ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING timesavers catalogue 2015 Fun activities Integrated skills Motivating Inspire your students and improve their English
Contents Welcome to the Scholastic ELT Timesaver Catalogue We are delighted to announce the addition of three new titles to our popular Timesaver supplementary resource series. You asked for more low-level speaking and listening material and we have compiled forty ready-to-teach lessons, perfect as a supplement to any A1- or A2- level coursebook. Also hot off the press is Timesaver: Culture Shock UK!, a British cultural studies title, ideal for any classes planning a trip to the UK and packed full of language learning activities. Wishing you and your students a successful year. 2-10 Introduction to 2 Junior 3 Culture in the English-Speaking World 4 Language Practice 5 Combined Skills 6 Reading and Writing 8 Speaking and Listening 9 Cross-Curricular Activities 10 Activities, Games and Quizzes 10 Timesaver Interactive 11-13 Introduction to Timesaver Interactive 11 Timesaver Interactive 12-13 Jacquie Bloese Publisher www.scholastic.co.uk/elt 1
English Language Teaching Welcome to our comprehensive range of photocopiable resource books for language teaching. Our resources are all tried and tested, easy to use and require little preparation time. The titles in this catalogue provide hundreds of ready-made lessons for all levels, topics and age groups and can be used in accordance with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEF). They are ideal for supplementing course books in class and producing stand-alone lessons or self-study tasks. Free downloadable pages from all our titles are available at our website. Photocopiable Resource Books Ideal for supplementing coursebooks, producing stand-alone lessons and self-study worksheets or introducing and practising language. Our resource books are Photocopiable Motivating and fun Easy to use Flexible They provide language and practice through Pair work Cartoons Group work Pictures Puzzles Stories Quizzes & games Songs & rhymes Crosswords They cover all levels and skills, plus Grammar Projects Vocabulary Drama Idioms Literature Culture Download photocopiable material from ENGLISH TIMESAVERS Index page Junior (JET) JET: Clifford Songs and Chants 3 JET: Drama in the Classroom 3 JET: Live From London! 3 JET: Primary Teachers Resource Book 1 Red 3 JET: Primary Teachers Resource Book 2 Blue 3 JET: Primary Teachers Resource Book 3 Green 3 JET: Projects Across the Curriculum 3 JET: Songs & Rhymes 3 Culture in the English-speaking World Culture Shock-UK! 4 Customs and Lifestyle in the English-speaking World 4 Customs and Lifestyle in the UK and Ireland 4 Festivals and Special Days in Britain 4 For Real! English in Everyday Situations 4 Holidays and Special Days in the USA 5 London! 5 Real Video Timesavers: Teen Life UK! 5 Language Practice Vocabulary Activities (Elementary) 5 Grammar Activities (Elementary) 5 50 Mixed-ability Grammar Lessons 5 Visual Grammar 6 Vocabulary Activities (Pre-Intermediate Intermediate) 6 Grammar Activities (Pre-Intermediate Intermediate) 6 Phrasal Verbs & Idioms 6 Combined Skills New Timesavers for English Teachers 6 Common European Framework Assessment Tests 6 40 Combined Skills Lessons for the CEF 7 40 More Combined Skills Lessons for the CEF 7 Picture Prompts 7 Project Work 7 Storyboard: 24 Stories Through Pictures 7 Newspaper Articles to Get Teenagers Talking 7 Reading and Writing Read and React 8 Writing Activities 8 Reading Lessons 8 Extracts 8 Extracts 2 8 Speaking and Listening 40 Listening Activities for Lower-level Classes 9 40 Speaking Activities for Lower-level Classes 9 Elementary Listening 9 Intermediate Listening 9 Pronunciation Activities 9 Speaking Activities 9 Cross-Curricular Activities Cross-Curricular English Activities 10 British History Highlights 10 Activities, Games, Quizzes and Raps Raps For Learning English 10 More Raps for Learning English 10 Games 10 Mind Twisters, Puzzles & Games 10 Junior JET: Clifford Songs and Chants Everyone loves Clifford! This book provides 15 songs and chants all about Clifford, the big red dog. Pupils can listen, sing along or use the musiconly track to sing by themselves. Fun activities include colouring, drawing and doing actions to the songs, all ideal for the young learner. 64 pages plus CD ISBN: 9781904720409 JET: Drama in the Classroom This lively resource book contains a variety of drama activities to suit a range of levels and abilities. It is aimed at children from 8 years upwards. Activities include action rhymes, games, mimes, jokes and plays, supported by photocopiable cards, masks and puzzles. Step-by-step teacher s notes accompany each activity, with ideas for further exploitation. 96 pages ISBN: 9781904720805 JET: Live from London! Welcome to London! This rich resource contains activities based on twelve short films about London seen through the eyes of the children who live there. Find out what typical London schools and houses are like and see the sights the River Thames, London Zoo and many more! Full teacher s notes accompany each lesson. 80 pages plus DVD ISBN: 9781905775811 JET: Primary Teachers Resource Books These books provide teachers of English with a variety of easy-toprepare supplementary materials for use with young children. Each book is packed full of lessons, games, songs, art and craft projects and worksheets, plus teacher s notes. Ideas have been tested by teachers and featured themes give children a real taste of British culture. 32 pages per book Book 1 Red: Christmas, Myself, Animals ISBN: 9781900702300 Book 2 Blue: Homes, Transport, Food ISBN: 9781900702355 Book 3 Green: Body, Free Time, Holidays ISBN: 9781900702379 JET: Projects Across the Curriculum 24 fun science, maths and social studies projects for children aged 8 and over. Packed with motivating activities ranging from making musical instruments from recycled materials to writing coded messages. Fully supports Content and Language Integrated Learning. 80 pages ISBN: 9781904720812 JET: Songs & Rhymes 46 pages plus CD ISBN: 9781900702669 A comprehensive collection of well-known, traditional songs and rhymes in English for pre-school and primary learners. Includes lively teaching ideas with worksheets and exercises. 2 3
Culture in the English-speaking World Culture Shock UK! PRE-INTERMEDIATE UPPER- INTERMEDIATE (A2 B2) Should you queue at a bus stop? What s a bungalow and what kind of meal is a Sunday roast? This entertaining collection of activities focuses on British customs and traditions and is ideal for cultural studies classes, as well as providing practical advice for students planning a trip to the UK. 96 pages ISBN: 9781900702409 Festivals and Special Days in Britain PRE-INTERMEDIATE UPPER-INTERMEDIATE (A2 B2) An enjoyable introduction to British celebrations including Pancake Day, Ramadan and Guy Fawkes Night, plus contemporary events including the Notting Hill Carnival. Holidays and Special Days in the USA ELEMENTARY UPPER-INTERMEDIATE (A1 B2) An exciting and extensive collection of photocopiable activities to introduce contemporary US culture to the classroom. Covering celebrations such as Halloween, Thanksgiving, Hannukah, Cinco de Mayo and the Fourth of July. 96 pages ISBN: 9781900702591 Language Practice Vocabulary Activities ELEMENTARY (A1) A collection of over 80 motivating and imaginative vocabulary activities for use in the classroom. Covering a wide range of vocabulary topics, these tasks are ideal for presenting and practising vocabulary at lower levels. Activities include crosswords, logic problems, personality tests, quizzes, and board games, and can be used for self-study, homework or supplementing course work. 96 pages ISBN: 9781900702577 80 pages plus CD ISBN: 9781910173367 Customs and Lifestyle in the English-speaking World INTERMEDIATE UPPER-INTERMEDIATE (B1 B2) This informative resource presents aspects of lifestyle and culture in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa. Each country is viewed through a range of topics, including sport, food and folklore. Includes a CD of the principal texts and interviews, recorded by native speakers. For Real! English in Everyday Situations INTERMEDIATE (B1) A wealth of reading and listening activities based on a range of authentic and semi-authentic references. Activities provide opportunities for discussion about Britain and crosscultural comparison, as well as practical material for a trip to the UK. 96 pages plus CD ISBN: 9781900702232 TSaveCulture1 9/2/05 5:02 pm Page 9 London! A variety of texts, activities and games based on London life, including sightseeing, museums, travel and Londoners themselves. Activities provide structured language and vocabulary practice with suggestions for follow-up tasks. 80 pages plus free map of London ISBN: 9781900702980 96 pages ISBN: 9781900702553 Grammar Activities ELEMENTARY (A1) A collection of over 80 motivating grammar activities for immediate use in the classroom, ideal for consolidating or recycling the main elementary grammar structures. Activities include crosswords, logic problems, personality tests, quizzes, word searches and games. 80 pages plus CD ISBN: 9781904720980 TIMESAVER CUSTOMS & LIFESTYLE IN THE UK & IRELAND What is Britain? Customs and Lifestyle in the UK and Ireland PRE-INTERMEDIATE UPPER-INTERMEDIATE (A2 B2) A fun and stimulating resource pack providing an insight into everyday life in the UK and Ireland. Activities, communicative games and reading texts cover topics such as Glastonbury Music Festival, teenage birthdays and popular UK cities. 96 pages ISBN: 9781904720133 Scotland Jo is on holiday in Scotland. Complete her emails with the missing verbs in the past tense. Then match them to the pictures. buy be go be take see walk * What is it in your language? Find out! d a John O Groats Loch Ness Aberdeen Glasgow Edinburgh SCOTLAND b c 1 2 3 4 helen@email.com Hello from Scotland We... in Glasgow yesterday. I thought it was the capital of Scotland. Wrong! But Glasgow is the style capital of Scotland. We... shopping this morning. Some shops sell Scottish things like Tartan. That s a traditional cloth. My brother said he wanted to buy a kilt (a skirt for men). But he was only joking! He... a tartan hat instead. helen@email.com Hello from Scotland Hi! We re in the North of Scotland now. We re at the Highland games. They do some crazy sports. One of them is called tossing the caber where men throw a heavy wooden pole*! At the weekend we went to Ben Nevis, Britain s highest mountain. We... to the top. It was really tiring*. helen@email.com Hello from Scotland I m sending this from Loch Ness the lake with the famous monster. We went out on a boat this morning but we didn t... the monster! And two days ago we... a ferry* to the Orkney Islands (Scotland has 800 islands!), and we saw thousands of birds. They were so noisy! helen@email.com Hello from Scotland We re having a great time in Edinburgh. That s right, the capital of Scotland! It s really crowded because there s an international arts festival there are hundreds of shows! We went to one last night it... great. And we climbed up to the Castle, too. I saw somebody playing traditional music on bagpipes. TIMESAVER CUSTOMS & LIFESTYLE IN THE UK & IRELAND MARY GLASGOW MAGAZINES, AN IMPRINT OF SCHOLASTIC INC. 9 Real Video Timesavers: Teen Life UK! INTERMEDIATE ADVANCED (B1 C1) Bring authentic, motivating material from the UK s Channel 5 into your classroom! Lessons are structured around 5 8 minute programme extracts, including teenagers discussing relationships, a soap opera set in a UK school and a crosscurricular science programme. Onscreen support aids comprehension and the accompanying resource book provides extension and self-study activities. 64 pages plus DVD ISBN: 9781904720577 64 pages plus video ISBN: 9781900702249 50 Mixed-ability Grammar Lessons This rich resource provides grammar practice activities for mixed-ability classes covering elementary, pre-intermediate and intermediate structures. Each lesson contains three graded levels of activity based around each structure. Activities include language games, quizzes and articles and are suitable for class participation and individual study. 136 pages ISBN: 9781904720072 Sample page from Customs and Lifestyle in the UK and Ireland 4 FREE LESSONS ONLINE! Download free pages from our books at 5
Visual Grammar A comprehensive collection of the main grammar points practised through a series of lively picture prompts. Ideal as consolidation and practice of recently acquired structures. Activity types include gap fill, matching exercises and dialogue completion. Language points covered range from elementary structures such as present continuous to upper-intermediate tenses such as passives and future perfect. 80 pages ISBN: 9781904720010 Vocabulary Activities PRE-INTERMEDIATE INTERMEDIATE (A2 B1) Over 80 motivating and imaginative vocabulary activities, ideal for presenting and recycling vocabulary. Activities include crosswords, logic problems, personality tests, quizzes and board-games, and can be used for used for self-study, homework or supplementing course work. 80 pages ISBN: 9781900702645 Grammar Activities PRE-INTERMEDIATE INTERMEDIATE (A2 B1) This rich collection of over 80 lively and motivating grammar activities is perfect for consolidation and practice of the main structures at pre-intermediate to intermediate level. Activities include crosswords, logic problems, personality tests, quizzes, word searches and games in a mixture of group activities, pair work and individual tasks. 80 pages ISBN: 9781900702614 80 pages ISBN: 9781900702621 Phrasal Verbs & Idioms PRE-INTERMEDIATE ADVANCED (A2 C1) Fun and stimulating activities for both presentation and practice of the most commonly used phrasal verbs and idioms in English. Ideal for all classes and especially for students studying for exams. Combined Skills New Timesavers for English Teachers ELEMENTARY (A1) This popular book provides a selection of ready-to-use photocopiable worksheets on topics such as holidays, hobbies, schools and work. Ideal for extra skills work and further grammar and vocabulary practice. Includes an illustrated grammar reference. 96 pages ISBN: 9781900702393 Common European Framework Assessment Tests ELEMENTARY UPPER INTERMEDIATE (A1 B2) An ideal resource for assessing students progress throughout their secondary-level English studies. This resource book provides a series of tests which assess students ability against the CEF descriptors at A1, A2, B1 and B2 levels. 112 pages plus CD ISBN: 9781904720287 40 Combined Skills Lessons for the Common European Framework A comprehensive collection of 40 ready-to-go combined skills worksheets closely adhering to Common European Framework descriptors at levels A1 and A2. Real-life topics and contextualised skills practice will motivate students, and the Can-do checklists at the end of each lesson allow pupils to assess their progress. 96 pages plus CD ISBN: 9781904720157 112 pages plus CD ISBN: 9781905775422 40 More Combined Skills Lessons for the Common European Framework INTERMEDIATE (B1) This invaluable resource provides focused, communicative practice of all four skills for teenage students at Common European Framework level B1. All lessons have vocabulary activities and culminate in speaking and writing tasks. The Can-do checklist at the end of each lesson allows students to check their progress against CEF descriptors. 112 pages plus CD ISBN: 9781904720287 Picture Prompts Lively illustrations act as a prompt for vocabulary and grammar practice, narrative and descriptive writing and class discussions. Activities are designed to appeal to teenagers as well as being simple and straightforward to use in the classroom. Project Work This title is comprised of 15 engaging and motivating projects on varied topics aimed specifically at teenagers, such as Create a New Pop Group or Survive in the Jungle. Each project contains a worksheet and requires students to practise all four skills. Students also learn/revise key vocabulary and grammar items relating to their chosen project. 96 pages ISBN: 9781900702287 Newspaper Articles to Get Teenagers Talking UPPER-INTERMEDIATE ADVANCED (B2 C1) A stimulating collection of articles from a variety of British newspapers covering themes from environment and war to food and shopping. Great material to get your students discussing the issues of the day! Activities include vocabulary building, reading comprehension, crosswords, discussions and writing ideas. 88 pages ISBN: 9781904720300 Storyboard: 24 Stories Through Pictures PRE-INTERMEDIATE INTERMEDIATE (A2 B1) This essential resource contains 24 picture stories each accompanied by a variety of mixed-skills tasks, culminating in the students writing their own version of the story. The stories cover various genres including human-interest and comedy. Includes two audio CDs with transcripts. 96 pages ISBN: 9781900702270 80 pages plus 2 CDs ISBN: 9781904720270 6 FREE LESSONS ONLINE! Download free pages from our books at 7
Reading and Writing 80 pages ISBN: 9781900702188 Read and React BEGINNER INTERMEDIATE (pre-a1 B1) A variety of text types cartoons, fact files, quizzes and articles all carefully selected from the Mary Glasgow magazines: Click, Crown and Team. Interactive games, puzzles and exercises ensure maximum exploitation of each text. Reading Lessons INTERMEDIATE ADVANCED (B1 C1) A photocopiable collection of topical reading texts specifically aimed at teenagers learning English. A wide variety of text types are accompanied by detailed teaching notes and suggestions for exploitation. Topics include extreme sports, animals, homelessness and parents. 80 pages ISBN: 9781900702652 Speaking and Listening 40 Listening Activities for Lower-level Classes A brand-new collection of listening activities for lower-level students of English. Activities include radio show interviews, quizzes and vox pops covering a range of fun and motivating topics from Pushy Parents to Collecting Football Shirts. Intermediate Listening INTERMEDIATE ADVANCED (B1 C1) This book contains a motivating variety of communicative activities based around authentic and semiauthentic listening extracts. Topics range from mobile phones, moral dilemmas and addictions to finding the perfect partner and football hooliganism. Activities are supported by comprehensive teaching notes with pre- and post-listening suggestions. 96 pages plus 2 CDs ISBN: 9781900702997 80 pages plus 2 CDs ISBN: 9781910173374 96 pages ISBN: 9781900702263 Writing Activities Pg 32-47 28/03/2003 16:50 Page 32 TIMESAVER WRITING ACTIVITIES 1 2 3 Online writing: A chat room Online writing: A chat room Read the messages in the chat room. Then read the sentences 1 4. Are they true (T) or false (F)? CHAT ONLINE! Hi! I m new to this chat room. My name s Melissa and I m 17. What do you like watching on TV? I can t stand cookery programmes they re so boring! Hi, Melissa. I don t mind cookery programmes but I can t stand political documentaries. I love cartoons. Cheers, Josh Tick the sentences that are true for you. 1 I love... I don t mind... game shows. I can t stand... 2 I love... I don t mind... I can t stand... the news. Write your opinions. Use I love/don t mind/can t stand. 1... fashion programmes. Writing Activities Fun writing activities for teenage students studying English. The writing activities reflect the exercises typically required in the popular KET and PET examinations including text messages, postcards, emails and letters 1 Melissa is sixteen. T / F 2 She likes cookery programmes on TV. T / F 3 Josh hates cookery programmes. T / F 4 He likes cartoons very much. T / F 3 I love... I don t mind... I can t stand... 4 I love... I don t mind... I can t stand... adverts. gardening programmes. Extracts UPPER-INTERMEDIATE ADVANCED (B2 C1) A collection of unsimplified extracts from classical English novels accompanied by photocopiable language exploration pages. Themebased units include exercises to practise language, reading skills and composition, plus further notes on authors and extracts. 66 pages ISBN: 9781900702348 Extracts 2 ADVANCED (C1) A collection of authentic theme-based extracts from modern and classical English literature including Bridget Jones s Diary, Pride and Prejudice and Captain Correlli s Mandolin. Extracts are accompanied by the background information on authors and novels, as well as activities to develop reading skills, summary techniques and stylistic appreciation. Ideal for Cambridge CAE, CPE and IELTS examinations. 88 pages plus CD ISBN: 9781900702225 40 Speaking Activities for Lower-level Classes Speaking can be challenging for lower-level learners of English. This brand new collection is designed to support and motivate students through fun activities such as quizzes, interviews and taking class surveys on topics such as free time, school life and festivals. 80 pages ISBN: 9781910173381 Elementary Listening A variety of listening tasks, including lively interviews with British teenagers, stories and adapted literary excerpts. Topics range from festivals and holidays to discussions on the environment and moral dilemmas. Pronunciation Activities This essential resource is full of fun pronunciation activities aiming to improve students fluency and confidence. A free colour poster of the phonemic chart with accompanying ideas for exploitation is also included. 96 pages plus CD and free poster ISBN: 9781904720140 80 pages ISBN: 9781900702638 Speaking Activities PRE-INTERMEDIATE ADVANCED (A2 C1) A collection of fun speaking activities which will really motivate students to communicate in English. Activities include role-plays, dialogues, discussions and speaking games. 2... sitcoms. 3... sci-fi shows. 4... soaps. 5... westerns. 80 pages plus 2 CDs ISBN: 9781904720089 6... sports programmes. 32 TIMESAVER WRITING ACTIVITIES MARY GLASGOW MAGAZINES,AN IMPRINT OF SCHOLASTIC, INC. Sample activity from Writing Activities 8 FREE LESSONS ONLINE! Download free pages from our books at 9
Cross-Curricular Activities Cross-Curricular English Activities An extensive collection of exciting and interactive activities in English for maths, geography, life skills, history and science. Students can use language skills to design a town, find out if they are a good friend or test their knowledge of recycling. 96 pages ISBN: 9781900702584 64 pages plus CD ISBN: 9781904720423 More Raps for Learning English A collection of 25 more raps providing fun and stimulating material to use in the teenage classroom. Tasks include quizzes, word searches, crosswords and games as well as listening activities. Timesaver Interactive is an exciting series of interactive whiteboard materials for use in the English Language Teaching classroom. Each title contains twelve ready-to-use lessons, all packed with motivating activities, aimed at teenage learners and designed to exploit the potential of the interactive whiteboard. Student worksheets and full teacher s notes accompany each lesson. Watch a series preview: www.timesaverinteractive.co.uk/preview How to use your Timesaver Interactive 1 Choose a lesson 2 Print or photocopy the worksheets 3 Start the lesson! British History Highlights PRE-INTERMEDIATE UPPER-INTERMEDIATE (A2 B2) This collection presents highlights of British history in a way which will directly appeal to teenage students. Topics include Crazy Kings and Cool Queens, Worst Wars and Dreadful Disasters. Students are prompted to link historical events to present day situations and personal project suggestions are included. 96 pages ISBN: 9781900702416 Games Dozens of photocopiable and timesaving activities suitable for use in all teaching situations, including classroom warmers and fillers or as homework. The exercises are great for consolidating language skills. Listening comprehension Students listen to the audio and do an ordering activity on the whiteboard. Students watch the video and answer the questions. Video activities 96 pages plus free poster ISBN: 9781904720294 Activities, Games, Quizzes and Raps Raps For Learning English ELT songs and chants are brought upto-date with 25 cool raps to support lexical and grammatical development. Illustrated activities extend language points, with a full index to help you find the right rap. Topics include football, Christmas and Halloween. Mind Twisters, Puzzles & Games A popular collection of authentic games and puzzles adapted for the English language classroom, including lateral thinking problems, quizzes, riddles, jokes, mazes and memory games. Categorised by language point, the activities are ideal for practising or consolidating new structures in a fun, informal way. 80 pages ISBN: 9781904720003 Vocabulary practice Grammar activities Students match the words to the definitions to practise new vocabulary. Students choose the correct words to make sentences. Students click on the picture wall to find out about the topic. Students read the text on their worksheets and fill in the missing gaps on the whiteboard. Language learning games Reading activities 64 pages plus CD ISBN: 9781900702218 10 FREE LESSONS ONLINE! Download free pages from our books at 11
Timesaver Interactive Timesaver Interactive: Interactive Grammar ELEMENTARY (A1) Make grammar fun with these engaging interactive whiteboard activities for elementary English learners. Packed with animation, video and audio. This resource is ideal for introducing and practising the key grammatical structures introduced at Common European Framework level A1. ISBN: 9781908351678 Timesaver Interactive: Video Prompts for Class Discussion PRE-INTERMEDIATE INTERMEDIATE (A2 B1) Are you addicted to the Internet? How should schools deal with cyberbullying? And who is your hero? These are just some of the questions posed in this interactive whiteboard video resource designed to get teenage classes talking. The resource provides a variety of video content acting as a springboard into guided discussion and accompanied by a range of interactive activities. ISBN: 9781908351685 Timesaver Interactive: Celebrations in the UK What happens on Pancake Day? How do the British celebrate Halloween? And why is the London Marathon one of the UK s most popular sporting events? Teenage classes will love this rich interactive whiteboard resource that presents the key festivals and events in the UK through a variety of fun interactive activities. ISBN: 9781908351661 Timesaver Interactive: Interactive Vocabulary Increase your students wordpower with this engaging interactive whiteboard resource. Aimed at teenage classes, topics range from fashion to food to social media and make ideal supplements to any coursebook. Perfect for presentation or practice of key lexical sets. ISBN: 9781908351692 Sample pages from Timesaver Interactive 12 13
Inspire your students and make learning English fun with Scholastic Timesavers Browse our catalogue for a range of easy-to-use, motivating resources to help you in the English Language Teaching classroom. Find ready-made lessons, fun activities and interactive whiteboard materials, all covering hundreds of topics, skill levels and age groups. Timesaver Resource Books Timesaver Interactive To order the books in this catalogue, or for more information, contact: 9789999458849 If you have difficulty obtaining your books, or require further information, please contact: Email: elt@scholastic.co.uk Tel: +44 (0) 20 7756 7756