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idName of materialType (book, CD..)Where is it?Which skills to practice?LevelWho is this material for?How can you use it?StrengthsWeaknessesLink / picture
1Grammar TroublespotsBookGrammar section G/Wri/30005WritingIntermediateStudents who want to focus on grammar in writing(1) Choose the unit that you need to focus on (2) Use one of the writing topics at the end of each unit for practice (3) Try the editing flow chartIt focusses on common grammar errors in writinghttp://www.amazon.com/Grammar-Troublespots-Guide-Student-Writers/dp/0521532868
2Express Yourself in Written EnglishBookWriting section W/G/10003WritingIntermediate to AdvancedStudents who want to focus on paragraph structure(1) learn about different types of paragraphs (2) see examples of different paragraphsEverything you need to know about paragraphsMaybe too much detailhttp://www.elt.mcgraw-hill.com/l/Writing/w_eyiwe.shtml
3Key Words for FluencyBookVocabulary section V/Col/20001VocabularyIntermediate (pre & upper intermediate books also available)Students who want to improve vocabulary for speaking or writinglearn collocations for common words, to then use in speaking/writingclearly divided into topics; focuses on common collocations; collacations arranged by part of speechfew pictures; quite text heavy
4101 cakes & bakesbookH&I/F&C/10003Vocabulary & reading (recipe genre)All levelsStudents interested in baking and food culture. A SALC LC St used it & recommended to others who also used it.browse the pictures, check interesting recipes (with a dictionary if needed), shop for the ingredients and bake with friends. Follow up by writing your own recipe in English or just chatting with friends over tea & cake.Its real, authentic English. It appeals to people with an interest in food and cooking. It adds value to English. And there is cake.
5Love Actually Screenplay and Additional MaterialBook: movie companionH&I/P&M/10010Vocabulary, pronunciation, speaking (conversations), listeningIntermediate and aboveStudents interested in using movies to reach their goalsChoose a scene from the movie which has a dialogue you think is useful for you. Find the dialogue in the book, check for new vocabulary and the phrases. Watch the scene and notice how the lines are said. Pause and repeat / shadow. Role play the scene with a friend or with the actors on screen. Try to use the new words and phrases in a similar dialogue with friends.Lots of conversations & lots of topics to choose from. This is also one of the SALCs most popular movies.
6Eigo no hatsuon ga tadashikunaru (Get English pronunciation right)Book (with CD)Oral Communication section (OC/PR/10006)PronunciationAll levelsStudents who want to work on pronunciation basics.First find out what sounds you are having trouble with. Then they can go to the section in the book that focuses on those sounds. Next, listen to the CD and try to repeat the sounds and words the same way as on the CD. Practice the sounds first, then words, and finally longer sentences. It is a good idea to record yourself when doing these activities so you can listen to how you sound and check your improvement.The book breaks down into VOWEL sounds and CONSONANT sounds. There are 4 poges devoted to each sound. Each sound builds up from the sound to words to sentences. There is a lot of Japanese support.There is no review section. When studying pronunciation it is important to review so make sure you find a good way to review.
7Test it Fix itBookGrammar section G/Ex/1059GrammarBeginnerThis good for students interested in getting practice finding and fixing common grammar mistakes.Look through the table of contents. Find some grammar areas that you have problems with (in your writing or speaking). Try to find the grammar mistakes in the sentences. After this, check the answers and check to see why they are mistakes. Finally, review what you learned by trying some more problems.There are clear instructions on how to use the book. They answers all have simple explanations so you can understand why something is wrong. There is a lot of quick and simple practice with a lot of different common grammatical problems. It is a good material because you can check the answers yourself and if you still cant understand something, you can ask a specific question to a a teacher or a learning advisor.There is not a lot of opportunity to practice or use what you are learning. You will have to think of extra activities to help you practice the different grammar points you are working on. It can be at the practice center or the writing center for example.
8Business Communication Skills: SocialisingBook (with CD)Business section (BUS/Situ/20026Speaking, Listening, Vocabulary, PronunciationIntermediate-AdvancedStudents who are interested in practicing speaking in specific situations (mostly in a formal setting). It is also useful for students who want to work on a variety of skills with one material.Start by finding out what you need to improve (use the needs analysis section). Then look through the different units and choose the ones that you want or need to work on. Work through all the activities in each unit or only do the ones that you think are important for you. Use the transcripts at the back to help your with the listening (For example, you can do some shadowing). The transcripts are also useful in helping you understand the answers to the questions and introducing new vocabulary.The book starts with a needs analysis. It also has some really good ideas about how to keep a learning journal-to help you study and review your focus areas. It is also useful for writing down the new language and suggestions you are learning. There are lots of simple and clear activities for each unit that can help you practice, speaking, or listening, or vocabularly building. At the end of each unit there is a page full of the new vocabulary and expressions you were introduced to. It also tries to point out the differences between formal and informal language.There is not a lot of opportunity to practice or use what you learn. You will have to think of extra activities to help you practice the different speaking points and language you are learning. It can be at the practice center for example.
9Timed ReadingsBookReading (R/RF/20001)ReadingIntermediate-AdvancedStudents who are interested in becoming better readers.Read the instructions and the "Steps to faster reading" suggestions. This section explains various different steps (reading strategies) you can try when reading to help you become a stronger reader.After reading the different suggested strategies to improve your reading skills, there are a lot of opportunities to practice them. The book has some short texts to read and then some questions to answer at the end to check how much you can understand. There is an answer key at the back and some "progress graphs" that can be useful to check how you are improving.The texts to use for practice are not always that interesting. It may be a good idea to practice with a few of the texts in the book that you like, but once you get used to using the strategies from the book, you can try them on any kind of reading-readings that are more fun for you.
10English In Context: Thematic Vocabulary 1BookVocabulary section V/T10105Reading and VocabularyBeginner-IntermediateStudents who are interested in learning new vocabulary about specific topics. It also useful for students who want to get some reading practice.First, read the short article. After reading the article, note the words that are highlighted and check to see if you know their meaning. You can also see what words you do not know that are not highlighted hand and record them in a notebook. Once you have some words and expressions written down about a topic you are interested in and you feel ready to use them, try to use them in a conversation (The practice center, yellow sofas; with friends, etc.).The themes or topics found in the readings is a useful way for learning vocabulary. It can help you organise the new language you learn.There is also a mini-dictionary at the back of the book.There is no Japanese support so the readings and the definitions of words may be difficult for lower level students. Look through the readings before using the book and see if you think it is a good level for you.
11Ideas & Issuesbook with CDOC/CS/30101Speaking, Listening, VocabularyAdvancedStudents wanting to practice giving opinonsRead the passage - Form own opinion about what was read - discuss with friends or teacherThere are many topics to choose from; the discussion questions cover many ideas; and the ammunition box has very useful words/ prases / and general information about the topic.Many of the links are out of date; The text is taken from newspaper articles, therefore the language is sometimes too context specific (eg. Some British slang that can only be found by going to slang websites) However, its useful for students to go and ask someone what the words mean.
12Words + phrasesWorksheetsV/RW/1000~Speaking, vocabularyAll levelsStudents practicing fluencyPracticing using expressionsOffers useful every day expressions on simple topics. This material is good for short bursts of study. It also includes exercises and an answer key.Choosing worksheet. There are so many cramped together
13(Learn new words using images)BookV/SS/10007VocabularyAll levelsStudents looking for ways to learn frequently used words. Especially recommended to visual learners.Students can look at the 100 frequently used English words with images and understand the core concept of the words.Visualization of the core concept is the key to understand how the words are used in different situations.Helps students to understand the differences between words like “see and look,” “happy and glad,” “carry and bring,” “lay and lie,” “clever and wise” etc. by visualizing the core concept of the words.Too much information for beginners. This is a good resource to use as a supplementary material for learning vocab.
14英語プレゼンテーション　基本スキル ã‚°ãƒ¬ãƒ¼ãƒˆãƒ—ãƒ¬ã‚¼ãƒ³ã‚¿ãƒ¼ã¸ã®é Basic Skills for Presentation: How to become a great presenterBook, CDPRES/Str/10001Speaking (presentation)/ ListeningIntermediate to AdvancedStudents who want to learn how to do presentation in English.1) Learn some useful tips on how to make a successful presentation. The book points out common mistakes made by Japanese presenters. 2)Learn useful phrases. 3) Listen to the sample presentation (with CD)This book is easy to read and has full of samples (comes with audio CD). Gives many basic ideas that students can use. Very practical.The content of this book is business based such as giving company description and selling products. However, the basic theory introduced in this book can be applied to any kind of presentations (e.g. brainstorming, basic presentation structure, how to use visuals, etc.)
15Essential Academic VocabularyBookV/ ESP/ 30001Reading, Writing, Speaking, VocabularyAdvancedStudents interested in improving their academic vocabulary, reading, writing, and speaking skills.Read a short text. Complete numerous vocabulary, writing, or speaking activities utilising the new academic vocabulary introduced in the short text. There are also activiites to help introduce important reading strategies.Offers a choice of skills to work on. Students can practice reading, speaking, writing, and vocabulary study depending on what they want or need. At the end of each chapter there is a link to more activities to help practice academic vocabulary.
16Business Vocabulary in UseBookBUS/Voc//20011VocabularyIntermediate, AdvancedStudents in business coursesThis book can be used for review or for learning vocab for specific business situationsThe format is quite easy to follow. Its similar to Murphys "English grammar in Use". Each unit is 2 pages featuring specific situations or business skills. It has really useful vocab and simple exercises w/ asnwers at the back of the book. At the end of each unit is a question that encourages the learner to Use the new words / expressions.The units are too short to learn about the topic in any detail, so it should probably be used as a supplement with other study materials.http://thisisenglish.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/picture-20.png
17Would You?: Questions to Challenge Your BeliefsBookOC/Fl/10102SpeakingAll levelsStudents who wants to practice speakingThis book can be used as a conversation starter at the Practice Center or in the SALC with friends. It can also be used to practice speaking or writing on your own by answering the questions in the book.The book contains many questions that starts from "Would you...?" You can choose a topic of their interest. It helps you when you want to go to the Practice Center for a speaking practice but dont know what to talk about.
18The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the WardrobeBookR/Fic/200556ReadingIntermediate/AdvancedStudents who likes reading fantasy novels.As a pleasure reading material. You can read it whenever you have time. On the train, at home, in the SALC, or any other place.If you like "Harry Potter" series, youll probably enjoy reading this book. It is part of a series and there is also a new movie coming out. You can compare the book and the movie, too.
19VERY EASY TOEICBookEX/TOEIC/10115Reading/ ListeningBeginnerStudents at the beginning level who wants to target around 500-600 scores in TOEIC.You can practice solving listening and reading questions. You can also take a mini test after each unit.Each of the twelve units deals with one of the main grammartical points seen in the TOEIC. This book also provides tips and tricks that you have to be aware of.If you want to target more than 700 scores, this is not the book for you.http://www.nellies.jp/shop/info.php?isbn=9781599660271
20Building Skills for the TOEFL iBTBookEX/TOEFL/10068ReadingIntermediateStudents who want to build reading fluency and accuracy in a variety of desplines.This book has guided note-taking activities and online sample test
212400BookOC/CS/10027Vocabulary, Speaking (discussion)IntermediateStudents who want to improve their discussion skills by learning more phrases that they can use to express their opinions on different topic.Find a topic you will be interested to talk about or the one you need to talk about in class. Go to the pages under the topic and learn expressions that you may be able to use in a discussion. Learn many different views on the same topic in order to form your own opinion. Express it using the phrases/vocabulary you learned. Do never try to memorize these sentences…It is categorized by topic and there are many different views on the topic, which may help students to broaden their views or learn how to express those views. It is also a bilingual book so students can understand and relate to the opinions introduced in Japanese if they need to.Since the expressions introduced are in a written form, you may sound a little too formal if you use the expressions as they are written. There is only one expression for one opinion and not any other ways to express the same opinion are not introduce. Each expressions are listed randomly. There is no CD that comes with the book.
22Getting Ready for Speech.Book (CD has been requested for purchase)PRESS/Gen/10019Speech/PresentationStarter/Beginner/AllStudents who want to improve their speech skills such as body languagesRead and learn some tips for a better speech or presentation and then use them for your presentations in class. Do some activities with your friends outside class or by yourself at home.The book includes 7 units each of which features a different type of speech. Each unit has the same pattern of format, which helps you to learn the type of speech introduced in the unit and some tips for it. The book introduces many sample expressions and body languages that can be used in a speech. The drawings make the activities interesting and engaging. They also help you to easily understand the sample body languages introduced in the book.Not many of the types of speech may be required in class such as demonstration, layout speech, introducing someone even though there might some useful information in these units that introduce such speech types.http://www.amazon.com/Getting-Speech-Charles-LeBeau-Harrington/dp/1929274491/ref=oe_popover_img
23TeamMagazineReading (R/Gen/10171)reading, listening and VocabularyIntermediateEnglish learners in their teens / early twentiesThe articles are only 1 - 2 pages long and many have a CD or MD audio soundtrack and follow up activities on line. So, read for fluency, read for enjoyment, read to build your vocabulary, or read while you listen. A follow up activity could be to listen without the text, shadow, or talk about what you read/listened to.The articles are short, they are written for intermediate learners of English and they are designed to be interesting to people your age. There is a lot of colloquial language and this is highlighted and explained to help you understand. There are lots of magazines and plenty of articles in each. If these magazines suit your learning style and your interests, they could be an excellent resource for learning using bits of time.The articles may be good for short reading tasks but if you have to read longer articles, or a more journalistic style, they may be less useful
24http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/indexframe.htmlwebsite of short storiesonline, also available as an app for iPhone & iPod Touchreading, may also be useful for writing or speaking practiceintermediateanyone who wants to read short stories, or use them to improve speaking or writing skillsYou can read stories and post your comments about it on the site. For writing, you could make summaries, and for speaking, you could re-tell the story to your friends or discuss the stories as a group. Some stories also have comprehension questions and activity suggestions (click on the teachers link on the left-hand side).You can read other peoples comments and rankings about each stories to help you choose which ones to read, theyre divided into genres, the length is not too long.
25Test Your English Idiomsbook/laminated worksheetsVocabulary sectionVocabularyAll levelsThis book is good for those who would like to learn about English idioms but don’t know where to start.Students should be advised to use laminated worksheets that are on the shelf. There are 46 laminated worksheets which cover all contents from the textbook and have answer keys on the back sides.Students can use the materials as tests later. If they use a laminated worksheet at a time, they won’t be overwhelmed. There are theme-based idioms (verbs, colors, animals, the parts of body and so on) and different activities (crossword, sentence completions, true or false and so on.)

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