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9780133857597

Expressways 4

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  • ISBN13:

    9780133857597

  • ISBN10:

    013385759X

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1996-08-01
  • Publisher: Pearson College Div

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Summary

Expressways, by Steven J. Molinsky and Bill Bliss, is a complete four-level course that features all-skills language practice. The series incorporates cooperative learning, critical thinking, problem solving, role-playing, cross-cultural discussions, self-assessment, and community activities to promote an interactive, student-centered learning experience. New Activity and Test Prep Workbooksprovide a variety of exercises and activities for reinforcing grammar, and grammar and test-taking practice to prepare students for standardized tests.

Table of Contents

To the Teacher ix
Components of an ExpressWays Lesson xv
Friends and Neighbors
1(22)
You Must Be Our New Neighbor
Greet someone and introduce yourself, using noun clauses.
2(2)
Are You New Here?
Ask for information about a neighborhood, using embedded questions.
4(1)
I Just Moved In
Ask for information about a neighborhood, using embedded questions.
5(3)
Are You Allowed to Park in Front of the Building?
Ask permission to do something.
8(2)
Do You Want Any Help?
Offer to help someone, using gerunds.
10(2)
Could You Possibly Lend Me a Cup of Sugar?
Ask a favor of someone.
12(2)
What Do You Know About Radiators?
Give advice about home repairs, using should and gerunds.
14(2)
Could You Tell Me If You Fix Kitchen Sinks?
Inquire about home repair services, using embedded questions.
16(2)
Do-It-Yourself
Read about people who do home repairs themselves.
18(2)
I Think I've Figured Out What the Problem Is
Discuss home repairs, using embedded questions.
20(3)
Calling People Going Places
23(22)
Could You Please Tell Me How to Use This Pay Phone?
Learn how to make different kinds of telephone calls, using imperatives.
24(4)
I'd Like to Reserve Two Seats
Call for transportation and recreation reservations, using embedded questions and short answers.
28(2)
I'd Like to Make This a Person-to-Person Collect Call, Please
Make person-to-person collect calls.
30(2)
Please Fasten Your Seat Belt
Understand transportation safety rules, using imperatives and reported speech.
32(2)
Do You by Any Chance Know What Our Expected Arrival Time Is?
Ask about transportation, using embedded questions.
34(2)
I'm Calling to Tell Him His Car Is Ready
Leave telephone messages, using noun clauses.
36(1)
I'm Calling to Ask Her If She'd Like to See a Movie
Leave telephone messages, using embedded questions.
37(3)
Telephones
Read about how telephone service has evolved over the years.
40(3)
Please Leave Your Name and Message
Leave messages on a telephone answering machine, using noun clauses and embedded questions.
43(2)
Personal Finances
45(22)
Maybe You Should Stop at the Bank
Discuss family budgeting, using should and have to.
46(2)
Did You Remember to Pay the Gas Bill?
Discuss paying bills, using time expressions.
48(2)
I'm Having Trouble Balancing the Checkbook
Discuss balancing a checkbook.
50(2)
I Believe There's a Mistake on My Electric Bill
Complain about mistakes on bills, using the passive voice.
52(2)
I'd Like Some Information About Opening an Account
Learn about banking practices and procedures, using embedded questions.
54(2)
I'd Like to Apply for a Loan
Discuss loan applications, using embedded questions.
56(2)
I Don't Think We Can Afford It
Evaluate the affordability of items, using the present perfect tense.
58(2)
Credit Cards
Read about the advantages and disadvantages of paying with credit cards.
60(2)
Would You Be Interested in Applying for a P.J. Nickel's Charge Card?
Provide information for a credit card application.
62(3)
Rest Stop
Role-Play Review of Exits 1, 2, & 3
65(2)
Rules and Regulations At School
67(24)
Is Parking Permitted Here?
Ask whether things are allowed, using impersonal expressions with you.
68(2)
I Don't Think You're Allowed to
Tell people they aren't allowed to do things.
70(2)
Let Me See Your License
Understand traffic violations, using different verb tenses.
72(2)
You Could Have Gotten a Ticket!
Understand traffic violations, using perfect modals.
74(4)
Your Teacher Called Today
Discuss parent-teacher communication, using reported speech, sequence of tenses, and embedded questions.
78(4)
Could You Please Write a Note to My Teacher?
Discuss notes to a teacher, using reported speech.
82(2)
Welcome to Our ``Open House'' Parents' Night!
Discuss student performance in school, using embedded questions.
84(2)
I Just Received My Grades
Discuss grades and evaluation, using the passive voice, the past tense, and should have.
86(2)
Students, Schools, and Technology
Read about the influence of technology on education.
88(3)
At Work
91(20)
Do You Want Me to Get That Man's Car?
Offer to help someone at work, using want + object + infinitive and should have.
92(2)
Did I Write Up This Invoice All Right?
Ask for feedback on job performance, using the present perfect tense.
94(2)
I Think You Could Have Hooked It Up a Little Better
Give feedback on job performance, using could have.
96(2)
You Aren't Frying the Eggs the Right Way
Give feedback on job performance, using supposed to and short
98(2)
That Isn't Exactly Right
Correct someone at work.
100(2)
Thanks for Warning Me
Warn someone about a dangerous situation, using had better.
102(2)
I Promise
Make promises to fulfill responsibilities, using the present real conditional.
104(2)
I Was Wondering If I Might Possibly Offer a Suggestion
Offer suggestions at work, using should and ought to.
106(2)
The Labor Movement in the United States
Read about changes in working conditions in U.S. factories.
108(3)
Rights and Responsibilities
111(24)
I'd Like to Return This Garden Hose
Express dissatisfaction with products, using short answers.
112(2)
It Still Isn't Working Right
Express dissatisfaction with services, using different verb tenses.
114(2)
Could You Please Turn Down the Volume on Your TV?
Make requests of neighbors, using short answers and sequence of tenses.
116(2)
I'm Really Annoyed with the Superintendent
Discuss housing repair problems, using reported speech and sequence of tenses.
118(4)
I'd Rather Not Have to Call the Health Department
Complain about housing problems, using the present perfect tense.
122(2)
Breaks Are Guaranteed in Our Contract
Discuss employee rights.
124(2)
I Think You Should Hire a Lawyer
Discuss taking legal action.
126(2)
You Should Write to the Mayor and Express Your Opinion
Discuss citizens' rights.
128(2)
Citizen Participation
Read about the role that U.S. citizens play in the political life of the country.
130(3)
Rest Stop
Role-Play Review of Exits 4, 5, & 6
133(2)
Friends, Family, and Co-Workers
135(24)
I Agree
Agree with someone, using emphatic sentences and tag questions.
136(1)
That's Just What I Was Thinking
Agree with someone, using emphatic sentences and tag questions.
137(3)
I Disagree
Disagree with someone.
140(2)
I Like Your Sweater
Give compliments, using adjectives and question formation.
142(2)
How Do You Like My Tie?
Express opinions, using adjectives.
144(2)
Did You See the New Episode of ``Pittsburgh Police''?
Discuss television viewing, using adjectives.
146(2)
Small Talk
Read about the importance of making small talk on the job.
148(2)
Wishes
Express concerns, using wish-clauses and the present unreal conditional.
150(1)
More Wishes
Express concerns, using wish-clauses and the present unreal conditional.
151(3)
I'm Wondering ...
Admit something to someone, using the past unreal conditional.
154(2)
I've Been Meaning to Ask You ...
Discuss important issues, using gerunds, wish-clauses, and hope-clauses.
156(3)
Strategies for Communicating Saying Good-Bye
159(20)
Traffic Is Terrible Today, Isn't It
Initiate conversations, using tag questions and short answers.
160(2)
Excuse Me for Interrupting
Politely interrupt people.
162(2)
Let Me Put It This Way
Ask for and give clarification.
164(2)
What You're Really Saying
Clarify statements, using reported speech and sequence of tenses.
166(2)
I've Really Got to Go Now
Say good-bye to someone by expressing obligation.
168(2)
I'm Glad We Had a Chance to Talk
Say good-bye to someone by expressing obligation.
170(2)
It Seems to Me...
Express opinions about controversial issues.
172(3)
Expressing Opinions on the Job
Read about opportunities for employees to give opinions and ideas at the workplace.
175(2)
Rest Stop
Role-Play Review of Exits 7 & 8
177(2)
APPENDIX 179(1)
Grammar Constructions
180(13)
Cardinal Numbers
193(1)
Ordinal Numbers
194(1)
Irregular Verbs
195(2)
Scripts for Listening Exercises
197(8)
Grammar Index
205(1)
Topic Index
206

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