Contemporary English second edition has refined the content and skills adult ESL students need to know to survive and thrive living in the United States. The emphasis on grammar, vocabulary, graphic literacy, critical thinking skills, life skills, and workplace skills has all been retained and presented in meaningful contexts through topics of high interest to adult students. Lessons are self-contained, remaining appropriate for both standard and open enrollment situations. Student Book Features <ul>
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Student Book interiors are now in 4-color with more real-life photographs.</li> <li>
New vocabulary is introduced twice in each student unit along with practice exercises. It is then recycled throughout the series for maximum exposure. Specific workbook practice, plus one activity master per unit in the Teacher's Edition extends this exposure.</li> <li>
Grammar structures are presented then recycled twice throughout the series - first in an informal review and second in a formal review - to enable students to revisit and expand upon their grammar acquistion. The 2nd edition provides for a more logical progression of grammar scope and sequence.</li> <li>
Organizing Your Ideas (Books 1 and 2 only) teaches students how to think graphically using organizers like idea maps, Venn Diagrams, and T-charts.</li> <li>
Graphic Literacy Activities (Books 3 and 4 only) familiarize students with bar graphs, tables, and charts to help them understand what they read on the job or in the newspapers.</li> <li>
Community involvement focus - one page per unit, tied in specifically with the unit topic - helps students become more participatory in their jobs, communities, and families. Notes in the Annotated Teacher;s Editions also provide more ideas for student participation.</li> </ul>
Components per Level <ul>
<li>Student Book</li> <li>Student Workbook</li> <li>Annotated Teacher's Edition</li> <li>Audiocassette Package</li> <li>Audio CD Package</li> <li>
Conversation Cards (20 cards with instruction booklet)</li> </ul>

Contemporary English, Book 4: Student Text, 2nd Edition

Reference

McNemara, Thomas

Newman,Christy

Forstrom,Jan

Becijos, Jeanne

Renn,Diana

English as a Second Language

Contemporary English second edition has refined the content and skills adult ESL students need to know to survive and thrive living in the United States. The emphasis on grammar, vocabulary, graphic literacy, critical thinking skills, life skills, and workplace skills has all been retained and presented in meaningful contexts through topics of high interest to adult students. Lessons are self-contained, remaining appropriate for both standard and open enrollment situations. 
Student Workbooks Student Workbooks have been designed for individual independent study or classroom work. Vocabulary and grammar presented in the student books are featured in the workbooks with additional practice. The Spotlight boxes from the students books are reproduced in the workbooks then followed by practive exercises that range from simple controlled format to open-ended critical thinking activities. Each workbook unit concludes with Read, Think, and Write activities that combine the grammar and vocabulary of the unit into topic-based critical thinking tasks. Components per Level <ul>
<li>Student Book</li> <li>Student Workbook</li> <li>Annotated Teacher's Edition</li> <li>Audiocassette Package</li> <li>Audio CD Package</li> <li>Conversation Cards (20 cards with instruction booklet)</li> </ul>

Contemporary English Level 4 Student Workbook, 2nd Edition

Contemporary, McGraw-Hill

Contemporary English second edition has refined the content and skills adult ESL students need to know to survive and thrive living in the United States. The emphasis on grammar, vocabulary, graphic literacy, critical thinking skills, life skills, and workplace skills has all been retained and presented in meaningful contexts through topics of high interest to adult students. Lessons are self-contained, remaining appropriate for both standard and open enrollment situations.. . Audio CD Package. . Activities in the student books that contain the cassette tape icon indicate that the audio is available on both the cassette and CD. Engaging sounds effects are used to simulate real-life and promote listening insterest. Scripts for the audiocassettes and CD's are available in the Annotated Teacher's Editions.. . This single-user enhanced audio CD is designed to accompany the high beginning level student book..

Contemporary English 1 Audio CDs

Foreign Language Study & Reference

McGraw-Hill ESL/ELT

Excellent English equips students with the grammar and skills they need to access community resources, while developing the foundation for long-term career and academic success.  Excellent English is a four-level, standards-based series for English learners featuring a Grammar Picture Dictionary approach to vocabulary building and grammar acquisition. Unit lessons systematically build launguage and math skills around life-skill topics in an accessible and predictable sequence.  This workbook is designed to accompany the beginning level student book.

Excellent English - Level 1 (Beginning) - Workbook

Sherman,Kristin

Velasco,Shirley

MacKay,Susannah

Pitt,Marta

Vargo,Mari

Excellent English equips students with the grammar and skills they need to access community resources, while developing the foundation for long-term career and academic success. Excellent English is a four-level, standards-based series for English learners featuring a Grammar Picture Dictionary approach to vocabulary building and grammar acquisition. Unit lessons systematically build launguage and math skills around life-skill topics in an accessible and predictable sequence. This is the high beginning level student book.

Excellent English - Level 2 (High Beginning) - Student Book

Excellent English equips students with the grammar and skills they need to access community resources, while developing the foundation for long-term career and academic success. Excellent English is a four-level, standards-based series for English learners featuring a Grammar Picture Dictionary approach to vocabulary building and grammar acquisition. Unit lessons systematically build launguage and math skills around life-skill topics in an accessible and predictable sequence. This is the low intermediate level student book.

Excellent English 3: Student Book: Language Skills For Success

Maynard, Mary Ann

Wisniewska, Ingrid

McGraw–Hill Education

Excellent English equips students with the grammar and skills they need to access community resources, while developing the foundation for long-term career and academic success. Excellent English is a four-level, standards-based series for English learners featuring a Grammar Picture Dictionary approach to vocabulary building and grammar acquisition. Unit lessons systematically build launguage and math skills around life-skill topics in an accessible and predictable sequence. This set of audiocassettes is designed to accompany the high intermediate level student book.

Excellent English: Level 4 (High Intermediate)

Mcgraw-Hill College

Excellent English equips students with the grammar and skills they need to access community resources, while developing the foundation for long-term career and academic success. Excellent English is a four-level, standards-based series for English learners featuring a Grammar Picture Dictionary approach to vocabulary building and grammar acquisition. Unit lessons systematically build launguage and math skills around life-skill topics in an accessible and predictable sequence. This is the beginning level student book.

Excellent English - Level 1 (Beginning) - Student Book

Excellent English equips students with the grammar and skills they need to access community resources, while developing a foundation for long-term career and educational success. Grammar-based competency instruction provides clear information and reference material. Students prepare for the demands of standardized tests with practice in each unit.

Excellent English Level 3 Student Book and Workbook Pack: Language Skills for Success

McGraw=Hill

Excellent English equips students with the grammar and skills they need to access community resources, while developing the foundation for long-term career and academic success. Excellent English is a four-level, standards-based series for English learners featuring a Grammar Picture Dictionary approach to vocabulary building and grammar acquisition. Unit lessons systematically build launguage and math skills around life-skill topics in an accessible and predictable sequence. This is the high beginning level student book with audio highlights.

Excellent English, Book 2: Language Skills for Success, Student Book

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