Book of the Week

I really did it this time.  After saying I was going to buy a Mac for about the past ten years, I finally did it.  My mother sent me this book about a year ago and I scoffed.  I admit I opened it, but couldn't find what I was looking for so I decided to ask the internet.  A speedy and simple solution was offered by the good minds at Apple and now the mystery that this machine was this morning is beginning to become clear.

Macingly,

Pat

Stamp Card

About three months ago the English Island Stamp Card began.  Today is the first time a card was completed.

Congratulations!  Thirty stamps entitles the bearer (student) to a choice of    

either an eraser

or a pencil.



Going by the reactions of the students, I might be better off having a few more serious gifts, especially for the Junior High students.　I already have a few ideas...

HAVE　FUN!!!  LEARN　ENGLISH!!!  The real deal.

englishislanderly,

Pat

Book of the Week

A long time ago when the world of English Conversation was a bit more innocent I　worked at a school called NOVA.  I liked working there. It was easy and both the people that I worked with and the people I tried to help with their English were fantastic.  The lessons were pretty much taken from one book, New American Streamline.  In my four years at Nova I learned some of the lessons in this book by heart.  I learned how to twist and manipulate the texts and pictures to target language that I felt was essential for my students.  This text is always at my fingertips and seeing as how my copy has been around for eight years the corners are bit rounded and ragged.  I bought a new one and I will buy more to have in case someone decides they want to have it around at their house too. The price is $2,560 from Junkudo is you are interested...  The blue book below is the first in a series of three books.