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AMERICAN
SCENES
"The
First American English Series to be Broadcast in China."
This
Intermediate-Level Series Features:
• 7 videotapes
or 7 DVDs with 33 episodes (6.5 hrs)
• 7 audiotapes
or CDs with audio track of the video
• Guide or
workbook with a variety of exercises to be completed before,
during, and after viewing
• Teacher's
manual for classroom version
• Bilingual
Chinese, Japanese & Spanish versions
• Vignettes-only
version available on CD-ROM
American
Scenes focuses on:
Practical
Settings--Seven thematic areas including travel, housing,
university life, emergency situations,
everyday activities, and social settings. These
areas
provide more than 300 important vocabulary words
as well as useful how to information.
Structures--While
language is natural, episodes nevertheless, reinforce a wide
variety of grammatical structures.
Special emphasis is on contrasting present with
present continuous, past with past continuous, and
past
with present perfect. Other areas covered include
comparative
and superlative forms, conditional forms, past
modals, infinitives, participles, and the passive voice.
Functions--The
characters in the skits use language functions
in various contexts and in different registers.
There
are more than 30 language functions covered in
the
33 episodes.
Idioms--Since
there is great emphasis put on spoken American
English, there are more than 250 common idioms
and expressions in the series. As often as possible
idioms are presented in a context so
that student can readily discern their meaning.
THE
SEVEN PROGRAMS IN THE AMERICAN SCENES 33 EPISODE CLASSROOM
AND SELF-STUDY VERSIONS
Program
1 "Getting Around"
Theme:
Travel
Grammar
Focus: Present / present continuous / past tenses
1.
Buying a ticket (airport setting)
2.
Checking in (airport setting)
3.
Making a reservation by phone (home & office setting)
4.
Renting a car (car rental office)
5.
Taking a cab (street setting)
6.
Making a bus reservation (home & office setting)
Program
length: 73 minutes
Program
2 "Home Sweet Home"
Theme:
Housing
Grammar
Focus: Present perfect / present perfect
continuous
tenses
1. Paying household bills (home setting)
2.
Looking for an apartment in classified ads (home setting)
3.
Checking out an apartment (apartment setting)
4.
Making complaints about apartment services (apt. setting)
5.
Dealing with home repairs / utility problems (apt.setting)
Program
length: 76 minutes
Program
3 "Eat to Your Heart's Content"
Theme:
Food
Grammar
Focus: Past perfect / comparative & superlative forms
1.
Buying delicatessen items (supermarket setting)
2.
Returning spoiled merchandise (supermarket setting)
3.
Ordering food (restaurant setting)
4.
Ordering food, checking for errors on bill (restaurant)
PProgram
length: 50 minutes
Program
4 "Hitting the Books"
Theme:
University Life
Grammar
Focus: Conditional forms
1.
Changing one's major (counselor's office setting)
2.
Receiving credit for study abroad (campus setting)
3.
Transferring to another school (counselor's office)
4.
Receiving advice about job possibilities (counselor's office)
5.
Requesting use of library computer / doing research (library)
Program
length: 55 minutes
Program
5 "An Ounce of Prevention"
Theme:
Emergency Situations
Grammar
Focus: Past modals
1.
Reporting a stolen car (police station & street setting)
2.
Reporting a break-in (home setting)
3.
Reporting symptoms / medical check up (hospital setting)
4.
Checking into an emergency room (hospital setting)
Program
length: 50 minutes
Program
6 "Getting Along"
Theme:
Everyday Living
Grammar
Focus: Gerunds & Infinitives
1.
Mailing letters & packages (office setting)
2.
Opening a bank account (bank setting)
3.
Buying clothing (boutique setting)
4.
Returning merchandise (home setting)
Program
length: 45 minutes
Program
7 "Out on the Town"
Theme:
Social Settings
Grammar
Focus: Passive voice / Subjunctive
1.
Making & accepting invitations (home setting)
2.
Using the telephone-formal conversation (home setting)
3.
Using the telephone-informal conversation (home setting)
4.
Social amenities, part 1 (party setting)
5.
Social amenities, part 2 (party setting)
Program
length: 65 minutes
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THE
33 EPISODE CLASSROOM VERSION OF AMERICAN SCENES CONTAINS:
- 7
video cassettes or DVDs with 6.5 hours of programming
- 7
audio cassettes or CDs with the audio track of the video
- 1
workbook with viewing guide and wide range of
exercises
to be completed before, during, and after
viewing.
- 1
teacher's manual with answers to exercises, plus
cultural notes, vocabulary explanations, and
videoscripts.
Cost
for entire package: $695.00
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THE
33 EPISODE
SELF-STUDY VERSION OF AMERICAN
SCENES CONTAINS:
- 7
video cassettes or DVDs with 6.5 hours of programming.
- 7
audio cassettes or CDs with the audio track of the video.
- 1
student workbook with viewing guide. Provides a wide
range of exercises to be completed before,
during,
and after viewing; answers to all exercises
and drills are given. Also includes cultural notes, vocabulary
explanations
and videoscripts. All answers and explanations
can be easily understood by an intermediate-level
student.
Cost
for entire package: $695.00
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THE
SELF-STUDY LIBRARY EDITION OF AMERICAN
SCENES CONTAINS:
- 7
video cassettes or DVDs with 6.5 hours of programming.
- 7
audio cassettes or CDs with the audio track of the video.
- Either
1 student guidebook for the 7 programs or 7 individual guidebooks
(1 for each program). Guidebooks contain
the answers to both true/false and content
questions asked on video as well as cultural
notes, vocabulary explanations and videoscripts.
All answers and explanations can be
easily understood by an intermediate level
student.
Library format guidebooks do not have blank
spaces
or sections for answers to be inserted.
Cost
for entire package: $695.00
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THE CLASSROOM AND SELF-STUDY MINI-SERIES OF AMERICAN
SCENES CONTAIN:
- 1
video cassette with 11 episodes selected from Getting
Around, Home Sweet Home, Eat to Your Heart's Content, An
Ounce of Prevention, Getting Along, and Out on the
Town.
- 1
student workbook with viewing guide containing the
answers to both true/false and content questions
asked on video as well as cultural notes, vocabulary explanations
and videoscripts. All answers and explanations can be easily
understood by an intermediate level student.This series
is available in bilingual Spanish-English
version.
Cost
for entire package: $175.00
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ESCENAS
NORTEAMERICANAS (Nivel Intermedio)
SELF-STUDY
BILINGUAL VERSION
(Spanish-English)
- 1
introduction tape with 45-minute segment that reviews
the sounds of North American English (En español).
- 7
video cassettes or DVDs with 6.5 hours of programming in
English.
- 7
audio cassettes or CDs in
English.
- 1
bilingual student workbook with viewing guide containing
a wide range of exercises to be completed
before, during, and after viewing. Includes
answers to all exercises and drills, cultural notes, vocabulary
explanations, and videoscripts.All
explanations, cultural comments, and instructions
are in Spanish, as are the videoscripts.
The
Self-Study Bilingual Version is also available in Chinese-English
on Video CD (supply limited).
Cost
for entire package: $695.00
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Descripciones
en español de los programas bilingües:
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ESCENAS
NORTEAMERICANAS (Nivel Intermedio)
(La
versión bilingüe que se usa para estudiar en la
casa)
- 1
Cinta de video (45 minutos) que introduce el programa (en
español) y luego ofrece un repaso de todos los
sonidos
de las letras del alfabeto inglés.
- 7
Cintas de video o DVDs con 6.5 horas de programación
(en
inglés). Estas cintas contienen los siete programas
de
la serie.
- 7
Cintas de audio cassettes o CDs con 6.5 horas de programación
(en
inglés). Estas cintas contienen el audio de los siete
programas de la serie.
- 1
Manual para el estudiante que contiene las respuestas para
todos los ejercicios y también apuntes culturales,
el vocabulario en inglés y español, y los
diálogos que se encuentran en las escenas. Un estudiante
del nivel intermedio
puede entender fácilmente todo lo que está
en el manual.
El
costo para todo: $695.00
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ESCENAS
NORTEAMERICANAS MINI-SERIES
(Nivel Intermedio)
(La
versión bilingüe que se usa para estudiar en la
casa)
- 1
Cinta de video con 11 episodios escogidos de Getting
Around (Viajando por aquí y por allá),
Home Sweet Home (Hogar, dulce hogar), Eat
to Your Heart's Content (Coma tanto como quiera),
An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure (Más
vale prevenir que curar), Getting Along (Ir
tirando / ir pasando), y Out on the Town (Andando
de paranda).
- 1
Manual para el estudiante que contiene las respuestas para
todos los ejercicios y también apuntes culturales,
el vocabulario en inglés y español, y los
diálogos que se encuentran en las escenas. Un estudiante
del nivel intermedio puede entender fácilmente todo
lo que está en el manual.
El
costo para todo es: $175.00
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