John Langan,
Atlantic Cape Community College Beth Johnson Lisa Salem-Wiseman,
Humber Institute of Technology
ISBN: 0070980403 Copyright year: 2009
Feature Summary
ABOUT THE BOOK
“What is this?” you might ask as you flip through this book and notice the photographs within it. “Who are these people, and what do they have to do with English essentials? And what are English essentials, anyway?”
The answers to those questions go hand in hand. As you know, “essentials” means things that are basic, necessary, and useful. One advantage of English Essentials, then, is that it makes grammar skills easy to master.
Parts One through Five begin with a list of objectives, to allow you to quickly identify the skills that you can expect to have acquired by the end of the unit. This is followed by a pre-test to help you identify which skills you may already be familiar with and which skills may need more attention. Finally, each part concludes with a post-test to help you track your progress. In each chapter, basic information is presented in a very clear way on the first page; the pages that follow reinforce that information with activities and tests. You will be learning in the best possible way: through doing.
And why the photographs? They provide a second benefit of the book by showing real students—male and female, young and not-so-young—who are pursuing their personal and career goals through acquiring essential English skills. Their photographs add a human dimension to a subject that people often find dry and unappealing. At the same time you are learning a given skill, you will share in the real lives of interesting people – people like you or your classmates.
An additional benefit of the Canadian edition of English Essentials is that the student photographs and stories, as well as the exercises and examples, have been chosen to reflect Canadian culture, lives, and experiences. The faces you see looking out at you from the pages belong to students who, like you, are taking English courses at colleges across Canada.
English Essentials also includes the following icons to make it easier for you to use:
Pedagogy
English Essentials also includes the following icons to make it easier for you to use:
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Indicates skills especially useful for students whose first language is not English.
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Indicates that, after reading about a skill, it is time to “Do It Yourself!”
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Indicates a helpful tip to improve your writing
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