TY  - BOOK
AU  - Vargo,Mari
AU  - Blass, Laurie
TI  - Pathways 1: Reading, Writing, and Critical Thinking (2nd edition) 
SN  - 9781337407762 (Student Book)
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Boston
PB  - National Geographic Learning
KW  - English language
KW  - Rhetoric
KW  - Problems, exercises, etc
KW  - Report writing
KW  - Critical thinking
KW  - A2-B1 (CEFR)
KW  - High-Beginner to Intermediate
N1  - 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; SCOPE AND SEQUENCE; Unit 1. LIFE IN A DAY
; Academic Track: Career Studies/Social Science; READING TEXTS AND VIDEO: Reading 1: A Day on Planet Earth — Video: A Global Conversation — Reading 2: A Day In a Life; READING: Focus – Skimming for Gist — Scanning/Predicting, Understanding Main Ideas and Details, Understanding Purpose; CRITICAL THINKING: Focus – Inferring Meaning — Applying, Synthesizing, Reflecting; WRITING: Skill Focus: Writing Good Sentences — Language for Writing: Using Simple Present Tense — Writing Goal: Writing sentences to describe daily activities; VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Word Forms: Verbs and Nouns — Word Partners: verb + time; Unit 2. DON'T GIVE UP!
; Academic Track: Psychology/Education; READING TEXTS AND VIDEO: Reading 1: The World’s Oldest First Grader — Video: A School for Change — Reading 2: The Secret of Success?; READING: Focus – Identifying Main Ideas of Paragraphs — Predicting, Understanding Main Ideas and Details, Sequencing, Understanding Purpose, Summarizing, Categorizing; CRITICAL THINKING: Focus – Identifying Evidence — Evaluating, Inferring, Applying; WRITING: Skill Focus: Ordering Ideas — Language for Writing: Using want and need — Writing Goal: Writing sentences about a personal learning goal; VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Word Link: in- and im- — Word Partners: verb + up; Unit 3. WHY WE BUY
; Academic Track: Business/Marketing; READING TEXTS AND VIDEO: Reading 1: The Psychology of Supermarkets — Video: Who Do You Trust? — Reading 2: The Power of Persuasion; READING: Focus – Identifying Supporting Ideas — Predicting, Understanding Main Ideas and Details, Understanding Purpose, Categorizing, Summarizing; CRITICAL THINKING: Focus – Relating Ideas — Reflecting; WRITING: Skill Focus: Writing Paragraphs and Topic Sentences — Language for Writing: Connecting Ideas — Writing Goal: Writing a paragraph about the effectiveness of an ad; VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Word Partners: verb + control — Word Partners: natural + noun; Unit 4. GREEN LIVING
; Academic Track: Environmental Science; READING TEXTS AND VIDEO: Reading 1: Garbage Island — Video: Trash People — Reading 2: The Art of Recycling; READING: Focus – Scanning for Details — Predicting, Understanding Main Ideas, Summarizing, Understanding a Process, Understanding Purpose, Sequencing; CRITICAL THINKING: Focus – Analyzing Problems and Solutions — Synthesizing, Applying, Inferring Meaning; WRITING: Skill Focus: Using Supporting Sentences — Language for Writing: Stating Problems and Proposing Solutions — Writing Goal: Writing a paragraph about possible solutions to an environmental issue; VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Word Link: re- — Word Partners: Antonyms; Unit 5. FOOD JOURNEYS
; Academic Track: Cultural Studies; READING TEXTS AND VIDEO: Reading 1: A Global Food Journey — Video: Images of Greenland — Reading 2: Cooking the World; READING: Focus – Recognizing Pronoun References — Predicting, Summarizing, Understanding Main Ideas and Details; CRITICAL THINKING: Focus – Justifying Your Opinion; WRITING: Skill Focus: Paraphrasing Using Synonyms — Language for Writing: Giving Reasons — Writing Goal: Writing a paragraph explaining why people enjoy sharing pictures of food; VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Word Forms: Words as Nouns and Verbs — Word Forms: Changing Adjectives into Adverbs; Unit 6. FUTURE LIVING
; Academic Track: Engineering/Technology; READING TEXTS AND VIDEO: Reading 1: How Will We Live? — Video: Living on Mars — Reading 2: At Home on Mars; READING: Focus – Identifying Examples — Predicting, Understanding Main Ideas and Details, Sequencing, Identifying Problems and Solutions; CRITICAL THINKING: Focus – Inferring Attitude — Applying, Synthesizing, Justifying Your Opinion; WRITING: Skill Focus: Using Pronouns to Avoid Repetition — Language for Writing: Using And, But, and So — Writing Goal: Writing a paragraph about a typical day in the year 2050; VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Word Link: -able — Word Forms: Changing Verbs into Nouns; Unit 7. EXPLORATION
; Academic Track: Earth Science; READING TEXTS AND VIDEO: Reading 1: Secret Cities — Video: The Lost World — Reading 2: Into the Unknown; READING: Focus – Identifying Facts and Speculations — Predicting, Understanding Main Ideas and Details, Understanding Purpose, Summarizing; CRITICAL THINKING: Focus – Understanding Analogies — Applying, Analyzing; WRITING: Skill Focus: Introducing Examples — Language for Writing: Expressing Interests and Desires — Writing Goal: Writing a paragraph about a place worth exploring; VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Word Forms: Adjectives and Nouns for Measurement — Word Partners: run + adverb/preposition; Unit 8. MUSIC WITH A MESSAGE
; Academic Track: Art/Music; READING TEXTS AND VIDEO: Reading 1: The Power of Music — Video: World Music — Reading 2: Music for Change; READING: Focus – Taking Notes — Predicting, Understanding Main Ideas and Details; CRITICAL THINKING: Focus – Interpreting Idiomatic Language —Inferring Meaning, Synthesizing, Evaluating; WRITING: Skill Focus: Planning a Narrative Paragraph — Language for Writing: Using Time Expressions — Writing Goal: Writing a paragraph about the life of a musician or a performer; VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Word Link: dis- — Word Forms: Changing Adjectives into Nouns; Unit 9. ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
; Academic Track: Life Science/Anthropology; READING TEXTS AND VIDEO: Reading 1: The Animal Trainer — Video: Gorilla Toolmakers — Reading 2: Do Monkeys Have Feelings?; READING: Focus – Recognizing Noun Clauses — Skimming, Understanding Main Ideas and Details, Understanding Pronoun Reference, Predicting, Summarizing; CRITICAL THINKING: Focus – Inferring Opinion — Reflecting, Applying; WRITING: Skill Focus: Writing a Comparison Paragraph — Language for Writing: Making Comparisons — Writing Goal: Writing a paragraph comparing the behavior of two different animals; VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Word Link: -er and –or — Word Forms: Homonyms; Unit 10. THE POWER OF IMAGES
; Academic Track: Communication/Visual Arts; READING TEXTS AND VIDEO: Reading 1: How Photography Connects Us — Video: Photo Camp — Reading 2: A Very Close Encounter; READING: Focus – Identifying Subordinating Conjunctions — Predicting, Understanding Main Ideas and Details, Sequencing, Paraphrasing; CRITICAL THINKING: Focus – Evaluating Using Criteria — Analyzing, Applying; WRITING: Skill Focus: Writing an Opinion Paragraph — Language for Writing: Describing Spatial Relationships; describing emotions — Writing Goal: Writing a paragraph to explain why a photograph is good; VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Word Link: vis — Word Forms: Changing Verbs into Adjectives; Vocabulary Extension; Independent Student Handbook; Index of Exam Skills and Tasks; For learners of English as Second Language at the B2 level (CEFR)
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