Brooks, Margaret <br/><br/>
Q : Skills for Success 2 :  Listening and Speaking (2nd ed.) / 
Margaret Brooks. 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - New York :  Oxford University Press,  2015. 
 - vii, 186 p. :  ill. ;  26 cm. 
 - Q : Skills for Success .
<br/><br/>"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<br/>  Q: What are current trends in architecture?<br/>  Unit Video: Frenk Gehry<br/>  Note-taking skill: Identifying key words<br/>  Reading Skill: Identifying the main idea of a paragraph<br/>  Listening 1: Modern Architecture<br/>  Listening Skill: Listening for main ideas<br/>  Listening 2: Sustainable Architecture<br/>  Vocabulary Skill: Collocations: nouns and verbs<br/>  Grammar: The present continuous<br/>  Pronunciation: Interjections and intonation<br/>  Speaking Skill: Drawing attention to main ideas<br/>  Unit Assignment: Role-play a news conference Unit 2: PSYCHOLOGY<br/>  Q: How can colors be useful?<br/>  Note-taking Skill: Using visual elements<br/>  Listening 1: The Colors of Nature<br/>  Listening Skill: Understanding cause and effect<br/>  Listening 2: Building with Color<br/>  Unit Video: Color Branding<br/>  Vocabulary Skill: Word families: nouns and verbs<br/>  Grammar: There's and it's<br/>  Pronunciation: Schwa in unstressed syllables<br/>  Speaking Skill: Asking for and giving examples<br/>  Unit Assignment: Present a building design Unit 3: BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE<br/>  Q: Why are good manners important?<br/>  Unit Video: Making Small Talk<br/>  Listening 1: Be Polite<br/>  Listening Skill: Predicting<br/>  Note-taking skill: Organizing notes<br/>  Listening 2: Classroom Etiquette<br/>  Vocabulary Skill: Synonyms<br/>  Grammar: Modal verbs should and shouldn't<br/>  Pronunciation: Final /s/ or /z/ sounds<br/>  Speaking Skill: Giving advice and making recommendations<br/>  Unit Assignment: Give a presentation on manners Unit 4: GAME STUDIES<br/>  Q: How can games compare to real life?<br/>  Note-taking Skill: Reviewing and editing notes<br/>  Listening 1: Crossword Puzzles<br/>  Listening Skill: Listening for names and dates<br/>  Listening 2: Business Is a Game<br/>  Unit Video: Kids Learn about Finance<br/>  Vocabulary Skill: Word families: suffixes<br/>  Grammar: Imperative verbs<br/>  Pronunciation: Word stress<br/>  Speaking Skill: Giving instructions<br/>  Unit Assignment: Develop a board game Unit 5: SOCIOLOGY<br/>  Q: What does it mean to be part of a family?<br/>  Unit Video: Sisters Reunited<br/>  Note-taking Skill: Using a simple outline<br/>  Listening 1: Separated at Birth<br/>  Listening Skill: Listening for reasons and explanations<br/>  Listening 2: Family History<br/>  Vocabulary Skill: Word families: verbs, nouns, adjectives<br/>  Grammar: Auxiliary verbs in questions<br/>  Pronunciation: Intonation in questions with or<br/>  Speaking Skill: Expressing opinions<br/>  Unit Assignment: Give a short speech Unit 6: BUSINESS<br/>  Q: Why do things yourself?<br/>  Note-taking Skill: Using symbols and abbreviations<br/>  Listening 1: Howtoons<br/>  Listening Skill: Listening for specific information<br/>  Listening 2: Sustainable Sell-it-yourself<br/>  Unit Video: eBay<br/>  Vocabulary Skill: Using the dictionary<br/>  Grammar: Comparatives and superlatives<br/>  Pronunciation: Links between consonant sounds<br/>  Speaking Skill: Asking for and giving clarification<br/>  Unit Assignment: Give a presentation Unit 7: ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES<br/>  Q: What happens to our trash?<br/>  Listening 1: Sustainable Dave<br/>  Listening Skill: Recognizing a speaker's attitude<br/><br/>  Note-taking Skill: Preparing for note taking in a class<br/>  Listening 2: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch<br/>  Unit Video: Parts of the Pacific Covered in Trash<br/>  Vocabulary Skill: Compound nouns<br/>  Grammar: Future with will<br/>  Pronunciation: Word stress in compound nouns<br/>  Speaking Skill: Summarizing<br/>  Unit Assignment: Have a panel discussion Unit 8: PUBLIC HEALTH<br/>  Q: How important is cleanliness?<br/>  Listening 1: Water for Life<br/>  Listening Skill: Recognizing facts and opinions<br/>  Note-taking Skill: Using notes to write a summary<br/>  Listening 2: Is It Possible to Be Too Clean?<br/>  Unit Video: Why Dirt Is Good<br/>  Vocabulary Skill: Using the dictionary<br/>  Grammar: If clauses for future possibility<br/>  Pronunciation: Function words and stress<br/>  Speaking Skill: Participating in a group discussion<br/>  Unit Assignment: Give a persuasive presentation 
<br/><br/> High-Beginner to Low-Intermediate ESL students. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780194818728 (Student book) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2014397293 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.<br/>English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers.<br/>English language--Conversation and phrase books.<br/>English language--Rhetoric.<br/>A2-B1 (CEFR)<br/>High-beginner to intermediate.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PE1128  / .S33 2015