CONTENTS // Introduction 5 // 1. Teacher 6 // 1.1. Being a teacher - a story 6 // 1.2. A day in the life of a teacher 8 // 2. Learner 11 // 2.1. Young learners - what are they like? 11 // 2’.2. Learner differences 14 // 2.3. Unicorns are real 17 // 3. Learning to learn 20 // 3.1. What are the benefits of learning to learn? 21 // 3.2. European Language Portfolio 22 // 4. Improving your language skills 25 // 4.1. Improving oral skills 25 // 4.2. Lessons learnt from good language learners 27 // 5. Developing reading skills 29 // 5.1. Developing your own reading skills 29 // 5.2. Using rhymes and stories 29 // 5.2.1. Poetry in a foreign language classroom? 30 // 5.2.2. Using authentic children’s literature 31 // 5.2.3. Your English and the telling of stories 34 // 6. Appendices 36 // 6.1. Stories and story telling 36 // 7. Key 44 // 8. Bibliography 46