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Side by Side has helped over 25 million students worldwide persist and succeed as language learners. Now, in this special edition for adult learners in standards-based programs, Side by Side Plus builds students' general language proficiency and prepares them for their life-skill roles in the community, family, school, and at work. Easy-to-use teacher support materials include hundreds of multilevel activities and a wealth of supplemental worksheets, achievement tests, and other resources to assure learner persistence and success. Outstanding Features: Picture dictionary lessons introduce unit vocabulary in a clear, easy-to-use format. The program's guided conversation methodology integrates grammar, vocabulary, and topics through real-life communication practice that is student-centered, interactive, and fun. Standards-based lessons in each unit develop the competencies included in CASAS, BEST Plus, EFF, SCANS, Model Standards, and other major curriculum frameworks and assessment systems. Teamwork, critical thinking, and community tasks promote cooperative learning, problem-solving, and civics connections. Diverse reading and writing activities include realia, narrative readings, and journal-writing to develop skills for daily life, self-expression, and academic advancement. Built-in assessment in each unit includes a check-up test and vocabulary and skill checklists enabling students to assess their progress. Side by Side Gazette magazine sections promote learner persistence through high-interest material that students can use in class or on their own, building a bridge between the classroom and the home. A Bonus Gazette Audio CD included with the text offers entertaining radio program-style recordings of Gazette activities. An all-in-one teacher support package includes a Teacher's Guide with Multilevel Activity & Achievement Test Book and CD-ROM providing multilevel activities and an array of reproducible masters, worksheets, and tests. An Activity & Test Prep Workbook offers all-skills practice, GrammarRaps, and unit achievement tests.

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PublisherPrentice Hall éS L Department

ISBN-100132402548

ISBN-139780132402545

eBay Product ID (ePID)65618588

Product Key Features

Number of Pages176 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameSide-by-Side Plus BK. 1 : Life Skills, Standards, and Test Prep

Publication Year2008

SubjectEnglish As a Second Language, Communication Studies

TypeLanguage Course

Subject AreaForeign Language Study, Language Arts & Disciplines

AuthorBill Bliss, Steven J. Molinsky

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight15.8 Oz

Item Length10.6 in

Item Width8.1 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number3

LCCN2007-026849

Target AudienceCollege Audience

IllustratedYes

Lc Classification NumberPe1131.M584 2008

Table of Content(" Plus " indicates NEW standards-based lessons in Side by Side Plus 1) 1. To Be: Introduction Personal Information Cardinal Numbers Meeting People Plus: Filling Out a Form Forms of Identification Addressing an Envelope Abbreviations in Addresses 2. To Be + Location Subject Pronouns Classroom Objects Rooms in the Home Cities, Countries, and Nationalities Places Around Town Plus: Classroom Actions Giving and Following Instructions 3. Present Continuous Tense Everyday Activities Plus: Calling Directory Assistance Calling 911 Using a Telephone Directory Side by Side Gazette 4. To Be: Short Answers Possessive Adjectives Everyday Activities Plus: Civics: Community Service 5. To Be: Yes/No Answers Short Answers Adjectives Possessive Pronouns Describing People and Things Weather Plus: Reading a Weather Map Fahrenheit and Celsius Temperatures 6. To Be: Review Present Continuous Tense: Review Prepositions of Location Describing Activities and Events Family Members Plus: Reading a Family Tree Diagram Introducing People Side by Side Gazette 7. Prepositions There Is/There Are Singular/Plural: Introduction Places Around Town Locating Places in the Community Describing Neighborhoods Describing Apartments Plus: Reading a Simple Map Apartment Ads 8. Singular/Plural Adjectives This/That/These/Those Clothing Colors Shopping for Clothing Plus: Money Price Tags Clothing Sizes Clothing Ads Store Receipts Side by Side Gazette 9. Simple Present Tense Languages and Nationalities Everyday Activities Plus: Civics: Staying Informed 10. Simple Present Tense: Yes/No Questions Negatives Short Answers Days of the Week Habitual Actions People''s Interests and Activities Plus: Work Schedules Bus Destination Signs Side by Side Gazette 11. Object Pronouns Simple Present Tense: -s vs. non -s Endings Have/Has Adverbs of Frequency Calendar Describing Frequency of Actions Describing People Plus: Family Responsibilities 12. Contrast: Simple Present and Present Continuous Tenses Adjectives Feelings and Emotions Describing Usual and Unusual Activities Plus: The Education System School Personnel and Locations Side by Side Gazette 13. Can Have To Occupations Expressing Ability Looking for a Job Plus: Help Wanted Signs and Want Ads Job Interview Filling Out a Job Application Asking Permission at Work Safety Signs 14. Future: Going to Time Expressions Want to Describing Future Plans and Intentions Weather Forecasts Telling Time Months of the Year Plus: Ordinal Numbers Dates Schedules Job Application Forms Side by Side Gazette 15. Past Tense: Regular Verbs Introduction to Irregular Verbs Past Actions and Activities Describing an Event Ailments Making a Doctor''s Appointment Plus: A Medical Exam Medical Appointment Cards Medicine Labels Staying Healthy 16. Past Tense: Yes/No Questions Short Answers WH-Questions More Irregular Verbs Time Expressions Reporting Past Actions and Activities Giving Reasons Giving Excuses Plus: Job Applications 17. To Be: Past Tense Television Commercials Describing Physical States and Emotions Biographies and Autobiographies Plus: Basic Foods and Food Groups Making a Shopping List Ordering a Meal Reading a Simple Menu Supermarket Ads Food Labels Side by Side Gazette Appendix Listening Scripts Vocabulary List Skill Index Topic Index Grammar Index Irregular Verbs: Past Tense Map of the United States

Illustrated byHill, Richard E.