Tower Talk Kinder 1 is an all-in-one textbook/workbook for very young non-native learners of English in their first year of kindergarten. It features:
One year’s worth of 45 lessons, ideal for home or classroom study.
Themed lessons that build in scope to give the first-time learner of English a solid grasp of real English.
And it’s fun too, featuring quirky drawings and plenty of colouring activities that will have kids wanting more.
Tower Talk Kinder 2 is an all-in-one textbook/workbook for very young non-native learners of English in their second year of kindergarten. It features:
One year’s worth of 45 lessons, ideal for home or classroom study.
Themed lessons that build in scope to give the first-time learner of English a solid grasp of real English.
And it’s fun too, featuring quirky drawings and plenty of colouring activities that will have kids wanting more.
Tower Talk Kinder 3 is an all-in-one textbook/workbook for very young non-native learners of English in their third year of kindergarten. It features:
One year’s worth of 45 lessons, ideal for home or classroom study.
Themed lessons that build in scope to give the first-time learner of English a solid grasp of real English.
And it’s fun too, featuring quirky drawings and plenty of colouring activities that will have kids wanting more.
Tower Talk Phonics
84 pages of practice worksheets to learn all you need to know about phonics for students of English as a second language learning to read for the first time
For home and classroom use
42 lessons ideal for one year of weekly study, or as an intensive course
Features practice in recognising letter sounds, sounds of double letters, difficult to spell words for all the 42 phonetic sounds of English
Quirky child-friendly artwork
A checksheet/sticker page for children to keep
track of their progressThis complete course created by two practicing English teachers in Japan will have young students reading by the end of the book!
Ten reasons to buy Tower Talk Primary 1:
120 pages of English as a second language for students in their first year of elementary school
For home and classroom use
45 lessons good for one year of study
Each lesson features a page of exercises to help the student grasp new language
Includes special Christmas, Halloween, birthday, speech day, treasure hunt and review lessons
Comprehensive phonics workbook to give students practice in the 42 sounds of English
A vocabulary list of 315 words used in the book
Quirky child-friendly artwork
A lined notebook for children to work on their writing
This complete course created by two practicing teachers will have young learners enjoying English.
Ten reasons to buy Tower Talk Primary 2:
120 pages of English as a second language for students in their second year of elementary school
For home and classroom use
45 lessons good for one year of study
Each lesson features a page of exercises to help the student grasp new language
Includes special Christmas, Halloween, birthday, speech day, treasure hunt and review lessons
Comprehensive phonics workbook to give students practice in the 42 sounds of English
A vocabulary list of 417 words used in the book
Quirky child-friendly artwork
A lined notebook for children to work on their writing
This complete course created by two practicing teachers will have young learners enjoying English.
Ten reasons to buy Tower Talk Primary 3:
120 pages of English as a second language for students in their third year of elementary school
For home and classroom use
45 lessons good for one year of study
Each lesson features a page of exercises to help the student grasp new language
Includes special Christmas, Halloween, birthday, speech day, treasure hunt and review lessons
Comprehensive phonics workbook to give students practice in the 42 sounds of English
A vocabulary list of 450 words used in the book
Quirky child-friendly artwork
A lined notebook for children to work on their writing
This complete course created by two practicing teachers will have young learners enjoying English.
Ten reasons to buy Tower Talk Primary 4:
120 pages of English as a second language for students in their fourth year of elementary school
For home and classroom use
45 lessons good for one year of study
Each lesson features a page of exercises to help the student grasp new language
Includes special Christmas, Halloween, birthday, speech day, treasure hunt and review lessons
Comprehensive phonics workbook to give students practice in the 42 sounds of English
A vocabulary list of 569 words used in the book
Quirky child-friendly artwork
A lined notebook for children to work on their writing
This complete course created by two practicing teachers will have young learners enjoying English.
Ten reasons to buy Tower Talk Primary 5:
120 pages of English as a second language for students in their fifth year of elementary school
For home and classroom use
45 lessons good for one year of study
Each lesson features a page of exercises to help the student grasp new language
Includes special Christmas, Halloween, birthday, speech day, treasure hunt and review lessons
Comprehensive phonics workbook to give students practice in the 42 sounds of English
A vocabulary list of 580 words used in the book
Quirky child-friendly artwork
A lined notebook for children to work on their writing
This complete course created by two practicing teachers will have young learners enjoying English.
Ten reasons to buy Tower Talk Primary 6:
100 pages of English as a second language for students in their sixth year of elementary school
For home and classroom use
45 lessons good for one year of study
Each lesson features a page of exercises to help the student grasp new language
Includes topics of interest to 11 and 12-year-olds
Topics are divided into vocabulary, grammar, reading and speaking lessons
Comprehensive phonics workbook to give students practice in the 42 sounds of English
Quirky child-friendly artwork
A lined notebook for children to work on their writing
This complete course created by two practicing teachers wil have young learners enjoying English.
Textbooks for junior high and high school students
Tower Talk Junior High 1 is intended for non-native learners of English, typically in their first year of junior high school. But the book is designed to be of equal use to the child studying English at home with the help of a parent English-speaker. Tower Talk Junior High 1 provides
45 clearly structured lessons that children take throughout one year of study.
Each lesson is presented over a double-page spread that is designed to be the main element of a 45-minute class or home-study lesson.
The textbook examples of target language are on the left of every lesson, with the workbook exercises for students to complete typically on the right.
The lessons in this book are organised into groups of two following a topic, such as travel, school or entertainment.
The first of each lesson is a sample speech with options for students to change to make their own speech on the topic.
The second lesson is designed to focus on grammar or vocabulary with a chance to use new forms through prompts to write and speak.
Each lesson is designed to build on students’ existing knowledge and expose them to new language structures that they can make their own with practice.
At the same time, students are following a syllabus that will give them a thorough foundation in English, covering every major grammar form they will encounter in their first year of junior high school.
The Tower Talk syllabus complements the Oxford University Press Let’s Go series (popular with private schools) and the Sunshine series that 40% of all junior high school students in Japan use to learn English, but with some major differences: A clearer focus on what the student can learn lesson by lesson, which helps the teacher and parent alike know what the student is doing in the classroom. Four “Homestay” lessons are spread through the book to offer review practice for students with the theme of useful communicative language for their likely first experiences of speaking English outside of the classroom. Even while learning grammar and doing reading exercises, the focus is on building up a store of useful English expressions that students can use in realistic situations to communicate through building their active skills of speaking and writing.
Tower Talk Junior High 2 is intended for non-native learners of English, typically in their second year of junior high school. But the book is designed to be of equal use to the child studying English at home with the help of a parent English-speaker. Tower Talk Junior High 2 provides
45 clearly structured lessons that children take throughout one year of study.
Each lesson is presented over a double-page spread that is designed to be the main element of a 45-minute class or home-study lesson.
The textbook examples of target language are on the left of every lesson, with the workbook exercises for students to complete typically on the right.
The lessons in this book are organised into groups of two following a topic, such as travel, school or entertainment.
The first of each lesson is a sample speech with options for students to change to make their own speech on the topic.
The second lesson is designed to focus on grammar or vocabulary with a chance to use new forms through prompts to write and speak.
Each lesson is designed to build on students’ existing knowledge and expose them to new language structures that they can make their own with practice.
At the same time, students are following a syllabus that will give them a thorough foundation in English, covering every major grammar form they will encounter in their second year of junior high school.
The Tower Talk syllabus complements the Oxford University Press Let’s Go series (popular with private schools) and the Sunshine series that 40% of all junior high school students in Japan use to learn English, but with some major differences: A clearer focus on what the student can learn lesson by lesson, which helps the teacher and parent alike know what the student is doing in the classroom. Four “Homestay” lessons are spread through the book to offer review practice for students with the theme of useful communicative language for their likely first experiences of speaking English outside of the classroom. Even while learning grammar and doing reading exercises, the focus is on building up a store of useful English expressions that students can use in realistic situations to communicate through building their active skills of speaking and writing.
Tower Talk Junior High 3 is intended for non-native learners of English, typically in their third year of junior high school. But the book is designed to be of equal use to the child studying English at home with the help of a parent English-speaker. Tower Talk Junior High 1 provides
45 clearly structured lessons that children take throughout one year of study.
Each lesson is presented over a double-page spread that is designed to be the main element of a 45-minute class or home-study lesson.
The textbook examples of target language are on the left of every lesson, with the workbook exercises for students to complete typically on the right.
The lessons in this book are organised into groups of two following a topic, such as travel, school or entertainment.
The first of each lesson is a sample speech with options for students to change to make their own speech on the topic.
The second lesson is designed to focus on grammar or vocabulary with a chance to use new forms through prompts to write and speak.
Each lesson is designed to build on students’ existing knowledge and expose them to new language structures that they can make their own with practice.
At the same time, students are following a syllabus that will give them a thorough foundation in English, covering every major grammar form they will encounter in their third year of junior high school.
The Tower Talk syllabus complements the Oxford University Press Let’s Go series (popular with private schools) and the Sunshine series that 40% of all junior high school students in Japan use to learn English, but with some major differences: A clearer focus on what the student can learn lesson by lesson, which helps the teacher and parent alike know what the student is doing in the classroom. Four “Homestay” lessons are spread through the book to offer review practice for students with the theme of useful communicative language for their likely first experiences of speaking English outside of the classroom. Even while learning grammar and doing reading exercises, the focus is on building up a store of useful English expressions that students can use in realistic situations to communicate through building their active skills of speaking and writing.
Tower Talk Topics 1 is intended for non-native learners of English, typically in their first year of high school. But I designed the book to be of equal use to the mature student studying English at home. Every one of the 42 lessons are about a discussion topic with clear sections to work on skills for reading, writing, speaking and with links to free videos for listening practice.
Tower Talk Topics 2 is intended for non-native learners of English, typically in their second year of high school. But I designed the book to be of equal use to the mature student studying English at home. Every one of the 42 lessons are about a discussion topic with clear sections to work on skills for reading, writing, speaking and with links to free videos for listening practice.
Tower Talk Topics 3 is intended for non-native learners of English, typically in their third year of high school. But I designed the book to be of equal use to the mature student studying English at home. Every on of the 42 lessons are about a discussion topic with clear sections to work on skills for reading, writing, speaking and with links to free videos for listening practice.
Textbooks for adults
Free Talk Conversation features:
42 lessons for intermediate and advanced adult students of English as a foreign language.
It can be used in the classroom, one-to-one or assigned as homework.
No additional planning required for the teacher or student.
Lessons include a starter question, a short reading extract, comprehension questions, discussion questions, and a role play or other suggested activity.
Every lesson has a link to a free video lesson.
All lessons are designed to boost speaking, listening, reading and writing skills.
Lesson topics cover books, history, travel, movies, money, health and well-being.
Written in British English by a former journalist who has been teaching Japanese students of English for more than 20 years.