English in Action L3

by Neblett, Elizabeth R.; Foley, Barbara H.

• ISBN13: 9780838428290
• ISBN10: 0838428290
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-03-07
• Publisher: Heinle ELT

Summary

English in Action is a four-level core language series for secondary and adult students that engages learners as workers, family members, and citizens. Students master listening, speaking, reading, writing, and grammar through a variety of lively, classroom-tested, easy-to-use activities.

Table of Contents

The First Week	2	(14)
Meeting classmates
Exchanging personal information
Learning about school facilities
Discussing classroom expectations
Talking about learning English
Present tense statements
There is/There are
Prepositions
Quantifiers
Interview
Pronunciation: Sentence stress
The big picture: Class expectations
English is frustrating
Making appropriate suggestions
Yaneth
Organizing ideas before writing
The Average American	16	(16)
Describing people's typical behavior
Talking about routines
Taking a survey
Simple present tense
Singular and plural expressions
Time expressions and How often
Adverbs of frequency
Charlie
Pronunciation: final /s/
The big picture: The Shaw Family
Busy families take a break
Reading for details
The Average Portuguese
Pets	32	(16)
Describing pets
Talking about schedules
Interviewing pet owners
Discussing pet ownership
Present tense
Yes/No questions
Wh- questions
Pronunciation: Does he/Does she
Interviews with pet owners
The big picture: The Humane Society
Seeing Eye® Dogs
Understanding vocabulary
Reading for details
Max
Preparing for an interview
The States	48	(16)
Understanding geography terms
Describing the geography of the United States
Describing states
Drawing and labeling maps
Count and non-count nouns
There is/There are
Quantifiers
Yes/No questions
How many/How much questions
Pronunciation: Syllables and stress
A map of the United States
The big picture: Montana
Death Valley
Locating specific facts
Sentence matching
Understanding vocabulary
My state
Writing a short report
Computers and the Internet	64	(16)
Describing and labeling computers
Talking about the Internet
Discussing electronic devices
Present continuous tense
Yes/No questions
Wh- questions
Stative verbs
Contrast--present and present continuous
Pronunciation: Wh- questions
Conversations: Electronic devices
The big picture: Cruiseaway.com
Netiquette
Understanding vocabulary
Reading comprehension
E-mail messages
Understanding the e-mail screen
A Healthy Lifestyle	80	(16)
Describing health conditions and problems
Understanding kinds of doctors
Understanding a doctor's orders
Talking about future plans
Offering to help
Making predictions
Future: Be + Going to
Yes/no questions
Wh- questions
Future: Will
Yes/no questions
Wh- questions
May/Might
Kinds of doctors
A broken leg
Pronunciation: I'll
The big picture: The accident
Asthma
Using context to understand vocabulary
Reading comprehension
My health
Writing about lifestyles
People and Places	96	(16)
Comparing people
Comparing neighborhoods
Stating opinions
Comparative adjectives
As . . . as, not as . . . as
Pronunciation: comparative adjectives
Two brothers
Like father, like son
The big picture: Two cities
Two zoos
Reading for details
Expressing opinions
Differences
Use of but and however
Moving	112	(16)
Describing a move
Describing a childhood home
Comparing the present and the past
Talking about the first year in the United States
Past tense
Regular and irregular verbs
Negatives
Yes/No questions
Past time expressions
Past tense: Be
Pronunciation: -ed and linking
Irregular verbs
Finding an apartment
The big picture: Jiang
Buying a house
Home-buying vocabulary
Ordering events
Looking at numbers
My first year in the United States
Use of so
Disasters	128	(16)
Describing natural disasters
Discussing disaster preparations
Past tense: Be Statements
Yes/No questions
Wh- questions
Had to
Couldn't
Describing a disaster with specific information
Pronunciation: couldn't
The big picture: The hurricane
Tornadoes
Vocabulary development
Analyzing true/false statements
Writing a short report
Using notes to write a report: The Kobe earthquake
Wedding Plans	144	(16)
Describing a wedding
Discussing wedding plans
Describing obligations
Giving advice
Modals:
Have to/Has to
Don't have to/Doesn't have to
Had to/Didn't have to
Should/Shouldn't
Jennifer and Brian: Wedding plans
Pronunciation: have to/has to
Decisions, decisions
The big picture: Where's my dress?
Wedding guest etiquette
Scanning for details
Vocabulary development
My wedding
Use of because, so, in order to
The Greatest and the Smallest	160	(16)
Comparing cars
Evaluating brand-name products
Making a TV commercial
Comparing computer features
Superlative adjectives
one of the
Pronunciation: Superlative adjectives
Comparing cars
Selling a car
The big picture: Buying a computer
The busiest airports
Reading for details
Correcting information
An invitation--Come to Machu Picchu
Using commas in a list
Working Parents	176	(16)
Describing the busy lives of working parents
Discussing family responsibilities
Talking about behavior
Present time clauses
Expressions: before, after, as soon as, when, until
How questions
Comments: working parents
Pronunciation: Intonation
Emma's day
Working parents
The big picture: Working parents
Discipline
Vocabulary development
Understanding the author's point of view
A letter of advice
Giving specific suggestions
Sharing ideas
Crime	192	(16)
Evaluating home security
Describing a robbery
Describing a suspect
Past time clauses
Past continuous tense
Before and After
Time clauses with while
A robbery
The car robbery
Pronunciation: Stress-content words
The big picture: A robbery at the jewelry store
The booking
Understanding legal vocabulary
Sequencing events
A moving van
Use of capital letters
Completing a police report
Careers	208	(16)
Describing jobs
Understanding education and/or experience required
Talking about career goals
Preparing for a job interview
Would like
Future time clauses
Modals:
May and might
Should/Shouldn't
Linda's job search
Pronunciation: Stress and intonation
Sharon Taylor's job interview
The big picture: Career choices
A resume
A resume
City Life	224	(16)
Describing life in the city
Describing occupations
For and since
Present perfect continuous
How long questions
Who is...
Present perfect continuous
Pronunciation: 've been, `s been
The big picture: Harry, the doorman
Las Vegas
Understanding vocabulary
Stating advantages and disadvantages
The Pros and the Cons
Use of first, next, finally
Stating an opinion and giving reasons
Appendix A	240	(5)
Appendix B	245	(1)
Appendix C	246	(1)
Audio Script	247	(13)
Skills Index	260	(2)
Map of the United States	262