Practical ideas for using students' own languages within the language classroom. Translation and Own-language Activities provides structured, practical advice and guidance for using students' own languages within ELT classrooms. Taking into account both the growing interest and concerns about use of translation in English lessons, the book presents effective ways of integrating carefully chosen activities, covering themes such as tools, language skills, language focus and techniques. The practical activities range from using bilingual dictionaries to translating long texts, with a number of tasks drawing on easy-to-use web tools. The book also considers the relationship between translation and intercultural understanding.

Essential vocabulary and phrases are presented through realistic dialogues or texts. Helpful language notes highlight and reinforce the key language points. A variety of enjoyable practice exercises consolidate language at the end of each unit. A glossary section with space for translation into students own language. Recordings of all the dialogues on CD provide useful speaking models.

Primary Booster is an exciting new series designed to accompany any primary course. It helps young learners develop and consolidate their language skills in a fun and engaging way, as they boost their confidence and become independent learners. Primary Booster features: A variety of topics and graded activities. Interesting and enjoyable projects that personalise language learning. Exciting arts and crafts activities that reinforce language skills and develop creativity. Entertaining and captivating songs that encourage the pupils to recycle the language learnt. Simple and clear instructions so the pupils can work on their own, at school or at home! Stickers.

Primary Booster is an exciting new series designed to accompany any primary course. It helps young learners develop and consolidate their language skills in a fun and engaging way, as they boost their confidence and become independent learners. Primary Booster features: A variety of topics and graded activities. Interesting and enjoyable projects that personalise language learning. Exciting arts and crafts activities that reinforce language skills and develop creativity. Entertaining and captivating songs that encourage the pupils to recycle the language learnt. Simple and clear instructions so the pupils can work on their own, at school or at home! Stickers.

Primary Booster is an exciting new series designed to accompany any primary course. It helps young learners develop and consolidate their language skills in a fun and engaging way, as they boost their confidence and become independent learners. Primary Booster features: A variety of topics and graded activities. Interesting and enjoyable projects that personalise language learning. Exciting arts and crafts activities that reinforce language skills and develop creativity. Entertaining and captivating songs that encourage the pupils to recycle the language learnt. Simple and clear instructions so the pupils can work on their own, at school or at home! Stickers.

Discover limericks, narrative poems, acrostics and haiku! Use poetic language with James and his insect friends. These fun activities and writing tasks help to develop language and vocabulary skills, giving you the tools you need to write your own story. Learn how to write with rhythm and rhyme, and practise performing your very own poems. Roald Dahl's Creative Writing sparks creativity, builds confidence and inspires young writers through the wonderful worlds of these best-loved stories. Filled with top tips and ideas boxes, each book introduces techniques and methods to help you plan and write a phizz-whizzing story of your own!

Ideas in Action: Activities for Cooperative Learning provides English teachers of teens and adults with a wide range of ideas for activities that will get learners interacting and communicating effectively in the English language classroom. Each activity type is accompanied by a ready-to-go photocopiable example so that you can try them out in your classroom, and learn from the experience. Activities for Cooperative Learning links the theory and practice of cooperative learning to enable you to learn about one of the most researched and effective approaches in mainstream teaching in the comfort of your own classroom. Activities for Cooperative Learning: provides a full introduction to cooperative learning, written specifically with the EFL classroom in mind includes suggestions for Micro-strategies and Tools that will support your cooperative learning activities, linked to example units throughout the book encourages the reader to critically evaluate and adapt activities to suit their own teaching context, and also to create their own activities based on the ideas provided Additional features and resources include: photocopiable worksheets and usage instructions accompanying the activity types key advantages of each activity type for language learning, social and cognitive development ideas for extensions and alternative ways of using the materials a cooperative learning assessment form to help your students become more effective cooperative learners

Discover limericks, narrative poems, acrostics and haiku! Use poetic language with James and his insect friends. These fun activities and writing tasks help to develop language and vocabulary skills, giving you the tools you need to write your own story. Learn how to write with rhythm and rhyme, and practise performing your very own poems. Roald Dahl's Creative Writing sparks creativity, builds confidence and inspires young writers through the wonderful worlds of these best-loved stories. Filled with top tips and ideas boxes, each book introduces techniques and methods to help you plan and write a phizz-whizzing story of your own!

Discover limericks, narrative poems, acrostics and haiku! Use poetic language with James and his insect friends. These fun activities and writing tasks help to develop language and vocabulary skills, giving you the tools you need to write your own story. Learn how to write with rhythm and rhyme, and practise performing your very own poems. Roald Dahl's Creative Writing sparks creativity, builds confidence and inspires young writers through the wonderful worlds of these best-loved stories. Filled with top tips and ideas boxes, each book introduces techniques and methods to help you plan and write a phizz-whizzing story of your own!

Write interviews, play scripts, diary entries and instructions! Find your own remarkable reason to write with the Twits. These fun activities and writing tasks help to develop language and vocabulary skills, giving you the tools you need to write your own story. Learn how to use persuasive language, entertain your reader and add sparkle to non-fiction. Roald Dahl's Creative Writing sparks creativity, builds confidence and inspires young writers through the wonderful worlds of these best-loved stories. Filled with top tips and ideas boxes, each book introduces techniques and methods to help you plan and write a phizz-whizzing story of your own!

Write interviews, play scripts, diary entries and instructions! Find your own remarkable reason to write with the Twits. These fun activities and writing tasks help to develop language and vocabulary skills, giving you the tools you need to write your own story. Learn how to use persuasive language, entertain your reader and add sparkle to non-fiction. Roald Dahl's Creative Writing sparks creativity, builds confidence and inspires young writers through the wonderful worlds of these best-loved stories. Filled with top tips and ideas boxes, each book introduces techniques and methods to help you plan and write a phizz-whizzing story of your own!

Write interviews, play scripts, diary entries and instructions! Find your own remarkable reason to write with the Twits. These fun activities and writing tasks help to develop language and vocabulary skills, giving you the tools you need to write your own story. Learn how to use persuasive language, entertain your reader and add sparkle to non-fiction. Roald Dahl's Creative Writing sparks creativity, builds confidence and inspires young writers through the wonderful worlds of these best-loved stories. Filled with top tips and ideas boxes, each book introduces techniques and methods to help you plan and write a phizz-whizzing story of your own!

Fairyland b Teacher"s Resource Pack aims to: - give teachers additional material that revises and extends the work in the Pupil"s Book; - give pupils the opportunity for extra language practice; - develop pupils" interest in English! Pupils at this level need constant recycling to ensure that the new language is committed to their long-term memory. At the same time, it is also essential that they are given opportunities to get actively involved in language learning and use their English in meaningful and personalised contexts. Fairyland b Teacher"s Resource Pack is divided into the following sections: 1. Reinforcement and Extension Activities: These activities are in the form of projects which pupils can do on their own or in groups. The pupils can then file their projects in their Language Portfolios. 2. Extras: These extra holiday activities are designed for Halloween, New Year and Easter. 3. Templates for the craftwork activities in... . .

Fairyland b Teacher"s Resource Pack aims to: - give teachers additional material that revises and extends the work in the Pupil"s Book; - give pupils the opportunity for extra language practice; - develop pupils" interest in English! Pupils at this level need constant recycling to ensure that the new language is committed to their long-term memory. At the same time, it is also essential that they are given opportunities to get actively involved in language learning and use their English in meaningful and personalised contexts. Fairyland b Teacher"s Resource Pack is divided into the following sections: 1. Reinforcement and Extension Activities: These activities are in the form of projects which pupils can do on their own or in groups. The pupils can then file their projects in their Language Portfolios. 2. Extras: These extra holiday activities are designed for Halloween, New Year and Easter. 3. Templates for the craftwork activities in... ..

Fairyland b Teacher"s Resource Pack aims to: - give teachers additional material that revises and extends the work in the Pupil"s Book; - give pupils the opportunity for extra language practice; - develop pupils" interest in English! Pupils at this level need constant recycling to ensure that the new language is committed to their long-term memory. At the same time, it is also essential that they are given opportunities to get actively involved in language learning and use their English in meaningful and personalised contexts. Fairyland b Teacher"s Resource Pack is divided into the following sections: 1. Reinforcement and Extension Activities: These activities are in the form of projects which pupils can do on their own or in groups. The pupils can then file their projects in their Language Portfolios. 2. Extras: These extra holiday activities are designed for Halloween, New Year and Easter. 3. Templates for the craftwork activities in... . .

Dictionary Activities is a fantastic teaching resource which helps students get to know their dictionaries by explaining dictionary features and how to navigate them. The book also covers more complex topics such as collocations, idioms and word building. Dictionary Activities also looks at the use of electronic dictionaries and other non-standard specialized dictionaries such as picture dictionaries. In addition to providing over 90 dictionary activities to use in the language classroom, this book is also invaluable to any teacher who wants to improve their own knowledge of how dictionaries work. Dictionary Activities contains eight chapters which deal with: Confidence and dictionary skills-building activities, vocabulary-building activities, grammar activities, pronunciation activities, reading and writing activities, quick activities, CD-ROM and electronic dictionary activities and specialized dictionaries. A wealth of ideas for building dictionary skills in class and making the most of dictionaries as a teaching resource.