{"id":497,"date":"2026-04-22T20:57:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T18:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yourenglishguide.com\/?page_id=497"},"modified":"2026-05-30T07:25:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T05:25:38","slug":"books-materials","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/yourenglishguide.com\/?page_id=497","title":{"rendered":"Books & Materials"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Print still wins for grammar reference, vocabulary depth, and exam prep. Here are the titles worth your shelf space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BOOK<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

English Grammar in Use<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Murphy classic – still the gold standard for self -study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more \u2192<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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BOOK<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oxford Picture Dictionary<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visual vocabulary builder for beginner and young learners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more \u2192<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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BOOK<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Practical English Usage<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Swan’s reference – every teacher’s go-to grammar Q&A.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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TEFL Courses<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Printable practice for grammar, pronunciation and converstaion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Where to teach online – payouts, hours and reality checks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Language apps tested by real learners – Duolingo to ELSA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Desktop and web tools that make learning and teaching easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Flights, housing and insurance for teachers abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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REVIEWS Books & Materials Print still wins for grammar reference, vocabulary depth, and exam prep. Here are the titles worth your shelf space. Recommended Titles BOOK English Grammar in Use The Murphy classic – still the gold standard for self -study. Read more \u2192 BOOK Oxford Picture Dictionary Visual vocabulary builder for beginner and young […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-497","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yourenglishguide.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/497","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yourenglishguide.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yourenglishguide.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yourenglishguide.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yourenglishguide.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=497"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/yourenglishguide.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/497\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":712,"href":"https:\/\/yourenglishguide.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/497\/revisions\/712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yourenglishguide.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}