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This book is a step-by-step guide to all the stages of writing an essay at school, college or university. The first part deals with gathering, evaluating and organising information; the second how to write effective introductions and concluding paragraphs, and the final section how to revise and edit your work. Full of practical tips and advice gleaned from years of experience as a tutor on the receiving end of essays, this is essential reading for every student or teacher. Author: Dereck Soles. (160 pages)
Level: Good guide for the Gymnasium English teacher

Academic Vocabulary in Use is a practice and reference book for anyone using, or planning to use, English for their academic work. Ideal for students of any discipline, from engineers or social scientists to business students or lawyers, it covers the key vocabulary they will come across in academic textbooks, articles, lectures and seminars. Authors: Michael McCarthy and Felicity O'Dell.
Level: Designed for students at good intermediate level and above (2.g/3.g of the gymnasium).

This course takes students from paragraph structuring to essay writing through a process approach. It teaches learners how to order and link paragraphs into cohesive and coherent essays, and to create the various paragraph types that are used in writing assignments. Academic Writing includes work on how to generate ideas, organise material, draft, review and revise written work.
There are additional sample and reference materials at the back of the book, including models of essay development and a punctuation guide.
Level: B+/Almen Studieforberedelse etc.

I fremtiden skal du give dine elever mere specifikke studieforberedende kompetencer, ikke mindst evnen til at tilegne sig stof på engelsk indenfor forskellige fagområder: This book deals with all aspects of academic writing, through advice and exercises based on a wide range of material. Easy to select what you need. Chapters such as: Structure and Cohesion; Narrative; Definitions; Comparison and Contrast; Generalisation, Qualification and Caution; Interpretation of Data; Discussion; Academic Style. Appendices (e.g. Basic Framework for a Research Report). Key to Exercises.
Level: Gymnasiet o.l./Almen Studieforberedelse etc.

New edition: This vocabulary textbook gives advanced students the advantage they need to succeed in an academic environment. Through excerpts from college texts and well-crafted exercises, English learners study the Academic Word List – the most frequently used words in academic texts. To help students reach a fuller understanding of the new vocabulary, each chapter provides a series of exercises on word meanings, word families, and collocation.
Level: Gymnasium students planning a course of English-language higher education

Features

• Seven units focus on subject areas, such as social change, consumer behavior, natural resources and music.
• Each main chapter carefully recycles the target words four times in reading passages and vocabulary-building exercises.
• NEW!  Reading Strategies are designed to give students the tools they need to better comprehend the materials they read. (Activities include recognizing an author’s point of view and synthesizing information from multiple readings.)
• The collocations exercises reflect how academic words are actually used in real contexts.
• Expanding the Topic sections provide additional reading, discussion, and writing activities.
• Strategy Practice chapters offer tips for dictionary usage and ways of expanding students’ word knowledge.

Free of charge

Level of Book 1: approximately 1st year of gymnasium

Level of Book 2: approximately 2nd year of gymnasium

Level of Book 3: approximately 3rd year of gymnasium

Edition without answer key for classroom use:

The Science Vocabulary Practice Book and CD-ROM helps students to learn scientific vocabulary. It is both an easy-to-use reference tool with clear glossaries — and a practice book with activities that practise the vocabulary in context. Topics covered include: Living organisms; Heredity; Photosynthesis; Nutrition; Health and Safety; Digestion in humans; Temperature, thermometers and heat transfer; Energy sources and pollution; Electricity and magnetism; Chemicals, Metals and plastics; Light and sight; Solar system.
Level: A+/Preparation for students planning to study scientific subjects in higher education in English/Language Schools/In-House courses

This is a user-friendly practical guide which is aimed at helping students maximize their potential during their time at university. It provides resources to help them develop a wide range of good study habits. The book contains sensible suggestions, self-check tables and lots of illustrations. For the English teacher its main attraction is the many checklists about written English: “Structuring an Essay”; “Framework for an argumentative essay”; “Framework for a ‘compare and contrast’ essay”; “Characteristics of reports”; “Writing a case study” etc. Author: Stella Cottrell. (295 pages)
Level: A Teacher's Resource/Library/depot

Contents: Preparing for university — Identifying your skills — Intelligence and learning — The CREAM strategy for learning — Working with others — Research skills — Writing for university — Developing your writing — Projects, dissertations, reports and case studies — Critical analytical thinking — Memory — Revision and exams — Planning your next move.

Write on Track helps students develop their thinking and writing skills and offers a practical and helpful guide to writing essays in an academic environment. The language is jargon-free, presenting this often complex subject in a simple but comprehensive form.
Level: Gymnasium

• The language is accessible to learners with English as a second language.
• The design will appeal to visual as well as verbal learners.
• Practical activities encourage skills development and an understanding of underlying principles.
• Short sections, with ‘checkpoint’ exercises and activities between each section to stimulate thought and review.
• Summary tables and ‘check your understanding’ quizzes encourage the student to retain what he/she has read.
• ‘Train your mind’ exercises suggest things the reader can do for ongoing improvement.

• Focus on particular aspects of paragraph writing, such as topics, style, and development
• Writing support to help students with brainstorming, organizing ideas, writing topic sentences, and supporting their ideas
• Language support to help them with vocabulary, grammar, and punctuation
• Guidance on reviewing their own and their classmates’ writing in order to make revisions
• Structured writing assignments at the end of each unit