TY - BOOK AU - Hashemi,Mohammad AU - Johnston-Newman,Alice AU - Zayat,Jaklin TI - Famous Canadian Authors: Developing English Skills SN - 9782761325622 (Student Book) AV - PE1128.A2 H37 2008 PY - 2008/// CY - Montreal PB - Pearson ERPI KW - English language KW - Textbooks for foreign speakers KW - Reading comprehension KW - Problems, exercises, etc KW - Study and teaching as a second language KW - Authors, Canadian KW - High-intermediate KW - Low-advanced N1 - 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 UR - https://pearsonerpi.com/en/elt/reading/famous-canadian-authors-student-book-11037 UR - https://ottawa.bibliocommons.com/item/show/522863026 ER -