Zero Prep: Ready-to-Go Activities for the Language Classroom [Paperback]

Laurel Pollard (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1882483642 | ISBN-13: 978-1882483648 | Publication Date: September 18, 1997

Relax–here’s the "energizing" book every overworked language teacher has been waiting for! Zero Prep is just that: a collection of exciting activities demanding zero preparation! The over 100 pages of sensational activities are divided by language skills into user-friendly chapters that invite you to find the ideal activity quickly and successfully! Every activity is clearly presented with the level, aim, materials, and step-by-step procedures. This collection features unique "routines" which can be done in dozens of various ways without extra preparation. There’s tons of ideas for involving your language class in the daily chores of choosing passages, selecting vocabulary words, preparing questions, and analyzing their own errors so that you as a hard-working professional language teacher have more time for creative lesson planning and enjoying your students. Zero Prep is an "energizing" must for teachers seeking to minimize their preparation time and maximize student responsibility in whatever language the students are learning!

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Alta Book Center (September 18, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1882483642
• ISBN-13: 978-1882483648
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #737,333 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This is a must for ESL teachers., October 13, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Zero Prep: Ready-to-Go Activities for the Language Classroom (Paperback)

I tell other ESL teachers they HAVE TO get _Zero Prep_. Using this book has cut down my prep time drastically -- I no longer spend hours making up worksheets that can only be used once. The activities are the kind that get the students actively doing things and taking initiative. I appreciate the fact that all the activities have been tried in real life and found successful. There are a few (like the acting-out dictacomp) that I come back to over and over.

My only problem (and it IS mine) is that the book is geared more to large single-level classes than my little multi-level community center group. However, the majority of the activities are adaptable to my class.

This is a real find.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Zero Prep Workshop with Laurel Pollard, November 10, 2006

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E. Belkengren (Baltimore, MD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Zero Prep: Ready-to-Go Activities for the Language Classroom (Paperback)

I just attended a workshop based on the book Zero Prep last night. The workshop was presented by Laurel Pollard, one of the authors of Zero Prep. She demonstrated several of the techniques in the book. I tried two of them today in my class and they worked like a charm. This is an excellent resource for stressed out teachers!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars For ESL not foreign language classes, October 30, 2009

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Rocket City Jill - See all my reviews

This review is from: Zero Prep: Ready-to-Go Activities for the Language Classroom (Paperback)

This book has 128 pages plus a few in the back for notes. There are 7 chapters, Icebreakers, Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing, Vocabulary, and Structure. It is designed for ESL, not ESL and foreign language. There are a few activities that could be used for foreign languages (which is why I bought it.) Most of the activities are designed for adults, not middle school or high school students. I saw only two 2 overlapping activites with the Zero Prep for Beginners book.