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Easy Plays in English, Revised Edition

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This book consists of nine different short plays written with basic English vocabulary. It is aimed at students with a fairly basic but comprehensive level of English. By that I mean it includes the play, "Marty the Martian" which involves a subject that you are unlikely to encounter. On the other hand it includes "On the bus" which is very practical in style. All of the plays were written by the author and have been field tested in her teaching. This is a positive in that they should work in real world situations. You will still need to be flexible within your own context though.

Each play is accompanied by a list of vocabulary and followed by several exercises. Each play has a different set of exercises and focuses on a particular type of learning. In this way all the plays can be effectively used with the same group of children. Teacher preparation and involvement is crucial to the success of the plays as a learning tool. The exercises are only loosely based on the plays and they will not teach themselves.

On a whole this is a worthwhile book and any teacher desiring to introduce skits into their classroom would profit from taking a look. However, the price is a little steep for what you get and those interested in this field might want to write their own specifically for their students.