by Phil Williams | Jun 11, 2014 | Books, Grammar
“The most realistic approach to aide in understanding the English tenses.” – Meg, Amazon review Want to know why we say “I am reading this book now”, but not “I am being happy now”? What about “We’re going...
by Phil Williams | May 16, 2014 | Books
In place of a lesson, today, I have some exciting new images for my upcoming grammar guide, The English Tenses. I enlisted the help of a local artist to produce these, following suggestions from a number of beta readers – and I am sure you will agree these...
by Phil Williams | Oct 19, 2013 | Books, Exercises, Grammar
“If you are a non-native speaker intending to write in English, YOU NEED THIS BOOK!” – Amelie Chaloux , Amazon review Word Order in English Sentences teaches effective sentence structure in English. It explains how and why English word...
by Phil Williams | Jun 24, 2013 | Books, Exercises
When teaching in a classroom setting I always had a selection of reliable textbooks. No one book really fulfils the needs of a teacher, but one of the best I found, for a comprehensive course taught in an interesting way, was the New English File series. These cover...
by Phil Williams | Mar 9, 2013 | Books, Grammar
Whenever I recommend just one English grammar book, I suggest Raymond Murphy’s English Grammar in Use. The English Grammar in Use series covers all areas, Basic, Intermediate and Advanced, though the one I find most useful is Intermediate. The large selection of...
by Phil Williams | Mar 8, 2013 | Books, Grammar, Writing skills
This book is not as well known in the UK as in America, so I discovered it quite late. But it summarises many of my personal views on good written English. In America, it is incredibly famous. It was labelled one of the All-Time 100 Nonfiction Books, the most...