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English for Academics Book 2 Teacher’s Guide
© Cambridge University Press and British Council Russia 2015
www.cambridge.org/elt/english-for-academics
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Lesson 1
Module 2
3 The author refers to a previous book by Stewart and ‘many 
texts on undertaking research’.
4 The book focuses on competencies, learning and talent 
development in HR whereas the last chapter is devoted to 
research approaches and methodologies.
5 The author of the review avoids mentioning herself. She does it 
in an indirect way only once saying ‘as a personal preference’.
6 Ask learners to skim Text 2 and to say if both reviews 
are neutral, positive or negative.
Answers
Text 1 is mostly positive. Text 2 is extremely negative.
7 The purpose of this activity is to focus on the features of 
books which are often taken into account when writing a 
book review.
Suggested answers
Learning and Talent 
Development
Families in Today’s World:
A Comparative Approach
Type
• course book
• course book
Application
• for professional development 
and research
• for university education
Readership
• teaching staff and students 
(working professionals)
• students of sociology of family
Features of 
contents
• section on educational 
partnerships
• critical questions
• chapter on research 
approaches and methodologies
• no questions or definitions 
of terms 
• no theories
• no global focus
Features of 
structure
• table of chapters and learning 
outcomes
• overview in the introduction
• case illustrations and questions 
at the end of each chapter
• format does not utilize 
traditional textbook format
of sidebars
• no charts, graphs or photos