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Inspired to Write
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by Warren Wilson
With illustrations by Jan Barger
B5; 66
pp
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Inspired to Write offers ESL/EFL teachers
and beginning students a straightforward,
user-friendly textbook designed to provide increased
writing practice and the feedback students need to
strengthen their reading/writing skills in an
active, student-centered classroom.
Ten engaging units include sentence practice and
essay writing on topics such as describing places,
talking about family, and relating personal
experiences. By the end of the semester, students
will have created dozens of written questions and
statements related to the readings as well as ten to
twenty essays.
The book features:
• A student-centered approach featuring pair- and
group-work activities
• Plenty of in-class writing practice with immediate
feedback from the teacher
• Writing tasks that are challenging yet doable for
low-level students
• Engaging illustrations that complement the
passages and writing tasks
Use this book for:
- University ESL/EFL courses
- General ESL/EFL adult classes
- Preparation courses for overseas study
- Large and small classes from low to high
beginning proficiency level
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About the Author
Warren Wilson teaches English at the State
University of New York. He taught in Tokyo for six
years and has worked in and around New York City for
over thirty years. While living in Japan, he
co-authored the FIFTY-FIFTY series of textbooks. He
now lives in a rural community in upstate New York.
Jan Barger has written and illustrated nine picture
books and has illustrated over twenty books for
other authors, including IN THE DRIVING SEAT by
Fiona Wall Minami published by Perceptia Press.
Originally from Little Rock, Arkansas, she now lives
in East Sussex.
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