It's All In The Cards
A Method of Mastering New Words
by Maynard Gallegos
Included Material and Page Examples
SEVERAL DIFFERENT EXERCISE TYPES INSPIRE ACTIVE LEARNING
It's All In The Cards comprises over 5,000 words and phrases into four levels of difficulty.
Whoobert, the mascot of It´s All In The Cards, accompanies the student throughout the series.
Each book contains 10 units, one for each lesson. Each unit contains 60 new words as well as different types of review excersises.
Flashcards are used in different ways during the lessons in order to learn new words.
Audio CDs for home use are available for all difiiculty levels. The CDs include both American and British pronunciation.
Excercise types
1
FLASH CARD LEARNING
Fflashcards are used in the classroom when when learning new words and making sentences.
2
CONVERSATION
A large part of the lesson is allotted to conversation on contemporary and interesting topics.
3
REVIEW EXCERCISE
Complete sentences using recently learned words or phrases. Student homework.
4
VOCABULARY JUMBLE
Test your active vocabulary by giving the English translation to Swedish words. Student homework.
5
CROSSWORD PUZZLES
Solve puzzles by reading and understanding the English explanation of recently learned words or phrases. Student homework.
Key points of
It's All In The Cards
- Focus on vocabulary instead of grammar
- Makes learning new words fun
- Active learning using flashcards
- Different excersice types for optimal learning
- Audio CD with pronounciation included
- Brittish and American examples
- Special focus on cognates, idioms etc.
- Relevant and up-to-date words
- Increase your everyday vocabulary
- Improve confidence when meeting foreigners
- Especially tailored for Swedish students
- Over 5,000 words over four difficulty levels