Identifying medical problems, calling in sick, should & shouldn’t, making an appointment, checking in at the doctor’s office, personal information questions, forms, doctor’s commands. 247 pages. The author’s favourite! Pre-lit to high level 1.
| Buy PDF for $8.00 |
The Housing Repair Dialog Card Game contains teaching instructions and student handouts for repair problems and repairman names, plus 8 card decks on different-coloured card stock. (You need 2 decks per group of 3 to 5 students.)
To play, students take turns asking another student in the group what the problem is. For example, S1 says, Hi Lee, what’s the matter? and S2 states a problem based on a card they have: My sink is leaking. If S1 has the same card, they say, Me too! But if he doesn’t have the same card, he must give appropriate advice: Maybe you should call a plumber. There are dialog suggestions for Levels 1 to 3, along with substitution suggestions for giving advice and responding to problems. (For literacy, we recommend using the dialog from our Housing for Literacy binder).
Objective: oral fluency in identifying repair problems and giving advice.
Price $4.00
To order: Order through the website by clicking the “Add to Cart” button, or find out other ways to order.
The Food Dialog Card Game contains teaching instructions and a handy student handout for 24 common food items by supermarket section plus 8 card decks on different-coloured card stock. (You need 2 decks per group of 3 to 5 students.)
To play, students take turns asking another student in the group where a food item is based on a card they have. For example, S1 says, Excuse me, where are the carrots? If S1 has the same card, they say, The carrots? They’re in the produce section. But if he doesn’t have the same card, he must give a negative answer: The carrots? I’m sorry, I don’t know. There are dialog suggestions for Levels 1 to 3, along with substitution suggestions for asking for location, and expressing and responding to thank-yous.
Objective: oral fluency in asking for location of food in a supermarket using count/non-count and expressing and responding to thank-yous.
Price $4.00
To order: Order through the website by clicking the “Add to Cart” button, or find out other ways to order.
The Sports and Hobbies Dialog Card Game contains teaching instructions and a handy student handout for 24 common sports and hobbies plus 8 card decks on different-coloured card stock. (You need 2 decks per group of 3 to 5 students.)
To play, students take turns inviting another student in the group based on a card they have. For example, S1 says, Do you like to play basketball? and Would you like to play basketball with us? If S1 has the same card, they accept the invitation. But if he doesn’t have the same card, he must politely turn it down. There are dialog suggestions for Levels 1 to 3, along with substitution suggestions for inviting, accepting and rejecting.
NOTE: You can also use this game to contrast the present and past:
Do you ever…? Did you … when you were young?
Objective: Oral fluency in giving and accepting or turning down invitations. Identifying sports using “play” or “go”.
Talking about which sports and hobbies you do now and did as a child.
Price $4.00
To order: Order through the website by clicking the “Add to Cart” button, or find out other ways to order.
The Verbs for Beginners Dialog Card Game contains teaching instructions and a handy student handout for 24 common verbs plus 8 card decks on different-coloured card stock. (You need 2 decks per group of 3 to 5 students.)
To play, students take turns asking another student in the group a question based on a card they have. If S1 has the same card, they give an affirmative answer. But if he doesn’t have the same card, he must give a negative answer.
Use to practice questions and answers with a specific verb tense or to contrast two verb tenses.
Present Simple: Do you ___ every day? What/When…do you ___?
Present Simple vs Simple Past: Do usually ___? Did you ___ yesterday?
Present Continuous: Are you busy? What are you doing?
Present Simple vs. Present Continuous: Do you ___ every day? Are you ___ing right now?
Past: Did you ___ yesterday? (+ additional Wh- question)
Future: Are you going to… (+ additional Wh- question)
Present vs. Future Do you usually ___? Are you going to ___ tomorrow?
Present Perfect Have you ___ yet? (+s extra question such as: When are you going to __? or When did you __?)
Price $4.00
To order: Order through the website by clicking the “Add to Cart” button, or find out other ways to order.
— Based on the old “Neighbourhood Places”, but revised and expanded by over 350 extra pages (for a total of 567 pages) with an added section on Transit and the library.
Covers neighbourhood places, directions and community centres. Includes photocopiable student work-sheets, game and activity masters, songs, mixers, field trip worksheets, grammar handouts, phonics worksheets, and so much more, with handouts and teaching suggestions that allow you to adjust your lessons to any class. Stories are presented in literacy reader format (with copy master included) as well as column format for level one. Annotated index includes teaching and follow-up suggestions.
— Two months’ worth of lesson plans. Some activities suitable for L. 2-3.
— Photocopiable* worksheets and activity masters (*for classroom use at one address).
Plus jazz chants, dialogs, maps, worksheets, game masters and more: for interactive and student-focused lessons that your students will love.
For mid to high level one, we recommend using our Success in Teaching Pronunciation to Levels 1 & 2 with this book.
Price $16.00
Description:Success in… Teacher’s Guide and Activity, 3rd Ed., 2017
— New 3rd edition: 100 extra pages for the same low price of $56.
— 6 units for high 1 to 3: Going to the Doctor, Emergencies, Shopping for Food, Going to the Hospital, Airport Check-Ins, and Border Crossings
— 6 photocopiable student workbooks,worksheets and activity masters — 2 CDs, with extra listening activities for Books 4 and 6 –FREE downloads of the student audio tracks from our website — page by page teaching hints and follow-up suggestions — 546 pages (over a hundred more pages)
What’s new:
Book 6: Crossing the Border (97 additional pages) (formerly called “Customs & Immigration”) Both the Teacher’s Guide and Student Workbook have been rewritten to reflect the current Customs rules (as of January 2017) and extra worksheets have been added.
Book 5: Airport Check-Ins (9 additional pages) — Unit review quizzes and a section on using the online Transit Trip Planner to get to YVR. Book 4: Going to the Hospital (24 additional pages) — a new unit review board game and unit quiz– 10 pages of listening activities for weekly review of each section
Student Books
Books 1-5 are essentially the same, with added vocabulary pages at the back. Book 6 has been rewritten and expanded.
Audio Track Changes: New audio tracks for Book 4 and Book 6, including a brilliant new rendition of the song by our favourite BC artist, Antonia Robertson. This will be the cornerstone of your ESL resource cabinet for levels one to three. Using the binder you can adjust the topics up or down to suit your class level. (See individual workbook descriptions and indexes for more on the levels.) price $62.00
NOTE: If you recently purchased the 2nd Ed., contact us to receive a free PDF replacement of Book 6 or the binder at a reduced rate.
Weather for Literacy: I’m SO Cold
Description: This book focuses on WEATHER and SHOPPING FOR WINTER CLOTHES. It contains 74 pages of student handouts, activity masters and large flashcards, a teacher’s guide with a 1 week sample lesson plan, a CD, a Literacy reader “I’m SO Cold” with the copy master. Photocopiable!
Price $6.00
Holidays for Literacy (& Low 1)
Description: The ultimate resource binder covering Canadian holidays and ethnic festivals, with follow-up exercises, 15 reader copy masters, phonics, card games, board games, grammar worksheets, and more! Over 700 pages, covering such holidays and ethnic festivals as Canada Day, Remembrance Day, Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, Diwali, Ramadan, Vaisakhi, Halloween, and Valentines Day.
Success in Teaching Pronunciation to Levels 1 & 2
Description: Students learn to “see a new word, say a new word”. This teacher’s book contains complete “how to” instructions plus game and activity masters.
To order: Order through the website by clicking the “Add to Cart” button
Reviews: “This book is an excellent resource in teaching pronunciation to lower level ESL learners for both class use and self-study…” — Annie Lin. Read the full review on ELMO – Exemplary Literacy Materials Online Reviews.
WordPress Lucidity Catalog by SDAC Inc.
