One Thousand Plus Pictures for Teachers to Copy (General Methodology) [Spiral-bound]

Andrew Wright (Author)

Book Description

Series: General Methodology

* The clear introductory section shows basic drawing techniques * Features numerous themes, subjects, grammatical points, lexical sets and everyday settings * Includes a comprehensive index and suggestion for using drawings in teaching

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 144 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publishers (August 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0175568782
• ISBN-13: 978-0175568789
• Product Dimensions: 11.7 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,582,018 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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36 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simple techniques, quick results!, June 16, 2000

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Darryl Nightingale - See all my reviews

This review is from: 1000 Pictures for Teachers to Copy (Paperback)

This is not "Art"! The ideas and materials in this book are not designed to develop your students artistic vision!

The pictures and techniques in this book are designed, rather, to be quick and effective ways to define words and phrases, illustrate dialogue, provide settings and context, motivate students, and provide references to which the learner can make a personal response.

The book begins with a clear and concise section on basic techniques. You will learn, quickly and painlessly, how to draw stickpeople and boxpeople, types of facial expression, caricatures, animals and objects, scenes, and special effects.

The bulk opf the book follows, consisting of more than a thousand pictures to copy, based on the Council of Europe "Threshold Level" and the "Cambridge English Lexicon". Included are pictures of settings (eg restaurant), personal identification (eg professions), topics and notions (eg health), vocabulary and grammar, and pictures for composition (speculative pictures and story sequences).

This is followed by a brief but useful section outlining some basic ways of using pictures in listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities.

The book is rounded off with a complete alphabetical index to the illustrated words.

If you teach ESL or need to communicate visually for some other reason, and you think you can't draw, find youself drawing elaborate, time-consuming pictures, or your drawing efforts often result in mass blank looks of incomprehension, this book is for you. If you are looking for a book which will turn you into an artist, it isn't.

The best book I've seen of it's type in nearly five years of full-time ESL teaching. Highly recommended if you fall within it's intended target audience.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Recommended for Wold Language Teachers!, August 20, 2005

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Donna Quijote (Framingham,Ma Usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 1000 Pictures for Teachers to Copy (Paperback)

I am a high school Spanish Teacher and tutor also. I came across this little gem of a book by accident.The pictures are clear and simple and they cover a variety of word categories (food, clothing, etc.) The pictures copy beautifully and are great for inserting into quizzes and tests for the visual learner. The story sequences are great and encourage students to talk without any written text in front of them. This is "TPR"
(Total Physical Response) before it was even officially labeled..
I have colleagues who use it for French and Italian too.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great help!, May 15, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: 1000 Pictures for Teachers to Copy (Paperback)

A complete artistic klutz, my classroom and handouts for my students have improved greatly since I discovered this great book. For language teachers and anyone who wants to learn some basic artwork, this book is a must-have.