Look Again at English III. [antikvár]

INTRODUCTIONThe first half of Book 3 completes the revision of the basic structures of English. It presumes an ability on the part of the student to operate the structures which are dealt with in Books 1 and 2 and students would be wise to keep these two books as reference material. In certain sections of Book 3 there are specific references to these two books.The contexts for the language work in this section of the book are related specifically to the following: Description: Places (Units 1-3) Exposition: The logical.presentation of an argument (Units 4-6)The first three units, which deal with description, follow on from the treatment of the language of narrative in Book 2 and it forms a link to the language of exposition and argument, which is the main concern of this book.The second half of Book 3 provides an opportunity for students to build on these basic structures which are the main elements of the English language. It alsó gives the student extended practice in the language of logical exposition. Students will study this code of language in the context of: People, cities and communities (Units 7-9) Nature, Science and Man (Units 10-12) The fundamentals of this study of the code of exposition can be transferred to other contexts the law, commerce, socio-logy depending upon the student's own needs and interests. The exercises in this section of the book are designed to pro-vide transfer and production exercises to suit a wide rangé of interests.The contexts for the study of the structures of English and the structure of language for exposition are taken from con-temporary sources, as far as possible. Students should supple-ment this by reading as widely as possible from newspapers, magazines and books. Idiomatic expressions which occur in these readings are dealt with as they occur. Students should make use of a good dictionary Collins English Learner's Dictionary, for example, to find the meanings of words which