Synopses & Reviews
English in Action is a four-level core language series for secondary and adult students. Students master listening, speaking, reading, writing, and grammar through a variety of lively, classroom-tested, easy-to-use activities.
- Dictionary colorful pictures introduce vocabulary in a picture dictionary format.
- Active Grammar structured exercises and charts present and practice necessary grammar in context.
- Pronunciation sound discrimination and production activities complement extnesive listening opportunities.
- Working Together group work, pairwork, and cooperative tasks help students explore the language.
- The Big Picture large pictures based on interesting stories integrate listening, vocabulary, and structure.
- Reading readings from interviews of real people in real communities expand student literacy.
- Writing Our Stories authentic models give students an opportunity to write about themselves.
- Practicing on Your Own homework exercises provide reinforcement in class or at home.
- Looking At... forms, numbers, charts, and a variety of realia provide a closer look at interesting topics
This is the second volume of the series.
Synopsis
Fun, engaging, and action-packed! Students learn better and are more motivated when they can put English into action! The second edition of English in Action provides learners with competency-based support for building language, life, and work skills in real world settings. Learners are engaged as workers, family members, and citizens through a communicative, practical, and active approach. Fun English in Action is filled with fun and exciting content and activities which motivate students to master the skills presented. Engaging English in Action empowers students and promotes learner persistence through dynamic, communicative activities, helping to build confidence in and out of the classroom. Action-packed English in Action encourages learners to communicate and participate in a lively learning process that offers interactive technology options, providing various avenues to learning.
Synopsis
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.
About the Author
Barbara Foley is full-time professor of at Union County College, Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA. She has presented at numerous workshops, conferences, and colleges throughout the United States and Mexico, specifically in the areas of listening, CALL, grammar, communicative classroom activities, Generation 1.5 students, and Extensive Reading. Her many publications include English in Action, Grammar in Action, Listen to Me, Now Hear This, and workbooks for the Heinle Picture Dictionary, all published for Heinle Cengage.
Table of Contents
1. Nice to Meet You 2. My Classmates 3. At School 4. The Family 5. Home and Neighborhood 6. A Typical Day 7. Airport Jobs 8. A College Campus 9. At Work 10. Fast Food 11. Food Shopping 12. Last Weekend 13. Growing Up 14. Weekend Plans 15. Going on Vacation Audio Script. Skills Index. Past Tense of Irregular Verbs. Map of the United States.