You can download these free sample lessons to test out on your students.  Click on the titles and they'll open up in a separate window.

Sports & Games

Before downloading, don't forget to read the terms of service as described below.

To download these .pdf files, you need to have Adobe Reader installed on your computer (which is a free software program that reads .pdf documents).  If you don't already have it simply click on this box below and follow their instructions, then come back over here to get your samples.

NEW!

From May - September 2008, there will also be one extra set, free of charge, for those who register with Kalinago English.

Registration does not cost anything, you won't be randomly spammed and your privacy is ensured. 

You'll receive a monthly or bi-monthly newsletter with updates on what's happening on this site, what new products have been loaded, new and interesting links to investigate, great new teaching books available in the market for you/your students - that sort of thing... and of course, you can unsubscribe at any time.

Once you register come back over to SimplyConversations and follow the menu on the righthand side to Monthly Free Samples.  If you're already registered, simply click here.  

Enjoy! 

Monthly set for June 2008:  Getting 2 Know U

Terms of Service

Thank you for choosing to download the Conversation Control^TM, the free samples or for purchasing SimplyConversations^TM units.

By purchasing/downloading you agree to the following:

Content

Kalinago English does not guarantee that the content found on this site will be free of errors, defects, viruses or any other damaging elements. Kalinago English content is protected, virus protection software and firewall technology are in place however it is does not assume any responsibility, should any content you take from this site cause damage to your computer or files.

Kalinago English reserves the right to add new content, amend or delete any current content from the site and service without prior notice.

Refunds

Given the nature of the product, ie. a .pdf, no refunds are given.

If, however, you find a typo or would like to report an out-of-date question on either the prompt sheets or the SimplyQuests, please contact me as this information is very much appreciated. You will receive the corrected version and I will also give you a free .pdf of your choice (only valid for SimplyConversations and those authored by Karenne Sylvester).

Cross-cultural sensitivity

Kalinago English assumes no responsibility if you or your students are offended by any of the questions presented within the question prompts.

It is very important that you are aware of your students and their culture(s). Some of the questions have been written specifically to provoke animated response (not many but some) and the author is aware that this concept of communication is not always accepted globally.

When in doubt regarding whether or not a question may or may not be culturally inappropriate, it is your responsibility to remove the said card from the set or to ask your Director of Studies what he/she thinks.

If you feel that a card should carry a warning sign, please let me know and one can be added.

Legal permissions

You understand that SimplyConversations^TM refers to the system, concept and design which includes the entire set: SimplyConversations^TM, Conversation Control^TM, SimplyQuests^TM and the SimplyC.wiki^TM.

You may:

Individuals

*photocopy the material for your own personal use in class.

*photocopy the material and share with your students.

*photocopy and share the material with a small number of colleagues.

Institutes

*photocopy the material for the use of your institute.

*photocopy the material (the prompt sheet & SimplyQuests on to your institutes letterhead or style sheet as long as the logo, trademark, copyright and website address remain clearly visible on the page.

*photocopy the material and share with your institute's students.

*photocopy the material and distribute it to your teachers.

*send the .pdf to your teachers via email.

When doing so you will explain the rules as above.

By downloading or purchasing the sheet you also accept the following prohibitions.

Legal prohibitions

By downloading or purchasing this material you fully agree and comply with the fact that you do not have permission to re-create the system nor the material in your own way and then re-market it for your own financial gain.

Kalinago English is the only site where you can purchase SimplyConversations^TM material.

You are not allowed to download the files, then upload elsewhere, nor are you allowed to print units out and re-sell.

You also recognize the fact that you are not allowed to translate the sheets nor the quests, nor the SimplyC.wiki and then re-market and re-sell.

You agree that the packaging of the units, as enclosed in a .pdf file, is entirely original and you will not publish the work, traditionally or via the web, in part or in whole as your own concept or design, nor will you try to sell it as so.

Trademarks and Copyright

You promise that you will not use the trademarked names on these products nor attempt to adapt or adjust them to be similiar though not the same.

This includes the following:

SimplyConversations^TM

SimplySpeaking^TM (name of the teacher training workshop), Simple Conversations, Simple Speaking, Simple Talking etc.

Conversation Control^TM

Conversation Checker, Control Conversations, Check conversations, Conversation Check.

SimplyQuests^TM

Simple Web Quests, Simple Quests, Conversation Quests

SimplyC.wiki^TM

Simple Wiki, Conversation Wiki, Speaking Skills Wiki.

Also, by agreeing to the terms of service you accept that you are strictly prohibited from redesigning any of the above functions and calling them your own.

You promise that even if you create your own web based search quest activities for language learners that you will not simply copy the questions listed in the SimplyQuests^TM and then market that product as your own.

You promise not to create an identical conversation material and present it in lexically based question prompts system, linked to the CEFR, grammatically varied and/or in a 15 card (Business Adults)/12 card (Teens & Young Adults) /9 card (Mature learners) format and try to pass this off as your own original work.

Please see the system explained for more information regarding the concept and design if there are any doubts as to what is meant by the above.

Please be aware that the supplmentary materials books have been reviewed, and that the web, bookshops and publishers' stands have been repetitively scanned for over a three year period and it is very clear that while there exists some other conversation card systems, they have not been systemically lexically organized, nor have they been researched to the same extent nor are they that similiar.

It is very clear that there is no product like SimplyConversations^TM nor the SimplyQuests^TM currently available in the ESOL/ESL/EFL markets.  Obviously there is nothing like the SimplyC.wiki^TM and it is entirely unique.  Karenne Sylvester asserts her rights as the author and concept designer of these products.

If you have already created a completely similiar material in terms of concept and design, you will need to prove that you did so before downloading or purchasing.

If you have any questions at all regarding any of the following, please do not hesitate to ask.

Thanks for your understanding and compliance.

Enjoy the conversations!