FOUNDATIONS 1 2/E STBK 173144

Description

Foundations, Second Edition, by Steven J. Molinsky and Bill Bliss, is an all-skills, standards-based program for low-beginning learners of English. Its simple format, easy-to-use photo dictionary lessons, and dynamic communication activities offer students a motivating introduction to basic English for essential life skills. The program builds a language foundation to prepare students for future success at the Book 1 level of instruction.

Scope & Sequence / Standards Correlation

1 Personal Information & Family

2 The Classroom

3 Everyday Activities & Weather

4 Numbers, Time, Calendar, Money

5 Home

6 Community

7 Describing

8 Food

9 Clothing, Colors, & Shopping

10 The Bank & the Post Office

11 Health

12 School

13 Work

14 Transportation

15 Recreation & Entertainment

Listening Scripts

Vocabulary List

Foundations, Second Edition, by Steven J. Molinsky and Bill Bliss, is an all-skills, standards-based program for low-beginning learners of English. Its simple format, easy-to-use photo dictionary lessons, and dynamic communication activities offer students a motivating introduction to basic English for essential life skills. The program builds a language foundation to prepare students for future success at the Book 1 level of instruction.

• Standards-based lessons integrate competencies in CASAS, Best Plus, EFF, SCANS, LCPs, Model Standards, and other curriculum frameworks and assessment systems.
• Photo dictionary pages in each unit introduce key vocabulary.
• All-skill activities develop students’ listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills.
• Easy-to-use lesson pages are designed for students with limited prior experience using a textbook.
• A research-based sequence of lessons integrates vocabulalry, life skills, and very basic grammar.
• Games, movement activities, and information gaps motivate language learning through action and teamwork.
• Community learning tasks and cross-cultural lessons introduce civics topics and promote sharing across cultures.
• A Numbers lesson in each unit builds students’ numeracy and math skills through life-skill contexts.
• A Literacy Workbook and an Activity Workbook provide preparatory and supplementary all-skills practice, including listening activities on audio CDs.

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