Description
Knowing a useful word or a grammar rule is a starting point. In a conversation, we also need to listen, ask for more information, explain what we mean, and respond to another person’s ideas. I wrote Connect in English to give university students opportunities to practice these skills together.
The ten units explore situations that students may recognize from daily life: meeting people, trying a new activity, learning from a mistake, managing time, and clearing up a misunderstanding. Later units move into making choices, dining out, adjusting travel plans, sharing responsibilities, and taking a next step. Each unit begins with a question that students return to as they read, speak, and write.
Each unit introduces vocabulary and grammar that students can use in the activities that follow. Readings give students something to discuss, while model conversations show how a short exchange can develop through useful questions and responses. Different Perspectives invites students to consider more than one reasonable view. Writing activities help them organize their ideas, and the final communication task gives students a chance to use what they have learned with their classmates.
I encourage students to use their own experiences when they feel comfortable doing so. An imagined situation can work just as well. The aim is to communicate clear, take an interest in a partner’s answer, and try again when something is unclear. Students do not need to agree on every choice or have a perfect sentence ready before they begin.
I hope this book helps students leave the classroom with more confidence in what they can say and more curiosity about what others have to say.
The ten units explore situations that students may recognize from daily life: meeting people, trying a new activity, learning from a mistake, managing time, and clearing up a misunderstanding. Later units move into making choices, dining out, adjusting travel plans, sharing responsibilities, and taking a next step. Each unit begins with a question that students return to as they read, speak, and write.
Each unit introduces vocabulary and grammar that students can use in the activities that follow. Readings give students something to discuss, while model conversations show how a short exchange can develop through useful questions and responses. Different Perspectives invites students to consider more than one reasonable view. Writing activities help them organize their ideas, and the final communication task gives students a chance to use what they have learned with their classmates.
I encourage students to use their own experiences when they feel comfortable doing so. An imagined situation can work just as well. The aim is to communicate clear, take an interest in a partner’s answer, and try again when something is unclear. Students do not need to agree on every choice or have a perfect sentence ready before they begin.
I hope this book helps students leave the classroom with more confidence in what they can say and more curiosity about what others have to say.
Connect in English
$18.09