Blass, Laurie  1952- <br/><br/>
Pathways 4 :  Reading, Writing, and Critical Thinking (2nd edition) / 
 Pathways four 
Laurie Blass and Mari Vargo. 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - Boston :  National Geographic Learning,  2018. 
 - x, 262 p. :  color ill., color maps ;  28 cm. 
 - Pathways .
<br/><br/>Includes an Index of Exam skills and tasks. 
<br/><br/>summary Unit 1. Changing the Planet<br/><br/>  Academic Track: Environmental Studies READING TEXTS AND VIDEO: Reading: The Human Age by Elizabeth Kolbert (argumentative essay) — Video: Trees of Life READING: Focus – Understanding Cohesion — Understanding Main Ideas and Details, Understanding Infographics CRITICAL THINKING: Focus – Analyzing evidence — Evaluating, Synthesizing, Guessing Meaning from Context WRITING: Language for Writing: Using cohesive devices — Writing Skill: Reviewing essay writing — Writing Goal: Writing a cause-effect essay VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Word Forms: Adjectives ending in –ic — Word Partners: dramatic + noun Unit 2. On the Edge<br/>  Academic Track: Life Science/Conservation READING TEXTS AND VIDEO: Reading: A Cry for the Tiger by Caroline Alexander (explanatory/persuasive report) — Video: Tigers in the Snow READING: Focus – Understanding Appositives — Understanding Main Ideas and Details, Identifying Problems, Reasons and Solutions CRITICAL THINKING: Focus – Analyzing Text Organization — Personalizing, Making Inferences, Synthesizing, Guessing Meaning from Context WRITING: Language for Writing: Using appositives — Writing Skill: Reviewing the thesis statement — Writing Goal: Writing a persuasive essay VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Word Partners: Adjective/verb + priority Unit 3. Beauty and Perception<br/>  Academic Track: Art/Sociology READING TEXTS AND VIDEO: Reading: Images of Beauty by Annie Griffiths (expository/classification article) — Video: Photo Contest READING: Focus – Using a Concept Map — Understanding Main Ideas and Details CRITICAL THINKING: Focus – Applying ideas — Inferring Meaning, Synthesizing, Guessing Meaning from Context WRITING: Language for Writing: Using restrictive and non-restrictive adjective clauses — Writing Skill: Supporting a thesis — Writing Goal: Writing an evaluative essay VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Word Forms: Nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs Unit 4. Rethinking Business<br/>  Academic Track: Fashion/Business Studies READING TEXTS AND VIDEO: Reading: Changing Fashion by Mike W. Peng (case study article) — Video: Behind the Brand READING: Focus – Understanding Sentences with Initial Phrases — Understanding Main Ideas and Supporting Ideas CRITICAL THINKING: Focus – Understanding Multi-word Units — Understanding Visual Data, Inferring Meaning, Synthesizing WRITING: Language for Writing: Using sentences with initial phrases — Writing Skill: Writing a summary — Writing Goal: Writing a comparative essay VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Word Web: Business words and antonyms — Word Forms: Adjectives with -ive Unit 5. Working Together<br/>  Academic Track: Life Science/Sociology READING TEXTS AND VIDEO: Reading: The Smart Swarm by Peter Miller (explanatory article) — Video: Art Teamwork READING: Focus – Understanding Complex Sentences — Understanding Main Ideas, Understanding Purpose, Summarizing CRITICAL THINKING: Focus – Evaluating Sources — Analyzing, Synthesizing, Guessing Meaning from Context WRITING: Language for Writing: Avoiding plagiarism (I) - Paraphrasing — Writing Skill: Writing a summary — Writing Goal: Writing a summary essay VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Word Link: co-, com-, col- Unit 6. Language and Culture<br/>  Academic Track: Anthropology/Linguistics READING TEXTS AND VIDEO: Reading: The Secret Language by Daisy Zamora (autobiographical essay) — Video: Culture Shock READING: Focus – Understanding Verbal Phrase — Understanding Main Ideas and Details CRITICAL THINKING: Focus – Inferring an Author’s Attitude — Recognizing Levels of Formality, Guessing Meaning from Context WRITING: Language for Writing: Adding information with verbal phrases — Writing Skill: Writing introductions and conclusions — Writing Goal: Writing an opinion essay VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Word Link: ir-, im-, il- Unit 7. Resources and Development<br/>  Academic Track: History/Economics READING TEXTS AND VIDEO: Reading: The Shape of Africa by Jared Diamond (expository/persuasive essay) — Video: Honey and Pepper READING: Focus – Annotating a Text — Understanding Main Ideas and Details CRITICAL THINKING: Focus – Analyzing Point of View — Understanding Chronology, Guessing Meaning from Context WRITING: Language for Writing: Avoiding plagiarism (II) – Referring to sources — Writing Skill: Researching and note-taking — Writing Goal: Writing an expository essay VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Word Link: adjective + economy — Word Partners: distinct + noun Unit 8. Living Longer<br/>  Academic Track: Health/Medicine  READING TEXTS AND VIDEO: Reading: Beyond 100 by Stephen S. Hall (explanatory/scientific article) — Video: Longevity Village READING: Focus – Asking Questions as You Read — Understanding Main Ideas and Details, Identifying Supporting Examples CRITICAL THINKING: Focus – Interpreting Visual Data — Personalizing, Synthesizing, Guessing Meaning from Context WRITING: Language for Writing: Explaining the significance of evidence — Writing Skill: Planning an argumentative research paper — Writing Goal: Writing an argumentative essay VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Word Partners: Words and phrases with life — Word Link: re- Unit 9. Truth and Deception<br/>  Academic Track: Psychology READING TEXTS AND VIDEO: Reading: Why We Lie by Yudhijit Bhattacharjee (explanatory article/research summary) — Video: Learning to Lie READING: Focus – Understanding a Research Summary — Understanding Main Ideas, Identifying Supporting Details VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Focus – Evaluating Research — Interpreting, Relating, Guessing Meaning from Context WRITING: Language for Writing: Introducing results and describing data — Writing Skill: Summarizing research — Writing Goal: Writing a research summary VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Word Forms: Forming nouns with –once and –ence — Word Forms: Word forms of deceit Unit 10. Imagining the Future<br/>  Academic Track: Interdisciplinary READING TEXTS AND VIDEO: Reading: My Mars/Sci-fi novel excerpts by Ray Bradbury/H.G. Wells (autobiographical essay/fiction extracts) — Video: Mission: Mars READING: Focus – Identifying Literary Elements — Understanding Main Ideas and Details CRITICAL THINKING: Focus – Reading Literature Critically — Interpreting Figurative Language, Making Inferences, Applying, Guessing Meaning from Context WRITING: Language for Writing: Using a variety of sentence types — Writing Skill: Writing an analysis of literature — Writing Goal: Writing an analytical essay  VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Word Web: Words for describing literature — Word Web: Phrasal verbs with down Vocabulary Extension Independent Student Handbook Index of Exam Skills and Tasks 
<br/><br/> "The Pathway to Academic Readiness<br/>Pathways Reading, Writing, and Critical Thinking, Second Edition uses National Geographic stories, photos, video, and infographics to bring the world to the classroom. Authentic, relevant content and carefully sequenced lessons engage learners while equipping them with the skills needed for academic success. Each level of the second edition features new and updated content.<br/>Academic skills are clearly labeled at the beginning of each unit.<br/>New and updated reading passages incorporate a variety of text types, charts, and infographics to inform and inspire learners.<br/>Explicit reading skill instruction includes main ideas, details, inference, prediction, note-taking, sequencing, and vocabulary development.<br/>Critical thinking activities are integrated throughout each unit, and help develop learner independence.<br/>New and updated video sections use National Geographic video clips to provide a bridge between Readings 1 and 2, and to give learners ideas and language for the unit's writing task.<br/>An additional reading passage provides integrated skills practice.<br/>Key academic and thematic vocabulary is practiced, and expanded throughout each unit.<br/>Vocabulary extension activities cover word forms, word webs, collocations, affixes, and more, to boost learner's reading and writing fluency.<br/>Pathways' approach to writing guides students through the writing process and develops learners' confidence in planning, drafting, revising, and editing.<br/>Writing Goals and Language for Writing sections provide the focus and scaffolding needed for learners to become successful writers.<br/>An online workbook, powered by MyELT, includes video clips and automatically graded activities for learners to practice the skills taught in the Student Books.<br/>Updated Revising Practice sections incorporate realistic model paragraphs and help learners refine their writing.<br/>New Guided online writing practice provides reinforcement and consolidation of language skills, helping learners to become stronger and more confident writers." (Introduction, p. viii-x)  CONTENTS:<br/>Introduction to Pathways<br/><br/> 
<br/><br/> For learners of English as Second Language at the advanced level (C1 - CEFR). 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781337407809 (Student Book) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2012932717 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English language--Rhetoric--Problems, exercises, etc.<br/>Report writing--Problems, exercises, etc.<br/>Critical thinking--Problems, exercises, etc.<br/>C1 (CEFR).<br/>Advanced.