1. Wycliffe Associates UK1 EasyEnglish

2. Wycliffe Associates UK2 What is EasyEnglish? A reduced vocabulary and reduced grammar — but perfectly good standard English Geared to people who have some, but not a great deal of English A principled way of producing simple English texts

3. Wycliffe Associates UK3 Grammar No passive verbs No rhetorical questions Verbs rather than abstract nouns Two clauses per sentence

4. Wycliffe Associates UK4 Production materials EE is produced using: EasyEnglish Lexicon EasyEnglish Authors’ Handbook EasyEnglish Checking Software

5. Wycliffe Associates UK5 Purpose WA (UK) is producing Bible translation in EasyEnglish Bible commentaries in EasyEnglish Bible studies in EasyEnglish This is one of many WA (UK) ministries — for more info about WA, see www.wycliffeassociates.org.uk

6. Wycliffe Associates UK6 Customers We write at two levels for different audiences 2800 word lexicon – “Level B” 1200 word lexicon – “Level A”

7. Wycliffe Associates UK7 Purpose: To help Church Leaders and Pastors with Personal Devotions Sermon Preparation Bible Study Materials EasyEnglish Commentaries

8. Wycliffe Associates UK8 EasyEnglish Commentaries Checked by: Theological Checkers Linguistic Checkers (with a degree in English + TESOL/TEFL qualification) 61 books finished and on the web

9. Wycliffe Associates UK9 EasyEnglish Bible Translation 63 books on the web

10. Wycliffe Associates UK10 Publicity and Distribution We gladly supply our materials free of charge for others to print out and use CDs — contact WA for details EasyEnglish Website www.easyenglish.info