2009م - 1444هـ
EVERYDAY LIFE
ENGLISH
in
Improve
your
ENGLISH
Stephen E. Brown and Ceil Lucas
New York Chicago San Francisco Lisbon London Madrid Mexico City
Milan New Delhi San Juan Seoul Singapore Sydney Toronto
CONTENTS
Introduction vii
CHAPTER 1 LIFE IN AMERICA 1
1. Driving Across America 1
2. What Do You Like
About America? 2
3. An Island in Maine 4
4. West vs. East 5
5. Canada vs. the U.S. 6
6. Living in Washington 8
7. Coming from Spain 9
8. Time in Egypt and America 10
9. American Memories 11
10. Coming from India 12
11. Changing Times 14
12. Small-Town Life 14
CHAPTER 2 THE FAMILY 19
1. A Family in Maryland 19
2. Italian Roots 21
3. A Family Sabbatical 22
4. Changing Families 23
5. Siblings 23
6. Family in New Zealand 24
7. Mothers and Daughters 27
8. Fathers and Daughters 28
CHAPTER 3 THE HOME 33
1. Row Houses 33
2. A Log House 34
3. Walking Th rough the House 36
4. A Favorite Room 37
5. Lincoln Logs 38
6. Living at the Drop Zone 41
CHAPTER 4 THE ROLE OF WOMEN 47
1. A Good Wife 47
2. Options 48
3. Working Moms 50
4. Changing Perspectives 51
5. Balancing Work and Family 52
6. Cultural Diff erences 53
CHAPTER 5 EDUCATION 57
1. School in Philadelphia 57
2. Getting Recruited 59
3. A Liberal Arts Education 60
4. Th e School Newspaper 61
5. An Indian Perspective 62
CHAPTER 6 RECREATION AND ENTERTAINMENT 67
1. RVs and Horses 67
2. Computer Games 69
3. Stopper and Sweeper 70
4. Running 71
5. Climbing Mountains 72
6. Th e Soccer League 73
7. Flying 74
8. Outdoors in New Zealand 76
9. Wallyball 76
10. Making Movies 77
11. Life-Work Balance 78
12. Playing the Piano 79
13. Th e Performing Arts 80
14. Books on Tape 81
15. Reading 82
16. Opera 82
17. Playing Pool 83
18. Hobbies 85
CHAPTER 7 THE USE OF LANGUAGE: PART I 93
1. Sounding American 93
2. Linguistic Chameleon 95
3. Speaking Spanish 96
4. Listening 97
5. Color Commentary 98
6. Growing Up Bilingually 99
7. Getting Comfortable 100
CHAPTER 8 THE USE OF LANGUAGE: PART II 105
1. American English/
British English 105
2. Baltimore 108
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