Teaching English to the children of elementary schools is a challenging task, specially when English is going to be not only a subject with its own contents, but also the medium through which at least one other subject is to be taught from class III (or so) in all non-English medium schools in India. It demands close attention to the skills of listening and speaking so that students could interact in the class. The book pays special attention to the ways of improving one’s pronunciations and the skills of listening to others. It includes:

-Lessons on all the four skills with guidance on planning them.

-Vocabulary building through word games and other devices.

-Simplified explanations for correct grammatical usage.

-Innovating methods to make the class more student-friendly and inter-active

It discusses various approaches to and methods of teaching English and encourages teacher-educators to be eclectic