TY - BOOK AU - Hashemi,Mohammad TI - Reel Canada: Integrated Skills through Canadian Film SN - 9780195444421 (Student Book) AV - PE1128 .H4145 2012 PY - 2012/// CY - Toronto PB - Oxford University Press KW - Readers KW - Motion pictures KW - Canada KW - Readers (Adult) KW - English language KW - Problems, exercises, etc KW - Textbooks for second language learners KW - Anglais (Langue) KW - Manuels pour allophones KW - Lectures et morceaux choisis KW - Cinéma KW - Lectures et morceaux choisis pour adultes KW - Problèmes et exercices KW - Intermediate N1 - Level 1 in the Culture Link series; Includes bibliographical references; "Reel Canada is an intermediate ESL text for adult and young adult learners. This four-skills book uses Canadian films as a starting point for each theme-based chapter. It is the first level of the new Culture Link series of four-skill, culture-focused books ; Each chapter builds upon the content of the featured National Film Board of Canada film, examining new vocabulary, grammar structures, and themes." (Publisher's Website); SCOPE AND SEQUENCE; CHAPTER 1: The Mad Canadian; Theme: Risk; Reading ; "Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained!" ; "Taking Risks and Learning Languages"; Writing: Blogging about a Live Event; Risk Profile; Listening: "Avalanches: The Debate over Backcountry Skiing"; Speaking: Adverbs of Frequency; Facing Your Fear; Grammar: Simple Present and Present Progressive; Canadian Outlook: Adventure in Canada; CHAPTER 2: Flawed; Theme: Health and Body Image; Reading ; "Canada's Food Guide" ; "Body Image"; Writing: Describing Best and Worst Foods; Restaurant Review; Listening: "Kids' Cosmetic Surgery"; Speaking: Countable and Uncountable Nouns; Grammar: Countable and Uncountable Nouns; Canadian Outlook: "Check-Up on Canada's Health"; CHAPTER 3: The Colour of Beauty ; Theme: Racism; Reading: ; "Blue Eyes, Brown Eyes" ; Racism Case Studies; Writing: Leaving Feedback; Jumbled Sentences; Listening: "Black Hands"; Speaking: Asking for Clarification; Grammar: Simple Past and Past Progressive; Canadian Outlook: Hate Crimes in Canada; CHAPTER 4: The Necktie; Theme: Careers and Passion; Reading ; "The Best Job in the World" ; "The Best Job in the World: Too Good to Be True?" ; "When You Don't Know What Career You Want"; Writing: Creating Conversations; Writing a Resumé; Listening: "Online Job Training"; Speaking: Avoiding Ums and Ahs; Grammar: Adjectives and Adverbs, Comparative and Superlative Forms; Canadian Outlook: Canadian Work Culture; CHAPTER 5: Beyond Memory; Theme: Memory; Reading: ; "Memory" ; "Memory Training"; Writing: Describing Childhood Memories; Reports Based on Notes; Listening: "The Outboard Brain"; Speaking: Role Playing: Have you ever; Grammar: Present Perfect and Present Perfect Progressive; Canadian Outlook: Mental Diseases, Disorders, and Injuries in Canada; CHAPTER 6: Postcards from Canada; Theme: History and Geography of Canada; Reading ; "History of Canada" ; "The Story of Demasduit (Mary March)"; Writing: Introducing Your Hometown; Flashbacks; Listening: "Saskatchewan and Alberta Join Confederation"; Speaking: How to Say Numbers; Grammar: Past Perfect and Past Perfect Progressive; Canadian Outlook: What Defines Canada; CHAPTER 7: My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts; Theme: Civil Resistance; Reading ; "Civil Resistance" ; "Strollers Defeat Tanks" ; "Of Dogs and Dictators"; Writing: Telling Tall Tales; Developing an Essay Using a Diagram ; Listening: "Nonviolence: Twenty-five Lessons from the History of a Dangerous Idea"; Speaking: Advice, Necessity, and Prohibition without Modal Auxiliaries; Grammar: Modals of Advice, Necessity and Prohibition; Canadian Outlook: Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms; CHAPTER 8: Murder Remembered; Theme: Murder; Reading: ; Story of Anna Maria Schonleben ; "The Case of the Buckle File"; Writing: Writing a Report on Crime; Supporting Topic Sentences; Listening: "The Second-Degree Murder Trial of Jason Getson"; Speaking: Probable or Possible; Grammar: Modals of Certainty, Possibility, and Impossibility; Canadian Outlook: Homicide Rates in Canada; CHAPTER 9: Cosmic Collision; Theme: Earth and Space; Reading ; "Our Universe" ; "Cosmic Collisions"; Writing: Writing about the End of Civilization; Predicting Future Trends; Listening: "Epsilon Eridani"; Speaking: Discussing the End of Civilization; Grammar: Future Tenses; Canadian Outlook: Canada in Space; CHAPTER 10: Tagged ; Theme: Privacy and Technology; Reading:; "Privacy Issues" ; "Louise and David's World"; Writing: Discussing RFID Implants; Giving Tips to Solve a Problem; Listening: "Post-privacy"; Speaking: Giving Safety Tips and Advice; Grammar: Question Formation Review; Canadian Outlook: Canadians Online; Intermediate ESL learners UR - http://www.oupcanada.com/catalog/9780195444421.html ER -