10 great ELT books your Mum could get you for Xmas

10 really useful books for English teachers... Your Mum (or your Gran) always buys you socks for Christmas, or knits you scarves in colours you wouldn't be seen dead wearing? Here's some better ideas...

In each case, I've provided the Amazon.co.uk link, if you want a copy (free p+p if it's going to a UK address).

1. The most useful ELT book I've ever read... 1000+ Pictures for Teachers to Copy, Andrew Wright (Longman ELT) [Amazon]
2. A book you really should read... How Languages Are Learned, Patsy Lightbown and Nina Spada (OUP) [Amazon]
3. A book you really need to read if you teach them... Teaching Languages to Young Learners, Lynne Cameron (CUP) [Amazon]
4. Try it, kids love it... Drama with Children, Sarah Phillips (OUP), [Amazon]
5. Kids love this too -- and you want stories, not "games", if you ask me... Storytelling with Children, Andrew Wright [Amazon]
6. For any of you doing private classes... One to One: A Teacher's Handbook, Peter Wilberg (LTP) [Amazon]
7. A great introduction to another specialised field... Teaching Business English, Mark Ellis and Christine Johnson (OUP) [Amazon]
8. Vocab, not grammar, is what is really vital, some people say... How to Teach Vocabulary, Scott Thornbury [Amazon]
9. No, I really want to spend Christmas reading a really good, useful book about grammar... Teaching Tenses: Ideas for Presenting and Practising Tenses in English, Rosemary Aitken (ELB Publishing) [Amazon]
10. Need to teach yourself English grammar...? About Language, Scott Thornbury [Amazon]

Now all you need to do is get your Gran on to Amazon!