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A Writing Book: English in Everyday Life, A
Teacher's Resource Book Tina Kasloff Carver Sandras Douglas Fotinos Christie Kay Olson Published April 1998 by Pearson Education ESL Copyright 1998, 158 pp., Paper ISBN: 0-13-187972-3 |
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Summary
Offers more than 100 reproducible masters for cooperative, competency-based writing lessons for English-language learners. All masters are coordinated with both levels of A Conversation Books 1 & 2. KEY TOPICS: Includes journal-writing activities, informal notes and letters, forms and applications, guided paragraph writing, alphabet and handwriting practice, whole language activities, and teacher's notes. MARKET: For beginning and intermediate ESL learners.
Features
- Writing tasks, based on fill-in models, are presented in manageable segments and provide concrete practice for everyday writing.
- Students develop writing fluency through journal writing and learning to fill in applications and other forms, address envelopes, and write checks, business letters, and announcements.
- Writing activities are cross-referenced to correspond to pages in the Student Books of A Conversation Book Program.
Table of Contents
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To the Teacher Activities Guide |
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| UNIT 1: HANDWRITING Print with Uppercase Letters Print with Lowercase Letters Print with Upper and Lowercase Letters Write with Uppercase Letters Write with Lowercase Letters Write Your Signature Write Time Abbreviations Write Dates |
UNIT 2: JOURNALS Personal Information My Family Today In the Morning Weather Favorite Holiday Thinking about Life Beliefs and Opinions A Day at Work |
| UNIT 3: GREETINGS Birthday Cards Valentines Mother’s Day Cards Congratulations! Thinking of You Get-Well Cards Sympathy Cards |
UNIT 4: ADDRESSES AND POSTAL SERVICES Addresses Abbreviations of Street Addresses Ordinal Numbers Abbreviations of States Abbreviations of Titles Addressing an Envelope Envelopes with Special Instructions Hold Mail Change of Address Express Mail |
| UNIT 5: NOTES AND MESSAGES Daily Planner Notes to Yourself Telephone Messages Absence and Late Notes Early Dismissal Notes Permission Slips Notes to the Teacher Making Signs Notes for a Bulletin Board Cancellation and Postponement Notices |
UNIT 6: INVITATIONS AND THANK-YOU NOTES Birthday Party Invitations Invite a Friend Letter of Acceptance Letter of Regret Wedding Invitation Response to Formal Invitations Invitation to an Honored Guest Thank-You Note for a Gift Thank-You Note for a Visit Thank-You Note for Help |
| UNIT 7: HOME AND HEALTH Salad Recipes Soup Recipes Dessert Recipes Menu Planning Supermarket Shopping List Saving Money with Coupons Comparison Shopping Rental Agreement Housing Complaint Shopping for Home Repair Supplies Pharmacy Shopping Health Insurance Form |
UNIT 8: TRAVEL Giving Directions Directions from School to Home Directions to the Llibrary Directions to the Park Directions to the Hospital Driver License Application Geographic Regions Vacation Postcards Letters about a Visit Customs Declaration |
| UNIT 9: MONEY, BANKING, AND CREDIT Writing amounts of Money Writing Checks Recording Checks Overdrawing an Account Saving Money Automated Teller Machine Withdrawing Money Credit Card Application Credit Card Finance Charge |
UNIT 10: EMPLOYMENT Cover Letter Resume Employment Application Social Security Card Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate (W-4) Request for Earnings and Benefit Estimate Statement U.S. Income Tax Return Unemployment |
| UNIT 11: BUSINESS WRITING Business Letter: Request for Information College Information Request Classified Ads Car Ads Mail Order Returning Merchandise Complaint about a Billing Error Free Offers Canceling a Subscription |
FLIP SIDES Business Letter Directions Journal List Listen and Write Partner Interview Personal Letter Review Vocabulary Weekly Planner |