The English Gym
The English Gym
ETJ Member’s Teaching Materials
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Want to pump up your students’ English muscles? The English Gym just might be what you are looking for!
Designed for 1st-yearJapanese university students, non-English majors, this textbook addresses the specific needs of your learners. The English Gym is a 4-skills textbook, with an emphasis on speaking. The level is geared toward low to intermediate students, with a TOEIC score between 200 and 500. Written by a teacher living in Japan, for teachers working in Japan.
Sample units can be viewed and downloaded from the homepage. Also, registered teachers can view a digital version of the text, as well as many other very useful resources.
Price
Book: ¥2,800
Textbook Includes:
- 20 Highly Motivating Units
- Classroom Management Techniques to Build Up Cooperation
- Targeted Japanese Language Support
- Flexible Ways to Approach Each Lesson
- Variety of Activities to Keep Students Motivated
- Exercises to Correct Common Mistakes by Japanese Learners
- Oral Exam Materials, Easily Adaptable
- Student Presentation Materials
Website Includes:
- Audio Tracks for Streaming or Download
- Extra Study Materials for Students
- Units Viewable Online, an Excellent Resource when Projected
- Answer Keys and Suggestions for Each Unit
- Written Exams, Simple to Edit
- Supplementary Materials for Oral Exams and Presentations