Lexicarry: Pictures for Learning Languages (Pro Lingua's Color) - Softcover

Patarick R Moran (author)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0866473718 ISBN 13: 9780866473712

Publisher: Pro Lingua Learning, 2015

Synopsis

A one-of-a-kind picture dictionary, Lexicarry offers a fun, active, conversational approach to language learning. It is a book of wordless pictures designed to help learners build vocabulary and conversation skills in any second language using the American English word list in the book, a bilingual dictionary, one of the Lexicarry word lists, and/or someone who knows the language. There are 13 foreign language word lists available at ProLinguaLearning.com to use with this book for learners of languages other than English.

The book has 142 pages of full-color drawings illustrating functional language and vocabulary in 190 situational and topical contexts. This amounts to over 4500 everyday words and expressions. The pictures make conversation and interactive learning easy.

Although learners can use Lexicarry working on their own, they learn best by discussing the objects, places, and activities in the drawings, working together in pairs, as a class, or with a tutor or native speakers. The illustrations are not labeled, and this naturally challenges and excites students' imaginations and helps them retain the language.

There are seven sections to the book: 1) Functions, 2) Sequences of Actions, 3) Related Actions, 4) Operations, 5) Topics (vocabulary items related to one theme), 6) Places (scenes/ rooms and the things we find and do there), and 7) Proverbs and Sayings.

About this title

About the Author

Patrick Moran, author of Lexicary, is an ESL teacher and prolific ELT author. He was one of the founders of Pro Lingua Associates in 1980.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pro Lingua Learning
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0866473718
• ISBN 13: 9780866473712
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 146