Grammar Review Guide booklet is enclosed with the Grammar skills book.

Includes appendices and an index.

"Avenues 3: English Skills is the third of a three-level series. Designed for high-intermediate and advanced students of English as a Second Language, Avenues 3 is a comprehensive integrated skills book. This series is the culmination of my writing career.

In the 1990s, I looked at existing textbooks with integrated grammar blurbs. As an anglophone who had moved to Québec, I was aware that a strong background in grammatical concepts helped me feel more secure as I learned French. Thus, when I wrote Brass Tacks, I separated the comprehensive grammar section from the skills. Over the years, while reworking that basic model, I have tried to make the grammar exercises more appealing. I have also honed my understanding of the types of errors students make, creating skills and grammar content that better matches their needs. Finally, with each new series and edition, I have relished the challenge of researching and finding interesting and relevant material for both students and teachers.

This second edition includes several exciting new features. Each chapter now begins with a Quick Chat activity. At the start of class, students can engage in non-stop talking or free-writing activities to warm up for the day's lessons. A new Words of Wisdom section contains short excerpts from philosophical texts, poems, and classical stories. Students can read the words of Rainer Maria Rilke, Rumi, Kahlil Gibran, Virginia Woolf, and others. Updated chapters deal with issues of trust and creativity. Additionally, every chapter now has two videos and half of the readings are new. [...]

Whereas in the previous edition, reading strategies were scattered throughout the book, in this edition they are consolidated in one section. The story analysis workshop - now called Literary Elements and Story Selections - has been enhanced with four new short stories. [...]

Avenues 3: English Skills, Second Edition contains more material than necessary for a forty-five-hour course, allowing you to choose from different chapters once you've exhausted certain topics. As well, chapters can be presented in whatever sequence you prefer. [...]" (Preface, p. III)

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Chapter 1: The Bold and the Brave

Start-Up: Living on the Edge

Words of Wisdom: If a Tree Could Wander

Reading 1.1: Boldly Go!

Listening: Survival Stories

Reading 1.2: Redefining Survival

Watching 1.1: Surviving a Plane Crash

Speaking: Survival Challenge

Reading 1.3: Avalanche!

Watching 1.2: Taking Flight with Birdmen

Take Action

Revisiting and Editing

Chapter 2: On Trust and Beliefs

Start-Up: Fact or Fiction

Words of Wisdom: Free Though and Official Propaganda

Reading 2.1: The Flat Earth

Watching 2.1: Fake News in the Philippines

Reading 2.2: The Trust Economy

Speaking: Fake Testimonials

Reading 2.3: The Narcissism of Minor Differences

Speaking: Trust in Your Neighbors

Reading 2.4: Riff-Raff

Take Action!

Revisiting and Editing

Chapter 3: Mysterious Minds

Start-Up: Know Your Mind

Words of Wisdom: The Mind

Reading 3.1: Why We Make Mistakes

Watching 3.1: The Long Journey to Becoming 10 Percent Happier

Reading 3.2: Counterclockwise: The Art of Living Mindfully

Watching 3.2: Hooked

Reading 3.3: The Big Thirst

Listening: The Biology of Desire

Speaking: What I've Learned

Take Action

Revisiting and Editing

Chapter 4: The Creative Life

Start-Up: Creative Expression

Words of Wisdom: Letters to a Young Poet

Reading 4.1: On Being Creative: Interview with Elizabeth Gilbert

Watching 4.1: Ai WeiWei: The Enemy of the State

Reading 4.2: Art and Plagiarism

Watching 4.2: The Con Artist

Reading 4.3: Celebritocracy

Speaking: Team Lie Detector

Take Action!

Revising and Editing

Chapter 5: Under Surveillance

Start-Up: Privacy Issues

Words of Wisdom: Big Brother

Reading 5.1: Peep Culture

Speaking: Definitions

Watching 5.1: Are Your Apps Spying on You?

Reading 5.2: Viral Vigilantes: The Unblinking Panopticon

Watching 5.2: Social Media Shaming

Reading 5.3: Why Privacy Matters

Take Action!

Revising and Editing

Chapter 6: Social Pressure

Start-Up: Conformity and Change

Words of Wisdom: On Non-Violent Resistance

Reading 6.1: Bystander Apathy

Watching 6.1: The Power of Social Roles

Reading 6.2: Resisting Authority

Speaking: Debate

Reading 6.3: Inside the Interrogation Room

Watching 6.2: Snitch

Speaking: The Faust and Cayo Cases

Take Action!

Revising and Editing

Chapter 7: Doing the Right Thing

Start-Up: Ethics and Conduct

Words of Wisdom: On Giving

Reading 7.1: On Virtue and Altruism

Watching 7.1: The Moral Life of Children

Reading 7.2: Voluntourism

Listening: How's Your Inner Life?

Speaking: Kindness Week

Watching 7.2: The Hero among us

Reading 7.3: How to Be Good

Speaking: Ethical Dilemmas

Take Action!

Revising and Editing

Literary Elements and Story Selections

Reading Strategies

Writing Workshops

Writing Workshop 1: Summarizing and Citing Sources

Writing Workshop 2: Writing an Academic Essay

Writing Workshop 3: Enhancing Your Essay

Writing Workshop 4: Developing An Argument Essay

APPENDICES:

Appendix 1: How to do Oral Presentations

Appendix 2: Pronunciation

Appendix 3: Transitional Words and Expressions

INDEX

CREDITS

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Chapter 1: The Bold and the Brave
Start-Up: Living on the Edge
Words of Wisdom: If a Tree Could Wander
Reading 1.1: Boldly Go!
Listening: Survival Stories
Reading 1.2: Redefining Survival
Watching 1.1: Surviving a Plane Crash
Speaking: Survival Challenge
Reading 1.3: Avalanche!
Watching 1.2: Taking Flight with Birdmen
Take Action!
Revising and Editing

Chapter 2: On Trust and Beliefs
Start-Up: Fact or Fiction
Words of Wisdom: Free Thought and Official Propaganda
Reading 2.1: The Flat Earth
Watching 2.1: Fake News in the Philippines
Reading 2.2: The Trust Economy
Speaking: Fake Testimonials
Reading 2.3: The Narcissism of Minor Differences
Speaking: Trust in Your Neighbours
Reading 2.4: Riff-Raff
Take Action!
Revising and Editing

Chapter 3: Mysterious Minds
Start-Up: Know Your Mind
Words of Wisdom: The Mind
Reading 3.1: Why We Make Mistakes
Watching 3.1: The Long Journey to Becoming 10 Percent Happier
Reading 3.2: Counterclockwise: The Art of Living Mindfully
Watching 3.2: Hooked
Reading 3.3: The Big Thirst
Listening: The Biology of Desire
Speaking: What I've Learned
Take Action!
Revising and Editing

Chapter 4: The Creative Life
Start-Up: Creative Expression
Words of Wisdom: Letters to a Young Poet
Reading 4.1: On Being Creative: Interview with Elizabeth Gilbert
Watching 4.1: Ai Weiwei: The Enemy of the State
Reading 4.2: Art and Plagiarism
Watching 4.2: The Con Artist
Reading 4.3: Celebritocracy
Speaking: Team Lie Detector
Take Action!
Revising and Editing

Chapter 5: Under Surveillance
Start-Up: Privacy Issues
Words of Wisdom: Big Brother
Reading 5.1: Peep Culture
Speaking: Definitions
Watching 5.1: Are Your Apps Spying on You?
Reading 5.2: Viral Vigilantes: The Unblinking Panopticon
Watching 5.2: Social Media Shaming
Reading 5.3: Why Privacy Matters
Take Action!
Revising and Editing

Chapter 6: Social Pressure
Start-Up: Conformity and Change
Words of Wisdom: On Non-Violent Resistance
Reading 6.1: Bystander Apathy
Watching 6.1: The Power of Social Roles
Reading 6.2: Resisting Authority
Speaking: Debate
Reading 6.3: Inside the Interrogation Room
Watching 6.2: Snitch
Speaking: The Faust and Cayo Cases
Take Action!
Revising and Editing

Chapter 7: Doing the Right Thing
Start-Up: Ethics and Conduct
Words of Wisdom: On Giving
Reading 7.1: On Virtue and Altruism
Watching 7.1: The Moral Life of Children
Reading 7.2: Voluntourism
Listening: How's Your Inner Life?
Speaking: Kindness Week
Watching 7.2: The Hero among us
Reading 7.3: How to Be Good
Speaking: Ethical Dilemmas
Take Action!
Revising and Editing

Literary Elements and Story Selections

Reading Strategies

Writing Workshops
Writing Workshop 1: Summarizing and Citing Sources
Writing Workshop 2: Writing an Academic Essay
Writing Workshop 3: Enhancing Your Essay
Writing Workshop 4: Developing An Argument Essay

APPENDICES:
Appendix 1: How to do Oral Presentations
Appendix 2: Pronunciation
Appendix 3: Transitional Words and Expressions

INDEX

CREDITS

High-intermediate and advanced ESL students.