Comparison of three textbooks

Comparison of three textboo

for the secondary grammar

for the secondary gramm

school

scho

New Headway

New Headw

Blueprint

Blue

Matrix

Ma

Intermediate level

Intermediate

We are going to deal with:

• The image of the book

The image of the b

• System of its division

System of its divi

• Language of the book

Language of the bo

Vocabulary

Vocabu

• Grammar & practical grammar exercises

Grammar & practical grammar exerci

• Skills

S

• Information about the English speaking

Information about the English speaki

countries

count

• Marks for the books

Marks for the b

The image of the books

• All the books are

All the books ar

blue

b

• The biggest book is

The biggest book

Headway

Headw

• The smallest is

The smalles

Blueprint

Blue

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

Blueprint
Headway
Matrix

System of the book division

• Every book is divided into

Every book is divided int

units

u

• The number of pages in each unit

The number of pages in each uni

differs

diff

:

Blueprint

Bluepr

(2-3)

(2-

Headway (9-12)

Headway (9-1

Matrix (

Mat

12-14)

12-1

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

Blueprint
Headway
Matrix

Language of the book &

Language of the book &

vocabulary

vocabu

All of these book are very rich in vocabulary;

All of these book are very rich in vocabula

the richest and hardest to understand is Matrix

the richest and hardest to understand is M

• Blueprint -

Blueprin new words

new w

, everyday expressions

everyday expressio

• Headway -

Headw

everyday expressions, a lot of new

everyday expressions, a lot of ne

words, phrasal verbs

words, phrasal ve

• Matrix -

Mat

scarcely used words,

scarcely used wor

rich vocabulary,

rich vocabula

phrasal verbs, idioms

phrasal verbs, idio

,

+ wordlist

+ wordl

Grammar & practical grammar

Grammar & practical gramm

exercises

exerc

Where is the

Where is t

grammar

gramm

explained?

explain

Where are the

Where are t

exercises

exercise

placed?

plac

Blueprint

Blue

In each unit

In each un

(set of units)

(set of un

Special pages

Special pa

Headway

Headw

Grammar

Gramm

reference

refer

In each unit

In each

Matrix

Ma

Grammar

Gramm

reference

refer

Special pages

Special pa

Skills

• As we already know:

As we already kno

• Very well developed

Very well develo

in all of these books

in all of these bo

(and all units)

(and all un

listening

liste

reading

rea

speaking

spea

writing

wr

Listening

Listen

• Students may appreciate the tapescript at the

Students may appreciate the tapescript at t

end of Headway, otherwise all the books are

end of Headway, otherwise all the books

equally good

equally g

• Exercises for: - filling in the missing words

Exercises for: - filling in the missing w

- true or false exercises

- true or false exerc

- comprehension

- comprehen

questions

Speaking

Speakin

• Discussions about problems

Discussions about proble

• Asking and explaining

Asking and explai

• Comments to some interesting topics

Comments to some interesting topi

(previous reading)

(previous read

Reading

Read

• Stories

Sto

• Comprehension questions

Comprehension questio

• New words

New wo

• Broadens knowledge

Broadens knowl

Writing

Wri

• formal and informal letters,

formal and informal letter

• descriptive writing,

descriptive writin

• writing a narrative,

writing a narrati

• sending a fax,

sending a fa

• filling in a form,

filling in a for

• dialogues,

dialogu

• note of welcome and explanation

note of welcome and explana

Information about the English

Information about the Englis

speaking countries

speaking countr

All of these books give us information

All of these books give us informa

about Britain, U.S., famous English

and American people (e.g. Dickens),

literature (David Copperfield), habits

literature (David Copperfi

(cuisine), national characteristics.

BUT they all could give more!!!

Blueprin

Blue

t

Headway

Headw

Matri

M

x

Image of the book

Image of the b

1

1

1

Division of the book

Division of the bo

3

2

1

Language

Langu

2

2

1*

Vocabulary

Vocabula

2

2

1*

Grammar

Gramm

2

1

2

Grammar exercises

Grammar exerc

1*

2

1

Listening

Listen

1

1

1

Reading

Read

1

1

1

Speaking

Spea

1

1

1

Writing

W

1

1

1

Information about

Information abo

ESC

Not bad, but could be

Not bad, but could

more

m

Thank you for your

attention!

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