Prism Reading and Writing 2 /
Prism, Reading and writing, Level 2, Student workbook Reading and writing (Prism), Level 2, Student workbook
Carolyn Westbrook and Lida Baker, with Wendy Asplin, Janet Gokay, Jeanne Lambert, and Kate Adams (Teacher's Manual).
- New York : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
- 199 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. + Teacher's Manual (85 p. ; 26 cm.)
- Prism .
Includes ebook access.
Unit 1 ANIMALS (Academic Disciplines: Ecology / Zoology) Watch and Listen: Great Egret and Dolphin Fishing Teamwork Readings: 1. Endangered species (factsheet) 2. Losing the Battle for Survival (article) Reading Skills: KEY SKILL: Reading for main ideas -- ADDITIONAL SKILLS: Understanding key vocabulary - Using your knowledge - Reading for details - Working out meaning - Summarizing - Making inferences - Synthesizing Language Development: Academic verbs - Comparative adjectives Critical Thinking: Use a Venn diagram Grammar for Writing: Word order - Combining sentences - and and or - but and whereas - both and neither Writing: ACADEMIC WRITING SKILLS: topic sentences -- RHETORICAL MODE: comparison and contrast Writing task : Compare and contrast the two sharks in the diagram. (essay completion) On Campus: RESEARCH SKILL: Avoiding plagiarism Unit 2 THE ENVIRONMENT (Academic Disciplines: Environmental Science / Natural Science) Watch and Listen: Colorado River, Grand Canyon, Yosemite Readings: 1. Our Changing Planet (web page) 2. The Causes and Effects of Deforestation (essay) Reading Skills: KEY SKILL: Reading for details -- ADDITIONAL SKILLS: Understanding the key vocabulary - Predicting content using visuals - Reading for main ideas - Scanning for main ideas - Scanning to find information - Identifying purpose - Previewing - Summarizing - Making inferences - Synthesizing Language Development: Academic vocabulary - Environment collocations Critical Thinking: Use a cause-effect chart Grammar for Writing: Verbs of cause and effect - Because and because of Writing: ACADEMIC WRITING SKILLS: Paragraph unity - Supporting sentences and details -- RHETORICAL MODE: Cause and effect Writing Task: Describe the human causes of climate change and the effects that climate change will have on the planet. (essay completion) On Campus: LIFE SKILL: Choosing your courses Unit 3 TRANSPORTATION (Academic Disciplines: Transportation Management / Urban Planning) Watch and Listen: The Jumbo Jet Readings: 1. Masdar: the Future of Cities? (case study) 2. A reading about traffic congestion (essay) Reading Skills: KEY SKILL: Predicting content using visuals -- ADDITIONAL SKILLS: Understanding key vocabulary - Reading for main ideas - Reading for details - Making inferences - Synthesizing Language Development: Transportation collocations - Synonyms for verbs Critical Thinking: Identify and evaluate problems and solutions Grammar for writing: Future real conditional if ... not and unless Writing: ACADEMIC WRITING SKILLS: Writing a concluding sentence -- RHETORICAL MODE: Problem and solution Writing task: Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of two solutions to a city's traffic congestion problems (essay completion) On Campus: STUDY SKILL: Creating idea maps Unit 4 CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS (Academic Disciplines: Cultural Studies / Sociology) Watch and Listen: Halloween by the Numbers Readings: 1. Customs Around the World (article) 2. Nontraditional Weddings (article) Reading Skills: KEY SKILL: Annotating -- ADDITIONAL SKILLS: Understanding key vocabulary - Using your knowledge - Reading for main ideas - Reading for details - Making inferences - Previewing - Synthesizing Language Development: Avoiding generalizations - Adverbs of frequency - Synonyms to avoid repetition Critical Thinking: Analyze a text - Evaluate and respond to an author's ideas Grammar for Writing: Paraphrasing Writing: ACADEMIC WRITING SKILLS: Writing a summary and a personal response -- RHETORICAL MODE: Summary and response Writing task: Summarize and respond to Reading 2. Give you opinions about the changes in wedding traditions. (paragraph) On Campus: COMMUNICATION SKILLS: Communicating with professors Unit 5 HEALTH AND FITNESS (Academic Disciplines: Medicine / Nutrition) Watch and Listen: Nutrition Labels Readings: 1. A Reading about Health and Exercise (article) 2. Tackling Obesity (essay) Reading Skills: KEY SKILL: Making inferences - ADDITIONAL SKILLS: Understanding key vocabulary - Predicting content using visuals - Skimming - Reading for main ideas - Reading for details - Using your knowledge - Scanning to predict content - Synthesizing Language Development: Verb and noun forms - Health and fitness collocations Critical Thinking: Subdivide arguments Grammar for Writing: Stating opinions - Stating a purpose Writing: ACADEMIC WRITING SKILLS: Essay structure -- RHETORICAL MODE: Opinion Writing task: Should colleges and universities require students to take physical education classes? (essay) On Campus: STUDY SKILL: Avoiding procrastination Unit 6 DISCOVERY AND INVENTION (Academic Disciplines: Industrial Design / Mechanical Engineering) Watch and Listen: China's Man-made River Readings: 1. The Magic of Mimicry (article) 2. The World of Tomorrow (article) Reading Skills: KEY SKILL: Scanning to find information -- ADDITIONAL SKILLS: Understanding key vocabulary - Using your knowledge - Reading for main ideas - Annotating - Making inferences - Reading for details - Synthesizing Language Development: Making predictions with modals and adverbs of certainty - Prefixes Critical Thinking: Use T-charts to brainstorm and organize ideas Grammar for Writing: Relative clauses - Prepositional phrases with advantages and disadvantages Writing: ACADEMIC WRITING SKILL: Writing an introductory paragraph - Rhetorical Mode: Explanatory Writing task: Choose a new area of technology or invention and discuss its advantages and disadvantages (essay) On Campus: STUDY SKILL: Annotating texts Unit 7 FASHION (Academic Disciplines: Fashion Design / Retail Management) Watch and Listen: A Life Tailored Around Clothes Readings: 1. Is Fast Fashion Taking Over? (article) 2. Offshore Production (essay) Reading Skills: KEY SKILLS: Distinguishing fact from opinion -- ADDITIONAL SKILLS: Understanding key vocabulary - Using your knowledge - Reading for main ideas - Reading for details - Making inferences - Skimming - Scanning to find information - Synthesizing Language Development: Vocabulary for the fashion business Critical Thinking: Identify and strengthen arguments Grammar for Writing: Multiword prepositions Writing: ACADEMIC WRITING SKILLS: Body paragraph in argumentative essays - Cohesion -- RHETORICAL MODE: Argumentative Writing task: The fashion industry is harmful to society and the environment. Do you agree or disagree? (essay) On Campus: RESEARCH SKILL: Using Internet sources Unit 8 ECONOMICS (Academic Disciplines: Business / Economics) Watch and Listen: The Stock Market Crash of 1929 Readings: 1. How Should You Invest Your Money? (article) 2. Income and Expenditure, 1996-2014 (article) Reading Skills: KEY SKILLS: Skimming -- ADDITIONAL SKILLS: Understanding key vocabulry - Using your knowledge - Reading for main ideas - Reading for details - Making inferences - Annotating - Synthesizing Language Development: Nouns and adjectives for economics - Nouns for economic trends Critical Thinking: Understand and interpret line graphs Grammar for Writing: Describing graphs - nouns phrases and verb phrases - Prepositions and conjunctions - Approximations Writing: ACADEMIC WRITING SKILLS: Writing a concluding paragraph -- RHETORICAL MODE: Analysis Writing task: Describe the multiple-line graph showing home video revenue and explain the data. (essay) On Campus: LIFE SKILL: College applications
"Paired skills course focusing on critical thinking, academic skills, and language students need most. Prism is a five-level (A1 to C1), American English paired-skills course (Reading/Writing and Listening/Speaking), created for students who need to develop a range of academic skills. This Level 4 (C1) Listening and Speaking Student's Book prepares students for college classes by developing their listening, speaking, critical thinking, and pronunciation skills, including pronunciation for listening. Special sections teach how to be a successful college student, and the accompanying video program sets the stage for each unit's topic. Inside the book is a single-use code for the online workbook. This provides automatically graded extra practice and works on PCs and Macs." (Publisher's Website)
9781316624319 (Student Book with Online Workbook) 1316624315 (Student Book with Online Workbook)
English language--Study and teaching.--Textbooks for foreign speakers Reading comprehension--Study and teaching. English language--Written English. B1 (CEFR). Intermediate.