Hill, David  1937- <br/><br/>
Academic Connections 2 /  David Hill. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - White Plains, NY :  Pearson Education,  2010. 
 - xxiv, 157 p. :  ill. (chiefly col.) ;  26 cm.  + 1 Audio CD. 
 - Academic Connections. .
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<br/><br/>"Level 2 of Academic Connections has a systematic step-by-step approach that helps students develop their academic and test-taking skills. <br/> Academic Connections includes a range of authentic tasks including:  - listening to lectures<br/>  - note-taking<br/>  - participating in debates<br/>  - preparing oral and written reports<br/>  - writing essays" (Publisher's Website)<br/> CONTENTS: 1. Biology: Experiments and the common cold  - Main ideas and Supporting details<br/>  - Reading: Finding main ideas, skimming; Finding specific information: scanning<br/>  - Listening: Getting the gist: understanding a speaker's main ideas; Listening for supporting details<br/>  - Writing: Writing a paragraph; Recognizing a part of a paragraph<br/>  - Integrated Writing: Writing a paragraph about a biological experiment 2. Marketing: New Ways to Spread the Message  - Organizational Structure<br/>  - Reading: Recognizing organisation of written texts; Recognizing purpose of texts; Understanding relationships within a reading text<br/>  - Listening: Recognizing relationships among parts of a lecture; Organisational structure and note-taking<br/>  - Speaking: Expressing relationships between ideas<br/>  - Integrated Speaking: Designing and presenting a stealth or viral marketing campaign 3. Astronomy: Collisions from Space  - Coherence and Cohesion<br/>  - Reading: Recognizing reference in cohesion<br/>  - Listening: Recognizing logical connectives in lectures; Listing ideas<br/>  - Writing: Writing cohesive texts<br/>  - Integrated Writing: Writing a paragraph about the usefulness of research into Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) 4. Acting: Imagination<br/>  - Summarizing<br/>  - Reading: Recognizing summary statements and conclusions<br/>  - Listening: Recognizing digressions and asides; Distinguishing major from minor points<br/>  - Speaking: Preparing spoken summaries<br/>  - Integrated Speaking: Summarizing how an actor might use imagination when preparing for a role<br/> 5. Psychology: Emotions  - Synthesizing Information<br/>  - Reading: Recognizing abstract ideas and concrete examples<br/>  - Listening: Recognizing relationships between ideas from two spoken sources<br/>  - Writing: Writing summary statements in paragraphs; Synthesizing information in writing<br/>  - Integrated Writing: Writing a paragraph about where emotional responses come from<br/><br/> 6. Sociology: The Effects of Prosperity  - Fact and Opinion<br/>  - Reading: Distinguishing between facts and opinions<br/>  - Listening: Identifying and evaluating information presented to support a position; Recognizing a speaker's degree of certainty<br/>  - Speaking: Discussing opinions and supporting ideas; Supporting opinions<br/>  - Integrated Writing: Discussing an issue of prosperity versus happiness<br/><br/> 7. Literature: Chinua Achebe  - Purpose<br/>  - Reading: Recognizing multiple purposes in texts<br/>  - Listening: Recognizing a speaker's attitude<br/>  - Writing: Writing introductions and conclusions in essays; Considering your audience<br/>  - Integrated Writing: Writing an academic essay about Marriage Is a Private Affair<br/><br/> 8. Earth Science: The Water Cycle  - Inference<br/>  - Reading: Inferring meaning from context<br/>  - Listening: Inferring the speaker's purpose<br/>  - Speaking: Using intonation to convey meaning; Persuading your audience;<br/>  - Integrated Writing: Giving a persuasive talk about human intervention in the water cycle 
<br/><br/> Level: Intermediate 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780132338448 (Student Book) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2009017781 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English language--Rhetoric--Problems, exercises, etc.<br/>Report writing--Problems, exercises, etc.<br/>Listening--Problems, exercises, etc.<br/>Reading comprehension--Problems, exercises, etc.<br/>College readers.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PE1408  / .A223 2010