Directed at high-beginner or low-intermediate students of English as a Second, or Foreign, Language, Before Brass Tacks: Basic Skills in English is a comprehensive integrated-skills text. The book is divided into two parts: 12 chapters with essays and short stories focus on the development of reading comprehension, writing, and speaking skills (listening activities for the audio program are found in the Instructor's Resource Manual); 12 grammar sections explore aspects relevant to student needs, with exercises to help improve writing and speaking in English. FEATURES: Essays and short stories by Canadian and international writers expose students to a great variety of writing styles and themes. Each skills chapter contains vocabulary and comprehension exercises, discussion questions, and extensive writing tips as well as reading strategies. Simple, straightforward explanations enable students to acquire each grammar skill logically and easily. In fact, the grammar section can be used as

Before Brass Tacks: Basic Skills in English

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LYNNE GAETZ

Words, Language & Grammar

Prentice Hall Allyn and Bacon

The Writer's World: Paragraphs and Essays; Annotated Teacher's Edition

Pearson\Prentice Hall

The Writer's World - Sentences and Paragraphs - Instructor's Resource Manual

Suneeti Phadke

Pearson/Education

Writer's World

Pearson Education Limited

Bound into every new copy of The Writer's World, this innovative CD features 55 audio and animated mini-lectures on key writing and grammar topics. Taken from Prentice Hall's library of animations, these mini-lectures help engage visual and audio learners, providing key concept information in another format. The lectures are organized by chapter in The Writer's World. In addition, audio portion of the grammar mini-lectures can be accessed through a traditional CD player!

The Writer's World: Paragraphs & Essays

Literature & Fiction

MyWritingLab: Where better practice makes better writers! This online learning system provides better practice exercises to developing writers. And with better practice, your students will become better writers! What makes MyWritingLab better? *Diagnostic Testing: MyWritingLab's diagnostic test assesses student skills in grammar. The results show students where they need the most help and additional practice. *Progressive Learning: MyWritingLab's Recall, Apply and Write exercises create a progressive learning environment. Students move from literal comprehension (Recall) to critical comprehension (Apply) to demonstrating concepts within their own writing (Write). This learning strategy enables students to master the skills they need to be successful writers. *Grade Book: Student work is captured by the Grade Book. This flexible and easy-to-use tool helps students see their own progress. And instructors are able to use the tool to view individual student and class progress. View a demo! www.mywritinglab.com

Writers World: Paragraphs & Essays

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Addison-Wesley Longman

Whether students come to the writing course with varying skill levels, whether they are native or non-native speakers of English, or whether they learn better through the use of visuals, The Writer's World can help them become stronger, more consistent, and more creative writers.

The Writer's World: Essays

PRENTICE/HALL

The Writer's World: Sentences and Paragraphs

Pearson Education US

WRITER'S WORLD:ESSAYS >ANNOT.INSTRS<

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The Canadian Writer's World: Paragraphs and Essays (2nd Edition)

Rhonda Sandberg

Pearson

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