CELTA coursebooks

[justgiveemwhiskey]

Can anyone tell me if I would be prepared for the CELTA course with just the following books.

Cambridge Grammar of English by Carter R. & McCarthy M.
Learning teaching by Scrivner J.

Any other recommendations would be gratefully received

[Jaguar]

I also read 'The Practise of English Teaching' by 'Jeremy Harmer', which is basically the same thing. Don't bother reading anything else.

Anyway, the Cambridge book is good for reference, but when you have to prepare a 60 mins class for the following day, you really want something that is going to be a bit more to the point. I used 'usingenglish' for grammar reference, and all CELTA centres have a library. I also used 'Oxford A-Z of Grammar and Punctuation' by 'John Seely'. Very to the point.
Take into account that when you give a class you will only be expected to get one point across to the students. Present perfect, for example. This is where you'll have to be creative. Do you like cutting things out and sticking them together?

AND, brush up on your tenses. Active and passive.

You'll feel great at the end of your last class

Where are you going to do CELTA?

Jag

[justgiveemwhiskey]

Thanks for the advice, I will check it out. I will be doing the course here in sunny Lisbon. If the weather is good, I feel good!!