Reel Canada : Integrated Skills through Canadian Film /
Mohammad Hashemi.
- 1st ed.
- Toronto : Oxford University Press, 2012.
- ix, 198 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 28 cm.
- Culture Link .
Level 1 in the Culture Link series.
Includes bibliographical references.
"Reel Canada is an intermediate ESL text for adult and young adult learners. This four-skills book uses Canadian films as a starting point for each theme-based chapter. It is the first level of the new Culture Link series of four-skill, culture-focused books. Each chapter builds upon the content of the featured National Film Board of Canada film, examining new vocabulary, grammar structures, and themes." (Publisher's Website) SCOPE AND SEQUENCE CHAPTER 1: The Mad Canadian Theme: Risk Reading: "Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained!" "Taking Risks and Learning Languages" Writing: Blogging about a Live Event; Risk Profile Listening: "Avalanches: The Debate over Backcountry Skiing" Speaking: Adverbs of Frequency; Facing Your Fear Grammar: Simple Present and Present Progressive Canadian Outlook: Adventure in Canada CHAPTER 2: Flawed Theme: Health and Body Image Reading: "Canada's Food Guide" "Body Image" Writing: Describing Best and Worst Foods; Restaurant Review Listening: "Kids' Cosmetic Surgery" Speaking: Countable and Uncountable Nouns Grammar: Countable and Uncountable Nouns Canadian Outlook: "Check-Up on Canada's Health" CHAPTER 3: The Colour of Beauty Theme: Racism Reading: "Blue Eyes, Brown Eyes" Racism Case Studies Writing: Leaving Feedback; Jumbled Sentences Listening: "Black Hands" Speaking: Asking for Clarification Grammar: Simple Past and Past Progressive Canadian Outlook: Hate Crimes in Canada CHAPTER 4: The Necktie Theme: Careers and Passion Reading: "The Best Job in the World" "The Best Job in the World: Too Good to Be True?" "When You Don't Know What Career You Want" Writing: Creating Conversations; Writing a Resumé Listening: "Online Job Training" Speaking: Avoiding Ums and Ahs Grammar: Adjectives and Adverbs, Comparative and Superlative Forms Canadian Outlook: Canadian Work Culture CHAPTER 5: Beyond Memory Theme: Memory Reading: "Memory" "Memory Training" Writing: Describing Childhood Memories; Reports Based on Notes Listening: "The Outboard Brain" Speaking: Role Playing: Have you ever... Grammar: Present Perfect and Present Perfect Progressive Canadian Outlook: Mental Diseases, Disorders, and Injuries in Canada CHAPTER 6: Postcards from Canada Theme: History and Geography of Canada Reading: "History of Canada" "The Story of Demasduit (Mary March)" Writing: Introducing Your Hometown; Flashbacks Listening: "Saskatchewan and Alberta Join Confederation" Speaking: How to Say Numbers Grammar: Past Perfect and Past Perfect Progressive Canadian Outlook: What Defines Canada CHAPTER 7: My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts Theme: Civil Resistance Reading: "Civil Resistance" "Strollers Defeat Tanks" "Of Dogs and Dictators" Writing: Telling Tall Tales; Developing an Essay Using a Diagram Listening: "Nonviolence: Twenty-five Lessons from the History of a Dangerous Idea" Speaking: Advice, Necessity, and Prohibition without Modal Auxiliaries Grammar: Modals of Advice, Necessity and Prohibition Canadian Outlook: Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms CHAPTER 8: Murder Remembered Theme: Murder Reading: Story of Anna Maria Schonleben "The Case of the Buckle File" Writing: Writing a Report on Crime; Supporting Topic Sentences Listening: "The Second-Degree Murder Trial of Jason Getson" Speaking: Probable or Possible Grammar: Modals of Certainty, Possibility, and Impossibility Canadian Outlook: Homicide Rates in Canada CHAPTER 9: Cosmic Collision Theme: Earth and Space Reading: "Our Universe" "Cosmic Collisions" Writing: Writing about the End of Civilization; Predicting Future Trends Listening: "Epsilon Eridani" Speaking: Discussing the End of Civilization Grammar: Future Tenses Canadian Outlook: Canada in Space CHAPTER 10: Tagged Theme: Privacy and Technology Reading: "Privacy Issues" "Louise and David's World" Writing: Discussing RFID Implants; Giving Tips to Solve a Problem Listening: "Post-privacy" Speaking: Giving Safety Tips and Advice Grammar: Question Formation Review Canadian Outlook: Canadians Online
Intermediate ESL learners.
9780195444421 (Student Book)
2012451667
Readers--Motion pictures--Canada. Readers (Adult). English language--Problems, exercises, etc. English language--Textbooks for second language learners. Anglais (Langue)--Manuels pour allophones. Anglais (Langue)--Lectures et morceaux choisis--Cinéma--Canada. Anglais (Langue)--Lectures et morceaux choisis pour adultes. Anglais (Langue)--Problèmes et exercices. Intermediate.