McVeigh, Joe <br/><br/>
Q : Skills for Success 2 : Reading and Writing (3rd ed.) / 
 Reading and writing.  2. 
Joe McVeigh and Jennifer Bixby. 
 - 3rd ed. 
 - New York :  Oxford University Press,  2020. 
 - xi, 198 p. :  ill. (colour), maps (colour) ;  26 cm. 
 - Q : Skills for Success .
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<br/><br/>Critical Thinking: The unique central approach of the Q: Skills for Success series has been further enhanced in the Third Edition. New features help you analyze, synthesize, and develop your ideas.<br/>  Unit question: The thought-provoking unit questions engage you with the topic and provide a critical thinking framework for the unit.<br/>  Critical Thinking Strategy with video: Each unit includes a Critical Thinking Strategy with activities to give you step-by-step guidance in critical analysis of texts. An accompanying instructional video [...] provides extra support and examples.<br/>  Bloom's Taxonomy: Blue activity headings integrate verbs from Bloom's Taxonomy to help you see how each activity develops critical thinking skills.<br/>  Analysis: You can discuss your opinion of each listening text and analyze how it changes your perspective on the unit question. Three types of Video:<br/>  Unit Video: The unit videos include high-interest documentaries and reports on a wide variety of subjects, all linked to the unit topic and question. "Work with Video" pages guide you in watching, understanding, and discussing the unit videos. The activities help you see the connection to the Unit Question and the other texts in the unit. In some units, one of the main listening texts is a video.<br/>  Critical Thinking Video: Narrated by the Q series authors, these short videos give you further instruction on the Critical Thinking Strategy of each unit using engaging images and graphics. You can use them to gain a deeper understanding of the Critical Thinking Strategy.<br/>  Skills Video: These instructional videos provide illustrated explanations of skills and grammar points in the Student Book. They can be viewed in class or assigned for a flipped classroom, for homework, or for review. One skill video is available for every unit. Vocabulary: A research-based vocabulary program focuses on the words you need to know academically and professionally. The vocabulary syllabus in Q: Skills for Success is correlated to the CEFR and linked to two word lists: the Oxford 5000 and the OPAL (Oxford Phrasal Academic Lexicon)<br/>  The Oxford 5000 is an expanded core word list for advanced learners of English. As well as the Oxford 3000 core list, the Oxford 5000 includes an additional 2,000 words, guiding learners at B2-C1 level on the most useful, high-level words to learn.<br/>  The OPAL is a collection of four word lists that provide an essential guide to the most important words and phrases to know for academic English. The word lists are based on the Oxford Corpus of Academic English and the British Academic Spoken English corpus. The OPAL includes both spoken and written academic English and both individual words and longer phrases. Academic Language tips in the Student Book give information about how words and phrases from the OPAL are used and offer help with features such as collocations and phrases. Extensive Reading is a program of reading for pleasure at a level that matches your language ability. There are many benefits to Extensive Reading:<br/>  It helps you to become a better reader in general; it helps to increase your reading speed; it can improve your reading comprehension; it increases your vocabulary range; it can help you improve your grammar and writing skills; it's great for motivation to read something that is interesting for its own sake. Each unit if Q: Skills for Success Third Edition has been aligned to an Oxford Graded Reader based on the appropriate topic and level of language proficiency. The first chapter of each recommended graded reader can be downloaded from IQ Online Resources." (Introduction, pp. iv-vii) CONTENTS Welcome to Q: Skills for Success Third Edition<br/> What is iQ Online?<br/> UNIT 1 MARKETING - Why does something become popular?<br/>  Reading 1: Unusual Ideas to Make a Buzz<br/>  Reading Skill: Identifying the main idea of a paragraph<br/>  Reading 2: How Do You Decide?<br/>  Critical Thinking Strategy: Putting ideas in order  Work with the Video: Starbucks Coffee Shops<br/>  Vocabulary Skill: Word families<br/>  Writing Skill: Writing a descriptive paragraph<br/>  Grammar: Present continuous<br/>  Unit Assignment: Write a descriptive paragraph UNIT 2 PSYCHOLOGY - How do colors affect our behavior?<br/>  Reading 1: What Colors Do You Like to Wear?<br/><br/><br/>  Reading Skill: Getting meaning from context<br/><br/><br/>  Reading 2: The importance of Color in Business<br/><br/><br/>  Critical Thinking Strategy: Restarting <br/><br/><br/>  Work with the Video: Pantone Color of the Year<br/><br/><br/>  Vocabulary Skill: Suffixes<br/><br/><br/>  Writing Skill: Brainstorming<br/><br/>  Grammar: Future with will<br/><br/><br/>  Unit Assignment: Write a proposal for a business<br/><br/> UNIT 3 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY - What does it mean to be polite?<br/><br/>  Reading 1: Being Polite from Culture to Culture<br/><br/><br/>  Reading Skill: Identifying supporting details <br/><br/><br/>  Reading 2: Answers to All Your Travel Questions<br/>  Work with the Video: Mobile Phone Manners<br/><br/><br/>  Vocabulary Skill: Prefixes<br/><br/><br/>  Writing Skill: Supporting your main idea with examples<br/><br/><br/>  Grammar: Subject-verb agreement<br/><br/><br/>  Unit Assignment: Write a paragraph with supporting examples <br/><br/>  Critical Thinking Strategy: Organizing ideas with a rough outline<br/><br/><br/> UNIT 4 TECHNOLOGY - How can technology improve performance?<br/>  Reading 1: Virtual Reality for Medical Students<br/>  Reading Skill: Taking notes<br/>  Reading 2: The Technology Advantage<br/>  Work with the Video: What is GPS?<br/>  Vocabulary Skill: Using the dictionary<br/>  Writing Skill:  Writing an opinion paragraph<br/>  Grammar: Organizing ideas with a graphic organizer<br/>  Unit Assignment: Modals  Critical Thinking Strategy: Write an opinion paragraph<br/> UNIT 5 BUSINESS - What makes a family business successful?<br/>  Reading 1: A Successful Family Business<br/><br/><br/>  Reading Skill: Skimming<br/><br/><br/>  Reading 2: The Challenge of Running a Family Business<br/><br/><br/>  Work with the Video: A Family Business<br/><br/><br/>  Critical Thinking Strategy: Drawing conclusions<br/><br/><br/>  Vocabulary Skill: Using the dictionary <br/><br/><br/>  Writing Skill: Unity in a paragraph<br/><br/><br/>  Grammar: Comparative and superlative adjectives<br/><br/><br/>  Unit Assignment: Write a plan for a family business<br/><br/> UNIT 6 BRAIN SCIENCE - How can you learn faster and better?<br/><br/>  Reading 1: You Can Read Faster and Better<br/><br/><br/>  Reading Skill: Identifying the author's purpose<br/><br/><br/>  Critical Thinking Strategy: Prediction topics and ideas<br/><br/><br/>  Reading 2: Brain Secrets of the Most Successful Students<br/><br/>  Work with the Video: Functions of the Brain<br/><br/><br/>  Vocabulary Skill: Using the dictionary<br/><br/><br/>  Writing Skill: Describing a process<br/><br/><br/>  Grammar: Infinitives of purpose<br/><br/><br/>  Unit Assignment: Write a paragraph describing a process<br/><br/> UNIT 7 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE - Do cities need nature?<br/><br/>  Reading 1: Take a nature break<br/><br/><br/>  Reading Skill: Identifying claims and support<br/><br/><br/>  Reading 2: Naturally Urban<br/><br/><br/>  Work with the Video: Growing Cities<br/><br/><br/>  Vocabulary Skill: Phrasal Verbs<br/><br/><br/>  Grammar: Simple past and past continuous<br/><br/><br/>  Writing Skill: Using sentence variety<br/><br/><br/>  Unit Assignment: Write an opinion paragraph<br/>  Critical Thinking Strategy: Analyzing and evaluating ideas<br/><br/><br/> UNIT 8 PUBLIC HEALTH - How can we prevent diseases?  Reading 1: University Health Center: Cold News<br/><br/>  Reading Skill: Synthesizing information<br/><br/>  Reading 2: Preventing Disease Around the World  Critical Thinking Strategy: Summarizing main ideas<br/><br/>  Work with the Video: Science Experiments<br/><br/>  Vocabulary Skill: Collocations<br/><br/>  Writing Skill: Writing an explanatory paragraph<br/>  Grammar: Adverbs of manner and degree<br/>  Unit Assignment: Write an explanatory paragraph about an illness<br/> Vocabulary List and CEFR Correlation  Authors and Consultants Authors and Consultants<br/> 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780194903936 (Student book with online practice) 019490394X (Student book with online practice) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2015373691 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Reading comprehension--Problems, exercises, etc.<br/>English language--Rhetoric--Problems, exercises, etc.<br/>A2 (CEFR).<br/>High-intermediate.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PE1128  / .G6525 2015 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>428.0071