My English Garden Coursebook Class 1

About the book & Series

My English Garden is an innovative course in English language learning, which combines principles of communicative language learning with a functional approach to grammar through task-based learning. The aim of this series is to nurture young learners who come from multilingual backgrounds. Through their simple, lucid and visually appealing presentation of grade-appropriate content, the books make language acquisition effortless for the learners.

Features

• Selections are so chosen that they are grade-appropriate and interesting, and range from literary classics to contemporary texts, thus exposing learners to a vast array of literary gems.
• Getting Started prepares learners for the lesson through interesting tasks and questions.
• Glossary provides contextual meanings of selected words from the text.
• Understanding the Text takes care of the need to test the reading skills of the learners.
• Playing with Words not only enriches the word bank of the learner but also focuses on the usage of the words acquired.
• Learning the Language undertakes the task of making learners grasp the nuances of English grammar.
• Writing provides necessary practice for making learners efficient in writing on topics ranging from imaginative to realistic, and informal to formal.
• Life Skills deals with topics that encourage the holistic development of learners.
• Activities include fun, interesting tasks based on Multiple Intelligences to engage all kinds of learners.
• Activities for Listening and Speaking includes topics that learners find useful in their day-to-day interaction with others.
• Projects have interesting and informative tasks that encourage pair and group work.
• Model Test Papers have sample tasks based on the topics covered in the chapters.