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Penny Ur
Penny was educated at the universities of Oxford (MA), Cambridge (PGCE) and Reading (MA). She emigrated to Israel in 1967, where she still lives today. Penny has thirty years’ experience as an English teacher in elementary, middle and high schools in Israel. Now retired, she has taught M.A. courses at Oranim Academic College of Education and Haifa University.
Penny has presented papers at TESOL, IATEFL and various other English teachers’ conferences worldwide. She has published a number of articles, and was for ten years the editor of the Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers series. She was awarded an OBE for services to English Language Teaching in 2013.
Her books include Five Minute Activities (co authored with Andrew Wright) (1992), Grammar Practice Activities (2nd Edition) (2009), A Course in English Language Teaching (2012), Discussions and More (2014) and Penny Ur's 100 Teaching Tips (2016), all published by Cambridge University Press.
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Penny Ur's 100 Teaching Tips
Penny Ur’s 100 Teaching Tips provides tried and tested guidance for English language teachers.
Author: Penny UrEnglish Type: International EnglishPublication date: 18/02/2016Discussions and More 2nd Edition
Oral Fluency Practice in the ClassroomAn essential resource for teachers who want to provide learners with a varied range of successful experiences speaking English at different levels.
Author: Penny UrEnglish Type: International EnglishPublication date: 27/11/2014A Course in English Language Teaching 2nd Edition
This is a comprehensive introduction to English language teaching for teachers in a variety of educational settings, including compulsory education.
Author: Penny UrEnglish Type: British EnglishPublication date: 12/04/2012Vocabulary Activities
Vocabulary Activities provides a range of activities to help students expand their vocabulary.
Author: Penny UrEnglish Type: International EnglishCEF Level: A1 - C2Publication date: 22/12/2011Active Grammar
A three-level series of grammar reference and practice books for teenage and young adult learners.
Authors: Fiona Davis, Wayne Rimmer, Jeremy Day, Mark Lloyd, Penny UrEnglish Type: British EnglishCEF Level: A1 - C2Publication date: 14/02/2011Five-Minute Activities
Five-Minute Activities is an invaluable source of ideas for language teachers.
Authors: Penny Ur, Andrew WrightEnglish Type: International EnglishPublication date: 06/02/1992UnavailableTeaching Listening Comprehension
Teaching Listening Comprehension provides a range of activities illustrating techniques appropriate for both adults and children.
Author: Penny UrEnglish Type: International EnglishPublication date: 30/03/1984
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