A Conversation Book: English in Everyday Life, 4th Edition, Book 1 (Book & CD) - Softcover

Carver, Tina; Fotinos-Riggs, Sandra

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0131986740 ISBN 13: 9780131986749

Publisher: Pearson Education ESL, 2006

Synopsis

A Conversation Book 1: English in Everyday Life, by Tina Kasloff Carver and Sandra D. Fotinos-Riggs, helps beginning level students to develop conversation fluency. The student-centred text and audio teach the vocabulary and life skills necessary for natural communication. Each of the ten units focuses on an essential aspect of daily life such as food, shopping, and work. Activities ranging from role plays to group surveys promise a lively class and help students achieve the language competencies needed to succeed at school and work.

With chants by Carolyn Graham.

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From the Back Cover

"A Conversation Book 1: English in Everyday Life, " by Tina Kasloff Carver and Sandra D. Fotinos-Riggs, helps beginning level students to develop conversation fluency. The student-centered text and audio teach the vocabulary and life skills necessary for natural communication. Each of the ten units focuses on an essential aspect of daily life such as food, shopping, and work. Activities ranging from role plays to group surveys promise a lively class and help students achieve the language competencies needed to succeed at school and work. With chants by Carolyn Graham. New to this edition:

• Easy-to-follow unit structure includes a Preview page, six 2-page lessons, Listening Practice, Review, and Assessment wrap-up.
• Picture Dictionary openers introduce and contextualize the vocabulary of each lesson.
• Model Conversations and Partner Interviews offer students opportunities to talk about their own lives.
• Conversation Chants help students acquire the sounds, rhythms, and intonation of conversational English.
• The Scope and Sequence highlights correlations to CASAS and state curricula.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson Education ESL
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0131986740
• ISBN 13: 9780131986749
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 208