"With new note-taking skills, an extended writing syllabus and authentic video in every unit, Q Second Edition equips students for academic success better than ever.

Q Second Edition helps students to measure their progress, with clearly stated unit objectives that motivate students to achieve their language learning goals.

And the online content, seamlessly integrated into the Student Book, allows teachers to truly implement blended learning into the classroom." (Publisher's Website)

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Unit 1: BUSINESS
Q: What is a good job?
Reading 1: The right job for you
Reading Skill: Previewing a text
Reading 2: The world of work
Unit Video: Emergency Medical Technicians
Vocabulary Skill: Word forms
Writing Skill: Writing a main idea and supporting sentences
Grammar: Verbs + infinitives (like, want, need)
Unit Assignment: Write about a job that's right for you

Unit 2: GLOBAL STUDIES
Q: Why do people immigrate to other countries?
Reading 1: The world in a city
Reading 2: Immigrant stories
Reading Skill: Skimming for the main idea
Unit Video: Emergency Medical Technicians
Vocabulary Skill: Word roots
Writing Skill: Writing compound sentences with but and so
Grammar: Simple past with regular and irregular verbs
Unit Assignment: Write sentences about a place that changed with immigration

Unit 3: SOCIOLOGY
Q: Why is vacation important?
Reading 1: Vacation Policy
Reading Skill: Reading charts, graphs and tables
Reading 2: Managing Life and Work with Dr. Sanders
Unit Video: Children and Summer School
Vocabulary Skill: Modifying nouns
Writing Skill: Using correct paragraph structure
Grammar: Sentences with because
Unit Assignment: Write a paragraph giving reasons

Unit 4: PHYSIOLOGY
Q: What makes you laugh?
Reading 1: What is laughter?
Reading Skill: Identifying the topic sentence in a paragraph
Reading 2: Laugh More and Stress Less
Unit Video: Laughter Clubs
Vocabulary Skill: Parts of speech
Writing Skill: Writing a topic sentence
Grammar: Sentences with when
Unit Assignment: Write a paragraph about what makes people laugh

Unit 5: PSYCHOLOGY
Q: How does sports make you feel?
Reading 1: A Super Soccer Fan
Reading Skill: Identifying supporting sentences and details
Reading 2: The History of Soccer
Unit Video: Running
Vocabulary Skill: The prefix un-
Writing Skill: Writing supporting sentences and details
Grammar: Propositions of location
Unit Assignment: Write a paragraph about your favorite sport and how it makes you feel

Unit 6: ETHICS
Q: Is it OK to lie?
Reading 1: The lies people tell
Reading Skill: Identifying pronoun referents
Reading 2: Honesty and parenting
Unit Video: Lying in Job Interviews
Vocabulary Skill: Collocations
Writing Skill: Writing concluding sentences
Grammar: Infinitives of purpose
Unit Assignment: Write an opinion paragraph

Unit 7: BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE
Q: How are children and adults different?
Reading 1: What is an adult?
Reading Skill: Marking the margins
Reading 2: Becoming an adult
Unit Video: Life Coaches
Vocabulary Skill: Using the dictionary
Grammar: Clauses with after and after that
Writing Skill: Making a timeline to plan your writing
Unit Assignment: Write a paragraph about important changes in your life

Unit 8: PSYCHOLOGY
Q: What are you afraid of?
Reading 1: A dangerous world?
Reading Skill: Identifying facts and opinions
Reading 2: Can we trust our fears?
Unit Video: Police in a Small Town
Vocabulary Skill: Word families
Writing Skill: Contrasting ideas with however
Grammar: Comparative adjectives
Unit Assignment: Write one or more paragraphs about an unreasonable fear

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