- English for Translation is designed for people who need to acquire and practise translation skills. It is suitable for students in higher or further education, trainee teachers, translators or interpreters.

- The emphasis is placed on translation practice - the hands-on approach - without neglecting the theory.

- A wide range of translation areas are covered - business, the press, science and technology, literature, etc, - a great variety of material dealing with the many different types of text and problems encountered by the translator.

- English for Translation is also :

- a key/corrige which gives answers to all the exercises (providing suggested translations for all the translation passages) and elucidates certain points of difficulty.

- a cassette of the "listening" activities in the book which are aimed principally at providing practice in consecutive translation.