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UOC ea aN cCtls) | anguage ee aed ore eErer re at Preface _ “The American Language Course (ALC) is compechensive, multlevel language program for teaching English for vocational and professional purposes Its designed primarily for intensive English language training in classroom setting, but can easily be adapted for siower-paced instruction. The ALC’s curriculum has been develope by the Defense Language Institute English Language Cente (DLIELC), which is a US Department of Defense school under the operational control ofthe US Air Force. The primary focus ofthe ALC isto provide a language curnculum for adverse intemational military population. To that end, the ‘course includes nt only general English opis, bu also military topics ofa general nature highlighting the {ypieal language military pesontel will encounter in thee professional and vocational cree ils, The ALC hs, however, also been very succesefilly used in non-military learning environments and in US high schools wth immigrant stadent populations. Course components ‘The coordinate nstetionl postage for Books 1-30 consis ofthe flowing > Set tet (ST) > lnsnetor tx 7) > Homework nd evo exercises booklet HW and EE) > Language lbortry cvs text with ai serps nd answer keys LA) > Audio earings (CD) > Computer delivered ineracve moked insraion MD > Quieki > Optional ning aids Inquiries and orders lease adres inquities and requests for more information about DLIELC publications to DLIELCILESL 2035 Andrews Avenue Lackland Air Foree Base Texas 78236-5259 mal: dite leshwork os fil (©2012 by Defense Language Insitute English Language Center and it licensors, Notice of Rights: All rights ‘reserved. No par of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any mean Imechaniea, photocopying, recording, of otherwise, without the prior writen permission of the publisher Various photos courtesy’ of Defers Imagery: Daniclle Arhinal; US Army; Col. cks Collection, Generat George Patton Museum; US Navy: Andrea Gjorevski eitoril cartoon by Rachel Cae Marie 'Silvee") Berent ‘Special thanks to Maureen McLaughlin, Talkeetna Ranger Station, Denali National Park & Preserve Lisa A. Alley, editorin-chief, ARMOR Magazine: Jody Harmon, art director, ARMOR Magazine ‘William “Bill” Barker (retired), US Army Chinook pilot Second Faltion, Apel 2012 ‘Second printing, October 2012 a ‘ALC Book 26: Scope & Sequence, Lessons 1-5 7, | its your money. > Doliars and Sanee > Aopyng or abank > Online: Drang in ‘eb > Receiving a now tM card » Building a secure financial ture > Ash or and ‘opinions Rovlow Present and past Progressives > They araere moving to Florica view: Perfect tenses Reviow: Present and past erect progassive Snow has been covering the entry fora week. Sutfines: Vers to nouns win » Read an outine in phrases ‘nd answer questions » load a tox ans provide a summary » Tako note as topic outing > Poa key words ston to a Doing, and give @ summary » Fiend an authentic or semi ‘echnioal ox and ance ‘questions > Prelate na gutted ous 2 | An onine newspaper > Tech advances: communication breaisown + Facing e's chal: lengos:a sotiors reomvery > Using phrasal verbs > Ash oe are give Seaton ‘Simple past and present ee He has demonstrated is integriy as @ leader Sufixs: nouns o aoc: ‘Wes with cus > Handling explosives is dangers. Prepositions of tine Listen toa tod, select the ‘main Wea, and write dotats > Reaut key words, ten 10 ‘brietng, and give & para: phrase > Wite a paragraph from an Dutine or notes > Read a test, answor questions, ‘nd record roading ine g | Armor ang Aviation The birth of he Tank missions > Aviation: US Army balcoptore > Mountain rescue > Gia sortrestve iteration Expressing contast using ‘verti connectives expressing coast using in spite of desptregara les of s Witnaun cause or the fats THAT noun lause Reduce adverb clauses of ‘contrast to phrases > Tough cold and trea lames the the root. > Read key words ten 0 8 Bristing and gve a summary sen rr que » Rad an authentic or som technical ted and answer ‘questions » Partspate in guided discus » Read and cle connectives in ‘text > load a tet, rie connec tives, and uncerine contrast 4 | Wado and > Country factsheet Wweting abou rave > Inquire abou ‘and describe ate Simple past and ho past progressive Using beretnarsyscarce yas ntonatirs » Fane key words ston to ‘2 brieng, and give para: phrase » tea paragraph fom an ‘outing or notes ‘erences staf everbs ot wtequancy: | Read a tox, answor questions > Mor th ‘never selemharay |” and recor teading me Us x ever/scarcoly everirarely leg pri (roptonal sen Deserve acces wth somranyshesey compounds 5 =, Lesson 5 reviews all vocabulary and stutures inteduead in Lessons 14, "RVEAICANLANGLNGE COURSE Introduction to Level V ‘The American Language Course (ALC) isan English-language program designed for students ‘who ned to understand and eorimunicatein English in vocational and professional entents. Is books are intended fr intensive language instrvetin. In the ALC, grammar and vocabulary are presented and ‘explained thoroughly, and all our language skis are ‘developed systematically. About the ALC program Bach of the six ALC levels is designed 10 progressively develop students’ basic sills in the areas of istening, speaking. realing and wri “The course employs traditional methods ofl teaching aswell as more recently developed communicative approaches. Dislogs, stent- ‘centered activites, audio and video recordings, ‘computerdeivered interactive multimedia insruetion (IMI, and other supplemental materials fenhanee instruction, The books are designed tobe tse in sequence, with exch bon building onthe preceding one to promote cumulative language acquisition, “The ALC incorporates four components of language learning in fs cueeutum: voca>utary, grammaticl structures, language functions, and sil + The lessons present vocabulary (individual words as wel as phrases) that he learner needs toundersand and us in omer to communicate effectively in English, Vocabulary i presented in contexts appropiate forlearers studying in professional and vocatinal environments “The ALCs program also inludes military topics and specific military vocabulary. This significant feature sets the ALC apat from oer language curcul, Grammar is careflly and systematically sequenced so thatthe leartr continually builds on previously acquired knowledge “The structures presented a forms a language Tearmer needs to master in oder to speak and ‘write standard English, Gamma chars and tables hep direct the lesmer's attention to significant information Isiraions help clarify

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