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Acknowledgements

I owe a great debt to Gillian Lazar for the extremely meticulous and valuable comments she
has made on every single unit in the book, and also for her continued support and
encouragement. Others have reported on parts of the manuscript, and for their valuable and
supportive feedback I would also like to thank: Phillip N. Hewitt, Mike McCarthy,
Geraldine Mark, Karl E. Schuhmacher, Roy Sprenger, Liz Walter.
Much of the material has been piloted in different parts of the world. I would like to thank
Mark Appleby (Barcelona, Spain), Helen Barnes (British Council, Barcelona, Spain), Frank
Carney (British Council, Pozan, Poland}, Cliff Parry (British Council, Athens, Greece), Chris
Powell (International House, Pisa, Italy), Sean Power (ELCRA Bell S.A., Geneva,
Switzerland), Pat Rich (British Council, Barcelona, Spain), Karen Williams (British Council,
Barcelona, Spain). Sean Power and Mark Appleby have not only given me very useful
feedback but also valuable suggestions for improving the material.
Geraldine Mark has not only commented on the material, she has also edited it, and with
remarkable incisiveness, efficiency, and constant good humour. My thanks to her.
At Cambridge University Press, I would like to thank Jeanne McCarten for the inspiration
behind this project; Néirin Burke for all her work in organising reports and piloting; and
Isabella Wigan for her work in collating the final stages of the project.

On the production side, 1 would like to thank Randell Harris and Nick Newton for their
design, Peter Byatt for his illustrations, and the rest of the team at Cambridge University
Press.
Finally my thanks, as always, to Ruth Gairns for her support, advice and encouragement.

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