Why are 'Innovations Upper-Intermediate' by Hugh Dellar and Darryl Hocking (pictured above) and 'Innovations Advanced' by Hugh Dellar and Andrew Walkley (pictured below) my two favourite EFL coursebooks?
Well, quite simply, both books seem to balance the teaching of gambits (natural speaking expressions); phrasal verbs; and idioms well against more traditional teaching items like grammar; vocabulary; and pronunciation. Due to this, students notice that a genuine attempt is being made for them to learn/acquire a more natural kind of English rather than just some formal abstraction.
Moreover, 'Innovations Advanced' has the added attraction of containing some interesting topics that usually don't make it past politically 'correct' censorship. Indeed, this coursebook contains chapters on War; Politics; and, wait for it, even Belief/Religion. Thus, students often pick up on this as well, recognising that they're not being simply fobbed off with some moronic politically 'correct' dogma or diatribe.
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