Pietrusiak Engkent, Karen P.Bardy - Take Part. Speaking Canadian English. Second Edition [1992, PDF]

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Preface
Acknowledgments

One. GETTING ACQUAINTED
- The New Co-Worker
- Tenant Talk
- Waiting for the bus
- Language Notes (Contractions, To Get)
- Culture Note

Two. WEATHER WATCH
- Winter Wear
- The Greenhouse Effect
- Weather Report
- Language Notes ( Negative Contractions, Stress of Auxiliary Verbs, Weather-Inspired Idioms)
- Culture Note
- Weather in Canada

Three. THE WORKPLACE
- Telecommuting
- The Job Interview
- Language Notes ( Formal and Informal English, Questions of Grammar, Talent Idioms)
- Culture Note
- Who Gets Promoted?

Four. LEISURE TIME
- Mystery Buffs
- Weekend Hobbies
- Language Notes ( Qualifiers, Noun Compounds)
- Culture Note
- Murder at Lovesick Lake

Five. FOOD FOR THOUGHT
- Dining Out
- The Dining Party
- Language Notes ( Food Idioms, Expressions with In and Out)
- Culture Note
- Food Games

Six. SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST
- The Fitness Craze
- Health Food!?
- Language Notes (Nicknames and Terms of Address, Giving Advice, Puns)
- Culture Note
- Health and Fitness Quiz

Seven. IT’S CUSTOMARY
- A Letter to the Advice Column
- A Housewarming
- Canadian Holidays
- Language Notes (Invitations, Offers and Requests)
- Culture Note
- Planning Party

Eight. LOVE AND MARRIAGE
- Courtship and Marriage
- Going Out
- The Perfect Couple
- Language Notes (French Words in English, Verbs with Up, Describing Relationships)
- Culture Note
- An Intercultural Marriage

Nine. FAMILY TIES
- Domestic Chores
- The Generation Gap
- Language Notes (Colours, Participles)
- Culture Note
- Family Court - Custody Hearing

Ten. HOME SWEET HOME
- House Hunting
- Moving Out
- Language Notes (Comparisons, Animal Metaphors and Smiles, Use of House/Home)
- Culture Note
- Describing Your Home

Eleven. HITTING THE BOOKS
- Continuing Ed
- ESL Class
- Language Notes (You as an Indefinite Pronoun, Reduction of Sounds, Anatomical Idioms)
- Culture Note
- Post-Secondary Choices

Twelve. LANGUAGE
- A Broadcast Interview
- Learning by Experience
- Language Notes (Narrative Techniques, Reported Speech)
- Culture Note
- Lesson Planning
- Class Lexicon

Thirteen. TRAVEL AND TOURISM
- Sightseeing
- A Trip to the West Coast
- Language Notes (Syllable Strees, Tag Questions)
- Use of Been to
- Culture Note
- Canada Travel Puzzles

Fourteen. RUNNING THE COUNTRY
- The State of the Country
- The Candidate
- News Broadcasts
- Language Notes (Swearing, Voiced and Reduced, Stress Differences)
- Culture Note
- Funding Decisions

Fifteen. THE MARKETPLACE
- Customer Service
- Redecorating
- Commercial Breaks
- Language Notes (Stress for Emphasis and Contrast, Use of To Burn, Money Idioms and Expressions)
- Culture Note
- The Selling Game

Sixteen. ON THE PHONE
- Phone Calls
- Language Notes (Letters and Numbers, Telephone Expressions)
- Culture Note
- What Was Said?

Index of Language Notes
Index of Vocabulary Notes