Cavage, Christina
Talking About It! / Christina Cavage. - 1st ed. - Dubuque, IA : Kendall Hunt Publishing Company, 2006. - vi, 204 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. + Audio CD.
Includes Audio CD enclosed with the student book.
Includes a tapescript.
"Talking About It! is a beginner-high beginner integrated skills adult ESL text. The text follow the life of several immigrants who are living, working and studying in the USA. The text is conversation-based. Thus, exposing to English Language Learning a wide variety of vocabulary, situations, and language solutions. Those conversations are authentic and follow both the functional and communicative approach to language learning.
Functions included in the text are: 1. making introductions 2. giving personal information 3. asking about others 4. discussing current, past and future occupations 5. expressing what is happening now
6. apologizing 7. describing locations and directions 8. describing the weather 9. talking about family members
10. suggesting where someone can get/buy something 11. giving the time 12. accepting or rejecting an invitation 13. making an invitation 14. expressing an obligation 15. ordering in a restaurant 16. describing your regular activities
17. asking about someone's regular activities
18. discussing freetime activities 19. discussing entertainment preferences 20. talking about future activities 21. expressing ailments 22. making suggestions 23. discussing past activities 24. preparing for a job interview 25. leaving/taking a telephone message 26. offering someone something 27. accepting/rejecting an offer 28. giving an opinion." (Préface, p. iv) CONTENTS:
Preface
Introduction
Ch. 1 : Getting to know each other
- Making introductions
- Giving personal information
- Asking about others Ch. 2 : Giving important information Ch. 3 : People and occupations - Discussing current, past and future occupations Ch. 4 : That's...
- Expressing what is happening now
- Apologizing Ch. 5 : All about our families
Ch. 6 : Locations
- Describing locations and directions
- Describing the weather Ch. 7 : Let's get something to eat
- Accepting or rejecting an invitation
- Making an invitation
- Ordering in a restaurant
- Expressing an obligation
Ch. 8 : What do you do everyday? - Describing your regular activities Ch. 9 : What kind of movies do you like? - Asking about someone's regular activities Ch. 10 : Review Unit One
Ch. 11 : What are you going to do tomorrow? - Talking about future activities
Ch. 12 : Doctor! Doctor! - Expressing ailments Ch. 13 : Yesterday
- Discussing past activities
Ch. 14 : Where were you? Ch. 15 : I'm having a party - Discussing freetime activities
- Discussing entertainment preferences Ch. 16 : Where can I get... ? Ch. 17 : May I speak to... - Leaving/taking a telephone message Ch. 18 : I lost my Job!
- Preparing for a job interview Ch. 19 : How do you get to... ? Ch. 20 : Review Unit Two Tapescript
9780757532818 (Student Book) 9780757532849 (Audio CD)
English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers.
English language--Grammar--Problems, exercises, etc.
Multicultural education.
Talking About It! / Christina Cavage. - 1st ed. - Dubuque, IA : Kendall Hunt Publishing Company, 2006. - vi, 204 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. + Audio CD.
Includes Audio CD enclosed with the student book.
Includes a tapescript.
"Talking About It! is a beginner-high beginner integrated skills adult ESL text. The text follow the life of several immigrants who are living, working and studying in the USA. The text is conversation-based. Thus, exposing to English Language Learning a wide variety of vocabulary, situations, and language solutions. Those conversations are authentic and follow both the functional and communicative approach to language learning.
Functions included in the text are: 1. making introductions 2. giving personal information 3. asking about others 4. discussing current, past and future occupations 5. expressing what is happening now
6. apologizing 7. describing locations and directions 8. describing the weather 9. talking about family members
10. suggesting where someone can get/buy something 11. giving the time 12. accepting or rejecting an invitation 13. making an invitation 14. expressing an obligation 15. ordering in a restaurant 16. describing your regular activities
17. asking about someone's regular activities
18. discussing freetime activities 19. discussing entertainment preferences 20. talking about future activities 21. expressing ailments 22. making suggestions 23. discussing past activities 24. preparing for a job interview 25. leaving/taking a telephone message 26. offering someone something 27. accepting/rejecting an offer 28. giving an opinion." (Préface, p. iv) CONTENTS:
Preface
Introduction
Ch. 1 : Getting to know each other
- Making introductions
- Giving personal information
- Asking about others Ch. 2 : Giving important information Ch. 3 : People and occupations - Discussing current, past and future occupations Ch. 4 : That's...
- Expressing what is happening now
- Apologizing Ch. 5 : All about our families
Ch. 6 : Locations
- Describing locations and directions
- Describing the weather Ch. 7 : Let's get something to eat
- Accepting or rejecting an invitation
- Making an invitation
- Ordering in a restaurant
- Expressing an obligation
Ch. 8 : What do you do everyday? - Describing your regular activities Ch. 9 : What kind of movies do you like? - Asking about someone's regular activities Ch. 10 : Review Unit One
Ch. 11 : What are you going to do tomorrow? - Talking about future activities
Ch. 12 : Doctor! Doctor! - Expressing ailments Ch. 13 : Yesterday
- Discussing past activities
Ch. 14 : Where were you? Ch. 15 : I'm having a party - Discussing freetime activities
- Discussing entertainment preferences Ch. 16 : Where can I get... ? Ch. 17 : May I speak to... - Leaving/taking a telephone message Ch. 18 : I lost my Job!
- Preparing for a job interview Ch. 19 : How do you get to... ? Ch. 20 : Review Unit Two Tapescript
9780757532818 (Student Book) 9780757532849 (Audio CD)
English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers.
English language--Grammar--Problems, exercises, etc.
Multicultural education.