Foundation 1 Integrated Skills, Low Intermediate
Welcome to the second edition of FOUNDATION, INTEGRATED SKILLS. This new edition is the product of ongoing revision and evaluation, not only by myself, but also by the many instructors who, along with their students, have used the previous edition and have contributed valuable suggestions and comments. The success of the previous edition has been due, in large measure, to the honest and careful appraisal given by instructors and their students.
FOUNDATION, INTEGRATED SKILLS, is a theme-based, two-level, EFL series designed to prepare students for university-level academic content. The series combines communicative activities with skill-based exercises in listening, speaking, reading, writing, and grammar in order to facilitate academic success. It focuses on the real needs of Arab students intending to go to university, and prepares them to enter university courses after the completion of this series.
FOUNDATION, INTEGRATED SKILLS, is made up of eight thematically-based units. Each unit consists of listening, speaking, reading, writing, and grammar activities and explanations.
The Before Listening, Listening, and After Listening sections activate students’ prior knowledge, guide them to listen for main ideas and specific information, and increase their understanding through comprehension questions and vocabulary recycling. Various task-based practice exercises reinforce their listening comprehension.
The speaking activities develop naturally from listening, reading, and grammar exercises and take various forms: comprehension questions answered orally in complete sentences; vocabulary reviews that reinforce understanding and improve learner ability to communicate with the new vocabulary and so on; talking about pictures; and authentic speaking opportunities in a variety of formats such as interviews, surveys, scenarios. All these speaking activities aim at enhancing students’ fluency, building confidence by linking understanding to production, and improving overall ability to communicate effectively.
The Vocabulary Preview introduces the students to new vocabulary appearing in the listening and reading sections. The listening sections increase student listening comprehension through task-based practice. Pictures provide valuable context for each topic.
The Before Reading, Reading, and After Reading sections provide scaffolding to help students build to understanding authentic language and identifying main ideas, while reinforcing said understanding through comprehension questions. Language-learning strategies such as making reasonable guesses about vocabulary and understanding pronoun reference provide students with reading comprehension tools. Students also have the opportunity to generate language in a semi-controlled format, with discussion and writing exercises encouraging students to contribute their own opinions on subjects of student interest related to the various unit topics.
The Grammar section contains explanations and charts, which provide clear, easy-to-understand, and visually-appealing grammar presentations. The exercises in this section give students controlled practice of specific grammatical points, as well as some freer practice with more communicative exercises.
Writing exercises develop naturally from the listening, speaking, reading and grammar sections. They are in the form of guided writing practice.
Foundation 1 Integrated Skills, Low Intermediate
Welcome to the second edition of FOUNDATION, INTEGRATED SKILLS. This new edition is the product of ongoing revision and evaluation, not only by myself, but also by the many instructors who, along with their students, have used the previous edition and have contributed valuable suggestions and comments. The success of the previous edition has been due, in large measure, to the honest and careful appraisal given by instructors and their students.
FOUNDATION, INTEGRATED SKILLS, is a theme-based, two-level, EFL series designed to prepare students for university-level academic content. The series combines communicative activities with skill-based exercises in listening, speaking, reading, writing, and grammar in order to facilitate academic success. It focuses on the real needs of Arab students intending to go to university, and prepares them to enter university courses after the completion of this series.
FOUNDATION, INTEGRATED SKILLS, is made up of eight thematically-based units. Each unit consists of listening, speaking, reading, writing, and grammar activities and explanations.
The Before Listening, Listening, and After Listening sections activate students’ prior knowledge, guide them to listen for main ideas and specific information, and increase their understanding through comprehension questions and vocabulary recycling. Various task-based practice exercises reinforce their listening comprehension.
The speaking activities develop naturally from listening, reading, and grammar exercises and take various forms: comprehension questions answered orally in complete sentences; vocabulary reviews that reinforce understanding and improve learner ability to communicate with the new vocabulary and so on; talking about pictures; and authentic speaking opportunities in a variety of formats such as interviews, surveys, scenarios. All these speaking activities aim at enhancing students’ fluency, building confidence by linking understanding to production, and improving overall ability to communicate effectively.
The Vocabulary Preview introduces the students to new vocabulary appearing in the listening and reading sections. The listening sections increase student listening comprehension through task-based practice. Pictures provide valuable context for each topic.
The Before Reading, Reading, and After Reading sections provide scaffolding to help students build to understanding authentic language and identifying main ideas, while reinforcing said understanding through comprehension questions. Language-learning strategies such as making reasonable guesses about vocabulary and understanding pronoun reference provide students with reading comprehension tools. Students also have the opportunity to generate language in a semi-controlled format, with discussion and writing exercises encouraging students to contribute their own opinions on subjects of student interest related to the various unit topics.
The Grammar section contains explanations and charts, which provide clear, easy-to-understand, and visually-appealing grammar presentations. The exercises in this section give students controlled practice of specific grammatical points, as well as some freer practice with more communicative exercises.
Writing exercises develop naturally from the listening, speaking, reading and grammar sections. They are in the form of guided writing practice.
Foundation Access – Integrated Skills, High Begining
Welcome to the second edition of FOUNDATION, INTEGRATED SKILLS. This new edition is the product of ongoing revision and evaluation, not only by myself, but also by the many instructors who, along with their students, have used the previous edition and have contributed valuable suggestions and comments. The success of the previous edition has been due, in large measure, to the honest and careful appraisal given by instructors and their students.
FOUNDATION, INTEGRATED SKILLS, is a theme-based, two-level, EFL series designed to prepare students for university-level academic content. The series combines communicative activities with skill-based exercises in listening, speaking, reading, writing, and grammar in order to facilitate academic success. It focuses on the real needs of Arab students intending to go to university, and prepares them to enter university courses after the completion of this series.
FOUNDATION, INTEGRATED SKILLS, is made up of eight thematically-based units. Each unit consists of listening, speaking, reading, writing, and grammar activities and explanations.
The Before Listening, Listening, and After Listening sections activate students’ prior knowledge, guide them to listen for main ideas and specific information, and increase their understanding through comprehension questions and vocabulary recycling. Various task-based practice exercises reinforce their listening comprehension.
The speaking activities develop naturally from listening, reading, and grammar exercises and take various forms: comprehension questions answered orally in complete sentences; vocabulary reviews that reinforce understanding and improve learner ability to communicate with the new vocabulary and so on; talking about pictures; and authentic speaking opportunities in a variety of formats such as interviews, surveys, scenarios. All these speaking activities aim at enhancing students’ fluency, building confidence by linking understanding to production, and improving overall ability to communicate effectively.
The Vocabulary Preview introduces the students to new vocabulary appearing in the listening and reading sections. The listening sections increase student listening comprehension through task-based practice. Pictures provide valuable context for each topic.
The Before Reading, Reading, and After Reading sections provide scaffolding to help students build to understanding authentic language and identifying main ideas, while reinforcing said understanding through comprehension questions. Language-learning strategies such as making reasonable guesses about vocabulary and understanding pronoun reference provide students with reading comprehension tools. Students also have the opportunity to generate language in a semi-controlled format, with discussion and writing exercises encouraging students to contribute their own opinions on subjects of student interest related to the various unit topics.
The Grammar section contains explanations and charts, which provide clear, easy-to-understand, and visually-appealing grammar presentations. The exercises in this section give students controlled practice of specific grammatical points, as well as some freer practice with more communicative exercises.
Writing exercises develop naturally from the listening, speaking, reading, and grammar sections. They are in the form of guided writing practice.w
Foundation Access – Integrated Skills, High Begining
Welcome to the second edition of FOUNDATION, INTEGRATED SKILLS. This new edition is the product of ongoing revision and evaluation, not only by myself, but also by the many instructors who, along with their students, have used the previous edition and have contributed valuable suggestions and comments. The success of the previous edition has been due, in large measure, to the honest and careful appraisal given by instructors and their students.
FOUNDATION, INTEGRATED SKILLS, is a theme-based, two-level, EFL series designed to prepare students for university-level academic content. The series combines communicative activities with skill-based exercises in listening, speaking, reading, writing, and grammar in order to facilitate academic success. It focuses on the real needs of Arab students intending to go to university, and prepares them to enter university courses after the completion of this series.
FOUNDATION, INTEGRATED SKILLS, is made up of eight thematically-based units. Each unit consists of listening, speaking, reading, writing, and grammar activities and explanations.
The Before Listening, Listening, and After Listening sections activate students’ prior knowledge, guide them to listen for main ideas and specific information, and increase their understanding through comprehension questions and vocabulary recycling. Various task-based practice exercises reinforce their listening comprehension.
The speaking activities develop naturally from listening, reading, and grammar exercises and take various forms: comprehension questions answered orally in complete sentences; vocabulary reviews that reinforce understanding and improve learner ability to communicate with the new vocabulary and so on; talking about pictures; and authentic speaking opportunities in a variety of formats such as interviews, surveys, scenarios. All these speaking activities aim at enhancing students’ fluency, building confidence by linking understanding to production, and improving overall ability to communicate effectively.
The Vocabulary Preview introduces the students to new vocabulary appearing in the listening and reading sections. The listening sections increase student listening comprehension through task-based practice. Pictures provide valuable context for each topic.
The Before Reading, Reading, and After Reading sections provide scaffolding to help students build to understanding authentic language and identifying main ideas, while reinforcing said understanding through comprehension questions. Language-learning strategies such as making reasonable guesses about vocabulary and understanding pronoun reference provide students with reading comprehension tools. Students also have the opportunity to generate language in a semi-controlled format, with discussion and writing exercises encouraging students to contribute their own opinions on subjects of student interest related to the various unit topics.
The Grammar section contains explanations and charts, which provide clear, easy-to-understand, and visually-appealing grammar presentations. The exercises in this section give students controlled practice of specific grammatical points, as well as some freer practice with more communicative exercises.
Writing exercises develop naturally from the listening, speaking, reading, and grammar sections. They are in the form of guided writing practice.w
Foundation: Beginners
We hope that you will enjoy using this book, and through it become better, more confident learners of English.
Foundation: Beginners
We hope that you will enjoy using this book, and through it become better, more confident learners of English.
Foundations English Grammar 2
Foundations English Grammar 2
Foundations Grammar 1.
Foundations Grammar 1.
Vocabulary Practice, Elementary
Vocabulary Practice, Elementary, is for students in a beginner’s English course who wish to check and expand their still-basic vocabulary. The book presents essential terms from a variety of common, everyday topic areas, and provides practice in general English that enables learners to understand and communicate in English in general situations.
How is the book organized?
This book is arranged into thirty units. Vocabulary is presented in a regular, controlled fashion. Target words are explained using a variety of techniques:
- short definition; 2. short explanation; 3. related words (derivations) 4. synonyms and/or
antonyms; 5. example sentences; 6. pictures (where appropriate); and 7. parts-of-speech.
In addition, word-formation boxes are provided to emphasize the importance of having sound knowledge of the meaning and significance of various affixes - prefixes, suffixes, and infixes. Such knowledge is an invaluable tool in helping students guess the meanings of the many unknown words they will inevitably encounter in their textbooks and on the job. Explanations, varied exercises, and illustrations are provided to aid, motivate, and test students’ learning. All this will help students develop strategies for learning new vocabulary on their own when they have finished using the book.
The Answer Key at the back of the book gives correct answers to the exercises. The key sometimes has more than one answer. This is because often there is not just one correct way of expressing something.
To the Student
Read, practise, and learn is the key to getting the most benefit from this book. Read through each entry very carefully, studying the definitions, explanations, and examples which illustrate the meaning of the word. Then practise them by yourself aloud (or at least silently) and/or with others until you have learnt what the word means and how to use it in context. At the end of each section, exercises are provided so you can get extra practice, and you can check how well you remember the vocabulary you have been studying. When you have finished an exercise, you can look up the correct answers at the back of the book.
If you are studying without a teacher, do not simply go through the book “filling in the blanks.” When you learn new words, practise them and note the spellings before you do other exercises. It is not enough to understand new words; you must use the words for them to become part of your active vocabulary.
Remember to study carefully the information in the word-formation boxes. Learning the meanings of prefixes such as dis-, anti-, hyper-, and over-, and suffixes such as -er, -or, -less, and -able will make it possible for you to successfully guess the meaning of many unknown words. For example, recognizing word endings such as -ion, -sion, -ation, -al, -y, -ize, and -ify will help you decide if a word is a noun, an adjective, or a verb.
Try to have a dictionary with you when you use this book. This is because sometimes you may want to check the meaning of a word, or find a word in your native language to help you remember the English word.
To the Teacher
The vocabulary items in this book are presented systematically, following principles of learning that lead to successful language acquisition. The items are divided into thirty units that cover the most commonly used words in general locations and situations.
The principal aim of this book is to ensure that students build up a solid lexical base. This will solve many of the difficulties learners have with both receptive and productive language. For learning to occur, the learner must pay attention to the new material and make an effort to learn it. Every attempt has been made to include definitions and examples in language simple enough that students will understand, and exercises are provided for each unit. Vocabulary items, once introduced, are recycled as frequently
as possible in later exercises. It is suggested that weekly quizzes be given to test the items covered. Such achievement tests not only inform the teacher about the progress of his/her students, they also assist the language-acquisition process by motivating learners to study and by giving yet another meaningful repetition (recycling) of the vocabulary items.
When students have worked through a group of units, it is a good idea to repeat some of the work (for example, the exercises) and to expand on the meaning and use of key words and phrases through extra discussion in class, and find other examples of the key words in other texts and situations. This repeated exposure helps students to truly acquire the vocabulary.
When your students have finished all the units in this book, they are ready to move on to higher-level books in this series: Vocabulary Practice: Lower Intermediate Vocabulary Practice: Intermediate; Vocabulary Practice:Upper Intermediate; and Vocabulary Practice: Advanced.
Vocabulary Practice, Elementary
Vocabulary Practice, Elementary, is for students in a beginner’s English course who wish to check and expand their still-basic vocabulary. The book presents essential terms from a variety of common, everyday topic areas, and provides practice in general English that enables learners to understand and communicate in English in general situations.
How is the book organized?
This book is arranged into thirty units. Vocabulary is presented in a regular, controlled fashion. Target words are explained using a variety of techniques:
- short definition; 2. short explanation; 3. related words (derivations) 4. synonyms and/or
antonyms; 5. example sentences; 6. pictures (where appropriate); and 7. parts-of-speech.
In addition, word-formation boxes are provided to emphasize the importance of having sound knowledge of the meaning and significance of various affixes - prefixes, suffixes, and infixes. Such knowledge is an invaluable tool in helping students guess the meanings of the many unknown words they will inevitably encounter in their textbooks and on the job. Explanations, varied exercises, and illustrations are provided to aid, motivate, and test students’ learning. All this will help students develop strategies for learning new vocabulary on their own when they have finished using the book.
The Answer Key at the back of the book gives correct answers to the exercises. The key sometimes has more than one answer. This is because often there is not just one correct way of expressing something.
To the Student
Read, practise, and learn is the key to getting the most benefit from this book. Read through each entry very carefully, studying the definitions, explanations, and examples which illustrate the meaning of the word. Then practise them by yourself aloud (or at least silently) and/or with others until you have learnt what the word means and how to use it in context. At the end of each section, exercises are provided so you can get extra practice, and you can check how well you remember the vocabulary you have been studying. When you have finished an exercise, you can look up the correct answers at the back of the book.
If you are studying without a teacher, do not simply go through the book “filling in the blanks.” When you learn new words, practise them and note the spellings before you do other exercises. It is not enough to understand new words; you must use the words for them to become part of your active vocabulary.
Remember to study carefully the information in the word-formation boxes. Learning the meanings of prefixes such as dis-, anti-, hyper-, and over-, and suffixes such as -er, -or, -less, and -able will make it possible for you to successfully guess the meaning of many unknown words. For example, recognizing word endings such as -ion, -sion, -ation, -al, -y, -ize, and -ify will help you decide if a word is a noun, an adjective, or a verb.
Try to have a dictionary with you when you use this book. This is because sometimes you may want to check the meaning of a word, or find a word in your native language to help you remember the English word.
To the Teacher
The vocabulary items in this book are presented systematically, following principles of learning that lead to successful language acquisition. The items are divided into thirty units that cover the most commonly used words in general locations and situations.
The principal aim of this book is to ensure that students build up a solid lexical base. This will solve many of the difficulties learners have with both receptive and productive language. For learning to occur, the learner must pay attention to the new material and make an effort to learn it. Every attempt has been made to include definitions and examples in language simple enough that students will understand, and exercises are provided for each unit. Vocabulary items, once introduced, are recycled as frequently
as possible in later exercises. It is suggested that weekly quizzes be given to test the items covered. Such achievement tests not only inform the teacher about the progress of his/her students, they also assist the language-acquisition process by motivating learners to study and by giving yet another meaningful repetition (recycling) of the vocabulary items.
When students have worked through a group of units, it is a good idea to repeat some of the work (for example, the exercises) and to expand on the meaning and use of key words and phrases through extra discussion in class, and find other examples of the key words in other texts and situations. This repeated exposure helps students to truly acquire the vocabulary.
When your students have finished all the units in this book, they are ready to move on to higher-level books in this series: Vocabulary Practice: Lower Intermediate Vocabulary Practice: Intermediate; Vocabulary Practice:Upper Intermediate; and Vocabulary Practice: Advanced.
Vocabulary Practice, Lower Intermediate
Vocabulary Practice, Lower Intermediate/Intermediate, has been written to help students at this level to improve their English. It has been designed to be used both in the classroom and at home.
How is the book organized?
The vocabulary items in this book cover a wide range of topics and language areas and are arranged into twenty-seven units. These are presented in a regular, controlled fashion. Target words are explained using a variety of techniques:
- short definition; 2. short explanation; 3. related words (derivations) 4. synonyms and/or antonyms; 5. example sentences; 6. pictures (where appropriate); and 7. parts-of-speech.
In addition, word-formation boxes are provided to emphasize the importance of having sound knowledge of the meaning and significance of various affixes - prefixes, suffixes, and infixes. Such knowledge is an invaluable tool in helping students guess the meanings of the many unknown words they will inevitably encounter in their textbooks and on the job. Explanations, varied exercises, and illustrations are provided to aid, motivate, and test students’ learning. All this will help students develop strategies for learning new vocabulary on their own when they have finished using the book.
The Answer Key at the back of the book gives correct answers to the exercises. The key sometimes has more than one answer. This is because often there is not just one correct way of expressing something.
To the Student
Read, practise, and learn is the key to getting the most benefit from this book. Read through each entry very carefully, studying the definitions, explanations, and examples which illustrate the meaning of the word. Then practise them by yourself aloud (or at least silently) and/or with others until you have learnt what the word means and how to use it in context. At the end of each section, exercises are provided so you can get extra practice, and you can check how well you remember the vocabulary you have been studying. When you have finished an exercise, you can look up the correct answers at the back of the book.
If you are studying without a teacher, do not simply go through the book “filling in the blanks.” When you learn new words, practise them and note the spellings before you do other exercises. It is not enough to understand new words; you must use the words to become part of your active vocabulary.
Remember to study carefully the information in the word-formation boxes. Learning the meanings of prefixes such as dis-, anti-, hyper-, and over-, and suffixes such as -er, -or, -less, and -able will make it possible for you to successfully guess the meaning of many unknown words. For example, recognizing word endings such as -ion, -sion, -ation, -al, -y, -ize, and -ify will help you decide if a word is a noun, an adjective, or a verb.
Try to have a dictionary with you when you use the book. This is because sometimes you may want to check the meaning of a word, or find a word in your native language to help you remember the English word.
To the Teacher
The vocabulary items in this book are presented systematically, following principles of learning that lead to successful language acquisition. The items are divided into twenty-seven units that cover the most commonly-used words in general locations and situations.
The principal aim of this book is to ensure that students build up a solid lexical base. This will solve many of the difficulties learners have with both receptive and productive language. For learning to occur, the learner must pay attention to the new material and make an effort to learn it. Every attempt has been made to include definitions and examples in language simple enough that students will understand, and exercises are provided for each unit. Vocabulary items, once introduced, are recycled as frequently as possible in later exercises.
It is suggested that weekly quizzes be given to test the items covered. Such achievement tests not only inform the teacher about the progress of his/her students, they also assist the language-acquisition process by motivating learners to study and by giving yet another meaningful repetition (recycling) of the vocabulary items.
When students have worked through a group of units, it is a good idea to repeat some of the work (for example, the exercises) and to expand on the meaning and use of key words and phrases by extra discussion in class, and find other examples of the key words in other texts and situations. This repeated exposure helps students to truly acquire the vocabulary.
When your students have finished all the units in this book, they are ready to move on to higher-level books in this series: Vocabulary Practice: Upper Intermediate; and Vocabulary Practice: Advanced.
Vocabulary Practice, Lower Intermediate
Vocabulary Practice, Lower Intermediate/Intermediate, has been written to help students at this level to improve their English. It has been designed to be used both in the classroom and at home.
How is the book organized?
The vocabulary items in this book cover a wide range of topics and language areas and are arranged into twenty-seven units. These are presented in a regular, controlled fashion. Target words are explained using a variety of techniques:
- short definition; 2. short explanation; 3. related words (derivations) 4. synonyms and/or antonyms; 5. example sentences; 6. pictures (where appropriate); and 7. parts-of-speech.
In addition, word-formation boxes are provided to emphasize the importance of having sound knowledge of the meaning and significance of various affixes - prefixes, suffixes, and infixes. Such knowledge is an invaluable tool in helping students guess the meanings of the many unknown words they will inevitably encounter in their textbooks and on the job. Explanations, varied exercises, and illustrations are provided to aid, motivate, and test students’ learning. All this will help students develop strategies for learning new vocabulary on their own when they have finished using the book.
The Answer Key at the back of the book gives correct answers to the exercises. The key sometimes has more than one answer. This is because often there is not just one correct way of expressing something.
To the Student
Read, practise, and learn is the key to getting the most benefit from this book. Read through each entry very carefully, studying the definitions, explanations, and examples which illustrate the meaning of the word. Then practise them by yourself aloud (or at least silently) and/or with others until you have learnt what the word means and how to use it in context. At the end of each section, exercises are provided so you can get extra practice, and you can check how well you remember the vocabulary you have been studying. When you have finished an exercise, you can look up the correct answers at the back of the book.
If you are studying without a teacher, do not simply go through the book “filling in the blanks.” When you learn new words, practise them and note the spellings before you do other exercises. It is not enough to understand new words; you must use the words to become part of your active vocabulary.
Remember to study carefully the information in the word-formation boxes. Learning the meanings of prefixes such as dis-, anti-, hyper-, and over-, and suffixes such as -er, -or, -less, and -able will make it possible for you to successfully guess the meaning of many unknown words. For example, recognizing word endings such as -ion, -sion, -ation, -al, -y, -ize, and -ify will help you decide if a word is a noun, an adjective, or a verb.
Try to have a dictionary with you when you use the book. This is because sometimes you may want to check the meaning of a word, or find a word in your native language to help you remember the English word.
To the Teacher
The vocabulary items in this book are presented systematically, following principles of learning that lead to successful language acquisition. The items are divided into twenty-seven units that cover the most commonly-used words in general locations and situations.
The principal aim of this book is to ensure that students build up a solid lexical base. This will solve many of the difficulties learners have with both receptive and productive language. For learning to occur, the learner must pay attention to the new material and make an effort to learn it. Every attempt has been made to include definitions and examples in language simple enough that students will understand, and exercises are provided for each unit. Vocabulary items, once introduced, are recycled as frequently as possible in later exercises.
It is suggested that weekly quizzes be given to test the items covered. Such achievement tests not only inform the teacher about the progress of his/her students, they also assist the language-acquisition process by motivating learners to study and by giving yet another meaningful repetition (recycling) of the vocabulary items.
When students have worked through a group of units, it is a good idea to repeat some of the work (for example, the exercises) and to expand on the meaning and use of key words and phrases by extra discussion in class, and find other examples of the key words in other texts and situations. This repeated exposure helps students to truly acquire the vocabulary.
When your students have finished all the units in this book, they are ready to move on to higher-level books in this series: Vocabulary Practice: Upper Intermediate; and Vocabulary Practice: Advanced.