English in Action L3

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

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ISBN: 9780838428290 | 0838428290
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 3/7/2003

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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.

The First Week

(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)

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

(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

(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

(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

(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

(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

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

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English in Action L3

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