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
Intermediate ‘Book Club’ readers
I promised that my next post would be about the new Book Club reading books – but only the pdf versions are ready (there’s been a hold-up with the printing of the library readers). However, I’ve decided to announce them now, before the end of the year, so that if you’re working with Intermediate learners next year, you can at … Continue reading
Book reviews: receiving, writing, teaching…
Doing a happy dance over a review of two of my word search books in the TESOLANZ news. (That’s TESOL Aotearoa New Zealand, of course.) It’s a delightful review and so nice to have, but it also reminded me of just how invaluable the newsletters and journals from our professional bodies are – and how democratic! My word puzzle fun (Easy … Continue reading
A new ESL puzzle book
Announcing the arrival of ESL Word Search Plus: Post-Beginner: another printable English Language resource that can be used for independent language reinforcement, as an extra challenge, or as a fun family activity. (It’s aimed at adults and young adults, in terms of the ‘look’ and the vocab it covers, but I know many of my students have children who love to … Continue reading
Easy ESL Wordfind Challenge: Beginner Word Search Puzzles
A puzzle book for beginners, especially those new to our script and the left to right direction of English Continue reading












