1. EasyEnglish MissionAssist Give out: TEE book LEE book handout
Floppy Disc
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2. What is EasyEnglish?
A principled way of producing simple English texts
A reduced vocabulary and reduced grammar — but perfectly good standard English
Geared to people who have some, but not a great deal of English
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3. Grammar No passive verbs No rhetorical questions
Verbs rather than abstract nouns
Two clauses per sentence
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4. Production materials EE is produced using: EasyEnglish Lexicon
EasyEnglish Authors’ Handbook
EasyEnglish Checking Software
Bible Glossary
Handbook
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5. Purpose MissionAssist is producing
Bible translation in EasyEnglish
Bible commentaries in EasyEnglish
Bible studies in EasyEnglish
This is one of many MissionAssist ministries — for more info, see
Evangelism & follow-up
Devotional
Worship
Counselling - Dr Rhian Lloyd
Evangelism by TEFL - 85%; China
Jesus Film - Luke; Nazarene pastors; Katy Barnwell’s questions
Raymond Brown, David Coffee, John Stott,
Steve Dray +
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6. Customers We write at two levels for different audiences
1200 word lexicon – “Level A”
We target these groups but both levels are applicable to many other people and situations.
2800 word lexicon – “Level B”
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7. EasyEnglish Commentaries
Purpose: To help Church Leaders
and Pastors with
Personal Devotions
Sermon Preparation
Jan King (AIM) - Kenya
Ralph Hangar (African Pastors fellowship)
Bible Study Materials
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8. EasyEnglish Commentaries
Checked by:
Theological Checkers
Linguistic Checkers (with a degree in English + TESOL/TEFL qualification)
Revd Norman Hillyer
London Bible College, Moorlands, Spurgeon’s
Theology Dept, Windhoek University, Namibia
All books finished and on the web
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9. EasyEnglish Bible Translation
All books on the web
Deaf
Learning Disabled AEE - ‘Churches for All’
refugees
Asians in Britain
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