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020			_a9781905085569 (Student Book)
035			_a(UK-WkNB)9781905085569
035			_a(StEdALDL)1/2665736
040			_aUK-WkNB _beng _cUK-WkNB _dUkOxU _eJCRC
100	1		_aRogers, Louis.
245	1	0	_aReading Skills / _cLouis Rogers.
260			_aPeaslake, Surrey : _bDelta Publishing, _c2011.
300			_a128 p. : _bill. ; _c30 cm.
440			_aDelta Academic Objectives
500			_a"CEF B2 to C1"--cover.
505			_a"Delta Academic Objectives: Reading Skills has been written to prepare students for academic reading, placing emphasis not only on extensive reading skills development, but also on continued language development through four main areas: Understanding the text, Critical thinking, Using the text and Language Focus.
505			_aUnderstanding the text activities develop essential comprehension skills, teaching student to further analyze texts and interpret standpoint and argument.
505			_aCritical thinking activities go on to actively develop students' abilities to critically engage with a text, teaching them to assess the strength of an argument or its validity, and constantly challenge the ideas of others.
505			_aUsing the text activities show students how to incorporate others' ideas with their own to formulate arguments and conclusions in academic writing.
505			_aLanguage Focus sections help students develop their knowledge of lexis typical of academic texts, enabling them to understand a wider range of texts and transfer their knowledge into their writing.
505			_aKey features: _twritten for students at both undergraduate and postgraduate level _tthemes relate to a wide range of common academic subject fields _ttexts are both academic and common yo everyday life, thus accessible to all students _tcontains a section of exercises to practice vocabulary in the Academic Word List _tis supported by online resources consisting of a bank of extended reading texts with accompanying worksheets
505			_aCONTENTS
505			_aIntroduction
505			_aUnit 1 Education _tUnderstanding the text - Identifying purpose and audience _tUsing the text - Selecting texts _tCritical thinking - Identifying stance _tLanguage focus - 1. Selecting vocabulary -- 2. Identifying features of formal writing
505			_aUnit 2 Leadership _tUnderstanding the text - Skimming vs. scanning _tUsing the text - Selecting information _tCritical thinking - Question to analyze texts _tLanguage focus - 1. The Academic Word List -- 2. Dictionary skills - meaning and context
505			_aUnit 3 Language learning _tUnderstanding the text - Unknown vocabulary _tUsing the text - Summarizing _tCritical thinking - Fact and opinion _tLanguage focus - 1. Tense review - past and present simple -- 2. Common suffixes
505			_aUnit 4 Sustainability _tUnderstanding the text - Predicting content _tUsing the text - Paraphrasing _tCritical thinking - Reasons and conclusions _tLanguage focus - 1. Prefixes -- 2. Dictionary skills - word form
505			_aUnit 5 Crime _tUnderstanding the text - Identifying relationships between ideas and theories _tUsing the text - Discussing texts _tCritical thinking - Cause and connection _tLanguage focus - 1. Modals and hedging -- 2. Alternative and counter-arguments
505			_aUnit 6 Revision
505			_aUnit 7 Culture _tUnderstanding the text - Text organization _tUsing the text - Integrating ideas _tCritical thinking - Bias, expertise and neutrality _tLanguage focus - 1. Connected ideas -- 2. Pronoun referents
505			_aUnit 8 Personality _tUnderstanding the text - Speed vs. accuracy _tUsing the text - Direct quotes _tCritical thinking - Interpreting the criticisms of others _tLanguage focus - 1. Noun collocations -- 2. Noun phrases
505			_aUnit 9 Ethics _tUnderstanding the text - Main ideas and supporting evidence _tUsing the text - Indirect quotes _tCritical thinking - Persuasive language _tLanguage focus - 1. Active vs. passive -- 2. Verb collocations
505			_aUnit 10 Consumer behaviour _tUnderstanding the text - Claims and assumptions _tUsing the text - Summarizing from multiple sources _tCritical thinking - Evaluating evidence _tLanguage focus - 1. Comparison and contrast -- 2. Reporting
505			_aUnit 11 Nutrition _tUnderstanding the text - Drawing conclusions _tUsing the text - Bibliographies and references _tCritical thinking - Statistics _tLanguage focus - 1. Cause and effect -- 2. Describing graphs
505			_aUnit 12 Revision
505			_aAcademic Word List exercises (Units 1-12)
505			_aThe Academic Word List
650		0	_aReading (Higher education).
650		0	_aStudy skills.
650		0	_aB2-C1 (CEFR).
856			_uhttps://www.deltapublishing.co.uk/book/delta-academic-objectives-reading-skills-b2-c1-9783125013384/ _zPublisher's Website.
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