Double Action English : Multi-Level Activities /
Earl Stevick and Jane Yedlin.
- Reading, MA : Addison-Wesley, 1985.
- x, 102 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Includes index.
How to Use This Book LESSON 1: Tony's Place -- Level 1: Noun + be + place expressions with in and on; questions with where + be + nouns -- Level 2: Simple present tense, affirmative and negative; There is/are + noun + place expression -- Level 3: Infinitives of purpose; can/can't -- Vocabulary and Functions: foods, restaurant personnel, kitchen utensils, cooking; asking about work, places to eat, abilities
LESSON 2: Tony at Home -- Level 1: Noun + be + place expression with in, on and next to; questions with where + be + nouns -- Level 2: Simple present tense, affirmative and negative; word order in statements and Yes/No questions -- Level 3: Like/like to ; want/want to; too, either, but -- Vocabulary and Functions: household objects and fixtures, free-time activities; asking about school, work, spare time. LESSON 3: Stan at the Store -- Level 1: Noun + be + place expressions with near and between; questions with where -- Level 2: More than; comparatives; present progressive -- Level 3: Let's/Let's not; asking questions about cost -- Vocabulary and Functions: household appliances, shopping; asking about home, purchasing items, sales. LESSON 4: Stan in His Apartment -- Level 1: Noun + be + place expression: preposition under; Yes/No questions -- Level 2: Need + infinitive; word order in statements and Yes/No questions with be -- Level 3: Going to + future; asking for help; thanking -- Vocabulary and Functions: household furniture and household chores; asking about home, work, dealing with problems LESSON 5: The Han Family -- Level 1: Plural forms; There is/are statements and questions; any/many -- Level 2: Contrast between present progressive and simple present tenses; answering wh- questions; possessive nouns; simple past tense regular verbs -- Level 3: Ordering food; questions and statements What would (you) like? What will you have?; contractions with would and will; there, they're, their -- Vocabulary and Functions: people and objects in a restaurant, family relations, food: asking about daily and weekly schedules, ordering in a restaurant LESSON 6: The Han Family Again -- Level 1: Name + be + age; name +be + location left or right; questions about age and location -- Level 2: Too + adjective + for + noun; present progressive tense; contrast of is/is not with antonyms -- Level 3: Be/Have in present tense; understanding rental ads -- Vocabulary and Functions: house exterior, ages, clothing; reading rent as abbreviations, renting a house. LESSON 7: Wyn Gwinn at Work -- Level 1: Name + be + age; name + be + location left or right; questions about age and location -- Level 2: Too + adjective + for + noun; present progressive tense; contrast of is/is not with antonyms -- Level 3: Be/Have in present tense; understanding rental ads -- Vocabulary and Functions: pharmacy objects, locations, aliments, responding to problems. LESSON 8: Wyn Gwinn in the Country -- Level 1: Present tense of have, affirmative and negative statements and Yes/No questions -- Level 2: Simple present and past tenses, affirmative and negative statements -- Level 3: Past tense regular and irregular verbs; question words; want to; have to; comparatives; expressing preference -- Vocabulary and Functions: places in the country, camping equipment, going on vacation. LESSON 9: The Kane Family at Home -- Level 1: Noun + be + location phrases; Yes/No questions; Where questions; describing the weather and time of day -- Level 2: Contrast between present and past progressive tenses; Whose questions; possessive nouns; choosing appropriate preposition in or on; time expressions with ago -- Level 3: Would conditional; because/and/but; review of structures -- Vocabulary and Functions: places and objects in a yard, time of day, Help Wanted ads, talking about past events. LESSON 10: The Kane Family at the Supermarket -- Level 1: Noun + be + prepositional phrases; Where questions -- Level 2: Present and past of be; Wh- questions; should/shouldn't + verb -- Level 3: Should/Shouldn't; might/could; partitives; mass and count nouns; How many/How much; asking directions in a supermarket Where can I find ...? -- Vocabulary and Functions: objects and locations in a supermarket, food, accidents, supermarket classifications, making a shopping list. Sharpen-Your-Ear Scripts -- Index of Structures and Functions
"Double the action in your classroom with these versatile multi-level activities for low-beginning, beginning and intermediate ESL/EFL students. Double Action English features ten paired scenes, depicting a variety of characters in contrasting - and often surprising - situations, or work and at leisure." (Book Cover)
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