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Book ISBN: 9780958539531 PDF ISBN: 9780987301031
Size: A4 paperback
Level: Pre-intermediate and with teacher’s assistance to advanced
Age group: young adult to adult
Self-study: Yes Answers: Yes Audio CD/MP3: Yes (available as a separate purchase)
Teacher’s book available: Yes
Skills practised: Idioms & everyday expressions, spelling, grammar, pronunciation, reading, writing, dictionary use, learn about conventions of spoken English in business & social situations and learn strategies for improving listening skills and overcoming pronunciation problems.
Other features: Language reviews, Reference lists of everyday expressions, Phonemic Chart
Table of Contents Understanding Everyday Australian – Two – Student Book
GLOSSARY OF LANGUAGE TERMS 2
UNIT 1 A TELEPHONE ENQUIRY 4
Focus on Spoken Language:
Telephoning strategies: Giving a reason for the call; Making polite requests.
Pronunciation: Unstressed syllables; Word linking.
UNIT 2 TALKING ABOUT STUDY PROBLEMS 14
Focus on Spoken Language: Making suggestions; Giving Reasons
Pronunciation: /I/ and /i:/; Using a Dictionary Pronunciation Key.
UNIT 3 TALKING ABOUT EMPLOYMENT 24
Focus on Spoken Language: Use of articles (a, an, the)
Pronunciation: unstressed articles – listening practice
Present perfect/past simple tense
Interview strategies: Giving informative answers.
LANGUAGE REVIEW ONE 34
UNIT 4 TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS 36
Pronunciation: Hearing & Pronouncing Syllables; Syllable stress.
Focus on Spoken Language: Discourse markers
UNIT 5 POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT 48
Focus on Spoken Language: Conversation Strategies: Disagreeing politely.
Use of Pronouns; Pronunciation/spelling of they’re/their; we’re/were, etc.
UNIT 6 A NEW VENTURE – MAKING DECISIONS 58
Focus on Spoken Language: ‘it’ & ‘one’ as noun substitutes.
Giving advice: ‘If I were you, I’d…; Revision: Syllable stress
LANGUAGE REVIEW TWO 68
UNIT 7 TALKING ABOUT THE PAST 70
Focus on Spoken Language: used to/would (for past habits).
Pronunciation: ‘ed’ ending on words; the sounds /I/, /e/.
UNIT 8 ASKING FOR DIRECTIONS 80
Focus on Spoken Language: Giving instructions/imperatives.
Pronunciation: the sound /aI/; Words beginning with the letter ‘u’.
UNIT 9 FUTURE PLANS AND POSSIBILITIES 90
Focus on Spoken Language: Future tenses: will/going to…
Present continuous for future arrangements.
UNIT 10 HAVING DINNER WITH FRIENDS 100
Focus on Spoken Language: Pronunciation: different sounds of the letter ‘o’.
‘Me neither’/Me too; Ways of using of the verb ‘have’.
LANGUAGE REVIEW THREE 110
ANSWERS TO EXERCISES AND CROSSWORDS 112
VERB LIST 124
A LIST OF AUSSIE WORDS ENDING IN ‘ie’ & ‘y’ 125
REFERENCE LISTS 126
PHONEMIC CHART
