Baseball English - Couverture souple

Riccobono Ph.D., Philip S.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0578891042 ISBN 13 : 9780578891040

Editeur : Sports English Press, 2021

Synopsis

Baseball English is the ideal quick course for anyone who needs to communicate in English with players, coaches, staff, scouts, umpires, journalists, agents, and fans. It’s also appropriate for the student who is interested in a career in the baseball industry as a player, coach, umpire, administrator, clubbie, or trainer. It can be used to supplement a regular coursebook, on its own as a stand-alone intensive specialist course, or for self-study. Baseball English will help you communicate successfully throughout this growing sport.

Key Features of the Book

• FOREWORD by Don Nomura
• Frequently used corpus-driven INSIDER vocabulary, dialogues, and expressions recommended by professional baseball players, coaches, umpires, scouts, and interpreters
• Baseball photos and visual aids explaining vocabulary
• Units that cover key parts of the game, from hitting to the front office
• DID YOU KNOW? boxes that offer interesting Baseball English language facts
• INSIDER ADVICE for those wanting to work in baseball
• READING SPOTLIGHT at the end of each unit, featuring baseball professionals
• Help with writing scouting reports
• Role-playing activities
• Conversation Strategies for Baseball and General English
• Discussion and speaking opportunities
• Results from a large baseball vocabulary study
• Appendix including an answer key and baseball vocabulary lists

Key Features of the Videos

• Access by handy QR code or weblink
• Video exercises from the TV documentary Playing for Peanuts, featuring Insider Talk and Everyday English
• Access to authentic behind-the-scenes videos including inside the clubhouse, the dugout, the playing field, closed-door team meetings, at the batting cage, scouting talk, and front office personnel
• Essential vocabulary from each video
• Interactive exercises to practice listening, expressions, and conversation strategies

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Sports English Press
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0578891042
• ISBN 13: 9780578891040
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 106
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Manufactured by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg