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9780131500457

Conversation Book 1

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  • ISBN13:

    9780131500457

  • ISBN10:

    0131500457

  • Edition: 4th
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2005-01-01
  • Publisher: Prentice-Hall Press

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Summary

A Conversation Book 1: English in Everyday Life, by Tina Kasloff Carver and Sandra D. Fotinos-Riggs, helps beginning level students to develop conversation fluency. The student-centered text and audio teach the vocabulary and life skills necessary for natural communication. Each of the ten units focuses on an essential aspect of daily life such as food, shopping, and work. Activities ranging from role plays to group surveys promise a lively class and help students achieve the language competencies needed to succeed at school and work.

 

With chants by Carolyn Graham.

 

New to this edition:

  • Easy-to-follow unit structure includes a Preview page, six 2-page lessons, Listening Practice, Review, and Assessment wrap-up.
  • Picture Dictionary openers introduce and contextualize the vocabulary of each lesson.
  • Model Conversations and Partner Interviews offer students opportunities to talk about their own lives.
  • Conversation Chants help students acquire the sounds, rhythms, and intonation of conversational English.
  • The Scope and Sequence highlights correlations to CASAS and state curricula.

Note: This is the standalone book

Table of Contents

Welcome to A Conversation Book 1 v
Scope and Sequence viii
To the Teacher xiv
A Note from Carolyn Graham xvi
Welcome to Class!
Preview
1(1)
Lessons
Introductions
2(2)
Countries
4(2)
Feelings
6(2)
Clothes and Colors
8(2)
In Your Classroom
10(2)
Taking a Break
12(2)
Listening Practice
14(1)
Review
15(1)
Assessment
16(1)
Everyday Life
Preview
17(1)
Lessons
Your Family
18(2)
Time
20(2)
Morning Routines
22(2)
Housework
24(2)
Everyday Life
26(2)
Telephone Calls
28(2)
Listening Practice
30(1)
Review
31(1)
Assessment
32(1)
Your Home
Preview
33(1)
Lessons
Your Home
34(2)
The Kitchen
36(2)
The Dining Area and Living Room
38(2)
Neat and Messy Bedrooms
40(2)
The Bathroom
42(2)
Problems at Home
44(2)
Listening Practice
46(1)
Review
47(1)
Assessment
48(1)
Food
Preview
49(1)
Lessons
Vegetables
50(2)
Fruit
52(2)
The Supermarket
54(2)
Breakfast
56(2)
Lunch
58(2)
Dinner
60(2)
Listening Practice
62(1)
Review
63(1)
Assessment
64(1)
Your Community
Preview
65(1)
Lessons
Neighborhood and Neighbors
66(2)
Around Town
68(2)
The Post Office
70(2)
The Bank
72(2)
Help! Fire!
74(2)
Help! Police!
76(2)
Listening Practice
78(1)
Review
79(1)
Assessment
80(1)
Shopping
Preview
81(1)
Lessons
Shopping at the Mall
82(2)
Buying Shoes
84(2)
Shopping for Clothing
86(2)
Shopping for Jewelry
88(2)
Sales and Advertisements
90(2)
Shopping in the 21st Century
92(2)
Listening Practice
94(1)
Review
95(1)
Assessment
96(1)
Your Calendar
Preview
97(1)
Lessons
Months, Years, and Birthdays
98(2)
Dates and Holidays
100(2)
Weather Report
102(2)
Good and Bad Weather
104(2)
The Seasons
106(2)
Taking a Trip
108(2)
Listening Practice
110(1)
Review
111(1)
Assessment
112(1)
Your Health
Preview
113(1)
Lessons
Staying Healthy
114(2)
What's the Matter?
116(2)
The Drugstore
118(2)
Going to the Doctor
120(2)
Going to the Dentist
122(2)
The Hospital
124(2)
Listening Practice
126(1)
Review
127(1)
Assessment
128(1)
Your Work
Preview
129(1)
Lessons
Workers and Their Work
130(2)
Life at Work
132(2)
Looking for a Job
134(2)
Job Applications
136(2)
Safety at Work
138(2)
Leaving a Job
140(2)
Listening Practice
142(1)
Review
143(1)
Assessment
144(1)
Your Free Time
Preview
145(1)
Lessons
Going Out
146(2)
Free Time
148(2)
TV and Movies
150(2)
The Park
152(2)
Sports
154(2)
Lifelong Learning
156(2)
Listening Practice
158(1)
Review
159(1)
Assessment
160(1)
Map of the U.S.A. and Canada 161(1)
Map of Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean 162(1)
Map of South America 163(1)
Map of Asia and Australia 164(1)
Map of Europe, Africa, and the Middle East 165(1)
Map of the World 166(2)
Countries and Nationalities 168(1)
Cardinal and Ordinal Numbers 169(1)
Address Abbreviations 170(1)
Inside the Body 171(2)
Audioscript 173(6)
Answer Key 179

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