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Interactions 1
Interactions 1
Interactions 1
Interactions 1
Grammar
4th Edition
Elaine Kirn
Darcy Jack
With contributions by Jill Korey OSullivan
KirnJack: Interactions 1: Front Matter Preface The McGrawHill
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Interactions 1 Grammar
Boost your students academic success!
Interactions Mosaic, 4 th edition is the newly revised ve-level, four-skill comprehensive ESL/EFL series
designed to prepare students for academic content. The themes are integrated across prociency levels and the
levels are articulated across skill strands. The series combines communicative activities with skill-building
exercises to boost students academic success.
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an appealing fresh design
user-friendly instructors manuals with placement tests and chapter quizzes
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KirnJack: Interactions 1: Front Matter Preface The McGrawHill
Grammar, Fourth Edition Companies, 2005
Reading
Discussion Questions reinforce
Medical T echnology
Medical technology has developed very quickly over the past few years. New students understanding of the topics
technologies have made it possible to do many things that couldnt be imagined
in the past. Many new tests can be given, diseases can be discovered, and
operations can be done because of breakthroughs in medical technology. Doc-
through comprehension questions and
tors and scientists predict that in the next few years, many important drugs will be
developed, many diseases will be cured, and many operations will be improved.
encourage students to express themselves.
Some amazing choices could also be offered by medical technology in the future.
Soon it could be possible to pick the sex, IQ, and eye color of children before they
are born. It is even possible that human beings could be cloned (copied exactly)
in the future!
But as these amazing technologies develop, some important questions are
being asked: Should nature be controlled by technology? Could new technolo-
gies make our world less human? These questions should be considered care-
fully as medical technology continues to develop.
Discussion Questions
1. What kinds of things can be done because of breakthroughs in medical technology?
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2. What do doctors predict will be done in the next few years?
3. What amazing choices could be offered?
4. What important questions are being asked? 5 Take turns asking and answering questions about the food in the pictures on pages 52
5. What are some examples of modern medical technology? and 53. Use some or any in your questions and answers.
Example: A. Is there any juice in the breakfast picture?
B. There isnt any juice, but there is some coffee.
6 Describe your favorite ice cream sundae. Your description should include the ice
cream avors and toppings you like. Write sentences using some or any.
Example: My sundae has some vanilla and chocolate ice cream, but it doesnt have any
strawberry ice cream. It has some nuts and whipped cream.
C. A lot of/Many/Much
Pairwork activities encourage students to A lot of, many, and much are used to express a large quantity of something. A lot of
may appear before both noncount and plural count nouns. Many may appear only before
personalize and practice the target plural count nouns. Much may appear only before noncount nouns.
language. Examples No t e s
A lot of She doesnt eat a lot of hamburgers. A lot of is used in afrmative and
There is a lot of salt in this soup. negative statements and questions.
Is there a lot of fresh bread at the
bakery?
Dont you eat a lot of apples?
Grammar explanations and charts Ma n y Many fast-food restaurants serve Many is used in afrmative and
hamburgers. negative statements and questions.
provide clear, easy to understand, and I dont like many kinds of vegetables.
Do many people have a poor diet?
Much They dont eat much red meat. Much is used mainly in negative
We dont drink much tea or coffee. statements and afrmative and
Does chicken have much cholesterol? negative questions. Much usually
isnt used in afrmative statements.
Dont they eat much sh?
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KirnJack: Interactions 1: Front Matter Preface The McGrawHill
Grammar, Fourth Edition Companies, 2005
Vi d e o A c t i v i t i e s : Q u i z S h o w s
Before You Watch.
1. Circle the kinds of TV shows you like to watch.
a. comedies b. dramas c. quiz shows d. soap operas
2. Do you like watching quiz shows on TV? Discuss with a partner.
3. Describe your favorite TV quiz show to your partner.
Watch. Discuss the following questions with your classmates.
1. On all the game shows you saw in the video, what must contestants do in
order to win money?
2. Why do television networks like to make game shows?
3. The contestants on todays game shows are .
a. millionaires b. ordinary people c. scholars Video news broadcasts immerse
Watch Again. Write T if the statements below are true and F if they are false.
Then correct all the false statements. students in authentic language, complete
1.
2.
In the U.S., you can watch a game show on TV almost every night of the week.
Quiz shows are a new idea.
with scaffolding and follow-up activities.
3. The rst game show in America was called Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
4. If a television show is successful, other networks hurry to copy it.
5. Game shows are cheaper to make than sitcoms.
6. In the short term, American TV networks will stop making game shows.
7. The questions on the new Twenty-One show are called relatable. This
means they are about families.
After You Watch. Complete the following sentences with the correct tense of
the verb in parentheses. Then check the video to see if your answers are correct.
1. Who Wants to be a Millionaire
(start) the current quiz show craze last summer.
2. Other networks quickly ( jump) on the bandwagon.
3. Television networks always (clone) shows
that are popular, and now they (do) it again.
4. Their motivation (be) greed.
5. In the short term the networks
(make) more game shows, more quiz shows.
6. Game shows (be) not a new idea.
7. In the late 1950s, the audience (nd out) the show
Twenty-One was rigged, and quiz shows (lose)
popularity. Now NBC (bring) back Twenty-One.
8. On the new quiz shows, you
(have to, not) be a scholar in order to be a millionaire.
9. The sixty-four thousand dollar question is, how long
the craze (last)?
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KirnJack: Interactions 1: Front Matter Preface The McGrawHill
Grammar, Fourth Edition Companies, 2005
F o c u s o n Te s t i n g
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KirnJack: Interactions 1: Front Matter Preface The McGrawHill
Grammar, Fourth Edition Companies, 2005
Interactions 1 Grammar
1 School Life The Verb Be Meeting other new students Exchange Students
Around the The Simple Present Tense Talking about classes
World Personal Pronouns, Discussing textbooks
Possessive Adjectives, and
Page 1 Pronouns
3 Living to Eat or Nouns and Expressions of The changing American diet Treat Yourself Well
Eating to Live? Quantity Discussing products and Campaign
Comparisons prices in the supermarket
Page 51 Modal Verbs: Requests, Ordering food in a
Offers, and Permission restaurant
4 In the Future Verb Forms Another busy day in town A Homeless Shelter
Community Phrasal Verbs Waking up to face a full
Prepositions of Place and schedule
Page 77 Time Going on a walking tour
Articles
5 Home The Simple Past Tense Talking about the good old Asthma and Dust
(Regular Verbs); Used to days Mites
Page 105 The Simple Past Tense Moving into a new
(Irregular Verbs); The Past apartment
Tense of the Verb Be Dividing the chores between
Connecting Words roommates
6 Cultures of the The Present Perfect Tense (1) Meeting other travelers and Chinese New Year
World Superlatives sharing experiences
Comparisons with So, Too, Writing home while traveling
Page 127 Either, and Neither Talking about favorite places
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KirnJack: Interactions 1: Front Matter Preface The McGrawHill
Grammar, Fourth Edition Companies, 2005
9 Social Life The Present Perfect Tense (2) Discussing the social scene Online Love Story
The Present Perfect Sharing pastimes and
Page 197 Continuous Tense; The interests
Present Perfect Continuous Talking about dating
Tense Versus the Present
Perfect Tense
Adverbs of Degree: So, Such,
Enough, and Too
11 Science and The Passive Voice with the Todays changing Sight for the Blind
Technology Simple Present and Simple technology
Past Tenses Developments in space
Page 245 The Passive Voice with the technology
Present Perfect Tense Hi-tech technology in the
The Passive Voice with the home
Present Continuous Tense Advances in medical
The Passive Voice with Modal technology
Auxiliaries
Appendices
3 Irregular Verbs
Page 295
Skills Index
Page 299
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