Harmony

WRITING

Intermediate


Harmony is an integrated grammar and composition book for intermediate (level 5 of 8) students of English for Speakers of Other Languages. Grammar lessons review basic verb tenses, while composition lessons help students to master a healthy paragraph and then introduce the basic components of an essay. The materials use an overarching theme of the arts to inspire students to think beyond rules and formulas. 

While this textbook can be used in many different ways, it is important to note that the skills and vocabulary are cumulative. Likewise, the sequence of activities within a unit have intentional scaffolding to build from implicit to explicit, from presentation to practice to production and ultimately to transfer of knowledge and skills.  Aside from the first, each unit includes: 

Specific topics include: 

Appendices in the teacher edition include:

This project was funded in part by Open Oregon Educational Resources.

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PCC Instructors:  This book was intentionally created with fewer than 100 pages so that students could print it for free using their student printing allowance at a PCC computer lab. However, if you wish to have student books available for purchase from the PCC bookstore, you can place an order using this PCC Print Center Job Number: 24663