Speaking of Survival

by Daniel B. Freeman

Book Overview

Speaking of Survival is a flexible four-skills text designed to provide adults with the language they need in crucial areas. The book covers fourteen topic areas, including transportation, housing, and emergencies.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195031105
• ISBN13: 9780195031102
• Release Date: May 1982
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.7" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Good for Adult ESOL Newcomers at high beginner or low intermediate level

Speaking of Survival is a flexible four-skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) text designed to provide adults with the language they need in crucial areas. The book covers fourteen topic areas, including transportation, housing, jobs, shopping, repairs, and emergencies. Each unit features the following sections: Presentation: Full-color, contextualized illustrations introduce the topic and vocabulary. Expansion: Oral and written exercises reinforce vocabulary and structures introduced in the previous section. Cultural Information: two readings re culture followed by true/false question, information and opinion questions. Activities: Small or individual, discussion, Practical Guide: outlines helpful information regarding topic in question. There is also a corresponding cassette.