ENGLISH AND FRENCH TEXTBOOKS

Cameroon

• Password (primary Anglophone)
• Passport to English (secondary Anglophone)
• Listening and Writing Practice Series for Cameroon
• Champions in English (primary Francophone)
• Go for English (secondary Froncophone)
• Transafrique (French for Anglophone secondary students)

Ghana

• English for Senior Secondary Schools
• New Way English Ghana (junior and senior
  secondary)
• Transafrique (French for Anglophone secondary students)
• Unimax Macmillan Basic Learner's Dictionary (junior secondary)

Cote D’Ivoire

• Go for English (secondary)

The Gambia

• The Gambia English (junior and senior secondary)

Kenya

• Top Score English (primary)
• English: An Integrated Approach (secondary)
• Looking for a Rain God - a collection of contemporary short stories from Africa; Kenyan
  Institute of Education recommended reading
• Encounters from Africa - an anthology of contemporary African literature for use in senior secondary schools

Sierra Leone

• New Focus English (junior and senior secondary)

Malawi

• Activities with English (primary)
• Malawi Junior Secondary Integrated English

South Africa

• English For All (primary)
• Spotlight on Grammar (primary)

Tanzania

• Primary English for Tanzania

Uganda

• Password Primary English Course for Uganda Revised
• The Nile English Course (primary)
• Integrated English: A Course for Ugandan Secondary Schools

Zambia

• Explore English Zambia Basic Education Project (primary, grades 3-5)
• Zambia English Basic Education Course (primary, grades 6 & 7)

General Kindergarten

First Steps - a colourful new two-year programme of kindergarten materials designed specifically for young children in Africa. With its thematic content, clear design and inviting illustrations, First Steps is the first kindergarten course of its kind. Filled with lively activities, modern songs and games, the programme aims to introduce children to a range of skill areas as well as encouraging them to discover the joy of learning. First Steps teaches pre-reading, pre-writing and early number skills, as well as such important concepts as colour, size and shape.

The Reading Books offer

• attractive, colourful pictures for discussion
• key vocabulary and language contexts which are very familiar to young children
• an introduction to letter sounds

The Writing and Number Books provide

• matching, colouring and joining activities to reinforce new vocabulary and language
• activities to develop motor skills and prepare children for early handwriting practice
• alphabet activities to help children to recognise letters and their first written words
• exercises to develop early number awareness

The Teacher's Kit includes

• a Teacher's Book with clear lesson plans and supportive teaching notes
• a Teacher's Resource Book with stories, songs and rhymes to support pupils' material
• a Cassette of Songs sung by the African Children's Choir
• a Poster of the alphabet and numbers for permanent display in the classroom

Register here for a free First Steps poster

General Primary

• Reading Skills - An exciting new three level series of primary comprehension books for upper primary students in Africa which develop and practise reading, and include comprehension questions.  Click here for more details.
• Champions in English (English for Francophone countries)

General Secondary

• International English (English for the IGCSE examination)
• World of English
• Learning to Study in English
• New Adventures
• English-Africa
• Go for English (English for Francophone countries)
• Impact (English for Lusophone countries)

French materials

Transafrique - a French course for Anglophone secondary students
Co-published with Hachette
A comprehensive Friench language course for junior secondary students in English speaking Africa. The material is lively and communicative and specifically designed for use in large classes. There is a Pan-African edition, a Cameroonian edition, and a new edition for Ghana.

For further details about the textbooks listed here, or a catalogue, please contact your closest Macmillan office.

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