TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dummett,Paul
AU  - Hughes,John
AU  - Stephenson,Helen
TI  - Life 6
SN  - 9781305256385 (Student book)
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Boston
PB  - National Geographic Learning
KW  - English language
KW  - United States
KW  - Textbooks for foreign speakers
KW  - C1 (CEFR)
KW  - Advanced
N1  - The audio files are available on the student companion website; Also includes communication activities, grammar reference and audioscripts at the back of the student book.; "National Geographic Learning brings the world to your classroom with Life, a six-level integrated-skills series that develops fluency in American English. Through an exploration of real world content from National Geographic presented through stunning images, text, and video, learners will strengthen their existing global connections while learning the English skills needed for communication in the 21st century.
; To encourage a generation of informed decision-makers, Life prepares learners to think critically while teaching the English skills needed communicate effectively through
; Information-rich topics that naturally promote curiosity and challenge learners to understand the themes In English on a deeper level
; Developing the 21st century skills needed in a technology-rich environment, like questioning authors and using visually literacy skills to infer meaning
; Explicit 'Critical Thinking' sections that take language learners from understanding, to evaluating, and finally to creating their own texts in English." (Publisher's Website); TABLE OF CONTENTS
; Unit 1 - Lessons for life
; Language Focus: time phrases; the perfect aspect
; Vocabulary: Wordbuilding: suffix -ness; idioms: irreversible word pairs; word focus: life
; Real Life (Functions): presenting yourself; speaking skill: keeping going
; Pronunciation: content words
; Listening: a talk by a sociologist about defining who you are
; Reading: an article about the lessons we learn from the past; an article about the language of Shakespeare
; Critical Thinking: developing an argument
; Speaking: your favorite saying; personality types; call my bluff
; Writing: a cover letter
; Writing skill: fixed expressions
; Video: Arctic wisdom
; Review; Unit 2 - More than a job
; Language Focus: the continuous aspect; present and perfect participles; Vocabulary: phrasal verb get; wordbuilding: phrases with do; idioms: health and safety; word focus: foot; Real Life (Functions): giving a talk; speaking skill: keeping people's attention; Pronunciation: checking specific words; Listening: an interview with a woman firefighter; Reading: an article about the Moken people of Myanmar; an article about rock climbing in Yosemite; Critical Thinking: using contrasts; Speaking: work as a way of life; health and safety issues; your comfort zone; Writing: taking notes; Writing skill: Abbreviations; Video: Climbing Yosemite; Review; Unit 3 - Four walls; Language Focus: intensifying adverbs; emphatic structures; Vocabulary: adverb and adjective collocations; towns; wordbuilding: suffix -able; word focus: wall; Real Life (Functions): making recommendations; speaking skill: making a case; Pronunciation: stress in intensifying adverbs; linking; Listening: an interview with an architect about small homes; Reading: an article about two model towns; an article about the architect Zana Hadid; Critical Thinking: fact or opinion; Speaking: your ideal home; town planning; how spaces affect you; Writing: an opinion essay; Writing skill: Linking devices; Video: Denmark bridge; Review; Unit 4 - Innovation; Language Focus: past modals; probability; Vocabulary: Phrasal verb come; idioms: partitives; wordbuilding: past participles as adjectives; word focus: give; Real Life (Functions): making a short pitch; speaking skill: Using rhetorical questions; Pronunciation: weak forms; long and short vowels; Listening: an interview about the inspiration for inventions; Reading: an article about origami engineering; an article about a social entrepreneur; Critical Thinking: finding counter arguments; Speaking: what you can't live without; origami ideas; being on the spot; Writing: describing how things work; writing skill: Punctuation
; Video: Ethical Ocean
; Review; Unit 5 - The writer's journey
; Language Focus: substitution; nominalization
; Vocabulary: Wordbuilding: -ing adjectives; roads and ways; a good read; idioms: rhyming expressions; word focus: cast
; Real Life (Functions): reading aloud; speaking skill: engaging your audience
; Pronunciation: intonation in short responses
; Listening: part of a radio show about an extraordinary journey into the Himalayas
; Reading: an article about the graphic novel; a passage from the book In Patagonia
; Critical Thinking: Analyzing descriptive language
; Speaking: a good read; speech bubbles; describing impressions
; Writing: a book review
; writing skill: Descriptive words
; Video: On the road: Andrew McCarthy
; Review; Unit 6 - Body matters
; Language Focus: phrasal verbs; verb patterns
; Vocabulary: wordbuilding: off and up; injuries; idioms: health; word focus: face
; Real Life (Functions): discussing proposals; speaking skill: Conceding a point
; Pronunciation: toning down negative statements
; Listening: an interview with an ultrarunner about sports injuries
; Reading: an article about different exercise regimes; an article about beauty
; Critical Thinking: identifying aims
; Speaking: exercise trends; describing and injury; does beauty sell?
; Writing: a formal report
; writing skill: linking adverbs and adverbial phrases
; Video: Palestinian free running
; Review; Unit 7 - Stories from history; Language Focus: linking words; subordinate clauses
; Vocabulary: wordbuilding: noun formation; stories from history; idioms: luck; word focus: bear
; Real Life (Functions): asking for confirmation and clarification; speaking skill: prefacing a question and seeking clarification
; Pronunciation: intonation in subordinate clauses; intonation in questions
; Listening: a radio interview about an archaeological find
; Reading: an article about Herodotus and the story of the Persian invasion of Greece; a story about hidden treasure
; Critical Thinking: fact or conjecture
; Speaking: stories from history; social history; historical irony
; Writing: describing a past event
; writing skill: sequencing events
; Video: Collecting the past
; Review; Unit 8 - Digital media; Language Focus: passive reporting verbs; expressions with no
; Vocabulary: wordbuilding: compound nouns; idioms: business buzz words; word focus: break
; Real Life (Functions): making a podcast; speaking skill: hedging language
; Pronunciation: word stress
; Listening: an interview about social media marketing
; Reading: a photographer's blog about sinkholes; an article about a day at a hacker's conference
; Critical Thinking: identifying personal opinions
; Speaking: blogging; using social media; IT security
; Writing: an online news report
; writing skills: cautious language
; Video: Talking dictionaries
; Review; Unit 9 - The music in us; Language Focus: the adverb just; expressing purpose
; Vocabulary: themes of songs; wordbuilding: negative prefixes; idioms: music; word focus: hit
; Real Life (Functions): your favourite music: speaking skill: responding to difficult questions
; Pronunciation: word stress: just; intonation to express uncertainty
; Listening: a talk by a neuroscientist about music therapy
; Reading: an interview with a musician about music and culture; a review of a documentary about Bob Marley
; Critical Thinking: identifying text types
; Speaking: themes of songs; mood music; a charity concert
; Writing: a description
; writing skill: parallel structures
; Video: A biopic page; Review; Unit 10 - Social living
; Language Focus: tag questions; adverbs
; Vocabulary: wordbuilding: compound adjectives; idioms: animal verbs; word focus: free
; Real Life (Functions): making conversation; speaking skill: showing interest
; Pronunciation: tag questions
; Listening: an interview with a sociologist about citizenship education
; Reading: an article about ant society; an article about the Hazda of Tanzania
; Critical Thinking: reading between the lines
; Speaking: civic duties; social animals; a conservation project
; Writing: a discursive essay
; writing skill: critical thinking in writing
; Video: Initiation with ants; Review; Unit 11 - Reason and emotion; Language Focus: unreal past; inversion in conditionals
; Vocabulary: idioms: feelings; wordbuilding: heteronyms; word focus: move
; Real Life (Functions): recognizing feelings; speaking skill: Recognizing others' feelings
; Pronunciation: heteronyms; Adjectives ending in -ed
; Listening: an interview with a psychologist about understanding emotions
; Reading: an article about irrational thinking; an article about the new generation of robots
; Critical Thinking: understanding style
; Speaking: modern life; mind games; technology ethics
; Writing: an email message
; writing skill: avoiding misunderstandings
; Video: Self-teaching robots; Review; Unit 12 - Landscapes; Language Focus: approximation; qualifiers

; Vocabulary: idioms: adjective collocations; wordbuilding: suffix -ity; word focus: space and room
; Real Life (Functions): a debate; speaking skill: Interrupting
; Pronunciation: intonation in interruptions
; Listening: part of a radio show about the Japanese poet Basho
; Reading: an article about William Allard's American West; an article about a camera obscura
; Critical Thinking: identifying aims
; Speaking: special places; events in nature; explaining a technique
; Writing: Haiku; a speculative letter
; writing skill: persuasive language
; Video: Canada oil sands; Review; Communication Activities; Grammar Reference; Audioscripts; For advanced (C1 - CEFR) ESL learners
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