FRANKLIN PUBLIC LIBRARY
ESOL MATERIAL
FOR BEGINNERS
Talk of the Block by Ann Haffner
Highly engaging content for adults at beginning reading levels organized around four
themes: family, home, shopping, health. Includes narratives, problem-posing anecdotes
and dialogues.
From Home to School by Ann Gianola
Geared to parents of school-age children. Fifteen stories are set against the backdrop of
school culture and serve as the foundation for lesson material.
Taking Off by Susan Hancock Fesler
Picture dictionary art pages teach life skills vocabulary in a clear, visual way.
Word by Word by Steven J. Molinsky
Picture Dictionary
Picture Stories by Fred Ligon
16 stories tol through a sequence of ten pictures, deals with a particular cultural topic.
Photo Dictionary by Marilyn S. Rosenthal
A vocabulary and conversation book.
That’s Life by Ann Gianola
Low Beginning
Fifteen engaging stories in each book portray diverse characters in interesting, often
familiar, and sometimes amusing situations.
Health Stories by Ann Gianola
Includes workbook
Low Beginning
Read interesting stories and learn about common illnesses, medical procedures and the
U.S. health care system.
That’s Life by Ann Gianola
Day to day stories and language activities
High Beginning
Health Stories by Ann Gianola
Includes Workbook
High Beginning
Students gain skills and vocabulary to handle health issues for themselves and their
family.
English No Problem! Book 1 by Trish Kerns
Includes Workbook and CD
Builds language/life skills. Addresses themes and issues meaningful to adults living in
the United States.
What a Life! Stories of Amazing People by Milada Broukal
Focuses on the lives of fascinating people from around the world and across history.
Each unit features pre-reading, vocabulary, comprehension, discussion and writing.
Easy True Stories A Picture Based Beginning Reader by Sandra Heyer
Human interest stories adapted from newspapers and magazines.
Begin in English Volume 1/Stories by Judith Bailey
Includes cassettes
Short stories and plays
At Work in the U.S.
Readings and Language for Job Success by Ellen Vacco
Includes CDs
Lessons are set in specific work settings but the language and skills are relevant and can
be easily transferred to meet students’ personal work requirements.
Stories with a Twist by Natalie Hess
Includes CD
Collection of fascinating stories where the unexpected happens!
Can You Believe It? Stories ad Idioms from Real Life by Jann Huizenga
Book 1
Includes cassette
Unusual and true news stories on a wide range of topics that capture student interest from
the very start.
The Salsa Is Hot by William Pickett
Dialogues and stories about the lives of newcomers to the U.S.
Includes cassettes
The Pizza Tastes Great by William Pickett
Dialogues and stories. Topics include food, health, work, shopping, sports, school
Includes cassettes
Writing to Learn
The Paragraph by Lou Spaventa
SERIES
Laubach Way to Reading Skill Book 1
Includes workbook and Illustrations book
Laubach Way to Reading Skill Book 2
Includes Workbook and Illustrations book
Interchange by Jack C. Richards
Intro Student book and workbook
Includes CD
Interchange by Jack C. Richards
Level 1
Student book
Includes CD
Side by Side Book1 by Steven J. Molinsky
Includes workbook
OXFORD BOOKWORMS
300-400 vocabulary words
Photo Finish by Polly Sweetnam
Ski Race by Eleaor Jupp
The Magic Barber by John Milne
Dangerous Journey by Alwyn Cox
The Elephant Ma by Tim Vicary
Duke’s Son by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Jumping Frog by Mark Twain
The Best Short Stories of O. Henry
Cambridge Reader
Adapted by Carolyn Lane
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INTERMEDIATE
Speaking of Survival
Includes cassette
Low intermediate
Provides helpful information in real life survival situations
Begin in English Volume 2 by Judith Bailey
High interest, low level reader
Short stories and plays for reading comprehension, writing and discussion
Includes cassettes
Begin in English Volume 3 by Judith Bailey
Short stories and plays for reading comprehension, writing and discussion
Includes cassettes
English No Problem! Book 2 by Maria H. Koonce
Language for home, school, work and community
Includes workbook
What A World 2 by Milada Broukal
Includes CD
Explores fascinating topics from around the world and across history.
What A World 3 by Milada Broukal
Amazing stories from around the Globe
For Here or To Go? By John de Szendeffy
Stories written by ESL learners from a variety of cultures, languages and backgrounds
Effective Writing by Jean Withrow
Writing skills for intermediate students of American English
Ready to Write More
From Paragraph to Essay
For intermediate to high intermediate
All Around America
The Time Traveler’s Talk Show by Anne Siebert
Explores the history, culture and nature of the U.S. through talk show scripts
Workbook included
SERIES
Interchange
Student book 2
Includes CD
Laubach Way to Reading
Skill book 3
Includes Workbook and Illustrations book
Side by Side Book 2
Student book 2 with workbook and cassettes
Side by Side Book 3
Student book 3 with CD
OXFORD BOOKWORMS
(700-1,000 vocabulary words)
The Murders in the Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan Poe
Love among the Haystacks by D.H. Lawrence
Ear-rings from Frankfurt by Reg Wright
The Love of a King by Peter Dainty
Robison Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
Agatha Christie, Woman of Mystery by John Escott
Sherlock Holmes short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle
William Shakespeare by Jennifer Bassett
The Three Strangers and other stories by Thomas Hardy
Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edgar Allan Poe
Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Skyjack! By Tim Vicary
HIGH INTERMEDIATE
SERIES
Interchange 3 by Jack C. Richards
Includes workbook and CD
Writers at Work The Essay by Dorothy E. Zamach
Critical thinking and personal experience is used to compose well-structured essays
20th Century American Short Stories by Jean A. McConochie
Authors include: Sandra Cisneros, Ernest Heminway, Richard Wright, John Updike
12 America Voices by Maurice Cogan Hauck
Based on a series of radio documentaries
Includes CD
Discovering Fiction by Judith Kay
A Reader of American Short Stories
OXFORD BOOKWORMS
Desert Mountain Sea by Sue Leather
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by R.L. Stevenson
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
The Unquiet Grave by M.R. James
Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome
MACMILLAN READERS
Meet Me in Istanbul by Richard Chisholm
Includes CD
The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle
Includes CD
L.A. Movie by Philip Prowse
Includes CD
Stories of Suspense by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Includes CD
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Includes CD
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Includes CD
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Includes CD
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Includes CD