Zabadoo is a four-level course that is designed to follow on from the two-level introductory series, Zap! . Together the six levels take children who have just started English right up to the end of primary school. The upper levels of the course give a greater emphasis on reading and writing. Zabadoo features engaging characters such as Zabadoo the genie, Bob the fish and Olly the octopus, whopresent English through stories, songs and written activities. An entertaining comic strip works as a gentle and motivating introduction to reading in English. Listening, reading and writing activities, as well as games pages and cut-outs, reinforce learning. The course is further enriched by fantastic new songs from Carolyn Graham , renowned author of the Jazz Chants series. At each level life in Britain is presented through the eyes of a ten-year-old British boy in 'Will's website'.

This gives children rich opportunities for cross-cultural comparisons with life in their own country. Simple class plays to perform at Christmas and at the end of the school year give pupils further enjoyableopportunities for practising language.