|
|
|||
|
||||
OverviewThe What's Up? series presents many activities that build skills and knowledge of U.S. culture for adults in three volumes. Each unit prominently features activities that develop listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills and contains nine sections: Survey, Think, Read, Understand, Listen, Talk, Write, Apply, and Homework. Each unit also includes: § Readings adapted specifically for these students from actual news reportsselected for the interest level of the storylines and usefulness of the information, then carefully re-written to an appropriate language level § A variety of """"authentic"""" products or realia (menus, advertisements, forms, etc.) to help adult students develop cultural literacy skills § A cloze dictation exercise to develop listening skills § A consistent lesson format for quickly mastering directions and completing activities independently § An opening survey with many useful applications in the classroom Each unit can be completed in one week, with the homework assignment occurring over the weekend. The lesson format is consistent throughout the book, so once students have mastered the directions, they will be able to complete the activities independently. Book 1 is appropriate for students at the true beginning level. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Kathleen Dunn OlsonPublisher: The University of Michigan Press Imprint: The University of Michigan Press Dimensions: Width: 21.80cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 27.70cm Weight: 0.366kg ISBN: 9780472032914ISBN 10: 0472032917 Pages: 128 Publication Date: 30 September 2010 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |