This set of hand-held visuals has been designed for the following types of language activities: • practice the pronunciation of the -ed ending in the context of stories • take part in an activity in which students help correct one another’s pronunciation • provide an interesting and amusing group activity • encourage group interaction and discussions • increase individual student’s speaking time during class • expose students to new vocabulary and expressions. STORY DEVELOPMENT: On the back of each visual, the basic story is given at two different proficiency levels. Both versions present regular verbs in the past tense. The first version is a simpler one. The second version includes additional sentence structures, expressions, and vocabulary. It focuses on slightly different structures such as the separation of two-word verbs. For example, the first version may have a sentence such as “Amir picked up the can.” The second version shows “Amir picked the can up.” A corresponding set of comprehension questions accompanies each version of the story. DESIGN AND FORMAT: This comprehensive set of instructional materials includes the following components: • 46 attractively illustrated, hand-held visuals • 3 reproducible stories that can be used together or separately • 2 complete story lines on each flash card with corresponding comprehensive questions • 3 reproducible reading passages for follow-up and reinforcement • A set of 57 cards for student small-group practice • A quiz to check for understanding • A list of 104 sentences that can be used for pronunciation practice