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008			961015s1995 onca 000 0 eng
020			_a9780195410600 (pbk.)
035			_a(Sirsi) AYE-0781
035			_a(OCoLC)31515249
040			_aCaOTU _beng _cCaOTU _dCaOONL
055	0	0	_aPE1128 _bS535 1995 fol.
055	0	1	_aPE1128
082	0		_a428.2/4 _220
100	1		_aSingh, Patricia M., _d1956-
245	1	0	_aCanadian Currents : An Activity-Based Grammar for New Canadians / _cPatricia M. Singh and Patricia A. Morrison.
260			_aDon Mills, ON : _bOxford University Press, _c1995.
300			_avii, 197 p. : _bill., ports. ; _c26 cm.
505			_a"Canadian Currents is an ESL text designed to meet the needs of adult and young adult learners.The text combines a clear structural focus and organization with a flexible and creative approach to language development.
505			_aEach unit of Canadian Currents features four key components. Setting the Scene provides warm-up conversation, followed by prediction questions based on an illustration and a short dialogue. Comprehension questions reinforce student understanding. Let's Focus offers grammar development, including definitions and usage. Practice gives students the opportunity to participate in controlled exercises that reinforce proper usage of language concepts. Finally, Work Together presents a variety of communication activities designed especially for pairs and small group work.
505			_aFeatures found throughout the text include readings, follow-up discussions, role play, puzzles, games, writing exercises, and questionnaires that reinforce the grammar and skill development covered in each unit.
505			_aDesigned in a friendly and appealing format, Canadian Currents is enhanced with numerous illustrations and photographs." (Book Cover)
505			_aCONTENTS
505			_aTo the Teacher
505			_aUnit 1 A Fresh Start _tFunctions and Themes: talking about work and workday routines -- describing ourselves and others _tGrammar: review of simple present, present continuous -- adverbs of frequency
505			_aUnit 2 -- Job Hunting _tFunctions and Themes: talking about past experiences and achievements -- exploring job hunting strategies -- refining job hunting skills -- preparing cover letters and resumes _tGrammar: review of simple past and present perfect -- time expressions: since, for, already, yet, just, before, after
505			_aUnit 3 -- Keeping Healthy _tFunctions and Themes: talking about health and medical services -- making suggestions, giving advice -- asking about insurance and prescriptions, regulations and policies _tGrammar: modals with present and future meanings
505			_aUnit 4 -- Safety First _tFunctions and Themes: dealing with medical emergencies -- talking about safety regulations and procedures -- reporting accidents and injuries _tGrammar: modals with past meanings -- indirect speech
505			_aUnit 5 -- Moving Ahead _tFunctions and Themes: making future plans -- talking about educational opportunities _tGrammar: simple future tense -- future intention with be going to -- present tenses with future meaning -- first conditional (future possible)
505			_aUnit 6 -- A Place of Our Own _tFunctions and Themes: finding a place to live -- making comparisons -- talking about housing issues and concerns -- making comparisons -- talking about housing issues and concerns _tGrammar: comparative with er -- comparative with more...than, less...than -- superlative with the...est -- superlative with the most... -- progressive trends with more and more
505			_aUnit 7 -- Just for Fun _tFunctions and Themes: discussing activities, hobbies, leisure, and recreational pursuits -- describing feelings, interests, and attitudes _tGrammar: gerunds and infinitives
505			_aUnit 8 -- Shopping Around _tFunctions and Themes: talking about consumer concerns and consumer services _tGrammar: non-separable and separable phrasal verbs
505			_aUnit 9 -- Going Places _tFunctions and Themes: making travel plans and arrangements _tGrammar: perfect modals -- second conditional (present unreal)
505			_aUnit 10 -- Taking Part _tFunctions and Themes: preparing for citizenship -- discussing past actions -- discussing political participation -- rights and freedoms _tGrammar: past perfect, past perfect continuous -- third conditional (past unreal) -- indirect speech
505			_aUnit 11 -- Reasons to Celebrate _tFunctions and Themes: talking about customs, traditions, holidays, and festivals -- discussing history _tGrammar: passive voice -- used to and would -- past participle as adjectives -- present participles as adjectives
505			_aVerb List
650		0	_aEnglish language _vTextbooks for foreign speakers
650		0	_aEnglish language _xGrammar _xProblems, exercises, etc.
651			_2New Canadians
700	1	0	_aMorrison, Patricia A., _d1949-
942			_2z _cBK