The Book of Days Teacher's Book

A resource book of photocopiable activities for special days in the year. The Book of Days is a resource book of photocopiable skills material based around particular days of the year. The book is primarily aimed at adults and young adults and provides a handy addition to any course by offering: * 30 flexible activities featuring innovative discussion texts and a variety of tasks designed to stimulate conversation and at the same time inform learners of the origins and customs of world festivals * detailed teacher's notes with useful background information about the days and suggestions for differentiation * authentic listening material providing learners with first-hand accounts of world festivals.

Acknowledgements; Teacher's introduction; 1 New Year's Day; 2 Martin Luther King Junior's birthday; 3 Valentine's day; 4 Carnival; 5 Fasting; 6 Women's day; 7 Mother's day; 8 Easter; 9 April fool's day; 10 May 1; 11 Buddha's birthday; 12 Children's day; 13 Father's day; 14 Summer solstice; 15 Independence day; 16 Doyle; 17 Reunification day; 18 Teacher's day;' 19 Columbus day; 20 United nation's day; 21 Halloween; 22 Day of the dead; 23 Guy Focus night; 24 Remembrance day; 25 Thanksgiving; 26 Winter solstice; 27 Christmas; 28 Birthdays; 29 Wedding days; 30 Days of the week; Poems and songs; Special vocabulary list; Bibliography.

'For language learners who spend their school lives engrossed in their own culture ... this will serve as an extremely useful introductory insight into the lives and customs of people from distinctly different lands. This book is filled with fascinating facts and will provoke readers to indulge themselves in many units. Modern English Teacher, Jan. 2001

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