English Language Learning For Children

Like many people, you’ve probably used idioms or phrases like these without giving them a second thought. But if you were to take a moment to step back and learn about them, you’ll be pleasantly surprised to discover the mesmerizing and sometimes outright bizarre origins to these fun sayings! In Why Do We Say That?, we have curated 202 of the most regularly used idioms, proverbs, turns of phrases, and colloquial terms that have the most fascinating backstories. For each phrase, we explain how it was coined, how its use evolved, and how it gained its contemporary use.

ספר זה מלמד את הילדים בחרוזים איך אומרים את שמות בעלי החיים באנגלית.

בשבילי הדמיון נטייל, נבקר בעולם החיות בלוויית איורים הומוריסטיים ונגלה מה הן הכי אוהבות לעשות.

הסופרת לינדה מזרחי מנחה סדנאות כתיבה ומלווה סופרים וסופרות בתהליך הכתיבה. הוציאה לאור שבעה ספרים עד כה שזכו לתגובות נלהבות והפכו לרבי מכר.

Your child will learn about John's day-to-day life at home, bedtime, meal times, school time, and going to the zoo.

Teaching your child a second language at this young age is a great way to bond with them, get them engaged in learning, and help them have fun as they learn something that will help them for the rest of their life. The lessons in this book are interactive and fun with easy pronunciation guides and lots of tips for making your child love learning. You can easily make learning Spanish a family affair so everyone can take part in the fun.

Weihnachtsmann? Weihnachten? Davon haben Kokosnuss und Matilda noch nie gehört. Doch als Yeminee mit leuchtenden Augen von Heiligabend erzählt, ist klar: Dieses Fest wollen die Drachen auch feiern! Gemeinsam mit ihrem britischen Freund Robert machen sie sich auf den Weg zum Weihnachtsmann. Auf dieser Reise lernen die Kinder nicht nur neue Englischvokabeln zu den Themen "Winter", "Weihnachtsgeschichte" und "Weihnachtsfest", sondern auch wie unterschiedlich Weihnachten auf der ganzen Welt gefeiert wird.

Discover the extraordinary stories behind everyday things! Did you know that the ice cream sundae was invented because of a law forbidding the sale of ice cream on Sundays? Or that the first motorcycle was really just a tricycle with a motor? Would you believe that Mickey Mouse started out as a rabbit? Arranged in alphabetical order, this fascinating book is packed with the stories behind these and over 100 more inventions.

Neuer Abenteuer- und Lernspaß mit Kokosnuss! Schulausflug mit Lehrer Bronco Blumenkohl ins Pilz-Tal? Das wird bestimmt langweilig, denkt Kokosnuss. Doch dann kündigt Robert, Kokosnuss' Freund aus Großbritannien, seinen Besuch an. Mit viel Witz und Humor zeigt er den Drachenkindern, was es im Wald alles zu entdecken gibt und welche Namen die Pflanzen und Tiere in seiner Heimatsprache haben. Auch die Tages- und Mahlzeiten kennt Kokosnuss schon bald in englischer Sprache.

The two things that Wilson Williams likes best about third grade are drawing and taking care of the class pet, Squiggles the hamster. What he likes the least are timed multiplication tests. Why think about all those numbers when he could be drawing pictures of Squiggles? With gentle humor, Claudia Mills works through a common childhood problem to a surprising resolution.

Sara Crewe is a very rich little girl. She first comes to England when she is seven, and her father takes her to Miss Minchin’s school in London. Then he goes back to his work in India. Sara is very sad at first, but she soon makes friends at school. But on her 11th birthday, something terrible happens, and now Sara has no family, no home, and not a penny in the world.

Tom Sawyer does not like school. He does not like work, and he never wants to get out of bed in the morning. But he likes swimming and fishing, and having adventures with his friends. And he has a lot of adventures. One night, he and his friend Huck Finn go to the graveyard to look for ghosts.They don’t see any ghosts that night. They see something worse than a ghost – much, much worse.

Little Mary Lennox is a bad-tempered, disagreeable child. When her parents die in India, she is sent back to England to live with her uncle in a big, lonely, old house. There is nothing to do all day except walk in the gardens – and watch the robin flying over the high walls of the secret garden . . . which has been locked for ten years. And no one has the key. An Oxford Bookworms Library reader for learners of English, adapted from the Frances Hodgson Burnett original by Clare West.

Adapted from the classic by Lewis Carroll.... There, on top of the mushroom, was a large caterpillar, smoking a pipe. After a while the Caterpillar took the pipe out of its mouth and said to Alice in a slow, sleepy voice, "Who are you?" What strange things happen when Alice falls down the rabbit-hole and into Wonderland! She has conversations with the Caterpillar and the Cheshire Cat, goes to the Mad Hatter’s tea party, and plays croquet with the King and Queen of Hearts.

Hello, my name is Coconut! Spielerisches Vokabellernen mit den Abenteuern des kleinen Drachen Kokosnuss: Als der kleine Drache in die Schule kommt, holen seine Eltern den AuPair-Jungen Robert Robertson von der Insel Britanica ins Haus, um Kokosnuss beim Englischlernen zu unterstützen.

Coconut, where do you go? Kokosnuss' britischer Freund Robert ist zurück und begleitet den kleinen Feuerdrachen und seine Freunde auf eine abenteuerliche Suche nach dem sagenhaften Piraten-Amulett. Wie gut, dass Robert Englisch kann. Mit seiner Hilfe können die Drachenkinder nicht nur überall nach dem Weg fragen, sondern auch die Uhrzeit erfahren und die verschiedensten Farben benennen. Doch gelingt es ihnen auch, dem kleinen Piraten Pieter Backbord zu helfen, seine Angst zu überwinden?

The Three Little Pigs is a classic children’s fairy tale retold by C. J. Anderson and originally translated for language learning. This dual-language version from Language Magic is optimized to aid language learners on the fast track to fluency. Discover that you can relax and enjoy the story while absorbing the language. Listen to the story over and over until you find you can understand it completely in the language you are learning.

Perfect Pronunciation: The World Ocean taps into kids’ passion for the wonders of the ocean and its resident animals to turn English instruction into a pause-resister. While using modern pedagogy to ensure a proper foundation and sequencing of material, it wraps the lessons in fun detail. Kids get to use their newly-acquired English skills to find out more about bodies of water covering 70 percent of the Earth’s surface. Creating material and lessons that tap into children’s innate motivation has been shown time and again to increase commitment to language learning.

Want to get kids to say "yes"...instead of begging, negotiating, and pleading? We want what is best for them, and so should they. So why don’t they understand us? Because we talk to them in the wrong color language. Kids view the world in different ways. Once we know how they view the world, our words get through. Get through? Yes. Instead of our words bouncing off their foreheads and scattering to the floor, we can learn which way they view the world. Once we know this, we can use secret words that help them listen and understand.

Creativity is a gift shared by all, yet most of us have been led to believe that if we are not starving artists, musicians, or writers, then creative thinking is not something we are capable of. This just isn't true and to prove it I've brought together some of the best methods to trigger and retain that creative spark within.

Sing your way to a new language, anytime, anywhere! The new enhanced edition of Rush Hour Ingles includes two audio programs, a bonus music-only version of favorite Rush Hour songs, and a free downloadable word game (see www.berlitzbooks.com for link). Original music and catchy songs help you remember everyday words, phrases, and sentences, and the exciting storyline keeps you involved. Fun to use alone or with your family!

Mr. Chickee, the genial blind man in the neighborhood, gives nine-year-old Steven a mysterious bill with 15 zeros on it and the image of a familiar but startling face. Could it be a quadrillion dollar bill? Could it be real? Well, Agent Fondoo of the U.S. Treasury Department and his team of Secret Government Agents are determined to get that money back! But Steven and his best friends, Russell and Zoopy the giant dog, are more than a match for the Feds.