Improve Your English: English in Everyday Life

Document Outline

• Contents
• Introduction
• Chapter 1 Life in America
  • 1. Driving Across America
  • 2. What Do You Like About America?
  • 3. An Island in Maine
  • 4. West vs. East
  • 5. Canada vs. the U.S.
  • 6. Living in Washington
  • 7. Coming from Spain
  • 8. Time in Egypt and America
  • 9. American Memories
  • 10. Coming from India
  • 11. Changing Times
  • 12. Small-Town Life
• Chapter 2 The Family
  • 1. A Family in Maryland
  • 2. Italian Roots
  • 3. A Family Sabbatical
  • 4. Changing Families
  • 5. Siblings
  • 6. Family in New Zealand
  • 7. Mothers and Daughters
  • 8. Fathers and Daughters
• Chapter 3 The Home
  • 1. Row Houses
  • 2. A Log House
  • 3. Walking Through the House
  • 4. A Favorite Room
  • 5. Lincoln Logs
  • 6. Living at the Drop Zone
• Chapter 4 The Role of Women
  • 1. A Good Wife
  • 2. Options
  • 3. Working Moms
  • 4. Changing Perspectives
  • 5. Balancing Work and Family
  • 6. Cultural Differences
• Chapter 5 Education
  • 1. School in Philadelphia
  • 2. Getting Recruited
  • 3. A Liberal Arts Education
  • 4. The School Newspaper
  • 5. An Indian Perspective
• Chapter 6 Recreation and Entertainment
  • 1. RVs and Horses
  • 2. Computer Games
  • 3. Stopper and Sweeper
  • 4. Running
  • 5. Climbing Mountains
  • 6. The Soccer League
  • 7. Flying
  • 8. Outdoors in New Zealand
  • 9. Wallyball
  • 10. Making Movies
  • 11. Life-Work Balance
  • 12. Playing the Piano
  • 13. The Performing Arts
  • 14. Books on Tape
  • 15. Reading
  • 16. Opera
  • 17. Playing Pool
  • 18. Hobbies
• Chapter 7 The Use of Language: Part I
  • 1. Sounding American
  • 2. Linguistic Chameleon
  • 3. Speaking Spanish
  • 4. Listening
  • 5. Color Commentary
  • 6. Growing Up Bilingually
  • 7. Getting Comfortable
• Chapter 8 The Use of Language: Part II
  • 1. American English/British English
  • 2. Baltimore
  • 3. A French-Canadian Perspective
  • 4. Where Are You From?
  • 5. Change over Time
  • 6. A Caribbean Perspective
  • 7. A Southern Accent
  • 8. Language and Culture
• Chapter 9 Food
  • 1. Cooking Vacations
  • 2. A Wide Range
  • 3. Midwestern Cooking
  • 4. Noodles and Sausages
  • 5. Cameroonian Cuisine
  • 6. Cooking in Guyana
  • 7. Food Phases
• Chapter 10 Sports
  • 1. Minor League Baseball
  • 2. Second Baseman
  • 3. Football Tryouts
  • 4. Watching Sports
  • 5. Hockey
  • 6. A Common Ground
  • 7. Baseball Strategy