Title:
Basic writing
Personal Author:
Edition:
2nd ed
Publication Information:
Prentice Hall, 1996
Physical Description:
xiv, 246 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9780133536577
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Summary
Summary
This series takes students from beginning-level instruction on basic sentence structure through the development and production of advanced academic papers.
Examples of student compositions, written by native and non-native speakers of English, as well as pair and group work enrich all three books.
Table of Contents
| 1 Family |
| My Family |
| Writing Assignment |
| Writing Assignment |
| Writing Assignment |
| Writing Assignment |
| Writing Assignment |
| My Name |
| Interview |
| Writing Assignment |
| Writing Assignment |
| Other Writing Topics |
| Writing Projects |
| Grammar Focus to be to have |
| Possessive Adjectives |
| Questions |
| Subject and Object Pronouns |
| Capital Letters |
| Subject-Verb-Complement |
| Paragraph Planning |
| The Paragraph |
| 2 Home |
| My Hometown |
| Writing Assignment |
| Writing Assignment |
| My Home |
| Writing Assignment |
| Missing My Home |
| Interview |
| Writing Assignment |
| Seasons in My Country |
| Writing Assignment |
| Interview |
| Haiku |
| Writing Assignment |
| Other Writing Topics |
| Writing Projects |
| Grammar Focus |
| Present Tense Verbs (Every Day, A Habit) |
| Examples of Present Tense Verbs |
| Present Tense Spelling (he, she, it + Present Tense) there is / there are Adverbs of Frequency |
| Negatives to be and to have Verbs |
| Negative Regular Verbs |
| 3 Country |
| My Country's Flag |
| Interview |
| Writing Assignment |
| Grammar Focus |
| Prepositions of Place |
| Prepositional Phrases |
| Holidays in My Country |
| Writing Assignment |
| Interview |
| The Geography of My Country |
| Writing Assignment |
| Other Writing Topics |
| Writing Projects |
| Grammar Focus |
| Clauses |
| Joining Two Clauses |
| More Prepositions |
| Sample Prepositional Phrases |
| Subject-Verb Agreement |
| 4 Culture |
| Child-Raising Responsibilities |
| Interview and Writing Assignment |
| Writing Assignment |
| How to Prepare Typical Food |
| Writing Assignment |
| Writing Assignment |
| Collaborative Writing Assignment |
| Wedding Traditions |
| Writing Assignment |
| Other Customs |
| Other Writing Topics |
| Writing Projects |
| Grammar Focus |
| Articles |
| Connectors |
| Chronological (Time) Connectors |
| Imperatives (Giving Directions) |
| Joining Clauses With Connectors |
| 5 Travel Experiences |
| Preparing for a Trip |
| Writing Assignment |
| Interview |
| Leaving My Country |
| Interview |
| Arrival |
| Writing Assignment |
| Collaborative Writing Assignment |
| Writing Assignment |
| Interview |
| Other Writing Topics |
| Writing Projects |
| Grammar Focus |
| Past Tense (-ed) Spelling for Regular Verbs |
| Irregular Verbs Past Tense (Examples) |
| Verbs of Feeling + Adjectives |
| Negative Past Tense |
| 6 First Impressions, First Problems |
| Surprises |
| Writing Assignment |
| Interview |
| First Problems |
| Writing Assignment |
| Writing Assignment |
| Writing Assignment |
| Writing Assignment |
| Other Writing Topics |
| Writing Projects |
| Grammar Focus |
| Adjectives And Adverbs |
| Special Verbs: see, hear, say, tell |
| Special Adverbs: too and very |
| Present Continuous Verbs (Right Now) |
| Past Continuous Verbs (Last Week, Yesterday) |
| 7 Adjustments and Solutions |
| Making Adjustments |
| Writing Assignment |
| Writing Assignment |
| Personal Letters |
| Writing Assignment |
| Changes |
| Writing Assignment |
| Writing Assignment |
| Other Writing Topics |
| Writing Projects |
| Grammar Focus |
| Infinitive Verbs |
| Special Infinitive Verbs |
| Joining Clauses With Because |
| 8 Similarities and Differences |
| Breakfasts |
| Shopping |
| Writing Assignment |
| Interview |
| Other Similarities and Differences |
| Writing Assignment |
| Collaborative Writing Assignment |
| Interview |
| Writing Assignment |
| Grammar Focus |
| Time Clauses |
| Comparative Adjectives |
| Comparison Structures |
| Contrast Structures |
| Comparison Among Three or More |
| Collaborative Writing Assignment |
| Other Paragraph Topics |
| Writing Projects |
| Appendices |
| Appendix A Some Regular and Irregular English Verbs |
| Appendix B Some English Adjectives and Adverbs |
| Appendix C Spelling Rules for English Adjectives |
| Appendix D Spelling Rules for English Verbs |
