The English for Life Home Language series contains contemporary learning and teaching material for home language learners and uses similar themes to provide a source of general knowledge of increasing depth. English for Life is an integrated language text, compiled according to the requirements of the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement and approved by the National Department of Education for use in schools. The texts extend the learner’s understanding and application of language usage and language skills, as learners are required to interpret and respond to a variety of visual material; reading and understanding literature. A Teacher’s Guide for each level provides suggestions for presenting lessons and a full set of answer keys. An accompanying CD assists teachers with copies of rating scales: rubrics, crosswords and dealing with exams.

The Teacher’s Guide for English for Life Grade 11 has been compiled according to the requirements of the National Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement. The Teacher’s Guide supports the teacher’s task by providing Teaching, Learning and Assessment Plans for the year; guidance for lesson planning and classroom practice; a formal assessment programme; daily assessment with the activities; answer keys for each module; guidance in the form of information boxes; a user-friendly lay-out.

English for life for the intermediate phase is an integrated language text. The series: offers a wide selection of texts for integrated literature and grammar studies; caters for the needs and interests of intermediate phase learners by developing their communication skills in various registers and contexts, and extending their knowledge of English grammar and spelling; empowers learners to respond with confidence and ease to the challenges of our dynamic, multicultural society; follows a text-based and communicative approach; encourages self-management, critical thinking, creativity and effective communication in a variety of situations and contexts.

English for life for the intermediate phase is an integrated language text. The series: offers a wide selection of texts for integrated literature and grammar studies; caters for the needs and interests of intermediate phase learners by developing their communication skills in various registers and contexts, and extending their knowledge of English grammar and spelling; empowers learners to respond with confidence and ease to the challenges of our dynamic, multicultural society; follows a text-based and communicative approach; encourages self-management, critical thinking, creativity and effective communication in a variety of situations and contexts.

The Life Skills Teacher's Guide contains a year plan, the four term plans, possible time schedules for a full week and daily step-by-step teaching plans for 40 weeks for the subject. The teaching plans include the following: the weekly teaching plan, hints and essential information as background knowledge before the lessons are tackled, the rhymes and songs mentioned in the teaching plan, complete step-by-step lessons for each day and guidance on how to complete the prescribed assessment tasks. The CD in the Teacher's Guide contains the year and term plans for the subject, so that the teacher can print it out and keep it at hand, free resources for teacher and learner, free prescribed worksheets, the theme-oriented stories mentioned in the teaching plans, the sheet music for the songs in the teaching plans and the assessment forms and rubrics. The Teacher's Guide is written by experts in the field of the Foundation Phase. All the authors have years of experience and have been involved in series which has been successfully used in schools. The series has been developed under the guidance of Mart Meij whose various educational series, from Grade R to 3, are widely used by schools. The New All-In-One series is nationally recognised and used in many schools. The Teacher's Guides not only provide lessons for the teacher that describe exactly what to do, but also background information so that the teacher knows why certain instructions are included in the lesson. The teaching plans include innovative, multisensory activities that promote active learning and accommodate different learning styles. The guides contain a CD with full colour free resources which can be used over and over by the teacher and the learner. Free worksheets on the CD can be downloaded and printed so that it is not necessary to buy workbooks.

All-in-one, integrated learning programmes; Teacher's guide. The all-in-one series is a fully integrated, outcomes-based package for Grades R-3. It includes the learning programmes for Literacy, Numeracy and Life Skills. It has been developed in accordance with the Revised National Curriculum Statement. The all-in-one lists of spelling and sight words in isiXhosa, isiZulu, Sepedi (North Sotho), Sesotho (South Sotho), Setswana and Afrikaans have been included. It also bridges the gap for learners whose language of instructions differs from their home language.