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Autore |
Hauck Maurice Cogan <1966-> |
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Titolo |
Twelve American voices [[electronic resource] ] : an authentic listening and integrated-skills textbook / / Maurice Cogan Hauck with Kenneth MacDougall |
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New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2002 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (176 p.) |
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Collana |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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MacDougallKenneth <1963-> |
IsayDavid |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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English language |
Listening |
Readers - United States |
Electronic books. |
United States Social life and customs Problems, exercises, etc |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"Based on National Radio Documentaries by David Isay." |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- To the Instructor -- To the Student -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Hunan Chef -- 2. The Nixie Clerk -- 3. Airplane Ashes -- 4. Chained Girl -- 5. Senior DJs -- 6. Advance Obituaries -- 7. Diaryman -- 8. Passover Wine -- 9. The Joe Franklin Show -- 10. Kipperman's Pawnshop and Wedding Chapel -- 11. Woolworth's Lunch Counter -- 12. Cynical Santa -- Answers -- Transcripts |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Designed for non-native speakers of English, Twelve American Voices presents a series of entertaining and culturally rich radio documentaries by award-winning producer David Isay. These stories, which were first broadcast on National Public Radio, focus on a range of individuals living and working in contemporary America, from an immigrant Chinese restaurant owner in New York City to an African-American waitress who helped integrate a Southern lunch counter, from the owner of a pawnship-wedding chapel to a retired couple who have become disk jockeys. As students listen to these stories, they hear a variety of regional and ethnic "Englishes" and are introduced to some |
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