The Essential English Skills Year 9 & 10 Teacher CD-ROM supports the Essential English Skills Year 9 and 10 student books. It contains the answers to the exercises in both books. Essential English Skills for Years 9 & 10 explores three core areas of literacy: * Language skills - 10 units at each level focusing on spelling, grammar and vocabulary * Reading skills - 10 units at each level focusing on the essential elements of different text types and how to read them * Writing skills - 10 units at each level focusing on how to prepare different written pieces. Each unit of work employs a consistent methodology designed to ensure optimum benefit to all students, including: * A teaching page that explains the basic concept * An entry-level exercise page that reinforces the basic concept for all students * A mid-level exercise page for most students * A high-level exercise page for the most able students

 

This book was published 2007 by Cambridge University Press .

Rosemary O'Shea has decades of teaching experience in Victorian schools. She has taught English at all levels and has been for many years English Co-ordinator of a large private school. She is also the author of the textbook Analysis and Argument. Alison Rucco has decades of teaching experience in both state and private schools. She has taught English at all levels, from primary to year 12, and is a long-time marker at Year 12 and in Australia-wide standardized tests.