This page provides a wide range of bilingual resources.
It incudes downloadable materials, links to other websites and contact details for suppliers.
Glossary Books from Oldbrook First School
Word Book Cover Note
Blank Pages for Glossary Book
Urdu/Hindi Front Cover
Hindi/Urdu Phrases
Marathi Front Cover
Marathi Phrases
Punjabi Front Cover
Punjabi Phrases
Somali Front Cover
Somali Phrases
Tamil Front Cover
Tamil Phrases
Language Grids
Arabic language tables_(29K)
Chinese language tables_(29K)
Farsi language tables_(28K)
Gujarati language tables_(29K)
Punjabi language tables_(43K)
Somali language tables_(28K)
Chinese-English Language Grids
The following are grids that translate Chinese characters into English.
The Body
Feelings
Festivals
Greetings
The Months
Numbers
Pronunciation
The Seasons
The Weather
The Weeks
Bilingual Links
www.poemsfor.org
New bilingual poem collection of 60 poems available free of charge.
www.bfinclusion.org.uk/EAL%20files/EALresourceswelcome.htm
Welcome words in 35 languages.
http://thornwood.peelschools.org/dual/index.htm
This site provides a number of multilingual resources for tranlations and multilingual approaches in the classroom.
emas4success
Provides a number of resources available to teachers with newly arrived pupils in their lessons.
Babel Fish
Provides some translation facilities.
Travel Languages
Provides some translation facilities.
www.ethonologue.com
A range of multilingual resources.
Activities 4 ESL Students
Grammar and vocabulary quizzes in English. Bilingual quizzes in many languages.
Cambridge County Council
Summaries in Lithuanian of Shakespeare for KS3")
Cambridge Education Portal
Useful phrases for maths in many languages icluding Czech, Lithuanian, Russian, Slovakian and Tagalog.
Cambridge Education Portal
Bilingual science vocabulary including Czech, Lithuanian, Russian, Slovakian and Tagalog.
Bracknell Forest New to English resources
Phrase books in 7 languages.
Schools Links
Dual language posters for classroom displays. Includes basic colours, numbers and classroom objects.
Primary Resources
Translated letters for schools formerly available from DGTEAZ.
Hounslow EMAS
A useful resources section which includes multi-lingual words for classroom topics
ltscotland
A download document called "Learning in 2(+) Languages".
Meetpoland.com
For useful Polish words
Cambridge Education Portal
From the homepage type "Polish" into the keyword search.
THRASS Calendar Charts
Available in a number of languages.
Translation2
Voycabulary
Put in the URL of a web page and you can then look up any word on it in a variety of dictionaries (Webster's, acronym,
etc.)
Littlelearner
This website now has a new Romanian resource – Romanian Speaker, an interactive powerpoint file containing over 200 school based phrases for colleagues to use with Romanian pupils. A free trial of this file is available.
Individual letters in Cyrillic, Greek, Hebrew and Arabic scripts.
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Omniglot
A fantastic website for anyone interested in scripts.
London Challenge Accessibility DVD
School information made available for parents in several languages on DVD
A new multi-language DVD which explains the English secondary school system and the role parents can play in supporting their children. The DVD deals with common issues, ranging from how to understand the language of school reports, to how the English school system differs from schools in other parts of the world. The DVD can be watched in English, Sylheti, Somali, Urdu and Turkish. There are also accompanying fact sheets for parents available in the five languages, which explain all about homework and how you can help your child learn at home.
Bilingual Suppliers
| Name | Tel No | Fax\No | Contact Details | Comments |
| EAL Resources/CLAS Publications | 0161 253 6422 | 0161 253 6439 | Seedfield Site, Parkinson Street, Bury, Lancs, BL9 6NY, Email: z.ihsan@bury.gov.uk | Publications and resources aimed at bilingual children |
| Mantra Lingua | 020 8445 5123 | 020 8446 7745 | 5 Alexandra Grove, London, N12 8NU, Email: orders@mantralingua.com , Website: www.mantralingua.com | Dual language books |
| Milet Publishing Ltd | 020 7603 5477 | 020 7610 5475 | PO Box 9916, London, W14 0GS, Email: info@milet.com , Website: www.milet.com | Dual language books |
| Multicultural Book Services | 01274 544158 (mobile 07980 420982) | 01274 544158 | Unit 33, Carlisle Business Centre, 60 Carlisle Road, Bradford, BD8 8BD, Email: aamirdarr@multiculturalbookservice.fsnet.co.uk | Dual language books and materials |
| RDS | 020 8521 6969 | 020 8521 6969 | 8 Merton Road, London, E17 9DE, Email: r.desalvo@tesco.net | Dual language dictionaries |
| Waltham Forest Publications | 020 8509 9668 | 020 8521 3311 | Education Centre, Queens Road, London, E17 3BA | Multilingual and dual language resources |
World Language Books
eswots
Alien Languages
Book and resources sellers
Ethnic Minority Achievement and Support Service Home Page