Full Description
On Your Mark 2, Second Edition, by Karen Davy. On Your Mark 1 and 2 are the introductory levels of Scott Foresman English, a theme-based, integrated skills program for secondary and adult students. Scott Foresman English is a unique and flexible series with multiple entry levels. The components can be used together as a comprehensive multilevel course or individually as separate mini-courses. Thematic units have personalized, engaging activities involving independent and group work. Grammar presentations and practice allow students to focus on form, meaning, and use; listening and speaking skills in real-life contexts allow students to develop effective communication strategies.
Contents
Starting Out
· To make introductions
· To use social language
· To fill out a form with personal information
Unit 1 When Is Your Birthday?
· To use ordinal numbers
· To identify the months of the year
· To identify holidays in the United States
· To talk about holidays
Unit 2 The Carrots Look Delicious!
· To identify foods
· To name quantities of food
· To discuss what's on a shopping list
Unit 3 What Do You Have to Do Today?
· To identify times of day
· To identify daily routines
· To express sequence
· To express obligation
· To talk about daily routines
REVIEW (UNITS 1-3)
Unit 4 What Do You Want to Buy?
· To identify items one can buy
· To identify places in a neighborhood
· To express wants or needs
· To talk about shopping
Unit 5 It's an Emergency!
· To identify types of emergencies
· To use two-word verbs
· To talk about what happened
· To understand an emergency phone call
Unit 6 Did You Study for the Test?
· To identify school activities
· To talk about school activities
REVIEW (UNITS 4-6)
Unit 7 What Do You Look Like ?
· To understand personal characteristics
· To understand descriptions of people
· To talk about physical appearances
· To describe oneself
Unit 8 How Was Your Vacation?
· To understand vacation activities
· To identify locations in North America
· To name different forms of transportation
· To understand a travel schedule
· To talk about vacations
Unit 9 What's the Weather Like?
· To use weather terms
· To understand temperatures
· To identify the seasons of the year
· To understand weather forecasts
· To talk about what one is going to do
REVIEW (UNITS 7-9)
Unit 10 What's on TV?
· To identify kinds of TV shows
· To identify people on TV
· To understand a TV guide
· To understand commercials
· To talk about favorite TV shows
Unit 11 Who Won the Game?
· To understand sports scores
· To express opinions about activities
· To understand preferences for activities
· To talk about one's favorite sport
Unit 12 What's New?
· To identify the parts of a newspaper
· To identify people who work on a newspaper
· To identify special newspaper columns: movie review and advice column
· To understand news reports
· To talk about newspaper articles
REVIEW (UNITS 10-12)
International Phonetic Alphabet
Unit Vocabulary