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Nadell, Judith; Johnson, Beth; Langan, Paul

Vocabulary Basics.

ISBN-0-944210-40-6

1998-00-00

544p.

Townsend Press, Inc., 1038 Industrial Drive, West Berlin, NJ

08053.

Guides Classroom Learner (051)

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Teacher (052)

MF02/PC22 Plus Postage.

Adult Literacy; Adult Students; *English (Second Language);

High School Equivalency Programs; Learning Activities;

Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Skill

Development; Teaching Guides; *Vocabulary Development

ABSTRACT This book is a guide to teaching English vocabulary to

second-language learners. The book is divided into 30 chapters that teach 240 critical words. This vocabulary includes what English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL), adult literacy, and pre-general equivalency diploma students need to get ahead in today's competitive world. The guide's distinctive features include these: (1) an intensive words-in-context approach; (2) abundant and varied practice; (3) a focus on essential. words; (4) sensitivity to students' needs, appealing content; (5) a clear format; and (6) helpful supplements. The guide is one in a series that includes "Building Vocabulary Skills," "Improving Vocabulary Skills," "Advancing Vocabulary Skills," and "Instructors Manual." (JL)

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PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Many of the words in this book will be new to you. To help you say (or pronounce) the words, the book gives information after each word. For example, the information for the word labor is (lay-bur). Here is how to use that information with the guide in the box below.

I To pronounce the 1 in lay-bur, look for the letter 1 in the guide. It tells you that the I in labor is pronounced like the / in the simple word let. To pronounce the ay, look under "A sounds" in the guide. You will see that ay is sounded like the ay in the simple word say. The guide also tells you that b sounds like the b in the simple word big, and ur sounds like the ur in fur.

2 You learn that labor is a word made up of two syllables. A syllable (sil-uh-buhl) is a part of a word that can be said by itself. The word hat has one syllable. The word labor has two syllables: la and bor.

3 When a word has two or more syllables, one syllable is said a bit more strongly than the others. In this book, the strong, or stressed, syllable is shown in boldfaced letters: lay-but

4 Some words of three or more syllables have one syllable that gets a lighter stress. This syllable will be shown in italic letters. For example, the word volunteer is pronounced vol -uhn -teer. The last syllable, teer, is said most strongly, and a bit of stress is put on the first syllable, vol, as well.

A sounds

a (short a) ay (long a) ah

air ar

aw

E sounds

e (short e) ee (long e)

hat say, made, paid calm bear, care card all, law

ten she, feet, these, teacher

I sounds

i (short i) ii (long i)

ihr

sit hi, ice, pie

here, near

0 sounds

o (short o) oh (long o)

oi

or

ou

lot go, rope, row, toe oil, boy for out, now

00 sounds

u (short oo) put, book 00 (long oo) cool, lose, new, juice

U sounds uh (short u)

yoo (long u)

ur

up; about, item, easily, reason, circus use, cure fur, teacher

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Other sounds

b big, crib

ch cheese, catch

d do, head

ff

fall, stuff, laugh

g

give, dog

he

jump, edge

k kiss, cat, back

let, call

m meet, comb

n new, fun, sign, know

ng song

p

put, trip

red, dear

s

sell

ss kiss, face, yes

sh shine, dish, sure

t

top, hat

th thin, bath

Till the, bathe

very, have

w way, when

y

yes

z

zero, has, lose

zh usual

A Pragew for Inotrusetors

Thank you for your interest in the Townsend Press vocabulary seriesperhaps the most widelyused vocabulary books on the educational market today. Our goal in this series has been to produce nothing less than excellent books at nothing more than reasonable prices.

Al ut the cok

You might look first at the introduction to students (page 1), which immediately makes clear just why vocabulary study is important. Students are presented with a series of reasons for developing

a strong vocabulary. The back cover as well convinces students that "a good vocabulary matters"in school, at work, and in life.

Next, you might turn to the preface, starting on page vii, which describes in detail the nine distinctive features of the book.

Paging then through the text, you'll see that a second color is used throughout to make material as inviting as possible. You'll note, too, that while each chapter takes up only six pages, those pages contain a great deal of hands-on practice to help ensure that students master each word. And you'll find that the practice materials themselves are far more carefully done, and more appealing, than the run-of-the-mill items you typically find in a skills text. The quality and interest level of the content will help students truly learn the words, without either boring them or insulting their intelligence.

Supp ments to the ooh

Adding to the value of Vocabulary Basics, which has a net price of only $7.90, is the quality of the supplements:

o An Instructor's Edition, which you hold in your hand. The Instructor's Edition is identical to the student text except that it includes (in italic type) the answers to all of the practices and tests.

A combined Instructor's Manual and Test Bank, free with adoptions of 20 or more copies. This booklet contains a general vocabulary placement test as well as a pretest and a posttest for the book and for each of the five units in the text. It also includes teaching guidelines, an answer key, and an additional mastery test for each chapter.

o Computer disks, which provide additional testing materials for the words in the book. Free with adoptions of 200 or more copies, the disks contain a number of user- and instructor-friendly features: 1) actual pronunciations of each word; 2) brief explanations of answers; 3) frequent mention of the user's first name; 4) a running score at the bottom of the screen; and 5) a recordkeeping file.

Adopters of the book can obtain any of these supplements by calling our toll-free number, 1-800-772-6410, or by writing or faxing Townsend Press at the numbers shown on page iv.

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Key Features of the

An intensive words-in-context approach. Each new word is presented in ten different settings. Practices include sentence-completion activities and high-interest passages. And to

develop "ownership" of the new words, students are also asked to use the words in speaking and writing situations. No comparable book gives such sustained attention to the words-in-context approach.

o Sensitivity to the needs of basic students. Words and pronunciations are presented in easy-tounderstand ways, sentence structure is kept simple, and paragraphs are kept brief. The book's numerous writing and speaking activities give basic students the extra practice they need to master the new words. And the book uses a friendly, accessible tone that never condescends.

Focus on essential words. A good deal of time went into selecting the 240 words featured in the book. Word frequency lists were consulted, along with lists in a wide range of vocabulary books. A long process of research and discussion resulted in a list of words that students working at a basic level would find most helpful.

Varied practice and appealing content. The wide variety of activities keeps students

motivated. The lively, realistic, and even humorous practice materials grab students' attention and enhance learning. A special effort has been made to provide positive and humanistic materialsones that recognize and even celebrate the goodness in people and in everyday life.

A Comprehensive Vocabulary Program

There are eight books in the Townsend Press vocabulary series:

Vocabulary Basics (reading level 4-6) Groundwork for a Better Vocabulary, 2/e (reading level 5-8) Building Vocabulary Skills, 2/e (reading level 7-9) Improving Vocabulary Skills, 2/e (reading level 9-11) Advancing Vocabulary Skills, 2/e (reading level 11-13) Building Vocabulary Skills, Short Version, 2/e (reading level 7-9) Improving Vocabulary Skills, Short Version, 2/e (reading level 9-11) o Advancing Vocabulary Skills, Short Version, 2/e (reading level 11-13)

Note that the short versions of the Building, Improving, and Advancing books are limited to 200 words, as opposed to the 260 words and 40 word parts in each of the long versions. For some students and classes, the short versions of these books will provide an easier, more manageable approach to vocabulary development.

Instructor's Edition

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JUDITH HAD=

SETH I-OHNSON PAUL LANG_AN iM)

TOWNSEND PRESS Marlton, NJ 08053

Books in the Townsend Press Vocabulary Series: VOCABULARY BASICS GROUNDWORK FOR A BETTER VOCABULARY, 2/e BUILDING VOCABULARY SKILLS, 2/e IMPROVING VOCABULARY SKILLS, 2/e ADVANCING VOCABULARY SKILLS, 2/e BUILDING VOCABULARY SKILLS, SHORT VERSION, 2/e IMPROVING VOCABULARY SKILLS, SHORT VERSION, 2/e ADVANCING VOCABULARY SKILLS, SHORT VERSION, 2/e

Books in the Townsend Press Reading Series: GROUNDWORK FOR COLLEGE READING, 2/e KEYS TO BETTER COLLEGE READING TEN STEPS TO BUILDING COLLEGE READING SKILLS, FORM A, 2/e TEN STEPS TO BUILDING COLLEGE READING SKILLS, FORM B, 2/e TEN STEPS TO IMPROVING COLLEGE READING SKILLS, 3/e IMPROVING READING COMPREHENSION SKILLS TEN STEPS TO ADVANCING COLLEGE READING SKILLS, 2/e

Supplements Available for Most Books: Instructor's Edition Instructor's Manual, Test Bank, and Computer Guide Set of Computer Disks (IBM or Macintosh)

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Note: For ease of reference, the titles of the reading selections in each chapter are included.

To the Instructor vii

To the Student 1

UNIT ONE

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6

The Nose Knows / Barbie: A Bad Example? 8

Feeling Blue / A Late Love Letter 14

Ads That Lie / Horrible Hiccups!

20

An Upsetting Dream / A King's Mistake

26

Be Proud of Your Age! / Making Anger Work for You

How Not to Treat Customers / Stuck in the Middle

32 38

Unit One Review Activities

44

UNIT TWO

Chapter 7 The Joy of Ice Cream / A Noisy Apartment 56

Chapter 8 Nuts in the Senate / Calling Dr. Leech

62

Chapter 9 TV and Violence / Are You Ready for a Pet? 68

Chapter 10 Help for Shy People / Not a Laughing Matter 74

Chapter 11 Taking Risks / Bad Manners Hurt Everyone

80

Chapter 12 Two Different Sisters / How "Honest Abe" Earned His Name 86

Unit Two Review Activities

92

UNIT THREE

Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18

Ready to Do Well / Advertising for a Date

104

The Good and Bad Sides of Malls / As Good As It Looks?

110

A Belief in Flying / She Tries Before She Buys

116

Play Now, Pay Later / A Man of Many Faces

122

Soaps Are for Me! / Keeping the Customer Happy 128

A Fake "Cure" / The Jobs Everyone Hates

134

Unit Three Review Activities 140

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