Overview

Have Your Say 1 Listening and Speaking Skills and Practice is organized into eight theme-based chapters which cover a wide variety of interesting topics. The specific communicative goals in each chapter are achieved through diverse interactive communicative activities that emphasize the interdependence of listening, speaking, and pronunciation skills. Frequent collaboration in pairs and small groups motivates learners and provides them with the means for developing language proficiency and confidence in their ability to communicate. CD: 89 tracks in an MP3 format on one disc

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Author:   McKay
Publisher:   Oxford University Press, Canada
Imprint:   Oxford University Press, Canada
ISBN:  

9780199011704

ISBN 10:   0199011702
Publication Date:   01 May 2015
Audience:   ELT/ESL ,  ELT General
Format:   Audio
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order  
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Table of Contents

1: GETTING TO KNOW YOU - Introductions and Descriptions Making introductions Greeting Describing Comparing (1A) Meeting People: Introductions (1B) Describing People: A Conversation (2) Making a Good First Impression: An Interview 2: ALL IN A DAY'S WORK - Routines, Habits, and Occupations Describing habits and routines Checking understanding and asking for clarification Stating reasons (1) Routines and Schedules: A Conversation (2) A Day in the Life: A Special Report 3: EASY COME, EASY GO- Shopping, Money, and Numbers Giving information about actions in progress Expressing ability and inability Expressing ability in the past Making requests for permission (1) The Best Way to Shop: A Conversation (2) The History of Money: A Short Lecture 4: LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU - Leisure Activities, Interests, and Hobbies Expressing likes and dislikes Starting and closing conversations Giving instructions Making general requests (1) Famous Celebrities: A Conversation (2) How to Study For Tests: An Information Session 5: YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT - Food and Experiences Talking about completed actions Telling a story about the past Making excuses and giving explanations Talking about actions in progress at specific times in the past (1) Food and Eating Habits in Other Countries: An Interview (2) Making Excuses: Conversations 6: LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL - Holidays and Special Celebrations Expressing future plans and intentions Talking about seasons and the weather Making predictions Stating plans, arrangements, and intentions Inviting people to do activities (1) New Year's Celebrations around the World: A Report (2) The Gift of a Goat : CBC News Report 7: KEEPING IN SHAPE - Health and Fitness Asking for and giving advice Expressing necessity Making suggestions Expressing necessity in the past (1) Siblings: A Conversation (2) Parasports: CBC News Report 8: TRAVEL - DISCOVERING OUR WONDERFUL WORLD - Travel and Experiences Talking about experiences and achievements Talking about actions begun in the past and continuing into the present Describing and comparing things (1) Travel Stories: CBC Radio Interview (2) Space Travel: CBC News Report

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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!

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