McKay, Irene S.  <br/><br/>
Have Your Say 1 :   Listening and Speaking Skills and Practice /  
Irene S. McKay. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - Don Mills, ON :  Oxford University Press,  2015. 
 - 236 p. :   ill. ;   28 cm  + 1 CD.  
 - Have Your Say .
<br/><br/> Includes a CD with multiple tracks for each chapter: two listening selections and several pronunciation activities. 
<br/><br/>"Irene McKay has been teaching ESL at all levels in the Intensive English Program at George Brown College since 1970. Currently Professor and TESL Coordinator-International & Immigrant Education in the INTL School Of English As A Second Language, she has published four ESL books including two editions of OUP's Have Your Say!" (Publisher's Website) 
<br/><br/>"Developed by an experienced and respected Canadian author and ESL instructor, Have Your Say 1 is part of a fresh new three-level series designed to motivate learners and provide them with the means for developing both proficiency and confidence in their ability to communicate. Featuring abundant interactive and cooperative activities for pairs and groups, the learner-centred collaborative approach and the right balance of carefully scripted and authentic listening material facilitate sustained exposure to authentic, meaningful language while guiding students to explore and practise a range of language structures in a variety of engaging contexts" (Book Cover). SCOPE AND SEQUENCE: Chapter 1: GETTING TO KNOW YOU — Introductions and Descriptions Listening Selections<br/><br/>  (1A) Meeting People: Introductions<br/>  (1B) Describing People: A Conversation<br/>  (2) Making a Good First Impression: An Interview Speaking<br/>  Communication focus<br/>  Making introductions<br/>  Greeting<br/>  Describing<br/>  Comparing Grammar skills<br/>  Verb to be: present tense<br/>  Adjectives<br/>  Prepositions of place: in, at<br/>  Verb to be: past tense<br/>  Comparatives Pronunciation<br/>  Reduced forms of pronouns<br/>  Contractions — pronouns and the verb to be<br/>  Number of Syllables<br/>  Pronunciation contrast: / ʌ / as in but, / u / as in good, and / uw / as in true Chapter 2: ALL IN A DAY’S WORK — Routines, Habits, and Occupations<br/> Listening Selections<br/>  (1) Routines and Schedules: A Conversation<br/>  (2) A Day in the Life: A Special Report Speaking<br/>  Communication focus<br/>  Describing habits and routines<br/>  Checking understanding and asking for clarification<br/>  Stating reasons Grammar skills<br/>  Simple present tense<br/>  Adverbs of frequency<br/>  Telling time<br/>  Subordinate conjunction: because Pronunciation<br/>  Pronunciation of regular plurals<br/>  Pronunciation of the third-person singular of the simple present tense<br/>  Number of Syllables<br/>  Pronunciation contrast: / w / and / v / Chapter 3: EASY COME, EASY GO — Shopping, Money, and Numbers Listening Selections<br/>  (1) The Best Way to Shop: A Conversation<br/>  (2) The History of Money: A Short Lecture Speaking<br/>  Communication focus<br/>  Giving information about actions in progress<br/>  Expressing ability and inability<br/>  Expressing ability in the past<br/>  Making requests for permission Grammar skills<br/>  Present progressive tense<br/>  Modals: can/can’t — ability<br/>  Modals: could/couldn’t — past ability<br/>  Modals: may/can/could — requests for permission<br/>  Cardinal and ordinal numbers Pronunciation<br/>  Pronunciation contrast: can and can’t<br/>  Pronunciation contrast: / iy / and / ɪ /<br/>  Pronunciation of numbers<br/>  Pronunciation contrast: / l / and / r / Chapter 4: LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU — Leisure Activities, Interests, and Hobbies Listening Selections<br/>  (1) Famous Celebrities: A Conversation<br/>  (2) How to Study For Tests: An Information Session<br/> Speaking<br/>  Communication focus<br/>  Expressing likes and dislikes<br/>  Starting and closing conversations<br/>  Giving instructions<br/>  Making general requests Grammar skills<br/>  Verbs followed by nouns and gerunds<br/>  Verbs followed by infinitives<br/>  Verbs followed by objects and infinitives<br/>  Sequential markers — first, second, next, after that, then, finally Pronunciation<br/>  Pronunciation of unstressed vowels (schwa)<br/>  Rising intonation Chapter 5: YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT — Food and Experiences Listening Selections<br/>  (1) Food and Eating Habits in Other Countries: An Interview<br/>  (2) Making Excuses: Conversations Speaking<br/>  Communication focus<br/>  Talking about completed actions<br/>  Telling a story about the past<br/>  Making excuses and giving explanations<br/>  Talking about actions in progress at specific times in the past Grammar skills<br/>  Count and mass nouns<br/>  Past tense of regular and irregular verbs<br/>  Past progressive tense Pronunciation<br/>  Pronunciation of regular past tense endings<br/>  Consonant clusters at the beginnings and ends of words Chapter 6: LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL — Holidays and Special Celebrations Listening Selections<br/>  (1) New Year’s Celebrations around the World: A Report<br/>  (2) “The Gift of a Goat”: CBC News Report Speaking<br/>  Communication focus<br/>  Expressing future plans and intentions<br/>  Talking about seasons and the weather<br/>  Making predictions<br/>  Stating plans, arrangements, and intentions<br/>  Inviting people to do activities Grammar skills<br/>  to be going to — future<br/>  Modal: will — future<br/>  Present progressive tense Pronunciation<br/>  Reduced form: gonna<br/>  Pronunciation contrast: / a / and / ow /<br/>  Falling intonation Chapter 7: KEEPING IN SHAPE — Health and Fitness Listening Selections<br/>  (1) Siblings: A Conversation<br/>  (2) Parasports: CBC News Report Speaking<br/>  Asking for and giving advice<br/>  Expressing necessity<br/>  Making suggestions<br/>  Expressing necessity in the past Grammar skills<br/>  Modals: should/shouldn’t — advisability<br/>  Modals: must/have to: necessity, present and past Pronunciation<br/>  Pronunciation of consonant sound / θ /<br/>  Pronunciation of consonant sound / ð /<br/>  Pronunciation contrast: consonants / ʃ /, / tʃ /, / dʒ /, and / ʒ / Chapter 8: DISCOVERING OUR WONDERFUL WORLD — Travel and Experiences Listening Selections<br/>  (1) Travel Stories: CBC Radio Interview<br/>  (2) Space Travel: CBC News Report Speaking<br/>  Communication focus<br/>  Talking about experiences and achievements<br/>  Talking about actions begun in the past and continuing into the present<br/>  Describing and comparing Grammar skills<br/>  Present perfect tense<br/>  Present perfect progressive tense<br/>  Superlatives Pronunciation<br/>  Pronunciation contrast: vowels / a / and / æ /<br/>  Pronunciation contrast: vowels / ey / and / ɛ /<br/> 
<br/><br/> Readership: ESL students needing to develop college-level English skills in listening, speaking, and pronunciation. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780199011698 (Student Book) 0199011699 (Student Book) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English language --Textbooks for foreign speakers. <br/>English language --Problems and exercises.--Listening<br/>English language --Problems and exercises.--Speaking <br/>English language --Problems and exercises.--Listening and Speaking <br/>English language --Audio-visual aid.--Listening and Speaking