1、金新版新世纪走遍美国工会话练习1Pam TiberiaJanet BattisteMichael BermanLinda ButlerNNECTENGLISH尜北京大多出版社PEKING UNIVERSITY PRESS丁otheTeacherThe primary goal of each Conversation Book is to help students develop oralcommunication skills using the themes found in Connect with English as aspringboard for classroom discu
2、ssion.This introduction and the followingVisual Tour provide important information on how each Conversation Bookand the corresponding video episodes can be successfully combined to teachEnglish as a second or foreign language.LANGUAGE SKILLS:Each Conversation Book has 12 chapters which contain a var
3、iety of pair,group,team,and whole-class activities that are based on important issuesand ideas from the corresponding video episodes.The activity types vary with each chapter but generally include an assortmentof role-plays,discussions,opinion surveys,games,interviews,and question-naires.In each cha
4、pter,a special two-page section is devoted to longergames,information gaps,and songs from the Connect with English sound-track.Students also have the opportunity to work on special project pagesfound in appendices in the back of the book.These projects provide studentswith the opportunity to explore
5、 key themes outside of the classroom.THEMATIC ORGANIZATION:Events and issues that are familiar and important to all ESL/EFL learners havebeen purposely included in the Connect with English story.These topics werecarefully chosen for their relevant cultural content,and they provide a richcontext for
6、the communicative activities found in the Conversation Books.As students watch the video story and become familiar with the events andcharacters,the Conversation Books provide a framework within whichstudents can freely discuss the ideas presented in each episode.ThroughoutConversation Books 1-4,stu
7、dents are given the opportunity to explore suchvaried themes as the following:Pursuing Your DreamMaking CompromisesMaking Future PlansSpending MoneyLooking for a JobAdulthoodMaking New FriendsBest FriendsMoney vs.Love。Managing PrioritiesHaving FunParentingApologizingHelping OthersMaking a Difficult DecisionThe Death of a Loved OneGossipDedicationDivorce and RemarriageMovingRegretsHolidaysAngerLife LessonsTO THE TEACHER V