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Connect With English

Connect With EnglishA video instructional series in English as a second language for college and high school classrooms and adult learners; 50 fifteen-minute video programs and coordinated books



Connect With English

Through the story of Rebecca, an aspiring singer on a journey across America, Connect With English touches on life's important issues: leaving home, parenting, education, work, love, success, and loss. All of the characters use meaningful, natural language that students can put to work immediately in their own lives. Each episode features dialogue that is slightly slowed down and subtly simplified. Key lines are repeated, idioms paraphrased, and important events retold. There are constant visual clues to meaning, such as written signs, notes, and documents. Facial expressions, gestures, and body language also reveal meaning for students. Closed captioning can be used as a teaching and literacy resource. For levels from high beginning through low and high intermediate. WGBH Boston, McGraw Hill  Comany, Inc 1998.

view       1  Rebecca's Dream



      2  Differences



view       3  A Visit to the Doctor



      4  Celebrations



view       5  Breaking the News



      6  Saying Goodbye



view       7  Leaving Home



      8  The Stranger



view       9  The Motel



    10  Negotiations



view     11  Photos and Farewells



    12  A New Home



view     13  Job Hunting



    14  A Bad Day



view     15  A Night Out



    16  First Day of Class



view     17  Casey at Bat



    18  The Art Gallery



view     19  The Picnic



    20  Prejudice



view     21  A Difficult Decision



    22  Guitar Lessons



view     23  The Retirement Party



    24  The Phone Call



view     25  Review



    26  The Emergency



view     27  Bad News



    28  Brothers



view     29  Grief



    30  Life Goes On



view     31  A Box of Memories



    32  The Missing Car



view     33  The Breakdown



    34  A Call for Help



view     35  Changes



    36  The Farm



view     37  Thanksgiving



    38  Starting Over



view     39  The Pressure's On



    40  Sharing Feelings



view     41  Unexpected Offers



    42  The Audition



view     43  Dreamcatcher



    44  Gifts



view     45  True Love



    46  Friendship



view     47  The Lost Boys



    48  A Very Good Year



Product Description "Video Comprehension Book 1" emphasizes listening comprehension skills and helps students gain a clear understanding of the characters and the events in the "Connect With English" story. Additional skills and topics covered in each book include reading, writing, speaking, culture, and vocabulary development. "Video Comprehension Book 1" is organized in a consistent chapter structure. On the first page of each chapter, A Preview section contains activities that prepare students for viewing the episode. Next, viewing activities in the Watch for Main Ideas and Watch for Details sections test students' finer understanding of details and events in the story. A Highlights page contains a short culture reading as well as practice in idiomatic expressions found in the episode. Book 1 corresponds to video episodes 1-12. Book 2 corresponds to video episodes 13-24. Book 3 corresponds to video episodes 25-36. Book 4 corresponds to video episodes 37-48.









About the Author

Michael Berman
is an adjunct professor at Montgomery College in Rockville, MD. He teaches ESOL and Spanish and writes material for both languages. He is the author of the forthcoming ESOL text and video, The Listening System Linda Butler is a writer and editor of ESOL materials and the creator of the ESL Reader's Companion Series (McGraw Hill).