Easy English Step-by-Step. For ESL Learners.

2nd ed. — 2019. — 416 p.

Get the skills you need to begin communicating in English quickly and easily! Communicating in a new language can be intimidating. This accessible guide will give you the tools and confidence to understand and converse in English with confidence. Based on the idea that the quickest route to learning a language is through a solid foundation in the basics, Easy English Step-by-Step, Premium Second Edition presents a successful building block approach to mastering English, with important concepts linked together by clear explanations, appropriate exercises, and helpful answers. The first steps introduce you to the everyday expressions of the language, allowing you to communicate in a variety of everyday situations almost immediately. Gradually, a series of interconnected steps takes you from simple to more challenging concepts at your own pace. After working through these exercises, you'll have a better grasp of the language along with the knowledge and skills you need to handle English with confidence. The accompanying McGraw-Hill Education Language Lab app is packed with streaming audio recording to help you improve your English pronunciation and fluency.

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Contents
Introduction
1 Meeting People
Greeting People
Formal and Informal Greetings
Conversation: Greeting People
Saying Good-Bye Meeting People
The Six Steps to Meeting Someone
Conversation: Meeting People
Grammar: Subject Pronouns
Grammar: BE Verb
Grammar: Adjectives Talking About the Weather
Using the Negative
Using Intensifier Adverbs
Vocabulary: Phrasal Verbs Reading About It
Step 1: Pre-Read
Step 2: Read Actively
Step 3: Understand What You Read
Let's Read Together Writing About It
How to Begin a Sentence
How to End a Sentence Do It Out There!
Weekly Log
2 Habits, Customs, and Routines
Talking About Habits, Customs, and Routines Talking About Family
Grammar: Using the Simple Present Verb Tense
Grammar: Using Adverbs of Frequency
Grammar: Asking WH Questions in the Simple Present Tense
Grammar: Yes/No Questions with Non-BE Verbs in the Simple Present
Tense
Vocabulary: Phrasal Verbs for Daily Activities Introducing Someone
Conversation: Introducing Someone to Someone Else Reading About It
Let's Read Together
Topics and Main Ideas
Reading Actively Writing About It
Subject-Verb Agreement with the Simple Present Verb Tense
Proper Nouns Do It Out There!
Weekly Log
3 Food: Shopping and Restaurants
Talking About What People Are Doing Now
Grammar: Using the Present Progressive Verb Tense Grammar: Asking WH Questions in the Present Progressive Tense Grammar: Count and Noncount Nouns Grammar: Definite and Indefinite Articles
Eating at a Restaurant
Vocabulary: Phrasal Verbs for Eating, Food, and Restaurants Conversation: Making Polite Requests at a Restaurant
Reading About It
Topics and Main Ideas
Discovering Meaning Through Context
Writing About It
Using Commas in a List
Do It Out There! Weekly Log
4 Getting Around Town
Walking Around Town: Giving and Getting Directions
Conversation: Asking for Directions
Vocabulary: City Center
Grammar: Using the Imperative
Vocabulary: Expressions Used in Directions
Vocabulary: Prepositions of Place
Grammar: There Is/There Are
Describing Your Town
Communication Strategy: Understanding Directions Taking Public Transportation
Conversation: Public Transportation Schedules
Grammar: The Simple Present Verb Tense for Schedules
Vocabulary: Public Transportation
Vocabulary: Expressions of Time
Vocabulary: Phrasal Verbs for Getting Around Town Reading About It
Let's Read Together
Discovering Meaning Through Context Writing About It
Identifying the SVO Sentence Structure Do It Out There!
Weekly Log
5 Recreation and Hobbies
Talking About Last Weekend
Conversation: Talking About What You Did
Grammar: Using the Simple Past Verb Tense
Time Expressions for the Past Tense
Vocabulary: Recreation and Hobbies
Grammar: Asking Questions with the Simple Past Verb Tense
Grammar: The Simple Past BE Verb
Expressing Attitudes for Recreation and Hobbies
Grammar: Gerunds and Infinitives
Grammar: Possessive Adjectives
Communication Strategy: Encouraging Someone
Communication Strategy: Expressing Disbelief
Conversation: Talking About the Weekend
Vocabulary: Phrasal Verbs for Recreation and Hobbies Reading About It
Discovering Meaning Through Context: Contrast
Let's Read Together Writing About It
Interjections: Using the Exclamation Point and Question Mark
Writing About Past Actions Do It Out There!
Weekly Log
6 Making Friends
Talking to New Friends
Conversation: Making a New Friend Communication Strategy: Small Talk How to Make Friends Grammar: Possessive Pronouns Grammar: Demonstrative Adjectives Grammar: Demonstrative Pronouns
Spending Time with Friends Communication Strategy: Making Invitations Communication Strategy: Accepting Invitations Communication Strategy: Declining Invitations Communication Strategy: Suggesting Activities Communication Strategy: Sharing Contact Information Vocabulary: Phrasal Verbs for Plans and Activities Conversation: Putting It All Together
Reading About It Let's Read Together
Writing About It
The SVC Sentence Structure
Identifying the SVC Sentence Structure Do It Out There! Weekly Log
7 Health and Medicine
Talking About Illness
Real Conversation: Describing Pain
Grammar: Using the Present Perfect Progressive Tense
Communication Strategy: Describing Symptoms
Vocabulary: Symptoms and Ailments Consulting a Doctor
Communication Strategy: Giving Advice
Communication Strategy: Asking for Advice
Communication Strategy: Asking for Permission
Vocabulary: Phrasal Verbs for Health
Conversation: Putting It All Together Reading About It
Let's Read Together
Identifying Supporting Ideas in a Paragraph Writing About It
Structure of a Paragraph Do It Out There!
Weekly Log
8 Shopping and Clothing
Talking About Shopping
Conversation: At a Clothing Store
Grammar: Using the Future Verb Tense
Communication Strategy: Offering and Asking for Help
Vocabulary: Clothing
Vocabulary: Phrasal Verbs for Shopping
Prepositions of Time
Grammar: Object Pronouns Talking About Clothes
Vocabulary: Adverbs and Adjectives
Vocabulary: Comparatives
Vocabulary: Superlatives
Communication Strategy: Asking for and Giving Opinions
Conversation: Putting It All Together Reading About It
Let's Read Together Writing About It
Review: Structure of a Paragraph Do It Out There!
Weekly Log
Appendix: Useful Resources for ESL Students
Answer Key
Index

Welcome to Easy English Step-by-Step for ESL Learners] This book is for high-beginner-level, nonnative English speakers who want to improve their English communication skills.
• English learners: Are you living and working in an English-speaking country? Do you want to live in an English-speaking country? This book will help you build confidence as you speak English for everyday activities such as greeting and meeting people and asking for directions. You will also learn reading, writing, and grammar skills.
• Teachers: This book uses a pragmatic approach to teaching English to nonnative speakers. Easy-to-understand grammar explanations are illustrated in tables and reinforced with multiple examples and a variety of exercises to give the learner maximum practice. Common everyday expressions are put into context in realistic conversation for learners to become familiar with and practice using in the classroom as well as out there in the world. Use this book to teach speaking, pronunciation, grammar, reading, and writing skills to your beginner to high-beginner ESL students in an unintimidating way. Easy English Step-by-Step for ESL Learners provides the communication skills instruction, practice, and homework activities necessary for your students to speak English confidently and competently in daily activities.

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