How do we design sentences to fit their purposes and how do we combine them to communicate complex, contextualised meanings? In this witty and incisive book, Scott Thornbury takes discourse apart to show how it is organised and how it aids communication. Starting with an examination of genre, he goes on to look at how we structure written and spoken text and how we use these structures in comprehending meaning. Scott shows how insights into discourse can - and should - affect our work as language teachers. The idea that we need to help students work 'at the level of text' as well as make correct sentences is not a new one. But here you will find suggestions - backed up by practical, fun activities - for how you can achieve this in your classroom.

All the titles in our Books for Teachers series have been written to expand and develop the skills used by English language teachers. Equally suited to both new teachers and seasoned professionals, the series covers topics ranging from cutting-edge methodology developments to practical techniques for use in your next class. Insights from academic research are combined with hands-on experience to create books which provide solutions for real-world teaching situations.

教師書籍系列中的所有書籍都是為了擴展和發展英語教師使用的技能而編寫的。該系列同樣適合新教師和經驗豐富的專業人士，涵蓋從前端方法開發到下一堂課使用的實用技術等主題。學術研究的見解與實踐經驗相結合，創作出為現實教學情況提供解決方案的書籍。