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Improve Your English: English in Everyday Life
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Brown, Stephen and
Lucas, Ceil
.
Improve Your English: English in Everyday Life
. McGraw-Hill, 2008.
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Improve Your English: English in Everyday Life
Authors:
Stephen Brown
and
Ceil Lucas
Published:
October 2008
eISBN:
9780071642361 0071642366
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ISBN:
9780071497176
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Book Description
Table of Contents
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1 Life in America
1. Driving Across America
2. What Do You Like About America?
3. An Island in Maine
4. West vs. East
5. Canada vs. the U.S.
6. Living in Washington
7. Coming from Spain
8. Time in Egypt and America
9. American Memories
10. Coming from India
11. Changing Times
12. Small-Town Life
Chapter 2 The Family
1. A Family in Maryland
2. Italian Roots
3. A Family Sabbatical
4. Changing Families
5. Siblings
6. Family in New Zealand
7. Mothers and Daughters
8. Fathers and Daughters
Chapter 3 The Home
1. Row Houses
2. A Log House
3. Walking Through the House
4. A Favorite Room
5. Lincoln Logs
6. Living at the Drop Zone
Chapter 4 The Role of Women
1. A Good Wife
2. Options
3. Working Moms
4. Changing Perspectives
5. Balancing Work and Family
6. Cultural Differences
Chapter 5 Education
1. School in Philadelphia
2. Getting Recruited
3. A Liberal Arts Education
4. The School Newspaper
5. An Indian Perspective
Chapter 6 Recreation and Entertainment
1. RVs and Horses
2. Computer Games
3. Stopper and Sweeper
4. Running
5. Climbing Mountains
6. The Soccer League
7. Flying
8. Outdoors in New Zealand
9. Wallyball
10. Making Movies
11. Life-Work Balance
12. Playing the Piano
13. The Performing Arts
14. Books on Tape
15. Reading
16. Opera
17. Playing Pool
18. Hobbies
Chapter 7 The Use of Language: Part I
1. Sounding American
2. Linguistic Chameleon
3. Speaking Spanish
4. Listening
5. Color Commentary
6. Growing Up Bilingually
7. Getting Comfortable
Chapter 8 The Use of Language: Part II
1. American English/British English
2. Baltimore
3. A French-Canadian Perspective
4. Where Are You From?
5. Change over Time
6. A Caribbean Perspective
7. A Southern Accent
8. Language and Culture
Chapter 9 Food
1. Cooking Vacations
2. A Wide Range
3. Midwestern Cooking
4. Noodles and Sausages
5. Cameroonian Cuisine
6. Cooking in Guyana
7. Food Phases
Chapter 10 Sports
1. Minor League Baseball
2. Second Baseman
3. Football Tryouts
4. Watching Sports
5. Hockey
6. A Common Ground
7. Baseball Strategy