Stickyball ESL Library: Download 23 digital textbooks for ESL/EFL teachers

With these materials, you will be fully equipped for classes of all levels, whether adults, children, large classes or one-on-one privates, and they are equally useful for online and in-person classes. Best of all, because they are ebooks, you can easily take them with you and print them out, wherever you are! This set includes the following books:

Phonics Monster is a comprehensive 5-book ESL phonics curriculum, developed by ESL teachers with years of experience. The main goal of these books is to provide learners with a wide and extensive mix of words, sentences, and stories, so they can read, read, read, and pick up the phonics quickly and naturally. Included in the books are games, tongue twisters, speed-reading exercises, and various activities and review quizzes. (Answer Key Included.)

ALL in ALL – Everyday Dialogues for the ESL Classroom is a 3-book series of dialogues and grammar worksheets for ESL/EFL classes. The lively dialogues are short, with highlighted vocabulary words, discussion questions, sentence patterns, and step-by-step grammar worksheets teaching parts of speech and tenses in clear, easy to understand language.

The Great ESL Games Compendium! contains tons of useful games and activities for ESL students of all levels. The games in these books were developed by experienced ESL teachers for their own classes. Included in these books are games that can played at a moments notice, with little or no preparation, as well as printable games that can add a new element of fun to the learning process! Book 1 is ideal for young, beginner-level students. Book 2 contains games for older, more intermediate- or advanced-level students.

Great, Great Grammar! is a 3-book series of grammar lessons written for ESL teachers and students. The lessons in each book are written with simple, easy-to-understand directions, and the material progresses slowly and methodically, allowing students to grasp the material and acquire a functional understanding of the grammar points. There are 215 total grammar lessons in this set of 3 books, and they are ideal for both in-person and online classes.

Write Right is an English writing curriculum designed for ESL/EFL students. The first book consists of nine units, each of which contains a sample essay, worksheets reviewing grammar points and sentence patterns, paragraphs with errors that need to be rewritten, and instructions to guide students to write a paragraph or short essay of their own. This book is ideal for beginner or high-beginner ESL students who do not have a lot of experience writing. The second book guides students to write formal essays, including lessons on topics sentences, body, and concluding sentences, as well as several worksheets introducing and comparing useful transition words, such as “although”, “however”, “therefore”, “despite”, etc. This book is ideal for intermediate or advanced students. (Answer Key Included.)

ESL Pathways is a complete series of lessons for Adult ESL students. Lessons include reading and conversation passages, discussion questions and activities, and various exercises. The content focuses on aspects of western culture and civilization and professional situations. The content progresses from Book 1, which is a beginner-level text for adult students, to Book 2, which is intermediate, and Book 3, which contains advanced reading passages, much like those found in newspapers and periodicals.

Business Basically is designed as a practical Business English curriculum that introduces students to relevant vocabulary as well as relevant situations and documents that they may encounter in the business world. The lessons in this book can be used for either classes with several students or one-on-one teaching.A typical lesson will include warm-up questions, an introduction to vocabulary or a particular type of business document (email, resume, cover letter, job application, etc.), discussion questions, and an activity or assignment.

Speak Like a Native! – Idioms contains 58 pages of commonly used idioms, introduced from A to Z. These lessons are very useful for intermediate/advanced or adult students, as they give students new and fun ways to express themselves using idioms. Each list of idioms includes clear definitions and is followed by a review page in which students can practice giving advice or filling in blanks with the idioms they have learned. There are also several bonus review lessons to help students remember the idioms they have learned. An answer key and index are also included at the back of the book.

Speak Like a Native! – Phrasal Verbs contains 66 pages of commonly used phrasal verbs, each of which is introduced with explanations and sample sentences. These lessons are very useful for intermediate/advanced or adult students, as they give students new and fun ways to express themselves using more natural, commonly used phrases. Each list of phrasal verbs includes clear definitions and is followed by a review page in which students try to remember the phrasal verbs they have learned. There are also several bonus review lessons to help reinforce the material. By the end of the book, students should have a functional understanding of how to use many phrasal verbs in everyday conversations. These lessons are also quite fun for teachers, as they are more casual lessons that students can have fun with! An answer key and index are also included at the back of the book.

Vocabuilder – On Vacation is a comprehensive travel vocabulary text for intermediate to advanced ESL/EFL students. The five units include 9 chapters, which have a reading passage, vocabulary lists, dialogues, sentence patterns, useful phrases, and review exercises. For students planning to go on a vacation, this book will prepare them to speak English in many of the situations they may encounter. The worksheets and pages in this book are printable and ideal for private, one-on-one classes, as well as larger classes and homeschooling.

Speaking of IELTS is written by an experience IELTS examiner, and it features tips and advice for the IELTS Speaking Test, along with several pages of examples, exercises, and sample tests. This is a simple yet highly useful text for helping students prepare for the IELTS test.