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Garbanzo lessons are designed to be standalone activities, thanks to the processing questions embedded in each one! Students will learn and acquire language simply by reading each lesson. However, you may wish to use the lesson as a starting point or extend the lesson into a larger activity. 

This blog post offers four possible listening activities you can pair with a Garbanzo lesson to help students with their input. 

Welcome to the Garbanzo English Vodcast- where you can find interactive, easy-to-understand English stories written for beginners. 

It’s Cyber Monday! This year, Garbanzo is offering a special Cyber Monday deal to new subscribers!

We're so excited to be presenting at ACTFL 2024! Keep reading for information on our two sessions based around teaching for acquisition. 

Not all of our Garbanzo stories are happy – and we believe that’s a good thing! The main goal of language class is to learn how to communicate in another language - speaking, listening, and understanding in context. We do that by acquiring language. 

But if we really want to learn how to communicate, we have to have all the tools available to us – language that accurately describes feelings, emotions, difficult situations, and more. 

Read more about why it’s important to read texts that aren’t “happy” and what that means for language acquisition in this blog post.

Welcome to the Garbanzo English Vodcast- where you can find interactive, easy-to-understand English stories written for beginners. 

Over the past few years, we’ve had districts ask about our accessibility options, particularly with regards to our learning interace. Our VPAT - Voluntary Product Accessibility Template - not only helps answer questions, but also helps districts assess our accessibility standards and compliance.