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 BookFOREWORD by Don NomuraFrequently used corpus-driven INSIDER vocabulary, dialogues, and expressions recommended by professional baseball players, coaches, umpires, scouts, and interpretersBaseball photos and visual aids explaining vocabularyUnits that cover key parts of the game, from hitting to the front officeDID YOU KNOW? boxes that offer interesting Baseball English language factsINSIDER ADVICE for those wanting to work in baseballREADING SPOTLIGHT at the end of each unit, featuring baseball professionalsHelp with writing scouting reportsRole-playing activitiesConversation Strategies for Baseball and General EnglishDiscussion and speaking opportunitiesResults from a large baseball vocabulary studyAppendix including an answer key and baseball vocabulary listsKey Features of the VideosAccess by handy QR code or weblinkVideo exercises from the TV documentary Playing for Peanuts, featuring Insider Talk and Everyday EnglishAccess 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 personnelEssential vocabulary from each videoInteractive exercises to practice listening, expressions, and conversation strategies
