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Winnie the Witch

English level: Early Pre-primary to Beginner

Korky Paul and Valerie Thomas

ELT adaptations and activities by Jane Cadwallader, Paul Shipton, Kathryn Harper

Description

Magical stories about Winnie the Witch.

How can it be used?

  • As a supplement to any primary course.
  • In the classroom or at home.

Key features

  • This edition for learners of English retells the stories about Winnie the Witch and her cat Wilbur in simple language suitable for young children.
  • The vocabulary, topics, and structures used are those found in the first level of any primary English course.
  • The original illustrations in full colour will delight children.
  • Books include a Picture Dictionary with key vocabulary from the story.
  • Write-in, 12-page Activity Books contains simple activities, songs, and chants, based on the story.
  • There are accompanying cassettes with the complete story, songs, and chants.

Winnie the Witch DVD

  • The Winnie the Witch video combines a delightful award-winning story with top quality animation shot on 35mm film.
  • The video and colourful storybook provide opportunities to develop listening comprehension, and encourage learners to participate actively in a fun and imaginative way.
  • The video consists of four sections: the animated film with a voice-over narration; the story told with stills from the book and with on-screen text; four animated songs with on-screen lyrics; a karaoke music-only version of the songs, to give the class a chance to sing along.
  • The story supports the language syllabus of most primary courses.

Sample Pages

Winnie in Winter

Story Book
  • Pages 2-5 (PDF: 1 MB)
Activity Book
  • Pages 1-2 (PDF: 121 KB)

Audio Clips

Winnie the Witch

Cassette
  • Winnie's Song (MP3: 205 KB)

Winnie in Winter

Cassette
  • Winnie's Winter Song (MP3: 382 KB)

ISBN index

Winnie the Witch

Storybook (with Activity Booklet) 978-0-19-431904-1
Cassette 978-0-19-431907-2

Winnie the Witch DVD

DVD 978-0-19-459149-2

Winnie in Winter

Storybook (with Activity Booklet) 978-0-19-431922-5
Cassette 978-0-19-431923-2

Winnie Flies Again

Storybook (with Activity Booklet) 978-0-19-437709-6
Cassette 978-0-19-437710-2