Ediger, Anne.
1. Reading connections : Skills and strategies for purposeful reading / Anne Ediger and Cheryl Pavlik. - New York : Oxford University Press, 2000. - xxi, 218 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
SUMMARY: “Reading Connections is a two-book series that teaches students the reading, vocabulary and critical thinking skills essential for becoming effective readers. Each unit features thematically-grouped authentic readings accompanied by extensive reading strategy instruction, designed to build a core set of reading skills. Students are introduced to reading for real-life purposes through challenging unit tasks. These require them to read purposefully in order to gather and synthesize relevant information from texts with each unit and to draw well-reasoned conclusions, presented in a variety of formats.” – Back cover CONTENTS: Unit 1: The Ad Game Reading 1: A Very Short History of Advertising Reading 2: Basic Advertising Techniques Reading 3: Characteristics of Good Ads Reading 4: Twelve Steps to Creating Successful Ads Reading 5: What's in a Name? Reading 6: Improve Your Creativity in Five Minutes a Day Unit Tasks 1. Evaluating advertisements 2. Writing an effective advertisement Unit 2: This Thing Called Love Reading 1: Why Him? Why Her? Reading 2: Romance Is Universal Reading 3: Body Talk Reading 4: Dating: A Twentieth Century Innovation Reading 5: Playing Hard to Get Reading 6: The Place of Romance in Love Unit Tasks: Investigating the concept of romance in your culture Unit 3: Mind Over Matter Reading 1: Thinking Yourself Healthy Reading 2: Making the Connection Reading 3: The Mental Edge Reading 4: The Stress Cure That's Right for You Reading 5: Laughter As Therapy Reading 6: Healing Words Unit Tasks Reporting on the mind-body connection Unit 4: The World of Work Reading 1: Jobs to Die For Reading 2: Get Into the Flow Reading 3: How to Hire Employees Reading 4: The First 100 Days Reading 5: What It Takes Reading 6: Make Your Resume Do the Work Unit Tasks 1. Conducting a survey on job satisfaction 2. Constructing a pamphlet on career advice for college seniors 3. Preparing an oral presentation on what to look for when hiring new employees Appendix Additional Readings
Intermediate level for students entering college or university.
0194358259 (student book) 0194367320 (answer key)
99043725
English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers.
English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.
Readers.
1. Reading connections : Skills and strategies for purposeful reading / Anne Ediger and Cheryl Pavlik. - New York : Oxford University Press, 2000. - xxi, 218 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
SUMMARY: “Reading Connections is a two-book series that teaches students the reading, vocabulary and critical thinking skills essential for becoming effective readers. Each unit features thematically-grouped authentic readings accompanied by extensive reading strategy instruction, designed to build a core set of reading skills. Students are introduced to reading for real-life purposes through challenging unit tasks. These require them to read purposefully in order to gather and synthesize relevant information from texts with each unit and to draw well-reasoned conclusions, presented in a variety of formats.” – Back cover CONTENTS: Unit 1: The Ad Game Reading 1: A Very Short History of Advertising Reading 2: Basic Advertising Techniques Reading 3: Characteristics of Good Ads Reading 4: Twelve Steps to Creating Successful Ads Reading 5: What's in a Name? Reading 6: Improve Your Creativity in Five Minutes a Day Unit Tasks 1. Evaluating advertisements 2. Writing an effective advertisement Unit 2: This Thing Called Love Reading 1: Why Him? Why Her? Reading 2: Romance Is Universal Reading 3: Body Talk Reading 4: Dating: A Twentieth Century Innovation Reading 5: Playing Hard to Get Reading 6: The Place of Romance in Love Unit Tasks: Investigating the concept of romance in your culture Unit 3: Mind Over Matter Reading 1: Thinking Yourself Healthy Reading 2: Making the Connection Reading 3: The Mental Edge Reading 4: The Stress Cure That's Right for You Reading 5: Laughter As Therapy Reading 6: Healing Words Unit Tasks Reporting on the mind-body connection Unit 4: The World of Work Reading 1: Jobs to Die For Reading 2: Get Into the Flow Reading 3: How to Hire Employees Reading 4: The First 100 Days Reading 5: What It Takes Reading 6: Make Your Resume Do the Work Unit Tasks 1. Conducting a survey on job satisfaction 2. Constructing a pamphlet on career advice for college seniors 3. Preparing an oral presentation on what to look for when hiring new employees Appendix Additional Readings
Intermediate level for students entering college or university.
0194358259 (student book) 0194367320 (answer key)
99043725
English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers.
English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.
Readers.