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ADULT ESL
English as a Second Language

Real-Life English: A Competency Based ESL Program for Adults. STeck-Vaughn, 2004. This series helps adult learners acquire English as a second language in the context of essential skills needed for daily life. From the very beginning even pre-literacy learners will be able to use English in the most common real-world settings. Photographs and illustrations enhance the text for greater comprehension.

Each book in the series covers the same topics, but the higher the level of the book, the more of the topic is covered. Example: In the Literacy Level, Unit 3, School and Country, students learn only the basics needed to find their way around the school. At Level 4, Unit 3 is called Our Country, and students read about U.S. History and the Constitution.

Teacher Editions, which contain the answers to the exercises in the student book, are available separately for $8.64-D each. Please contact me for these. This series is meant for classroom use with a teacher. Use of student books is dependent upon oral instruction from the teacher.

    Real-Life English Student Book Literacy Level:  In this book, which is intended for classroom use with a teacher, students learn basic classroom communication, writing name, address, and telephone number; identifying places, buying stamps and mailing letters, emergency words, and reporting emergencies by phone. They learn to identify people and places at school and identify classroom objects. They learn to communicate about dates, days, and time; identify kinds of food and locate them in a store; shop for clothes and read tags and receipts; write checks and ask to return; find housing, identify furniture and rooms and handle the act of renting; learn words needed to obtain basic health care; learn words needed to look for work and complete a job application; and identify kinds of transportation, read traffic sins, and ask for schedule and fare information. BTH-1874. $16.29-D.

    Real-Life English Student Book 1 (Low-Beginning): Topics in this book are Personal Communication; Our Community; School and Country; Daily Living; Food; Shopping; Home; Health Care; Employment; and Transportation and Travel. BTH-1875. $16.29-D

Real-Life English Student Book 2 (Beginning): Topics in this book are Personal Communication; Our Community; Our Country; Daily Living; Food; Shopping; Home; Health Care; Employment; and Transportation and Travel.  BTH-1876. $16.29-D

Real-Life English Student Book 3 (Low-Intermediate): Topics in this book are Personal Communication; Our Community; Our Country; Daily Living; Food; Shopping; Home; Health Care; Employment; and Transportation and Travel.  BTH-1877. $16.29-D

Real-Life English Student Book 4 (Intermediate): Topics in this book are Personal Communication; Our Community; Our Country; Daily Living; Food; Shopping; Home; Health Care; Employment; and Transportation and Travel.  BTH-1876. $16.29-D

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