Young children learn a language when functioning within a familiar language context. The home is the centre of a child’s life but it is also the starting point for imagined worlds. The Washing Machine Set focuses on the well-known routine of sorting the laundry and washing the clothes, but it also introduces other-worldly characters that discover the magic of the washing machine.
 
The Washing Machine Set is one of the topic-related sets which aim to teach young children English in a motivating and interactive way. Each set can be treated as an equivalent of a textbook chapter and it contains stories, interactive tasks, games, craft activities and a song. In order to help children internalize the knowledge they gain with EMYS and reflect on their learning in a creative way, each set comes with a 48-page Activity Book. Classroom bundles for institutions can be found at a discounted price here.
 
Box contents: 
Set Activation Card 
8 Smart Cards with items of clothing 
3 topic-related Smart Cards 
8 sticky Smart Tags
Functional Language Dice 
Activity Book
 
Content: 
10 interactive games
10 animated stories
3 guided art activities
1 animated song
1 instruction video
 
Words and expressions: 
52 target words and expressions
128 expressions to be acquired from stories and songs
182 Emys' instructions and motivational set phrases
 
Examples of some instructions: 
Look at my screen.
Touch my screen with a card.
Repeat, please.
Bring me a T-shirt (a dress, a hat, a coat, etc.)
I will show you clothes.
Please help me decide.
Put in something yellow.
Colour the dress pink.
Let’s dress Ava.
Put on a dress.
Use my sticks to choose clothes.
 
Examples of questions: 
What have you got?
Is it clean or dirty?
Do you like it?
Do you want to see?
What’s here?
Are you ready?
Do you want to try again?
 
Examples of motivational language: 
Wonderful!
You’re doing great!
Well done! Correct!
Excellent! Congratulations!
What a lovely dress!
 
Structures: 
a/an + noun
That’s a ... / They’re ... Is it...? / Are they...?
Yes, it is / Yes, they are, No, it isn’t / No, they aren’t.
It’s ... a/an + adjective + noun
The imperative (Hang up …/ Put it in the wash)