TY - BOOK AU - Haugnes,Natasha AU - Maher,Beth TI - NorthStar 2: Reading & Writing SN - 9780133382167 (Student book) AV - PE1128 .M444 2015 PY - 2015/// CY - White Plains, NY PB - Pearson Education KW - English language KW - Textbooks for foreign speakers KW - Spoken English KW - Problems, exercises, etc KW - Listening N1 - "Building on the success of the previous editions, Northstar, Third Edition continues to engage and motivate students with new and updated contemporary topics delivered through a seamless integration of print and online components. ; What is special about the new edition? ; Blended approach with MyEnglishLab. Online activities offer support and expansion, fully blending the student book with MyEnglishLab for extra practice, ongoing assessment, and instant feedback. ; New and updated themes and topics. Presented in a variety of genres--including literature and lectures--and in authentic reading and listening selections, the content challenges and engages students intellectually. ; Explicit skills instruction. The inclusion of 2-3 explicit language skills in every unit allows students to build their language proficiency. ; New and revised assessments tied to learning outcomes. Online assessments allow teachers to track students' progress mastery of material and skills. ; A new design with thought provoking images. A compelling graphic look makes the content and activities come alive." (Book Cover) ; TABLE OF CONTENTS ; Unit 1: Work - Finding the Ideal Job ; Reading 1: Finding the Ideal Job ; Reading 2: The Ideal Job ; Reading: Make and confirm predictions ; identify the main ideas in a reading ; identify the main ideas in a reading ; Identify different types of supporting details ; Scan a text to locate specific information ; Predict content of a reading from visuals ; Writing: Organize ideas in a list ; identify the topic sentence of a paragraph ; Support a main idea with details and examples ; Edit and revise writing for content, language, and conventions ; Inference: Infer the author's opinion ; Vocabulary: Infer word meaning from context ; Grammar: Distinguish between and use possessive and descriptive adjectives ; Video: Interview with a Skydiving Instructor, Video Activity ; Unit 2: Student Life - Creative Thinking ; Reading 1: Can We Teach Creative Thinking in Schools? ; Reading 2: Tips for Success in College: How to Be Creative ; Reading: Make and confirm predictions ; Identify the main ideas in a reading ; Identify different types of supporting details ; Scan a text to understand chronology ; Recognize examples in a text ; Writing: Organize ideas in a chart ; Add information to give extra support to the reader ; Edit and revise writing for content, language, and conventions ; Task: Write a paragraph telling a story with a topic sentence, supporting details, and a conclusion ; Inference: Infer connections between general statements and examples ; Vocabulary: Infer word meaning from context ; Grammar: Recognize and use past tense with regular/irregular past simple forms ; Video: College Students Spark Creativity in Kids, Voice of America ; Unit 3: Money - Making Money ; Reading 1: Making Money ; Reading 2: I Made It Myself ; Reading: Make and confirm predictions ; Identify the main ideas in a reading ; Identify different types of supporting details ; Scan a text to locate specific information ; Follow chronological sequence ; Compare information from two readings ; Writing: Write sentence of comparison ; Organize ideas using a cluster diagram ; Edit and revise writing for content, language, and conventions ; Task: Write a well-organized paragraph with clear explanations ; Inference: Infer information about situations in the future ; Vocabulary: Infer word meaning from context ; Recognize antonyms ; Grammar: Recognize and use the comparative form of adjectives ; Video: The History of Money ; Unit 4: Etiquette - Subway Etiquette ; Reading 1: A Civilized Suggestion ; Reading 2: Riding the Subway in Japan ; Reading: Make and confirm predictions ; Identify the main ideas in a reading ; Identify different types of supporting details ; Scan a text to locate specific information ; Identify the main elements of a story (background information, conflict, climax, and resolution) ; Compare and contrast information from two readings ; Writing: Write responses to letters ; Organize ideas in a list ; Create sentences using parallel structure ; Edit and redraft writing for content, language, and conventions ; Task: Write an informal Web page ; Inference: Infer the author's attitude ; Vocabulary: Infer word meaning from context ; Recognize word forms (nouns, verbs, adjectives) ; Grammar: Recognize and use imperatives to give instructions and make polite requests ; Video: How to Ask for a Date ; Unit 5: Food - We Are What We Eat ; Reading 1: A New Fish in Town ; Reading 2: Making Sense of the American Diet ; Reading: Make and confirm predictions ; Identify the main ideas in each paragraph of a reading ; Identify different types of supporting details ; Scan a text to locate specific information ; Analyze advantages and disadvantages ; Writing: Organize ideas using an e-chart ; Support main ideas with reasons ; Express contrasting ideas using but and however ; Edit and revise writing for content, language, and conventions ; Inference: Infer facts ; Vocabulary: Infer word meaning from context ; Recognize and use word forms (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs) ; Grammar: Recognize and use too much/too many/too + adjective ; Video: Food from the Hood ; Unit 6: Heroes - The Heart of a Hero ; Reading 1: What Is a Hero? ; Reading 2: Book Review: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone ; Reading: Make and confirm predictions ; Identify the main ideas in a reading ; Identify different types of supporting details ; Scan a text to locate specific information ; Follow chronological sequence in a reading ; Writing: Organize ideas using a list and an outline ; Add examples and explanations to give extra support to the reader ; Edit and revise writing for content, language, and conventions ; Task: Write a paragraph telling a story ; Inference: Infer meaning from metaphors ; Vocabulary: Infer word meaning from context ; Recognize and use word forms (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs) ; Grammar: Recognize and use time clauses in the present tense ; Video: All for One, ABC News ; Unit 7: Health - What's Your Medicine? ; Reading 1: Leech ; Reading 2: Gross Medicine ; Reading: Use a title and headings to predict content ; Identify the main ideas in a reading ; Identify different types of supporting details ; Scan a text to locate specific information ; Take double entry notes to interact with the text ; Writing: Organize ideas using a cluster diagram ; Signal basic chronological sequence using time order words ; Edit and revise writing for content, language, and conventions ; Task: Write a personal narrative paragraph ; Inference: Use inferences to make judgments about information in a text ; Vocabulary: Infer word meaning from context ; Grammar: Recognize and use a variety of adverbs of manner ; Video: Chinese Medicine ; Unit 8: Endangered Cultures ; Reading 1: Will Indigenous Cultures Survive? ; Reading 2: The Penan ; Reading: Study a map ; Use a title to predict content ; Identify the main ideas in a reading ; Identify different types of supporting details and examples ; Scan a text to locate specific information ; Understand the purpose of quoted speech in a text ; Support general statements in one text with examples from another text ; Writing: Organize ideas using an outline ; Take notes from a reading to support an opinion ; Support a main ideas with reasons ; Recognize and write concluding sentences ; Edit and revise writing for content, language, and conventions ; Task: Write a paragraph that makes a prediction ; Inference: Infer the author's attitude ; Vocabulary: Infer word meaning from context ; Grammar: Recognize and use be going to to make predictions ; Recognize and use will to make predictions ; Recognize and use the present progressive to describe future events ; Video: Maori Cultures UR - https://pearsonerpi.com/en/elt/eap/northstar-reading-and-writing-level-2-student-book-with-myenglishlab-338216 ER -