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Mark Foley

Mark Foley is a prolific ELT writer and has co-authored Longman Advanced Learners’ Grammar and Distinction English for Advanced Learners among many others. Before becoming a teacher in 1981, Mark was an architect and earned a Master’s Degree in Architectural History. Mark is the co-author of the Elementary level of Total English.

 

 

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
My life as it is now!

   
 

What has teaching taught you?
What you put in is what you get out.

   
 

How did you get into ELT?
I was training to be a secondary school English teacher and did an ELT course and fell in love with it.

   
 
What is your greatest extravagance?
Lots of traveling.
   
 
What is your favourite word?
Baroque.
   
 
What is the trait you most dislike in yourself?
Laziness.
   
 
What is the trait you most dislike in others?
Hypocrisy.
   
 
What is your favourite feature of Total English?
The communication tasks.
   
 
What 3 words best describe your lessons?
Serious but enjoyable.
   
 
In which countries have you taught?
England, Spain.
   
 
Where is your favourite holiday destination?
Thailand.
   
 
Which words or phrases do you most over-use?
“Actually.”
   
 
What would your personal motto be?
Never say never.

 

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