Includes an Index of Exam skills and tasks.

"The Pathway to Academic Readiness

Pathways Reading, Writing, and Critical Thinking, Second Edition uses National Geographic stories, photos, video, and infographics to bring the world to the classroom. Authentic, relevant content and carefully sequenced lessons engage learners while equipping them with the skills needed for academic success. Each level of the second edition features new and updated content.

Academic skills are clearly labeled at the beginning of each unit.

New and updated reading passages incorporate a variety of text types, charts, and infographics to inform and inspire learners.

Explicit reading skill instruction includes main ideas, details, inference, prediction, note-taking, sequencing, and vocabulary development.

Critical thinking activities are integrated throughout each unit, and help develop learner independence.

New and updated video sections use National Geographic video clips to provide a bridge between Readings 1 and 2, and to give learners ideas and language for the unit's writing task.

An additional reading passage provides integrated skills practice.

Key academic and thematic vocabulary is practiced, and expanded throughout each unit.

Vocabulary extension activities cover word forms, word webs, collocations, affixes, and more, to boost learner's reading and writing fluency.

Pathways' approach to writing guides students through the writing process and develops learners' confidence in planning, drafting, revising, and editing.

Writing Goals and Language for Writing sections provide the focus and scaffolding needed for learners to become successful writers.

An online workbook, powered by MyELT, includes video clips and automatically graded activities for learners to practice the skills taught in the Student Books.

Updated Revising Practice sections incorporate realistic model paragraphs and help learners refine their writing.

New Guided online writing practice provides reinforcement and consolidation of language skills, helping learners to become stronger and more confident writers." (Introduction, p. viii-x)

CONTENTS:

Introduction to Pathways

UNIT 1: SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS
Academic Track: Behavioral Science
Reading 1: The Ape in the Office
Video: Elephant Orphans
Reading 2: Gender in the Wild
Academic Skills

READING
Focus
Identifying Main and Supporting Ideas
Predicting, Understanding Purpose, Summarizing, Catagorizing, Inferring Meaning, Understanding Main Ideas, Understanding Details

CRITICAL THINKING
Focus: Analyzing Evidence
Evaluating Evidence, Reflecting, Synthesizing

WRITING
Skill Focus: Writing Body Paragraphs
Language for Writing: Making Comparisons
Writing Goal: Writing two body paragraphs comparing animal and human behavior
Vocabulary Extension
Word Link: pre-

UNIT 2: SCIENCE AND INVESTIGATION
Academic Track: Technology/Genetics
Reading 1: Tech Detectives
Video: Secrets in the Ice
Reading 2: King Tut's Family Secrets
Academic Skills

READING
Focus: Identifying a Sequence of Events
Predicting, Understanding Main Ideas, Understanding Details, Categorizing, Inferring Meaning

CRITICAL THINKING
Focus: Analyzing Levels of Certainty
Evaluating, Synthesizing

WRITING
Skill Focus: Writing a Summary
Language for Writing: Paraphrasing
Writing Goal: Writing two summaries
Vocabulary Extension
Word Link: -sit

UNIT 3: CITY SOLUTIONS
Academic Track: Architecture/Urbanism
Reading 1: Living on an Urban Planet
Video: Farming Underground
Reading 2: The Urban Visionary
Academic Skills

READING
Focus: Analyzing Visual Information
Predicting, Summarizing, Understanding Main Ideas, Identifying Pros and Cons, Understanding Purpose, Inferring Meaning

CRITICAL THINKING
Focus: Analyzing Quotes
Justifying Your Opinion, Evaluating, Synthesizing

WRITING
Skill Focus: Writing Introductory and Concluding Paragraphs
Language for Writing: Using the Simple Past and the Present Perfect
Writing Goal: Writing a problem-solution essay about how a city solved a problem it faced
Vocabulary Extension
Word Partners: Expressions with income

UNIT 4: DANGER ZONES
Academic Track: Earth Science
Reading 1: Sensing Disaster
Video: Hurricanes
Reading 2: Yellowstone's Smoking Bomb
Academic Skills

READING
Focus: Analyzing Visual Information
Predicting, Summarizing, Understanding Main Ideas, Identifying Pros and Cons, Understanding Purpose, Inferring Meaning

CRITICAL THINKING
Focus: Inferring
Applying, Analyzing Evidence

WRITING
Skill Focus: Writing a Process Essay
Language for Writing: Using Parallel Structures
Writing Goal: Writing a process essay about how people can prepare for a natural hazard
Vocabulary Extension
Word Forms: Changing Nouns and Adjectives to Verbs with -en

UNIT 5: THE TRAVEL BUSINESS
Academic Track: Economics/Business
Reading 1: The New Face of Tourism
Video: Galapagos Tourism
Reading 2: Geotourism in Action

READING
Focus: Analyzing Causes and Effects
Predicting, Understanding Key Terms, Understanding Main Ideas, Understanding Purpose, Identifying Arguments, Skimming, Understanding Details, Inferring Meaning

CRITICAL THINKING
Focus: Evaluating Arguments
Synthesizing, Evaluating/Justifying

WRITING
Skill Focus: Writing a Cause-Effect Essay
Language for Writing: Using if..., (then) ...
Writing Goal: Writing a cause-effect essay about the positive and negative effects of tourism on a place
Vocabulary Extension
Word Forms: Adjectives and Nouns ending in -ive

UNIT 6: INFORMATION DESIGN
Academic Track: Design/Communication
Reading 1: The Rise of Virtual Data
Video: Painting with Numbers
Reading 2: Visual Culture

READING
Focus: Identifying Arguments and Counterarguments
Predicting, Summarizing, Understanding Details, Interpreting Visual Information, Inferring Meaning, Understanding Main Ideas, Understanding Supporting Ideas

CRITICAL THINKING
Focus: Evaluating Visual Data
Evaluating Infographics, Applying, Synthesizing

WRITING
Skill Focus: Writing a Persuasive Essay
Language for Writing: Describing Visual Information
Writing Goal: Writing a persuasive essay and using visual data to support arguments
Vocabulary Extension
Word Link: mis-

UNIT 7: GLOBAL CHALLENGES
Academic Track: Environmental Science
Reading 1: A Need for Change
Video: The Snow Guardian
Reading 2: Eight Steps to a Sustainable Future

READING
Focus: Understanding Appositives
Predicting, Understanding Main Ideas, Understanding Details, Interpreting Visual Information, Understanding Problems and Solutions, Inferring Meaning

CRITICAL THINKING
Focus: Inferring Attitude
Evaluating

WRITING
Skill Focus: Writing an Opinion Essay
Language for Writing: Using Adjective Clauses
Writing Goal: Writing an opinion essay about the best way to ensure a sustainable future
Vocabulary Extension
Word Partners: Expressions with cut

UNIT 8: MEDICAL INNOVATIONS
Academic Track: Health/Medicine
Reading 1: The Healer of Cordoba
Video: Healthcare Innovator
Reading 2: Medical Frontiers

READING
Focus: Understanding Passive Sentences
Predicting, Summarizing, Identifying Main Ideas, Sequencing, Understanding Details, Inferring Meaning, Understanding Referencing

CRITICAL THINKING
Focus: Inferring Purpose
Reflecting, Applying, Synthesizing

WRITING
Skill Focus: Evaluating Information Online
Language for Writing: Introduction to Quoting and Citing Sources
Writing Goal: Writing a research-based essay about a medical innovation and its significance
Vocabulary Extension: Word Partners: Antonyms

UNIT 9: WORLD LANGUAGES
Academic Track: Anthropology/Linguistics
Reading 1: The Future of English
Video: Enduring Voices
Reading 2: Vanishing Voices

READING
Focus: Understanding Predictions
Predicting, Understanding Main Ideas, Understanding Details, Inferring Meaning, Interpreting Visual Information, Understanding Effects, Understanding Certainty

CRITICAL THINKING
Focus: Applying Ideas
Synthesizing, Analyzing Arguments

WRITING
Skill Focus: Planning an Essay Using a T-Chart
Language for Writing: Presenting Counterarguments
Writing Goal: Writing a persuasive essay about whether everyone in the world should speak the same language
Vocabulary Extension
Word Partners: adjective + language

UNIT 10: SURVIVAL INSTINCT
Academic Track: Psychology
Reading 1: Deadly Summit
Video: Survival Lessons
Reading 2: Breath of Life

READING
Focus: Identifying Adverbial Phrases
Skimming, Summarizing, Understanding Main Ideas, Sequencing, Inferring Meaning, Predicting, Understanding Details

CRITICAL THINKING
Focus: Interpreting Figurative Language
Reflecting, Applying, Synthesizing

WRITING
Skill Focus: Writing a Descriptive Narrative Essay
Language for Writing: Using Past Forms for Narratives
Writing Goal: Writing a narrative essay about someone who survived a dangerous situation
Vocabulary Extension:
Word Forms: Adjectives ending in -ed and -ing

Vocabulary Extension

Independent Student Handbook

Index of Exam Skills and Tasks

For learners of English as Second Language at the B2 level (CEFR).