--- product_id: 49529324 title: "Teaching English Grammar: What to Teach and How to Teach it" price: "$124.03" currency: USD in_stock: false reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.us/products/49529324-teaching-english-grammar-what-to-teach-and-how-to-teach store_origin: US region: United States of America --- # Teaching English Grammar: What to Teach and How to Teach it **Price:** $124.03 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Teaching English Grammar: What to Teach and How to Teach it - **How much does it cost?** $124.03 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.us](https://www.desertcart.us/products/49529324-teaching-english-grammar-what-to-teach-and-how-to-teach) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Buy Teaching English Grammar: What to Teach and How to Teach it 1 by Jim Scrivener (ISBN: 9780230723214) from desertcart's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Review: Excellent resource to supplement, rather than substitute for, a main course text - Providing you are using it in the manner intended, obviously, Jim Scrivener’s “Teaching English Grammar” is an excellent resource and highly recommended. The reason for the caveat is that in terms of practical use, it isn’t designed to be a core teaching text for students of English (although as a core for teaching English teachers, it is arguably more central). This means that it’s not a book designed to start at page one and to use it as a basis for a language course. In fact, the most likely use for this book is as a supplement to a core teaching text to provide clear explanations of problems and provide some alternative exercises. Short chapters are organised around specific pieces of grammar (eg countable and uncountable nouns). Scrivener starts each with a summary of the form of the grammar (very helpful), ideas about presenting this topic, exercises to teach practice, concept checking questions, and often thoughts on meaning and use and common problem areas that students have. All is presented in a clear and practical format. There is no index, which is a bit of a shame, but otherwise it’s a good teaching resource. It’s not an academic treatise on grammar covering all aspects, and it might have been helpful to give more indication (there is some) of which is most appropriate for different levels of student fluency. With each topic, you will want to treat it like a menu rather than a recipe - pick a few exercises or, indeed, explanations. I guess what I’m saying is it will help you with ideas for explaining and teaching but won’t help you (much) to plan a course of work for students. I have found it more readable and practical than some of the more extensive tomes that are out there. Even so, just a cursory glance at some of the subjects will soon make you realise how frustrating the English language can be. It’s also worth noting that Scrivener’s emphasis is on common usage rather than grammatical purity - which is, by and large, a very good thing. So, as long as you don't expect either a substitute course plan or a comprehensive guide to all aspects of English grammar, then this is an excellent book and far clearer, and slightly less "dry" than others that I have seen. Review: Where has this book been all my life? - Or rather, during the last two years for me as an ESL teacher. Immensely practical, well laid out, and clear. It doesn't just include lesson plans, but a number of different ways of teaching various points, all of which can be adapted. It's exactly what I'd been looking for. Concept questions, role play ideas and even sketches for board drawings are included (these last are particularly inspiring). Grammar presentation is so often inadequate in most of the textbooks I use, but this book really helps to answer all of the 'Why's, and the 'Can I say [insert weird-sounding English sentence]? Why not?' I expect I'll be using this book a lot in future, I only wish I'd bought it earlier instead of Martin Parrott's dry-as-a-bone 'Grammar for English Language Teachers'. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 488,361 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 29 in Business English 71 in English Resource Books for Teachers 886 in English as a Foreign Language Exams | | Customer reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (294) | | Dimensions | 19 x 1.7 x 24.6 cm | | Edition | 1st | | ISBN-10 | 0230723217 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0230723214 | | Item weight | 572 g | | Language | English | | Print length | 288 pages | | Publication date | 5 July 2010 | | Publisher | Macmillan Education | ## Images ![Teaching English Grammar: What to Teach and How to Teach it - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81o6RtnHf4L.jpg) ![Teaching English Grammar: What to Teach and How to Teach it - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41ZJBPSXDjS.jpg) ![Teaching English Grammar: What to Teach and How to Teach it - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31+O+6QDijS.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent resource to supplement, rather than substitute for, a main course text *by R***E on 19 May 2014* Providing you are using it in the manner intended, obviously, Jim Scrivener’s “Teaching English Grammar” is an excellent resource and highly recommended. The reason for the caveat is that in terms of practical use, it isn’t designed to be a core teaching text for students of English (although as a core for teaching English teachers, it is arguably more central). This means that it’s not a book designed to start at page one and to use it as a basis for a language course. In fact, the most likely use for this book is as a supplement to a core teaching text to provide clear explanations of problems and provide some alternative exercises. Short chapters are organised around specific pieces of grammar (eg countable and uncountable nouns). Scrivener starts each with a summary of the form of the grammar (very helpful), ideas about presenting this topic, exercises to teach practice, concept checking questions, and often thoughts on meaning and use and common problem areas that students have. All is presented in a clear and practical format. There is no index, which is a bit of a shame, but otherwise it’s a good teaching resource. It’s not an academic treatise on grammar covering all aspects, and it might have been helpful to give more indication (there is some) of which is most appropriate for different levels of student fluency. With each topic, you will want to treat it like a menu rather than a recipe - pick a few exercises or, indeed, explanations. I guess what I’m saying is it will help you with ideas for explaining and teaching but won’t help you (much) to plan a course of work for students. I have found it more readable and practical than some of the more extensive tomes that are out there. Even so, just a cursory glance at some of the subjects will soon make you realise how frustrating the English language can be. It’s also worth noting that Scrivener’s emphasis is on common usage rather than grammatical purity - which is, by and large, a very good thing. So, as long as you don't expect either a substitute course plan or a comprehensive guide to all aspects of English grammar, then this is an excellent book and far clearer, and slightly less "dry" than others that I have seen. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Where has this book been all my life? *by F***T on 14 June 2013* Or rather, during the last two years for me as an ESL teacher. Immensely practical, well laid out, and clear. It doesn't just include lesson plans, but a number of different ways of teaching various points, all of which can be adapted. It's exactly what I'd been looking for. Concept questions, role play ideas and even sketches for board drawings are included (these last are particularly inspiring). Grammar presentation is so often inadequate in most of the textbooks I use, but this book really helps to answer all of the 'Why's, and the 'Can I say [insert weird-sounding English sentence]? Why not?' I expect I'll be using this book a lot in future, I only wish I'd bought it earlier instead of Martin Parrott's dry-as-a-bone 'Grammar for English Language Teachers'. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Worth every penny *by V***D on 23 July 2015* I bought this just before starting my CELTA course, I had already purchased Scrivener's 'Learning Teaching' and desperately needed help with my grammar studies so went for his 'Teaching English Grammar'. It really helped with my teacher practice lessons as it explained grammar points to me so clearly I was able to teach these fundamental grammar without huge issues. The book offers other guidelines such as what ESOL/EFL students have difficulties with when studying the English language so again this was of help with the lessons plans 'anticipated problems'. Worth every penny, even the CELTA course tutors recommended this book for trainee teachers. ## Frequently Bought Together - Teaching English Grammar: What to Teach and How to Teach it - Grammar for English Language Teachers --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.us/products/49529324-teaching-english-grammar-what-to-teach-and-how-to-teach](https://www.desertcart.us/products/49529324-teaching-english-grammar-what-to-teach-and-how-to-teach) --- *Product available on Desertcart United States of America* *Store origin: US* *Last updated: 2026-05-20*