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ESL grammar and language studies ESL/ELF
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ESL grammar and language studies
TEXTS FOR LEARNING ENGLISH
ESL grammar and language studies

High School & Adult Learners

SIDE BY SIDE
S. Molinsky and B. Bliss. Now in its third edition, Side by Side integrates conversation practice, reading, writing, and listening in a light-hearted and easy-to-use format, and is designed specifically for intermediate and advanced levels. Vocabulary previews, journal writing activities, Side by Side Gazette magazine pages, and How to Say It lessons provide students with stimulating exercises and dialogues. Teacher's guides provide extensive teaching suggestions, as well as language and cultural notes. Audio CDs include all exercises, GrammarRaps, and GrammarSongs.

Level 1
  • AW7449 Student Book ISBN:9780130267443 $28.95
  • AW7481 Book CDs (7) ISBN:9780130267481   $284.00
  • AW7457 Workbook ISBN:9780130267450  $20.00
  • AW7473 Workbook CDs (2) ISBN:9780130267474  $102.95
  • AW7538 Teacher's Guide ISBN:9780130267535  $47.25
  • AW752X Testing Program ISBN:9780130267528  $42.50

Level 2
  • AW7570 Student Book ISBN:9780130267573   $28.95
  • AW7597 Book CDs (7) ISBN:9780130267597  $284.00
  • AW7503 Workbook ISBN:9780130267504  $20.00
  • AW7643 Workbook CDs (2) ISBN:9780130267641   $102.95
  • AW2892 Teacher's Guide ISBN:9780130272898  $47.25
  • AW7686 Testing Program ISBN:9780130267689 $42.50

Level 3
  • AW8747 Student Book ISBN:9780130268747 $28.95
  • AW8828 Book CDs (7) ISBN:9780130268822 $284.00
  • AW8755 Workbook ISBN:9780130268754  $20.00
  • AW8771 Workbook CDs (2) ISBN:9780130268778  $102.95
  • AW8836 Teacher's Guide ISBN:9780130268839 $47.25
  • AW8852 Testing Program ISBN:9780130268853  $42.50

Level 4
  • AW8887 Student Book ISBN:9780130268884   $28.95
  • AW8801 Book CDs (7) ISBN:9780130268808 $284.00
  • AW8917 Workbook ISBN:9780130268914  $20.00
  • AW8933 Workbook CDs (2) ISBN:9780130268938  $102.95
  • AW8968 Teacher's Guide ISBN:9780130268969  $47.25
  • AW8909 Testing Program ISBN:9780130268907  $42.50

AL3018 OUT AND ABOUT: An Interactive Course In Beginning English $18.95
A. Hemmert & R. Kappra. Illustrated. Softcover. 185 pp. ISBN:9781932383010
Beginning learners will be speaking English from day one with this activity-packed workbook. Great for all ages, students will learn to communicate in everyday situations by mastering useful vocabulary, participating in practical hands-on activities, building valuable critical thinking and study skills. This book makes a conscious effort to avoid stereotypes so that students can learn in an unbiased environment and develop independence and confidence.

ENGLISH IS FUN!
A program that provides beginning students with a basal text to learn communication skills through lively drawings and picture clues, short narratives and dialogs the students will acquire vocabulary and language structure. The workbook contains additional writing exercises and the 6 cassettes, with script, each lesson's questions, optional oral exercises, narratives for listening comprehension and dialogs with pauses for student practice. A complete beginning English program!
  • AM691P Textbook ISBN:9781567650754$26.95
  • AM691W Workbook ISBN:9781567650778$10.50
  • AM691T Teacher's Manuel and Key $16.00
  • AM691C CD's $192.00

INTERCOM 2000
A.Chamot, J. Gonzalez, I. Rainey, and R. Yorkey Designed to suit the diversity of today's ESL students, this basic text provides a balance of grammar, real-life readings, abundant practice for skill development, & interactive activities. They will learn to meet friends, order from a restaurant menu, talk on the phone, shop, follow and give directions, and share opinions. Lab tapes, teacher's guides with tapescripts, & testing programs further enhance learning.

Level 1
  • TH8007 Student Book ISBN:9780838418000 $24.95
  • TH8015 Workbook ISBN:9780838418017 $17.95
  • TH8023 Teacher's Guide/Script ISBN:9780838418024 $45.95
  • TH8031 Lab Tapes (5) ISBN:9780838418031 $181.95

Level 2
  • TH8074 Student Book ISBN:9780838418079 $24.95
  • TH8082 Workbook ISBN:9780838418086 $17.95
  • TH8090 Teacher's Guide/Script ISBN:9780838418093 $45.95
  • TH8104 Lab Tapes (4) ISBN:9780838418109 $145.95

Level 3
  • TH8139 Student Book ISBN:9780838418130 $24.95
  • TH8147 Workbook ISBN:9780838418147 $17.95
  • TH8155 Teacher's Guide/Script ISBN:9780838418154 $45.95
  • TH8163 Lab Tapes (4) ISBN:9780838418161 $145.95

Level 4
  • TH8198 Student Book ISBN:9780838418192 $24.95
  • TH8201 Workbook ISBN:9780838418208 $17.95
  • TH821X Teacher's Guide/Script ISBN:9780838418215 $45.95
  • TH8228 Lab Tapes (5) ISBN:9780838418222 $181.95

TH8074 Student Book $25.00 ISBN:9780838418079
TH1652 Level 3 & 4 Testing Program $81.95 ISBN:9780838421659

AW182X LONGMAN ESL LITERACY $32.95 ISBN:9780131951020
Y.W. Nishio, Softcover, 192pp
Designed for adolescent and adult beginners, this guide provides life-skill competencies and low-level grammar within ten topically organized units, including filling out forms, reading and following directions, writing checks, and many others. This revised edition integrates the four basic language skills while adding more opportunities for oral interaction. An expanded teacher's resource book includes step-by-step lesson plans, reproducible flash cards, activities, readings, and tests.


English for Spanish Speakers


INGLES PARA LATINOS
William C. Harvey, M.S. Softcover, 180pps. (Optional Cassettes) For Spanish speakers who want to learn English. A complete course for beginning English with instructions and explanations in both Spanish and English. The book is complemented by a Spanish - English, English - Spanish glossary, a pronunciation guide, illustrations and caricatures to help the student understand each lesson.
BA7818 BOOK 1 ONLY ISBN:9780764119903 $10.99
BA0578 BOOK 1 & CD'S ISBN:9780764176807 $24.95
 BA7569 BOOK 2 ONLY ISBN:9780764107566 $11.99
BA2972 Book 2 & CD's ISBN:9780764172977 $21.95

ENGLISH FOR THE SPANISH SPEAKER/ Ingles Para El Hispanohablante
Ages 10 - adult, K. Fisher & K. Wilcoxon
Designed for students that want to learn how to read, write, and speak English, this series is ideal not only for ESL classes, but for literacy programs and self-study. Each book is divided into 8 lessons written in both English and Spanish. Each lesson consists of vocabulary, conversation, a story, activity pages, and an answer key. Also contained are a dictionary, English/Spanish and Spanish/English, an index, and a puzzle section. The Book 1 cassette includes vocabulary, conversation, and story pages.

BA1218 DOMINE LO BÀSICO INGLÉS/ Mastering the Basics of English for Spanish Speakers $13.99
J. Yates, Softcover, 394 pp., Intermediate/Advanced Level ISBN:9780764121920
This reference manual covers all the basics of English grammar and stresses areas that are particularly difficult for Spanish speakers. Included are a pretest with answer key, charts and sample sentences to explain and illustrate English language structures. An appendix provides a bilingual glossary of verbs as they are commonly used, a list of irregular verbs and one of false friends. An excellent resource for Spanish speakers learning English!

BA2891 APRENDA INGLES FACIL Y RAPIDO $49.99
A. Arnaldo, A. G. Dente, L.J. Furey, Book & 5 Audio CD's Set, Softcover, 288 pp.ISBN:9780764177361
This program designed for Spanish speakers helps them develop basic skills in spoken and written English through color illustrations, puzzles, games, pull-out flash cards. Vocabulary is introduced by topic, including ordering food in restaurants, going shopping or to the dry cleaners, and more. A detachable pocket-size bilingual dictionary and phrasebook is included. Four 90-minutes cassettes help learners enhance their listening comprehension and speaking skills.

BA5907 ESCONDE Y HABLA: INGLÉS $7.95
B. Catherine, Softcover, 32 pp ISBN:9780764125904
More than 130 useful English words will be learned using this effective look, hide and speak method. The book is organized around 15 popular subjects including the classroom, zoo, beach, jungle, family, colors and foods. Each section introduces a limit of 9 new thematic words, graded to age, and includes a pronunciation guide. Colorful drawings integrate the target words within each theme. Ages 7 and up

FIRST WORDS IN ENGLISH
This ESL text provides adults and students with the skills they will need in critical life skills essential for work, school, health, shopping and emergencies. It focuses on alphabet, numbers, money, time and dates. Contains a variety of activities.

HM7746 LAROUSSE FÁCIL: ESCRIBIR INGLÉS $9.95
Softcover, 128 pp ISBN:9789702207740
A companion to Hablar Inglés, this guide introduces Spanish speakers to the basic elements of written English. Key words and phrases are presented through a wide range of examples: letters, resumes, e-mails, memos, and more. Students and business users will benefi t from the cultural notes and tips on avoiding common writing errors. Self-evaluation exercises reinforce the learned material, and a helpful supplement on English grammar is available.

HM7754 COMMUNICARSE INGLES $9.95
Editores Larousse, Softcover, 128pp. ISBN:9789702207757
Key phrases and fundamental vocabulary will assist your students in developing operative English skills in a short period of time. Cultural notes assist them in understanding the idiomatic language process, and important grammatical points are addressed to expedite their acquisition of English.

HM1334 IDIOMAS LAROUSSE: INGLÉS COMUNICAR $9.95
Softcover, 272pp. ISBN:9789706071330
This practical guide will help intermediate learners of English further their conversation skills, allowing them to communicate with ease when confronted with everyday situations. The user will learn to express thoughts with clarity and precision, using common expressions helpful in everyday situations. This handy reference includes supporting vocabulary in each section to build on the expressions taught, as well as self-evaluating exercises.

HM7738 LAROUSSE FÁCIL: HABLAR INGLÉS $8.95
SSoftcover, 128 pp. ISBN:978970220773
Hablar Inglés is a beginning course in spoken English in one compact, easy-to-use volume. Thematic chapters introduce students to the key words and phrases necessary to communicate effectively in everyday situations, from exchanging greetings to conducting business. This information-packed text includes an audio CD to teach and reinforce correct pronunciation, sample dialogues and phrases encountered in real-life situations, exercises at the end of each chapter to evaluate progress, cultural notes, and a supplement on English grammar. Excellent for both students and professionals.

HM9475 PALABRAS Y FRASES DEL INGLÉS $7.95
Softcover, 248 pp. ISBN:9789706079473
Sixty four sections are packed with more than 7,000 English words and phrases, perfect for anyone starting to learn English. Thousands of entries in Spanish allow the user to determine the appropriate English equivalent for every situation. Thematically arranged sections and a user-friendly layout ensure that the learner will quickly begin to build English vocabulary. An ideal reference for ESL students .

LA7541 GUÍA DE CONVERSACIÓN INGLÉS FÁCIL $12.95
Softcover, 222pp. ISBN:9789702207542
Divided into three sections and presented in dialogs with the Spanish translations, learners will quickly pick up common phrases and connotations. The fi rst part covers practical situations including fi nding accommodations, getting around town, and using the telephone. The second section contains casual conversation topics with useful phrases for speaking about sports, the climate, the education system and more. Finally, the third part explains U.S. geographic & political information, as well as cultural practices, so embarrassing situations may be avoided.

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