Lexicarry: Pictures for Learning Languages (Pro Lingua's Color)

Lexicarry is a one-of-a-kind picture dictionary that transforms vocabulary building into an interactive, conversation-based experience. Designed as a book of wordless illustrations, it encourages learners to use imagination, context, and communication to create meaning. Through 142 pages of full-color scenes representing over 4,500 everyday words and expressions, learners explore 190 situational and topical contexts— from household activities and community interactions to common gestures and sayings.

The book’ s seven sections (Functions, Sequences of Actions, Related Actions, Operations, Topics, Places, and Proverbs & Sayings) provide a comprehensive visual framework for communication, making it easy for learners to build vocabulary, describe situations, ask questions, and engage in meaningful discussion without relying on translation.

Features Thirteen bilingual word lists available online (including Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Kurdish, Mongolian, Spanish, and Turkish) for multilingual use, available at https://www.prolingualearning.com/. 142 pages of full-color drawings illustrating over 4,500 everyday words and expressions in realistic settings. 190 situational and topical contexts covering functional language for everyday communication. Unlabeled illustrations that encourage learners to describe, question, and discuss naturally in pairs or groups. English word list keyed to all pictures included at the back of the book. Similar Titles from Pro Lingua Learning A to Z Picture Activities for Literacy Conversation Strategies Discussion Strategies Interactive Dictations Cultural Differences

Patrick Moran has worked with second language teachers worldwide in a variety of contexts, including Peace Corps training, refugee resettlement training, cultural exchange orientation, and graduate degree studies at the SIT Graduate Institute in Brattleboro, VT, USA. He is the creator of Lexicarry: Pictures for Learning Languages and Faces: Characters in Search of Authors.