A Workbook of Advice and Suggestions by the students of TALK International School of Languages and Nova English Program www.whatdoyaknow.com www.teacherstoteachers.com click on "ESL BOOK" |
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| E S L English for Successful Living The book is written by students at Nova and TALK schools of English. |
| There are many students who are helping with the questions and the information in the book. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, you can write to these students ahiquera56@hotmail.com pornyuka@yahoo.com boteromesa@aol.com danibabe81@hotmail.com |
| TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome The Ten Most Important Things What should a new student bring to the USA? What should new students know when they arrive in the USA? Table of Contents The first exercise: The Map Where is a good place Introduce yourself to your classmates: First name, e-mail address, hobbies, profession, dreams Introduce yourself to other classes: Take a photo (Polaroid, Digital photos) Make a web site or write short introductions and your e-mail address Send the page to another class (fax 954-565-8718) Introduction: This book was written by and for ESL students What is “success”? Methods of Learning -- See, Hear, Do Evaluation sheets Methods of Teaching (see also Chapter 12 about Teaching Techniques) The structure of each Chapter |
| This page gives you an idea of the structure of the ESL book created by students at TALK and Nova English schools www.oocities.org/talkinternational/contents.html |
| PART A: A list of Chapters (Big Categories) 1. Finance -- Mortgage for the house, Car loan, Student Loan BANKING, opening an account, ATM how to get a TAXPAYER ID number, TAXATION, Tax Returns, Benefits, W4, W2, 1040. IRA, Mutual Funds, Bonds, Stocks, Shares, public and private corporations, Stock Market 2. Health -- Doctors, Dentists, Health Care Programs (HMOs, PPOs, etc.) Hospitals, Prescriptions, Pharmacies, RN, DC, DO, MD 3. Transportation -- Road Rage, How can I get my Driver's License? Tips about buying a car. Where can I get a reliable car? How much is a good car? 4. Multicultural Issues -- The Typical U.S. attitude toward Money, Work, vacations (2 weeks. In Europe, 4 to 6 weeks), Time, Waiting in Line, Can you think outside the box?, Can you follow the rules? Can you wait? Can you please go away? Can you ignore this problem? Rule Number 1: The customer is always right. When the customer is wrong or when the customer annoys (bothers, irritates) you, please remember Rule Number 1. POLITICS, RELIGION, Churches, Clubs, Associations, Things and issues that separate people and create groups, Homosexuals, DINKS, YUPPIES, Soccer Moms, 5. Family -- Nietos, Sobrinas, Primas, Abuelo, Tio 6. House -- Repairs, Mortgage (FIXED AND VARIABLE Mortgages), How to buy stuff, how to bargain, how to negotiate. How to buy a house or rent an apartment. Condo/Association/ by-laws. Rules. condo commando. 7. Immigration --Visiting the USA for the first time, The tourist visa, a change of status, visas, travel abroad, citizenship, F-1, etc. 8. Work -- The puritan work ethic, What do you need to know about work in the USA? Employment 9. Education -- School, High School, University, Student Loan (see Finance), SAT, PSAT, GRE, GED, GMAT, CLAST, Standard Tests, 10. Fun -- Restaurants, Vacation, Amusement parks... how much should I tip? Climate and Geography of Florida, USA and North America. 11. Communication -- Internet TV Telephone Mail Radio 12. Teaching Techniques -- What is on the walls in the classroom? More about the British Method 13. Stress -- What do you do to reduce stress? (Breathe, exercise…) POLITICS |
| Holidays New Year’s Day (January 1), Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, President’s Day (February), St. Patrick’s Day (March 17), Memorial Day (the fourth weekend in May), Flag Day (June 14), The Fourth of July, Bastille Day (July 14) (Not an official holiday but many people like to remember Lafayette), Labor Day (The Monday after the first Saturday in September), Thanksgiving (the fourth Thursday in November), Christmas Words to Songs (Lyrics) Christmas, Songs for Irish and English Pubs. |
| BONUS CHAPTERS about LOVE and Relationships This section is very honest and it has words that are not useful for children under 16 years of age. |
| Part B: The “A to Z” List of Advice, Suggestions and Cultural Information Roxana's A to Z (Difficult and Confuisng Words) |
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| There is a special message to the TEACHERS at the following web page: www.oocities.org/talkinternational/totheteachers.html |
| You can write about your country visit COUNTRIES www.oocities.org/countries2001 |
| Read articles about interesting things Our students like to write articles for our Student Online Newspaper (Steve's SON) http://www.oocities.org/talkstudents/newspaper.html See students from 2001 www.oocities.org/talkinternational/newstudents01-2001.html |
| Learn something about Islam (one of our students from Saudi Arabia suggested some web sites) click HERE |
| Go to www.whatdoyaknow.com An interesting place for parents, teachers and students.... Go to the History/ARTWalk and experience "aha!" in Fort Lauderdale Interesting questions about Grammar and Vocabulary www.dictionary.com http://www.dictionary.com/doctor/faq/ |