Thomas Speirs

Broschiertes Buch

Conversational English for a Global Society (Intermediate Level)

Beschreibung

This book focuses on English conversation. It is designed for low intermediate to more advanced students, and the lessons become more challenging from Unit 1 to Unit 8. It is also designed to develop the students' conversational skills, build their vocabulary and reinforce their grammar. It works best in a traditional (or not so traditional classroom) with a skilled ESL teacher and enthusiastic students willing to take on a slightly different approach to learning the English language. Each lesson begins with new vocabulary. It then proceeds to offer a short story or situation. Then it is followed by a dialog. Afterwards, there are comprehension questions, language exercises and ideas for role-plays. Once the student is familiar with the new language, role-plays offer excellent chances to practice and use the language in real situations. The situations follow strict rules of English grammar and syntax; however, the dialogs sometimes stray from the rules and focus more on the way native English-speaking people converse in natural situations. This includes informal vocabulary, blending words like in the case of "gunna" for "going to" and various idiomatic and slang expressions. There are two appendices at the end of the text. Appendix 1 offers answers to the comprehension questions. Appendix 2 covers several grammar points such as verb tenses and voices.

Autor

Writing a textbook such as this requires a lot of time and energy and teamwork. Prior to publication, I used many of the lessons and exercises contained in this book in the classes that I have taught over the years to evaluate the effectiveness of each. So far, I'm pleased to admit that the material contained in this text has worked pretty well as I have seen considerable language development among my students, and have been informed by many of them that they have learned a lot and enjoyed the process along the way. My next goal was to make this book available to a wider audience, and for that I am deeply grateful to my friends Benedict and Reema Wehlage without whose technical skills and patience this book would still be limited to a considerably smaller group of students.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lulu.com
• Seitenzahl: 130
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juni 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 280mm x 216mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 348g
• ISBN-13: 9781312461017
• ISBN-10: 1312461012
• Artikelnr.: 75242291