Side by Side Plus 2 - Life Skills, Standards & Test Prep

by Molinsky, Steven J.; Bliss, Bill

• ISBN13: 9780132402552
• ISBN10: 0132402556
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-04
• Publisher: Pearson Education ESL

Summary

Side by Sidehas helped over 25 million students worldwide persist and succeed as language learners. Now, in this special edition for adult learners in standards-based programs,#xA0; Side by Side Plus#xA0;builds students'general language proficiency and prepares them for their life-skill roles in the community, family, school, and at work. Easy-to-use teacher support materials include hundreds of multilevel activities and a wealth of supplemental worksheets, achievement tests, and other resources to assure learner persistence and success. #xA0; Outstanding Features: Picture dictionary lessonsintroduce unit vocabulary in a clear, easy-to-use format. The program's guided conversation methodologyintegrates grammar, vocabulary, and topics through real-life communication practice that is student-centered, interactive, and fun. Standards-based lessonsin each unit develop the competencies included in CASAS, BEST Plus, EFF, SCANS, Model Standards, and other major curriculum frameworks and assessment systems. Teamwork, critical thinking, and community taskspromote cooperative learning, problem-solving, and civics connections. Diverse reading and writing activitiesinclude realia, narrative readings, and journal-writing to develop skills for daily life, self-expression, and academic advancement. Built-in assessmentin each unit includes a check-up test and vocabulary and skill checklists enabling students to assess their progress. Side by Side Gazette magazine sectionspromote learner persistence through high-interest material that students can use in class or on their own, building a bridge between the classroom and the home. A Bonus Gazette Audio CDincluded with the text offers entertaining radio program-style recordings of Gazette activities. An all-in-one teacher support packageincludes a Teacher's Guide with Multilevel Activity & Achievement Test Book and CD-ROMproviding multilevel activities and an array of reproducible masters, worksheets, and tests. An Activity & Test Prep Workbookoffers all-skills practice, GrammarRaps, and unit achievement tests.