This book gives an insight into how children learn language and how to achieve a positive and uninhibited attitude to language learning in the classroom. The first part identifies priorities for working with young language learners and suggests strategies for teaching English. Part two offers guidelines for creating or adapting work programmes and explains how English can be taught with other subjects in the primary curriculum to promote real language use. The practical activities sections provide step-by-step suggestions to illustrate the teaching methods describes and detail versatile activities which can form the basic repertoire of any teacher.