To the teachers on ETNI, Welcome to the new, 2006 editions of The Jerusalem Post Youth Magazines: The three magazines – JPOST KIDS (for beginners), JPOST ZONE (intermediate level), JPOST STREET (advanced level) – are designed to encourage Israeli youth to read and write in English and to achieve maximum proficiency in the language. As professionals, you know the value of a strong command of written and spoken English in our ever-shrinking global village. The challenge is to instill a genuine fondness for the language and to make it fun and easy to learn. The Jerusalem Post Youth Magazines present compelling texts, graphics and a lot of exercises. We aim to make reading and writing English attractive through youth-friendly topics, including sports, music, movies, computer and Internet news, current events, readers’ submissions, puzzles, games, comics and jokes. In each magazine there are rich with exercises that reinforce learning, as well as a vocabulary section in which the more difficult words are translated into Hebrew and Arabic. A companion Internet site has been designed to support these publications. The magazines enhance Israel’s English-teaching curriculum, based on principles set out by the Ministry of Education. As recommended by the ministry, The Jerusalem Post youth magazines: - are appropriate to pupils' interests, experiences and knowledge - provide opportunities for meaningful communication - enrich pupils' general knowledge - are compatible with pupils' level of proficiency In addition each teacher will receive a monthly teachers' guide which includes exercises and pupils' oriented activities. We’re sure that you will find The Jerusalem Post Youth Magazines an excellent way to enrich your lessons. We look forward to receiving your feedback, as we are always seeking to improve our products and to ensure that they serve both your needs and those of your students. For Group and individual orders or general information: Phone: 050-9605445 (Mr. Avi Sirota), 03-7619000 ext: 279 or 219 Fax: 03-5613699 E-mail: groups@xxxxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------- Write for "The Etni Rag" - http://www.etni.org/etni_rag.htm Add yourself / Update your entry to "Who's Who on Etni" http://www.boker.org.il/etni/whoswho.htm -----------------------------------------------