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American Idioms and Some Phrases Just for Fun: An ESL Meaning and Usage Workbook by Edward Swick Paperback
144 pages
For intermediate-level ESL students. "Translations" of phrases like "raining cats and dogs," "get on the ball" and exercises.

Barron's ESL Guide to American Business English by Andrea B. Geffner Paperback

Building an ESL Collection for Young Adults by Laura Hibbets McCaffery Hardcover
Annotated bibliography of 500+ books. Organized by topic: adventure, mystery, and suspense; biographies; career, workplace, life skills, and parenting; folktales, myths, poetry, and classics; ethnic diversity; history and geography; nature and science; and sports. Indexes by author, subject, title, and ethnic group.

Classroom Teacher's ESL Survival Kit No 1 by Elizabeth Claire Paperback

Classroom Teacher's ESL Survival Kit No 2 by Elizabeth Claire, Judie Haynes Paperback

The Educator's Guide to the Internet: A Handbook With Resources and Activities by Catherine Anderson Paperback

English Verb Handbook by Berlitz Paperback

ESL Active Learning Lessons: 15 Complete Content-Based Units to Reinforce Language Skills and Concepts by Imogene Forte, Mary Ann Pangle Paperback
144 pages

Film Is Content: A Study Guide for the Advanced ESL Classroom by Julia A. Williamson, Jill C. Vincent Paperback
Short introductions, plot descriptions, worksheets and suggestions for themes. Chapters include: Classic Films, Feminism, Discrimination, etc.

Fifty Strategies for Teaching English Language Learners by Adrienne L. Herrell Paperback
304 pages

A Handbook for Beginning Teachers by Robert E. MacDonald, Sean Healy Paperback
272 pages.

First Impact by Rod Ellis Paperback Workbook

First Impact Teacher's Resource File by Rod Ellis Hardcover

High Impact Coursebook by Rod Ellis Paperback Student edition

Longman ESL Literacy Student Book by Yvonne Wong Nishio Paperback

More Than Just Surviving Handbook: ESL for Every Classroom Teacher by Barb Law Paperback

Memory, Meaning, and Method by Earl W. Stevick

Newcomer Phonics by Kaye Wiley Paperback (student's book)
Beginners - Grades 3-8
Activities highlighting vowels, blends, digraphs, and dipthongs, over 400 high-frequency words illustrated in sentences, decodable text and carefully controlled vocabulary, ESL/ELD themes such as family, clothing, and weather.

Reading, Writing, Learning in ESL: A Resource Book for K-12 Teachers by Suzanne F. Peregoy, Owen F. Boyle Paperback

Teach English by Adrian Doff

True Colors: An EFL Course for Real Communication by Jay Maurer, Irene Schoenberg Paperback

Working with Second Language Learners: Answers to Teachers' Top Ten Questions by Stephen Cary Paperback
144 pages
The questions include: How do I assess a student's English? How do I make my spoken language more understandable? How do I get my reluctant speakers to speak English? How do I make a difficult textbook more readable? How do I teach grade-level content to English beginners?

Ya Gotta Know It: A Conversational Approach to American Slang for the ESLClassroom by Hania Hassan Paperback
250 pages
A complete advanced course in American slang. Four 20-something main characters in 30 short dialogues. Includes a glossary of grammatical terms, a dictionary of all slang terms sintroduced, pronunciations, usage notes, and sample sentences. 

ACTIVITIES AND GAMES

101 Bright Ideas: ESL Activities for All Ages by Claire Maria Ford Paperback

201 Ready-To-Use Word Games for the English Classroom by Jack Umstatter Paperback
Spiral-bound book with "over 200 stimulating reproducible word games in a variety of formats that make it fun to review word origins, vocabulary, spelling, usage, literary devices, authors and their works, and other contemporary areas of student interest."

Easy & Engaging ESL Activities and Mini-Books for Every Classroom by Kama Einhorn Paperback
64 pages

ESL Active Learning Lessons: 15 Complete Content-Based Units to Reinforce Language Skills and Concepts by Imogene Forte Paperback
144 pages

ESL Songs and Games
Tape w/ 17 songs and exercises for each song.

ESL Songs and Games 101 Word Games for Students of English As a Second or Foreign Language by George P. McCallum Paperback

ESL Teacher's Activities Kit by Elizabeth Claire, Eileen Gerne Ciavarella (Illustrator) Paperback
288 pages

ESL Teacher's Book of Instant Word Games: For Grades 7-12 by Helene D. Hutchinson, Yelina Noskina (Illustrator) Paperback
201 activity sheets.

Five-Minute Activities by Penny Ur and Andrew Wright Paperback
117
Contains resources of over 130 short activities for the language classroom: some are well-tried favourites clearly restated, others are new ideas or variations.

Grammar Games: Cognitive, Affective and Drama Activities for EFL Students by Mario Rinvolucri Paperback

Grammar Grabbers! Ready-to-Use Games & Activities for Improving Basic Writing Skills by Jack Umstatter Paperback
352 pages

More Grammar Games: Cognitive, Affective and Movement Activities for EFL Students by Mario Rinvolucri, Paul K. Davis Paperback

Ready-To-Use ESL Activities for Every Month of the School Year by Carol A. Josel, Gavrielle Josel Paperback
312 pages
200 hands-on activities focusing on seasons, holidays, and special events.

The Recipe Book by Seth Lindstromberg

The Standby Book by Seth Lindstromberg 

READING/WRITING/SPEAKING/GRAMMAR/LISTENING

1001 Pitfalls in English Grammar by Ruth Parle Craig, Vincent Foster Hopper Paperback

Action Grammar: Fast, No-Hassle Answers on Everyday Usage and Punctuation by Joanne Feierman Paperback

Advanced English Grammar by Helen Hoyt Schmidt Paperback

Applied English Phonology: For ESL/EFL Teachers by Raja Tewfik Nasr Hardcover

Basic English Grammar (English As a Second Language) Betty S. Azar Paperback

Contemporary Topics: Advanced Listening Comprehension (Longman Listening) by David Beglar, Neil Murray Paperback

Errors and Expectations by Shaughnessy Paperback
324 pages

ESL Grammar Handbook by Allen Kent Dart, Allan K. Dart Paperback

Face the Issues: Intermediate Listening and Critical Thinking Skills by Carol Numrich Paperback

First Steps in Academic Writing by Ann Hogue Paperback

For Your Information 1: A Thematic Reader by Karen Lourie Blanchard, Christine Baker Root Hardcover

For Your Information 2: Intermediate Reading Skills by Karen Blanchard, Christine Root Paperback

For Your Information 3: High-Intermediate Reading Skills by Karen Lourie Blanchard, Christine Baker Root Hardcover

Get Ready to Write: A Beginning Writing Text by Karen Lourie Blanchard, Christine Baker Root Paperback

The Grammar Book: An ESL/EFL Teacher's Course by Marianne Celce-Murcia, Diane Larsen-Freeman Hardcover
854 pages

Grammar Games: Cognitive, Affective and Drama Activities for EFL Students by Mario Rinvolucri Paperback

Grammar Practice Activities: A Practical Guide for Teachers by Penny Ur Paperback
296 pages
Part one provides: a detailed introduction to grammar teaching - guidelines for the design of activities - practical hints on effective classroom presentation. Part two contains: almost 200 game-like activities for practising important or problematical aspects of English grammar, with detailed descriptions of procedure - sample texts and visuals which may be photocopied for immediate use.

Introduction to Academic Writing by Alice Oshima, Ann Hogue Paperback

Introductory Topics: Intermediate Listening Comprehension (Longman Lecture Series) by Helen Sophia Solorzano, Laurie Leach Frazier Paperback

Longman Student Grammar of Spoken and Written English Paperback

More Grammar Games: Cognitive, Affective and Movement Activities for EFL Students by Mario Rinvolucri, Paul K. Davis Paperback

Problem/Solution: A Reference for ESL Writers by Patricia Byrd, Beverly Benson Paperback

Raise the Issues: An Integrated Approach to Critical Thinking by Carol Numrich Paperback
256 pages
Listening text.

Reading Power by Linda Jeffries Paperback

Selected Topics: High-Intermediate Listening Comprehension (Longman Lecture Series) by Ellen Kisslinger Paperback

Teaching ESL Writing by Joy M. Reid Paperback

Write English Right: An ESL Homonym Workbook by Lawrence Klepinger Paperback

Writing Academic English: A Writing and Sentence Structure Handbook by Alice Oshima, Ann Hogue Hardcover 

DICTIONARIES AND REFERENCE

20,000+ Words: Spelled and Divided for Quick Reference by Mary Margaret Hosler, Charles E. Zoubek Hardcover
(Also available in
Paperback)

21st Century Dictionary of Slang by Princeton Language Insitiute (Editor), Karen Watts (Compiler) Paperback
5000 contemporary slang terms.

21st Century Grammar Handbook by Princeton Language Institute, Joseph Holland (Editor) Paperback
A to Z dictionary format.

21st Century Synonym and Antonym Finder by Princeton Language Institute (Editor) Paperback
20,000 synonyms and antonyms.

303 Dumb Spelling Misstakes...and What You Can Do About Them by David Downing, Mario Risso (Illustrator) Paperback

All Clear!: Idioms in Context by Helen Kalkstein Fragiadakis Paperback

Longman Dictionary of American English Paperback
1065 pages
52,000 words and phrases. Interactive CD.

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