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    Mind your Language! English for Nannies and Au Pairs
    Mind your Language! English for Nannies and Au Pairs
    Mind your Language! English for Nannies and Au Pairs
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    Mind your Language! English for Nannies and Au Pairs

    By Jennifer Brummer

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    You got the job—but do you have the language?

    When English is not your first language, being a nanny or au pair to English-speaking children and families can be quite a challenge.

    This self-study guide provides English language instruction and practice so you can master skills specific to jobs in childcare. Learn vocabulary and phrases to deal with

    • communication with parents

    • discipline and sibling rivalry

    • homework help• food

    • health/safety

    A full listening program is available on a companion website.

    Using this book will give you more confidence in your English communication skills as well as a great sense of fulfillment and job satisfaction.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWayzgoose Press
    Release dateMay 16, 2018
    ISBN9781540186584
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      Mind your Language! English for Nannies and Au Pairs - Jennifer Brummer

      Mind Your Language!

      Mind Your Language!

      English for Nannies and Au Pairs

      Jennifer Brummer

      Wayzgoose Press

      Copyright © 2018 by Wayzgoose Press.

      All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission from the author, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

      Contents

      Letter from the Author

      The Structure of the Book

      Grammar/Vocabulary Explanations

      CHAPTER 1: What did you do all day?

      How to Explain Your Day to the Parents

      Pronunciation

      Reading

      Glossary

      Chapter 1 Answers

      CHAPTER 2: He started it!

      How to Handle Discipline and Sibling Rivalry

      Pronunciation

      Reading

      Glossary

      Chapter 2 Answers

      CHAPTER 3: What’s your homework today?

      How to Help Children with Their Homework

      Pronunciation

      Reading

      Glossary

      Chapter 3 Answers

      CHAPTER 4: What do you want for dinner?

      How to Talk About Food

      Pronunciation

      Reading

      Glossary

      Chapter 4 Answers

      CHAPTER 5: Ow, I hurt myself!

      How to Use Basic Medical English

      Pronunciation

      Reading

      Glossary

      Chapter 5 Answers

      About the Author

      Letter from the Author

      Dear Readers,

      Shaping children’s lives is one of the most important jobs in the world and you have chosen to do it. You must be a very special person!

      When English is not your first language, working with English speaking children and families might be challenging. This book will help you practice English language skills that you will use many times throughout your job: communicating with parents, discipline and sibling rivalry, homework help, food, and health and safety.

      This is a self-study book. That means you can learn everything by yourself, and you don’t need a teacher. You can move through each chapter as fast or as slow as you’d like. You can repeat anything, and you can focus on what you feel you need the most. However, it is recommended that you start at Chapter 1 and finish at Chapter 5, because each chapter becomes increasingly more difficult.

      I would like to thank my husband Richard Brummer for being so supportive of all of my dreams and goals. My dear friend and colleague Shaza Mahmood contributed towards many of the reading exercises in this book. Thank you for all your guidance and help, Shaza. Of course, a massive thank you to our amazing editor and publisher, Maggie Sokolik and Dorothy Zemach.

      I am excited for you because I know that this book will help you be confident and successful in your job. When you complete this book, you will feel very satisfied.

      Best of luck to you!

      Warmest Regards,

      Jennifer Brummer, Author

      The Structure of the Book

      This book is organized in chapters and sections. This chart shows what you will find in each part.

      Structure of the book

      Grammar/Vocabulary Explanations

      N = noun; a person, place or thing. I am a nanny. Nanny is a noun.

      V = verb; an action word. Jack likes oatmeal. Like is a verb.

      Adj. = adjective; a word used to describe a noun. She is an adorable child. Adorable is an adjective.

      Adv. = adverb; a word used to describe a verb or an adjective. Let’s speak quietly when we are inside the library. Quietly is an adverb.

      Phrase = a group of words that are used together. We need to make a move, so please get your shoes on. Make a move is a phrase.

      Article = a, the, or an. Look at the flower. The is an article.

      NOTE: The articles of nouns are included in the vocabulary tables in this book, but they might not be needed in the fill-in-the-blank activities. When you are doing the fill-in-the-blank activities, you must decide if you will need an article or not. For verbs, you may need to use a ‘to’ with the infinitive, or you may not. Again, fill in the blanks with the correct forms.

      CHAPTER 1: What did you do all day?

      children playing near house

      How to Explain Your Day to the Parents

      When parents ask how the day went with their children, how do you answer it? Sometimes, it can be difficult to have this conversation in English.

      The activities in Chapter 1 will help you build the confidence to understand and explain activities to the children at your job.

      Conversation

      Read the conversation between a father and a nanny, Marie.

      Father: How was your day?

      Marie: It was great! We had a lot of fun today.

      Father: Really? That’s wonderful. So, what did you do all day?

      Marie: Well, first, the kids had breakfast.

      Father: What did they eat?

      Marie: Benjamin ate half a bagel with some strawberries on the side, and Hannah ate some oatmeal with her milk.

      Father: Okay, that sounds good. What happened after breakfast?

      Marie: I walked them to the park, in the double stroller.

      Father: Did you remember the sunscreen and the hats?

      Marie: Yes.

      Father: Great. Thank you. How long were you playing at the park?

      Marie: We

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