Sandy, Chuck. <br/><br/>
Active Skills for Communication :   Book 2 / 
Chuck Sandy and Curtis Kelly. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - Boston, MA :  Heinle Cengage Learning,  2009. 
 - 128 p. :  ill. ;  28 cm.  + 1 Audio CD. 
 - Active Skills .
<br/><br/>Unit 1 Facebook  Challenge: Designing a personal emblem for someone<br/>  Skills: Greeting people; Sharing personal information<br/>  Fluency: Back-channelling to show you are listening  Language: Interrogatives; Verb phrases; Infinitives; Personal information Unit 2: Personal Motto  Challenge: Making and explaining a personal motto<br/>Skills  Skills: Expressing opinions and explaining what something means  Fluency: Asking for clarification<br/>  Language: State of being verbs; Adjectives; Prepositions Unit 3 Tall Tales  Challenge: Telling stories in a true/lie game  Skills: Telling a story<br/>  Fluency: Referring back to something the speaker said  Language: Past progressive tense & Past simple tense; Sequencing expressions; Storytelling expressions; Adjectives  Project 1 : Digital Story; Recycling themes and language from Unit 3; Making a story and presenting it in an electronic format Unit 4 Keepsakes<br/>  Challenge: Presenting a personal item and explaining why it is special  Skills: Describing the past<br/>  Fluency: Shadowing the speaker's words<br/>  Language: Keepsake items; Time expressions; Past simple tense; Present perfect tense; Present perfect continuous tense Unit 5 Team Spirit  Challenge: Discussing and presenting ways to develop good relationships<br/>  Skills: Making suggestions to improve the class  Fluency: Disagreeing with someone else's ideas  Language: Plural/singular nouns; Infinitives; Discussion expressions Unit 6 Hot Sports<br/>  Challenge: Making an advertisement and recommending a business  Skills: Describing likes and dislikes  Fluency: Responding to suggestions  Language: Locations; Adjectives; Gerunds & infinitives; Activities  Project 2 : Radio Ad; Recycling themes and language from Unit 6; Advertising an upcoming event Unit 7 Class Cookbook  Challenge: Making and explaining an interesting food recipe  Skills: Giving instructions  Fluency: Slowing down the conversation  Language: Cooking related vocabulary; Imperatives; Sequencing expressions Unit 8 Business Venture<br/>  Challenge: Planning and presenting a new business idea  Skills: Explaining key features of a business  Fluency: Hesitating  Language: Business; Definite or indefinite articles; Business vocabulary Unit 9 Job Interview  Challenge: Role-playing interviewing someone and being interviewed  Skills: Describing work and experience and abilities  Fluency: 'Mirroring' the speaker  Language: Verb phrases; Some or any; Modals and related expressions; Job related vocabulary  Project 3 : Job Fair; Recycling themes and language from Unit 9; Researching careers and presenting ideas Unit 10 TV Preview<br/>  Challenge: Performing a trailer for a TV show or movie  Skills: Describing likes and dislikes and what something is about  Fluency: Speaking dramatically  Language: TV show and movie vocabulary; Relative clauses; Adjectives Unit 11 Public Opinion<br/>  Challenge: Telling a story about a problem and asking classmates what they would do<br/>  Skills: Presenting a story and predicting reaction  Fluency: Introducing opinions<br/>  Language: Gerunds; Hypothetical situations; Reporting results<br/> Unit 12 Mini Debate  Challenge: Planning a debate issue and debating in small groups  Skills: Expressing opinions, supporting argumentsxxxagreeing and disagreeing  Fluency: Illustrating your point (giving examples)  Language: Nobody, somebody, everybody; position statements; Debate issues<br/>  Project 4 : Future plans; Evaluating progress and successes from Unit 12; Self-evaluation and presentation 
<br/><br/> "Active skill for Communication is an exciting new three-level series that develop learners' speaking and listening skills. Written by ELT specialists Curtis Kelly and Chuck Sandy, with series consultant Neil J. Anderson, the series uses the ACTIVE approach to help learners become more fluent, confident-and-active speakers of English. Each unit contains easy-to-follow, step-by-step activities that lead towards a major speaking task. The tasks are based on real-life situations and are designed to increase self confidence and foster positive attitudes towards learning English." (Publisher's Website)<br/> 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781424009091 (Student Book) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Oral communication--Study and teaching.<br/>Interpersonal communication--Study and teaching.<br/>Written communication--Study and teaching.<br/>English language--Study and teaching.