DELTA - pre-course reading - any suggestions? I'm due to begin the 9 month Distance Delta this September 2009. I'm interested to hear any tips and notes on the best pre-course reading I can do. I'll be on holiday most of July & August, so I can easily spend 10+ hours per week reading. Are t...