English The American Way

EnglishtheAmericanWay:AFunESLGuidetoLanguageandCultureintheU.S.isyourveryown...well,guide,to...yes,Americanlanguageandculture.You’llfindtons(alot!)ofvocabulary,allofitusedinreal-lifeways.

Eachunithasamaintopicdividedintotwoorthreeculturalreadings.Inthesereadingsandthedialoguesthatfollow,you’llfindrealEnglish,notthesimplifiedlanguageyoufindinmostESLbooks.Theunitsarefullofvocabularyandinformallanguage—tonsofidioms,phrasalverbsandslang—boldwithinthetext,thenlistedattheendofeachsectionwithasimpleexplanation.Listentotheaudiofornativespeakerpronunciationofthedialogues,thenplayitagaintopractice!

Lookforgrammarreminders,idiomaticexpressions,culturetips,andfunfacts.Oh,anddon’tforgettocheckyourunderstanding(andmemory)withthespecialreviewsections.You’llfindthemaftereverythreeunits.

Goodluck,andhavefun!