50 Activities for Coaching/Mentoring

Title: 50 Activities for Coaching/Mentoring
Level: All
Author(s): Donna Berry, Charles Cadwell and Joe Fehrmann
Publisher: HRD Press
ISBN: 0874252180
Date: 1993
Pages: 299
Size: 1.35 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: American English

The 50 activities in this resource book have been tested with hundreds of participants to ensure their appropriateness and effectiveness for a variety of diversity training needs. Employees at all levels will be stimulated by interactively learning about cultural and gender differences, and mastering new skills for communicating more effectively in our diverse workplaces. Each activity is ready to use and includes trainer's notes and all necessary handouts and overhead transparency masters. They each take between 15 and 45 minutes to complete.

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Teaching English in the Primary Classroom

Title: Teaching English in the Primary Classroom
Author(s): Susan Halliwell
Publisher: Longman
ISBN: 0582071097
Date: 1992
Pages: 175
Size: 5.52 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: American English

This is a key book for all primary teachers for it helps them understand the importance of capitalising on the enthusiasm, the motivation, the willingness to learn and participate that children bring to class. It shows you that the special abilities children have are a spring of learning for you as well. Of course this book offers practical activities which are easy and enjoyable.

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Test Check Your Vocabulary for Natural English Collocations

Title: Test Check Your Vocabulary for Natural English Collocations
Author(s): Jon Marks and Alison Wooder
Publisher: A & C Black
ISBN: 9780713683172
Date: 2007
Pages: 97
Size: 24.65 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: British English

Check Your Vocabulary workbooks are aimed at non-native speakers who want to build essential vocabulary and learn to speak fluent and natural-sounding English. For example, in English we use different words to describe different types of food when they go bad. We can describe meat as rotten, cheese as mouldy, milk as sour and butter as rancid - but we would not say sour meat, or rotten milk. Knowing how words are naturally used together is known as collocation. A good knowledge of these word combinations greatly improves the style of written and spoken language for non-native speakers. Knowledge of collocations is often tested in exams such as IELTS, TOEFL and TOEIC. Containing a range of word games, quizzes and exercises, this workbook will help intermediate learners to develop core language skills in a challenging, yet entertaining way.

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How Idioms Work Resource Book

Title: How Idioms Work Resource Book
Author(s): Yvonne Clarke
Publisher: Garnet Publishing
ISBN: 9781859645543
Date: 2010
Pages: 109
Size: 37.2 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High, printable
Language: English

How Idioms work is ideal for complementing any skills-based lessons, as well as a general filler to add fun and variety to teaching.
• High-frequency idioms chosen specifically for their lexical value in the workplace
• Vivid illustrations show literal representation of idioms for high impact and retention
• Ten six-page sections comprising: activity cards, definitions, reading consolidation using simulated newspaper articles, revision activities
• Twenty suggested activity types for exploiting materials
• Resource section containing further background information, answer keys, index and templates for devising more activity cards
• Ideal for complementing functional course books
• Ideal as both fun and purposeful filler activities.

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Living English Structure for Schools

Title: Living English Structure for Schools
Level: Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced
Author(s): W. Stannard Allen
Publisher: Longman
Date: 1961
Pages: 96
Size: 14.23 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: Very good, readable, printable
Language: English

This book is a shortened, simplified version for Secondary Schools of "Living English Structure". It retains the character of the original book in that it provides grammatical practice material graded througout into Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced. It starts, however, at an easier level and take the work up to and slightly beyond the standard of the overseas equivalent of the General Certificate of Education, Ordinary level. The grammatical notes have been expanded and more examples included.

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High School English Grammar and Composition, 2nd Edition

Title: High School English Grammar and Composition, 2nd Edition
Level: High School
Author(s): WREN & MARTIN
Publisher: S. CHAND & COMPANY LTD.
ISBN: 8121900093
Pages: 940
Size: 2.55 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: English

The material in the book has been further updated where called for. It has been felt necessary in particular to revise some material in the chapters dealing with adjectives, active and passive voice, articles and prepositions. Appendix I, which deals with American English, has been expanded. Appendix II has been replaced with a newer set of tests covering the important areas of grammar. [+/-]

It was in the year 1972 that the shrewd visionary Mr. Shyam Lai Gupta obtained the permission of Manecji Cooper Education Trust for the revision of this book and commissioned me to revise it thoroughly. The revised edition came out in 1973 and was well received. One of the main features of the revised edition was the addition of a great deal of new material (such as the three chapters on structures) based on the new developments in the study of English structure and usage. Subsequently the book was revised every four or five years and most extensively in 1999.

Unlike many traditional grammar books, the book in the present form helps the student to use the language as well as giving detailed information about the language. It provides ample guidance and practice in sentence building, correct usage, comprehension, written composition and other allied areas so as to equip the student with the ability to communicate effectively in English.

It is gratifying to learn that this classic work, though primarily intended for use in the Indian subcontinent, is also used in Sri Lanka, Malaysia, ingapore, Mauritius, etc. It is hoped that the book will be found useful in many more countries where English is used as a second or foreign language.

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Really Useful English Verbs (Penguin Quick Guides)

Title: Really Useful English Verbs (Penguin Quick Guides)
Author(s): Gillian Porter Ladousse
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780582468900
Date: 2008
Pages: 79
Size: 26.83 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: Very good, well-scanned
Language: English

Recommended! Do you want to learn more English verbs? This book guides you to over 200 of the most important and useful verbs in everyday English, covering the following areas: travel; work and business; law and order; entertainment, and much more.

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Really Useful English Grammar (Penguin Quick Guides)

Title: Really Useful English Grammar (Penguin Quick Guides)
Author(s): Jake Allsop
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780582469
Date: 2008
Pages: 82
Size: 30.95 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: Very good, well-scanned
Language: English

Recommended! Do you want to improve your English grammar? This book guides you to the most important points and difficulties of English grammar, using: short, clear explanations; lots of practice and review pages and cartoons to help you understand - and make you laugh!

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Grammar and Punctuation Grade 1-2-3-4-5-6

Title: Grammar and Punctuation Grade 1-6
Level: Beginner to Intermediate
Author(s): Sharman and Doug Wurst
Publisher: Evan-Moor
ISBN: 1557998507
Date: 2002
Pages: 116 x 6
Size: 51.2 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: American English

This 6 book series provides for the sequential development of grammar and punctuation skills. These volumes of Grammar and Punctuation present 25 rule charts, each followed by three activity sheets for practicing the rule. Grammar and Punctuation, provides rule charts and practice pages for the following grammar and punctuation skills:
• parts of a sentence
• kinds of sentences
• conjunctions
• common & proper nouns
• singular, plural, & possessive nouns
• pronouns & possessive pronouns
• verbs
• subject-verb agreement
• present & past verb tenses
• adjectives
• comparative & superlative adjectives
• using I & me correctly
• commas in lists, dates, addresses, with introductory words and names
• quotation marks
• using can & may correctly

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English with Games and Activities: 3 Levels

Title: English with Games and Activities 1-2-3
Levels: Elementary, Lower-Intermediate, Intermediate
Author(s): Paul Carter and Maria Cleary
Publisher: ELi
ISBN: 9788853600011
Date: 2004
Pages: 97 each
Size: 106 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: Very good, well-scanned, full color
Language: English

A wide variety of games to entertain and motivate students to broaden and consolidate their lexical and grammatical knowledge of the language. Each volume contains 14 theme units featuring 20 or more illustrated words. These are then used in various games and activities such as crosswords, wordsearches, anagrams… etc. Answers are included making the books the ideal companion for self-study. [+/-]

The first of a series of three volumes for students of various levels.

For learning English vocabulary and structures. Games and various activities are all richly illustrated.

Each volume offers 14 units based on lexical themes. Each unit presents approximately 20 illustrated words. The words are then used in games and various activities: crosswords, find the word, anagrams, etc. A grammatical theme and exercises are also presented in each unit.

The solutions, found in the appendix, allow the volume to be used also for self-study.

Topics included:

- The family
- Parts of the body
- Colours
- Food and drink
- Clothes
- Animals
- Nature
- At school
- Jobs
- The town
- Transport
- The weather and the seasons
- Actions

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Illustrated Everyday Expressions with Stories 1 (Book+Audio)

Title: Illustrated Everyday Expressions with Stories 1
Author(s): Casey Malarcher
Publisher: SBS
ISBN:1932222154
Date: 2008
Pages: 128
Size: 143 Mb
Format: PDF + MP3 (3 CDs)
Quality: Very Good, full-color
Language: English

The Illustrated Everyday Idioms with Stories series makes learning common English idioms fun. Together, the two books in the series provide easy-to-read examples of 600 common English idioms. Each idiom is accompanied by a short definition, two examples of correct usage, and the idiom shown in context within a story. Designed for students of other languages learning English, the Illustrated Everyday Idioms with Stories series makes learning English idioms fun! With KEY.

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Cobuild Student's Dictionary and Grammar

Title: Cobuild Student's Dictionary and Grammar
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 003750426
Date: 1994
Pages: 104
Size: 38.04 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: English

100 units of notes explaining grammatical items in an easy to understand manner.

Units include:
1 Clause and sentence structure
2 The noun group
3 The verb group
4 Count nouns
5 Singular, plural, and collective nouns
6 Uncount nouns
7 Personal pronouns
8 This, that, these, those, one, ones
9 Reflexive pronouns
10 Indefinite pronouns…

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Across Cultures: Student's Book and Teacher's Book (Books+Audio)

Title: Across Cultures: Culture, Literature, Music, Language
Author(s): Elizabeth Sharman
Publisher: Longman
ISBN: 0582817978
Date: 2004
Pages: 162 + 97
Size: 204 Mb
Format: PDF + MP3
Quality: Very good, well-scanned, full-color
Language: British and American English

Recommened! Across Cultures is a new modular, flexible, user-friendly course which presents a wide variety of material on the English-speaking world. Traditional topics, such as geography and institutions, are fully covered, along with the most up-to-date themes and topics.

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Singing Grammar: Teaching Grammar through Songs

Title: Singing Grammar: Teaching grammar through songs
Level: False beginner to Elementary, Pre-intermediate, Intermediate
Author(s): Mark Handcock
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date: 2000
Pages: 98
Size: 52.90 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High, photocopiable
Language: British English

Singing Grammar is a collection of ready-made materials to help teach English grammar through songs. It is especially suitable for young students from elementary to intermediate level. The book contains eighteen units, each based on a different song focusing on a key grammatical structure. [+/-]

The material is clearly organized and very easy to use. Each unit contains teaching notes with suggestions for exploiting the material, a motivating song worksheet, a grammar exercise page and a grammar game for classroom use.

• songs specifically written for different age groups and levels
• a variety of musical styles
• step-by-step instructions and tips for teachers
• a range of exercise types
• photocopiable worksheets and games
• useful pop music glossary
• alternative karaoke or slow version for each song
• songbook containing lyrics and chords.

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Phonics: Kumon Workbooks Series (6 Books)

Title: Kumon Workbooks Series
Level: ages 3 to 7
Editor(s): Shinobu Akaishi and Eno Sarris
Publisher: Kumon Publishing North America
Date: 2004
Size: 51.4 Mb
Format: PDF in rar
Quality: Good, full-color
Language: English

Kumon workbooks are based on the "Kumon Method", an educational philosophy that aims at unlocking the full learning potential of each individual child. The Kumon Method introduces learning concepts in an incremental, step-by-step approach, allowing children to master new skills easily and without anxiety or frustration. As a result, children gain confidence in their abilities and are motivated to learn on their own. [+/-]

Over 3.5 million children around the world use the Kumon Method to develop their math and reading skills. Kumon Math and Reading Centers help students become successful, confident and self-motivated learners.

But it’s not just the Kumon Method that makes the workbooks special. It’s also the care and research that goes into the editorial content, design and quality of the books. Our editorial experts have more than two decades of experience in producing books that are both fun and educational. Our designers create illustrations that attract and delight children. And the quality of our books is the best of any workbook on the market, with extra thick paper and the best available print quality. From pedagogy to paper, every one of our workbooks has been carefully crafted with your child’s best interests in mind.

Book list:
1. My Book Of Number Games 1-70 - 81 pages
This book contains two types of educational games. First are color-by-number exercises, which help children recognize numbers up to 70. Next are connect-the-dots exercises, which teach children ordinal numbers and the sequence of numbers between 1 and 70. Both types of exercises will create the basis skills needed for addition, subtraction and other advanced level math.

2. My Book Of Number Games 1-150 - 84 pages
This book builds on the skills developed by My Book of Number Games 1-70. In addition to reinforcing number recognition and number sequencing skills, My Book of Number Games 1 - 150 will help children understand the concept of a "digit," which will prepare them for higher-level multi-digit calculations. Mastering the concepts introduced in Kumon's two Number Games books will help children succeed when they progress to arithmetic and more advanced math.

3. My Book Of Rhyming Words And Phrases - 81 pages
Using games and exercises similar to those in My Book of Rhyming Words, this book helps children learn more advanced rhyming words and phrases. While learning to write and read situational phrases connected by conjunctions, such as "fox in box" and "cat in hat," children will begin to develop more advanced verbal skills.

4. My Book Of Rhyming Words - 82 pages
This book is for children who can read and write the twenty-six letters of the alphabet. Words that are familiar to children, such as hat, bat, rat and cat are grouped by the vowel and consonant combination of the last two letters. Through games and exercises that encourage children to trace letters and read aloud, children will learn how to read and write simple words.

5. My Book of Rhyming Words: Long Vowels - 83pages
Long vowels are the most difficult part of learning to read and write. Using a combination of Kumons systematic, step-by-step approach and established phonics theory, this book helps children understand how different vowel combinations make the same long vowel sounds. Ages 5-7

6. My Book of Writing Words: Learning about Consonants and Vowels - 81 pages
This workbook will show your child how to begin putting words together to make phrases, a crucial skill for sentence construction.

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English for Business: Student's Book and Teacher's Book (Books+Audio)

Title: English for Business: Student's Book and Teacher's Book
Level: Intermediate
Author(s): Josephine O'Brien
Publisher: Heinle
Date: 2007
Pages: 115 + 130
Size: 112 Mb
Format: PDF + MP3
Quality: Very Good, well-scanned, readable, 44kHz/128kbps
Language: American English

Professional English is a five-volume integrated skills English for Specific Purposes series designed for intermediate-level pre-work and working students. English for Business provides students with the language and life skills necessary to pursue business-related career goals. Through language practice based in real-world situations, this integrated skills approach builds confidence and motivates students towards successful careers.

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Presenting in English: How to Give Successful Presentation (Book+Audio)

Title: Presenting in English: How to Give Successful Presentation
Level: Intermediate to upper-intermediate
Author(s): Mark Powell
Publisher: Heinle
Date: 2002 (1st Edition © 1996)
Pages: 129
Size: 85.7 Mb
Format: PDF + MP3
Quality: Very Good, well-scanned, readable, OCRed
Audio: 44kHz/128kbps
Language: British English

PRESENTING IN ENGLISH is a breakthrough in teaching English for professional purposes. Resulting from research into what really makes presentations so successful, its radical new approach combines the language and skills needed to give truly effective presentations. It is aimed at intermediate to upper intermediate students and employs simple rhetorical techniques. [+/-]

Features:
• Organised in seven sections: Getting Started, Using Your Voice, Further Techniques, Handling Questions, Exploiting Visuals, Basic Techniques, and Key Language
• Introduces a comprehensive range of public speaking skills
• Discusses techniques for handling an audience
• Pays unique attention to the structure and detail of rhetorical language

Contents:
1. Getting Started
2. Exploiting Visuals
3. Using Your Voice
4. Basic Techniques
5. Further Techniques
6. Key Language
7. Handling Questions
Answer Key

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English for Business Studies: A Course for Business and Economics Students

Title: English for Business Studies: A Course for Business and Economics Students, Student's Book
Level: Upper-Intermediate and Advanced
Author(s): Ian MacKenzie
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date: 2001; 2nd Edition
Pages: 180
Size: 53 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: Very good
Language: British English

English for Business Studies is a course for upper-intermediate and advanced level students who need to be able to understand and talk about the key business and economic concepts. The Student's Book contains 28 units and covers the full range of business and economic issues, from Work and motivation, to Exchange rates and International trade. [+/-]

The focus of the individual units is on developing listening, speaking, reading and writing skills through activities which engage the learner and allow them to improve their English in a thorough and stimulating way. Key features of the book include: core reading texts to explain the basic concept; authentic reading texts and audio recordings; a variety of speaking activities including discussion and role play; systematic vocabulary building; language reference section; multi-lingual glossary of key terms.

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English for Business Communication: Student's Book and Teacher's Book (Books+Audio)

Title: English for Business Communication Student's Book + Teacher's Book
Level: Intermediate
Author(s): Simon Sweeney
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date: Oct 13, 1997
Pages: 158+130+127
Size: 152 Mb
Format: PDF (52Mb) + MP3 (102Mb)
Quality: Very good
Language: British English

List of books:
1. English for Business Communication Student's Book, 1st Edition
2. English for Business Communication Teacher's Book, 1st Edition
2. English for Business Communication Teacher's Book, 2nd Edition [+/-]

English for Business Communication is a short course for people in or preparing for work who need to improve their English in these key areas: socialising, telephoning, presenting, taking part in meetings and negotiating. With its modular approach it is easy to fit into any teaching programme.

As the title suggests, the focus is on developing speaking skills in the contexts of day-to-day dealings with customers, clients and suppliers of services or goods. Great emphasis is also placed on developing listening skills. Integrated writing tasks are included where appropriate and reading comes in the form of informative texts on business communication skills and typical business documents such as faxes and letters.

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English Grammar

Title: CliffsStudySolver™ English Grammar
Author(s): Jeff Coghill and Stacy Magedanz
Publisher: Wiley
ISBN-13: 978-0764537660
Date: 2003
Pages: 332
Size: 27.8 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: American English

The CliffsStudySolver workbooks combine 20 percent review material with 80 percent practice problems (and the answers!) to help make your lessons stick. CliffsStudySolver English Grammar is for students who want to reinforce their knowledge with a learn-by-doing approach. Inside, you’ll get the practice you need to learn English grammar with problem-solving tools such as [+/-]

• Clear, concise reviews of every topic
• Practice problems in every chapter — with explanations and solutions
• A diagnostic pretest to assess your current skills
• A full-length exam that adapts to your skill level

A glossary, a list of commonly misused words, and punctuation and capitalization rules can help you communicate effectively. This workbook also covers the parts of speech, verbs, and active and passive voices. Explore other aspects of English including

• Subjects and predicates
• Adjective and adverbial phrases
• Pronouns
• Noun-verb agreement
•Prepositions
• Frequently encountered sentence problems
• Using numerals

Practice makes perfect — and whether you're taking lessons or teaching yourself, CliffsStudySolver guides can help you make the grade.

About the Author
Jeffrey Coghill is a medical librarian at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC; Stacy Magedanz is currently a reference librarian at California State University in San Bernardino. Both have M.A. degrees in English.

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