Unit 1 Education
Gearing up
Language focus
Vocabulary
Academic skills focus: techniques to help read fast and well
Focused Reading
Language Focus
Vocabulary
Academic skills focus: using citations and references
Focused Writing
Write an academic paragraph
Unit 2 Food
Gearing up
Language Focus
Vocabulary
Reading Strategies: guessing meaning from context
Language Focus
Vocabulary
Academic skills focus: read critically
Focused Writing
Write an essay
Write a thesis statement
Unit 3 Technology
Gearing up
Language focus
Vocabulary
Academic skills focus: identifying and evaluating information
Focused Reading
Language focus
Vocabulary
Academic skills focus: learning independently to improve reading skills
Focused Reading
Language focus
Focused Writing
Paraphrasing
Paraphrasing Exercises
Unit 4 Environment
Gearing up
Language focus
Vocabulary
Academic skills focus: recognizing organization of written texts
Language Focus
Vocabulary
Academic skills focus: recognizing purpose of texts
Academic skills focus: distinguishing between facts and opinions
Task
Focused Writing
Unit 5 Emotions
Gearing up
Language focus
Vocabulary
Academic skills focus: close reading
Focused Reading
Language Focus
Vocabulary
Academic skills focus: identifying the patterns of organization
Focused Writing
Unit 6 Entertainment
Gearing up
Language focus
Academic skills focus: techniques to help write smoothly
Focused Reading
Language focus
Academic skills focus, techniques to help write smoothly
Focused Reading
Language Focus
Academic skills focus, recognizing organization of written text
Focused Writing
Bibliographies
Appendix
Keys