At last! ESL Book Club books are now in paperback format
ESL Book Club paperbacks are now available They’re finally ready! After a little printing hiccup, I have paperbacks! Remind us what these are again? They’re Book Club books – stories designed to be read and discussed by learners of English, but with questions at the end of each chapter, rather than at the end of the book. The pdf versions … Continue reading
Super ESL Word Search: vocabulary fun
Book news! I have a new word search book out, this time at Pre-Intermediate level, with extra challenges. As you know from previous posts, I am obsessed with word puzzle books. I know these aren’t everyone’s thing, but when I see displays in the newsagent, or puzzle books in the lunchroom, I wish I could offer a simplified version to … Continue reading
Phonics for ESOL adults on YouTube
If you have high-oracy, no-literacy ESOL learners who’d like to try these Phonics for Adults videos, they’re now on YouTube. Continue reading
It’s out! Workwise English Puzzles for ESOL/EAL learners
Are you teaching a pre-employment English class, and looking for ways to review ‘workwise’ language? Workwise English Puzzles looks like a higher-level version of Extra Easy Puzzles, but as the name suggests, these photocopiable puzzles are all about pre-employment or starting a new job. It’s at Lower Intermediate to Intermediate level – aimed at learners who are either looking at … Continue reading
Maybe Next Year: from ‘ESL reader’ to ‘today’s lesson’?
“I’ve got a Social English class, so how can I use Maybe Next Year as the key material? (Oh, and I have prelim learners in with beginners, and the volunteer is going to be away…)” Sometimes we see reading materials as simply ‘reading’ – students read the story, answer the questions, do the worksheets, and we’re finished. On to the … Continue reading
