Texts for ESL 051
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Texts for ESL 051
Suggested Text(s) and/or Materials for ESL 051:
Text(s) may be chosen from the list of approved texts for this course. This list is outlined
below. Texts with an asterisk (*) are highly recommended. Other texts may be chosen
after consultation with the ESL Faculty Coordinator so that texts are leveled and
officially added to our departmental textbook lists before they are ordered.
Integrated Skills:
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Project Success 4 (Pearson)
Future 5: English for Results* (Pearson/Longman) (May be used in ESL 052. Be sure to
coordinate with instructors on division of texts)
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Ventures: Transitions (Cambridge/McGraw Hill)
World Pass, Upper Intermediate (Nat. Geo/Heinle)
Step Forward 4 (Oxford) Needs additional reading/writing text to supplement
material.
Summit 1 (Pearson/Longman) (May be used in ESL 052. Be sure to coordinate with
instructors on division of texts)
Grammar:
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Fundamentals of English Grammar, (aka: Black Azar) (Pearson/Longman) (May be
used in ESL 042 and 052. Be sure to coordinate with instructors on division of texts)
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The Essentials of English: A Writer’s Handbook. Ann Hogue (Pearson/Longman)
Grammar in Context, Book 3, (Nat. Geo/Heinle)
Grammar Sense, Book 3 (Oxford)
Focus on Grammar 4 (Pearson/Longman) (May be used in ESL 052. Be sure to
coordinate with instructors on division of texts)
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Grammar Form and Function 2 (Cambridge/McGraw Hill) (May be used in ESL 052.
Be sure to coordinate with instructors on division of texts)
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Dictionary:
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Longman Dictionary of American English
Newbury House Dictionary of American English
Reading:
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North Star 3, Reading and Writing (Pearson/Longman) (May be used in ESL 052. Be
sure to coordinate with the instructor on the division of the text)
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More Reading Power3 (Pearson/Longman)
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Interactions 2, Reading & Writing (Cambridge/McGraw Hill)
Reading Explorer 2 (Nat. Geo/Heinle)
Concepts and Comments, Book 4 (Nat. Geo/Heinle) (May be used in ESL 052. Be sure
to coordinate with instructors on division of texts)
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Issues For Today, Book 3 (Nat. Geo/Heinle)
Active: Skills for Reading: Book 3 (Nat. Geo/ Heinle)
Supplemental Text(s) and/or Materials for ESL 051:
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Life Skills and Test Prep 4 (Pearson/Longman) Class sets & audio are available in
the cabinets. To be shared with Level 4. More info here.
Computer Lab IB 3305: Focus on Grammar 4 (Pearson/Longman)
Library: Books and tapes in the NSCC ESL Reading Collection, Level 5
Loft: Computer software
Note: Some copies of these books may be available for examination in the ESL
cabinets in the Humanities Division, or from the ESL Coordinator’s office. Otherwise,
instructors can obtain examination copies from the publishers. Please check the list of
textbook reps on the ESL faculty website, http://webshares.northseattle.edu/ABEESL-GED/, for contact information.
Updated by ESL faculty: 11/2012