Famous Canadian Authors : Developing English Skills /
Mohammad Hashemi, Alice Johnston-Newman, and Jaklin Zayat.
- Montreal : Pearson ERPI, 2008.
- xv, 216 p. : ill., map ; 28 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Famous Canadian Authors: Developing English Skills is an integrated skills textbook for high-intermediate to low-advanced students of English as a second language (ESL). Designed with a Canadian focus, it is intended to help both Canadian and non-Canadian students understand our community and integrate more easily into the society. The book's main objective is to develop vocabulary and reading skills through a primarily lexical approach while providing an opportunity for the students to improve their speaking and writing through exercises ranging from controlled to completely free. The students are guided through a process of thinking, reading, discussing and writing by means of a variety of student-centred, mainly communicative, individual, pair and team exercises. Each chapter contains a biography of a famous Canadian author, which is a controlled text, as well as authentic scripts from some of his or her work. The excerpts were chosen based on their appeal and difficulty level, as well as the relevant themes and topics they cover, such as immigration, language learning, health, family, etc. The nine chapters, in chronological order based on the authors' birthday, explore Canadian literary masterpieces in a variety of writing styles and themes. Since the chapters are not necessarily organized based on difficulty level, and as there is more material in the book than is required for a forty-five-hour course, the teachers have the flexibility to choose the readings based on their students' needs." (Introduction, p. v) TABLE OF CONTENTS: Chapter 1 - LUCY MAUD MONTGOMERY Warm-up Discussion Questions Biography Reading Comprehension Vocabulary Development Challenging Structures Word Combination Vocabulary Reinforcement Writing "Anne of Green Gables" Preparation Excerpt 1 Glossary Focus on the Story Focus on Language: Adjectives Preparation Excerpt 2 Glossary Focus on the Story Focus on Language: Adverbs Focus on Culture Online Activity Chapter 2 - MORLEY CALLAGHAN Warm-up Discussion Questions Biography Reading Comprehension Vocabulary Development Challenging Structures Word Combination Vocabulary Reinforcement Writing "All the Years of Her Life" Preparation Excerpt 1 Glossary Focus on the Story Focus on Language: Past Tenses Preparation Excerpt 2 Glossary Focus on the Story Focus on Language: Question Words, Relative Pronouns and Linking Adverbs Focus on Culture Online Activity Chapter 3 - FARLEY MOWATT Warm-up Discussion Questions Biography Reading Comprehension Vocabulary Development Challenging Structures Word Combination Vocabulary Reinforcement Writing "Never Cry Wolf" Preparation Excerpt 1 Glossary Focus on the Story Focus on Language: The Simple Past Preparation Excerpt 2 Glossary Focus on the Story Focus on Language: Adverbs Focus on Culture Online Activity Chapter 4 - MAVIS GALLANT Warm-up Discussion Questions Biography Reading Comprehension Vocabulary Development Challenging Structures Word Combination Vocabulary Reinforcement Writing "The End of the World" Preparation Excerpt 1 Glossary Focus on the Story Focus on Language: Prepositions in Fixed Expressions Preparation Excerpt 2 Glossary Focus on the Story Focus on Language: Modal Auxiliaries Focus on Culture Online Activity Chapter 5 - MORDECAI RICHLER Warm-up Discussion Questions Biography Reading Comprehension Vocabulary Development Challenging Structures Word Combination Vocabulary Reinforcement Writing "The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz" Preparation Excerpt 1 Glossary Focus on the Story Focus on Language: Punctuation Preparation Excerpt 2 Glossary Focus on the Story Focus on Language: Articles Focus on Culture Online Activity Chapter 6 - ALICE MUNRO Warm-up Discussion Questions Biography Reading Comprehension Vocabulary Development Challenging Structures Word Combination Vocabulary Reinforcement Writing "Carried Away" Preparation Excerpt 1 Glossary Focus on the Story Focus on Language: Idiomatic Expressions; The Position of Adverbs Preparation Excerpt 2 Glossary Focus on the Story Focus on Language: Idiomatic Expressions Focus on Culture Online Activity Chapter 7 - CAROL SHIELDS Warm-up Discussion Questions Biography Reading Comprehension Vocabulary Development Challenging Structures Word Combination Vocabulary Reinforcement Writing "Unless" Preparation Excerpt 1 Glossary Focus on the Story Focus on Language: Subject-Verb Agreement Preparation Excerpt 2 Glossary Focus on the Story Focus on Language: Conditional Sentences Focus on Culture Online Activity Chapter 8 - MARGARET ATWOOD Warm-up Discussion Questions Biography Reading Comprehension Vocabulary Development Challenging Structures Word Combination Vocabulary Reinforcement Writing "The Blind Assassin" Preparation Excerpt 1 Glossary Focus on the Story Focus on Language: Voice Preparation Excerpt 2 Glossary Focus on the Story Focus on Language: Pronouns Focus on Culture Online Activity Chapter 9 - MICHAEL ONDAATJE Warm-up Discussion Questions Biography Reading Comprehension Vocabulary Development Challenging Structures Word Combination Vocabulary Reinforcement Writing "In the Skin of a Lion" Preparation Excerpt 1 Glossary Focus on the Story Focus on Language: Prepositions Preparation Excerpt 2 Glossary Focus on the Story Focus on Language: Phrasal Verbs Focus on Culture Online Activity Bibliography Etymology Chart Index
High-intermediate and low-advanced ESL students.
9782761325622 (Student Book)
English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers. Reading comprehension--Problems, exercises, etc. English language--Study and teaching as a second language. Authors, Canadian. High-intermediate. Low-advanced.