TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cavage, Christina
ED  - Atlantic Cape Community College.
TI  - Talking About It!
SN  - 9780757532818 (Student Book)
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Dubuque, IA
PB  - Kendall Hunt Publishing Company
KW  - English language
KW  - Textbooks for foreign speakers
KW  - Grammar
KW  - Problems, exercises, etc
KW  - Multicultural education
N1  - 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

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