Take it Easy

by McPartland-Fairman, Pamela

• ISBN13: 9780136608127
• ISBN10: 0136608124
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-04-12
• Publisher: Pearson Education ESL

Summary

Take It Easy has theme-based chapters, authentic contexts, and extensive communication practice making it easy for ESL students to gain fluency and confidence using American idioms and verbal phrases.All idioms are presented in their natural context from surveys and e-mail messages to greeting cards and movie reviews. Activities build student understanding and confidence so they can go from recognizing and understanding idioms to using them.High-intermediate to advanced ESL.

Author Biography

Pamela McPartland-Fairman, Ph.D., was the lead Academic Consultant for the TV series, Connect with English, and a scriptwriter for Miscrosoft's Encarta Interactive English Learning. For 13 years, she directed the I.E.L.I. at Hunter College, CUNY. She has published 10 texts, including What's Up?, Stars and Stripes, and Focus on Health.

Table of Contents

To the Student	v
To the Teacher	vi
Acknowledgments	viii
Conversational Styles	1	(16)
Business	17	(15)
Residence	32	(45)
Crime	77
Love	61	(20)
Review Chapters 1-5	75	(6)
Debate	81	(15)
Anger	96	(13)
Driving and Directions	109	(16)
Fashion	125	(14)
Immigration	139	(34)
Review Chapters 6-10	153	(5)
Final Review Chapters 1-10	158	(3)
APPENDICES
Appendix A List of Prepositions and Particles	161	(1)
Appendix B Idioms Listed According to Prepositions and Particles	162	(3)
Appendix C Idioms Listed Alphabetically	165	(2)
Appendix D Student B's Directions for Information Gap Exercises	167	(6)
Tapescript	173	(10)
Answer Key	183	(16)
Credits	199