"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: ARCHITECTURE
Q: What are current trends in architecture?
Unit Video: Frenk Gehry
Note-taking skill: Identifying key words
Reading Skill: Identifying the main idea of a paragraph
Listening 1: Modern Architecture
Listening Skill: Listening for main ideas
Listening 2: Sustainable Architecture
Vocabulary Skill: Collocations: nouns and verbs
Grammar: The present continuous
Pronunciation: Interjections and intonation
Speaking Skill: Drawing attention to main ideas
Unit Assignment: Role-play a news conference

Unit 2: PSYCHOLOGY
Q: How can colors be useful?
Note-taking Skill: Using visual elements
Listening 1: The Colors of Nature
Listening Skill: Understanding cause and effect
Listening 2: Building with Color
Unit Video: Color Branding
Vocabulary Skill: Word families: nouns and verbs
Grammar: There's and it's
Pronunciation: Schwa in unstressed syllables
Speaking Skill: Asking for and giving examples
Unit Assignment: Present a building design

Unit 3: BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE
Q: Why are good manners important?
Unit Video: Making Small Talk
Listening 1: Be Polite
Listening Skill: Predicting
Note-taking skill: Organizing notes
Listening 2: Classroom Etiquette
Vocabulary Skill: Synonyms
Grammar: Modal verbs should and shouldn't
Pronunciation: Final /s/ or /z/ sounds
Speaking Skill: Giving advice and making recommendations
Unit Assignment: Give a presentation on manners

Unit 4: GAME STUDIES
Q: How can games compare to real life?
Note-taking Skill: Reviewing and editing notes
Listening 1: Crossword Puzzles
Listening Skill: Listening for names and dates
Listening 2: Business Is a Game
Unit Video: Kids Learn about Finance
Vocabulary Skill: Word families: suffixes
Grammar: Imperative verbs
Pronunciation: Word stress
Speaking Skill: Giving instructions
Unit Assignment: Develop a board game

Unit 5: SOCIOLOGY
Q: What does it mean to be part of a family?
Unit Video: Sisters Reunited
Note-taking Skill: Using a simple outline
Listening 1: Separated at Birth
Listening Skill: Listening for reasons and explanations
Listening 2: Family History
Vocabulary Skill: Word families: verbs, nouns, adjectives
Grammar: Auxiliary verbs in questions
Pronunciation: Intonation in questions with or
Speaking Skill: Expressing opinions
Unit Assignment: Give a short speech

Unit 6: BUSINESS
Q: Why do things yourself?
Note-taking Skill: Using symbols and abbreviations
Listening 1: Howtoons
Listening Skill: Listening for specific information
Listening 2: Sustainable Sell-it-yourself
Unit Video: eBay
Vocabulary Skill: Using the dictionary
Grammar: Comparatives and superlatives
Pronunciation: Links between consonant sounds
Speaking Skill: Asking for and giving clarification
Unit Assignment: Give a presentation

Unit 7: ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Q: What happens to our trash?
Listening 1: Sustainable Dave
Listening Skill: Recognizing a speaker's attitude

Note-taking Skill: Preparing for note taking in a class
Listening 2: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Unit Video: Parts of the Pacific Covered in Trash
Vocabulary Skill: Compound nouns
Grammar: Future with will
Pronunciation: Word stress in compound nouns
Speaking Skill: Summarizing
Unit Assignment: Have a panel discussion

Unit 8: PUBLIC HEALTH
Q: How important is cleanliness?
Listening 1: Water for Life
Listening Skill: Recognizing facts and opinions
Note-taking Skill: Using notes to write a summary
Listening 2: Is It Possible to Be Too Clean?
Unit Video: Why Dirt Is Good
Vocabulary Skill: Using the dictionary
Grammar: If clauses for future possibility
Pronunciation: Function words and stress
Speaking Skill: Participating in a group discussion
Unit Assignment: Give a persuasive presentation

High-Beginner to Low-Intermediate ESL students.