When we began writing the book, we were thinking of the teachers we had trained to teach English. None of them were specialist teachers of English, and most of them had few opportunities to learn and use English themselves. They all taught learners who were beginners—either complete beginners or learners who were in their second or third years of learning
English. To help these teachers, we have tried to use easily understood
English. We have also tried to write the book as if we were talking
directly to the teacher. In this way, we hope the book will be friendly and easy to use.
