Praise for the first edition: 'This is a very good book, written by someone who clearly knows the job of English teaching.' -- NATE 'However you see yourself as an English teacher there is something in this compact and intelligent book for you. What Trevor Wright does is to keenly focus on interactive and practical approaches to teaching English and gives superb examples of good practice ...Buy this book, it will be money well spent!' -- Ross Cotter, Reviewed on Amazon 'This text offers plenty of detailed, practical advice for managing the learning in the classroom while also tackling the more demanding, bigger issues facing English teachers. It is full of good sense, is thoroughly engaging and inspires one to teach.' -- Literacy 5 star rated Amazon customer reviews of How to be a Brilliant English Teacher: 'Compact and intelligent...Buy this book, it will be money well spent!' 'I'm finding it hard to put down and I've not skipped any pages so far!' 'No matter what stage you are at, this book is fantastic. It is extremely accessible and informative with excellent ideas. Superb.' 'Trevor Wright will help you to put those ideas you have for your class/lesson into practice and show you how to make an ordinary lesson into a brilliant lesson. I highly recommend it.' 'This is book is absolutely brilliant...A must for everyone.' This second edition of Trevor Wright's hugely popular book is packed with practical advice drawn from his extensive and successful experience as an English teacher, examiner and teacher trainer. It is accessible and very readable, and may be dipped into for innovative lesson ideas or read from cover to cover as a short, enjoyable course. Fully updated in light of changes since the first edition, the chapters effortlessly combine sound theoretical principles with exciting practical suggestions for the classroom, tackling tricky areas such as: Starting with Shakespeare Effective planning and assessment Learning to love objectives Working with poetry, small texts and big texts Managing differentiation Drama Trainee teachers will find support and inspiration in this cheerful little book and practising English teachers can use it as an empowering self-help guide for improving their skills. Trevor Wright addresses many of the anxieties that English teachers face, offering focused and realistic solutions.