Tarver Chase, Becky <br/><br/>
Pathways 2 :  Listening, Speaking, and Critical Thinking (2nd edition) / 
 Pathways two 
Becky Tarver Chase. 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - Boston :  National Geographic Learning,  2018. 
 - x, 228 p. :  col. ill., color maps ;  28 cm. 
 - Pathways .
<br/><br/>Includes an Index of Exam skills and tasks. 
<br/><br/>"Introduction to Pathways Listening Skills<br/>Pathways Listening, Speaking, and Critical Thinking, Second Edition uses compelling 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. <br/> Explore the theme provides a visual introduction to the unit, engaging learners academically and encouraging them to share ideas about the unit theme.<br/> New Integrated listening and speaking activities help prepare students for standardized  tests such as IELTS and TOEFL.<br/> Updated Video sections use relevant National Geographic video clips to give learners another perspective on the unit theme and further practice of listening and critical thinking skills. New Vocabulary Skills help students develop essential word building tools such as understanding collocations, word forms, and connotation.<br/> Listening passages incorporate a variety of listening types such as podcasts, lectures, interviews, and conversations.<br/> New Slide shoes for selected listening passages integrate text and visuals to give learners a more authentic listening experience.<br/> Updated Explicit listening skill instruction and practice prepares students to listen and take notes in academic settings.<br/> Speaking lessons guide learners from controlled practice to a final speaking task while reinforcing speaking skills, grammar for speaking, and key pronunciation points.<br/> Presentation skills such as starting strong, using specific details, making eye contact, pausing, and summarizing, help learners develop confidence and fluency in communicating ideas.<br/> A Final Task allows learners to consolidate their understanding of content, language, and skill as they collaborate on an academic presentation." (Introduction, p. viii-x) CONTENTS:  Introduction to Pathways<br/> SCOPE AND SEQUENCE<br/> 1. Healthy Lives<br/>  Academic Track: Health Science LISTENINGS & VIDEO: Lesson A: A Talk about Preventing Heart Disease (with slide show) - Video: Bee Therapy - Lesson B: A Conversation about Allergies<br/> ACADEMIC SKILLS<br/>  Listening & Note Taking: Listening for Main Ideas - Writing Key Words and Phrases<br/>  Speaking & Presentation: Keeping a Conversation Going - Practicing Your Presentation - Lesson Task: Presenting Healthy Habits - Final Task: Participating in a Discussion about Health<br/>  Vocabulary: Understanding Meaning from Context<br/>  Grammar & Pronunciation: Expressions of Frequency - Final –s sounds<br/>  Critical Thinking: Focus: Interpreting Visuals - Analyzing, Applying, Organizing Ideas, Personalizing, Predicting, Prior Knowledge, Reflecting 2. Technology Today and Tomorrow<br/>  Academic Track: Technology<br/> LISTENINGS & VIDEO: Lesson A: A radio Show about AI - Video: Can robots Learn to Be More Human? - Lesson B: A Conversation about Technology<br/> ACADEMIC SKILLS:<br/>  Listening & Note Taking: Identifying Important Details - Using Abbreviations<br/><br/>  Speaking & Presentation: Giving Reasons - Making Eye Contact - Lesson Task: Discussing Self-Driving Cars - Final Task: Presenting a New Technology Product<br/>  Vocabulary: Using Collocations<br/>  Grammar & Pronunciation: Action and Nonaction Verbs - Stressed Content Words<br/> Unit 3. Culture and Tradition<br/>  Academic Track: Sociology LISTENINGS & VIDEO: Lesson A: A Lecture about Cowboys (with slide show) - Video: Faces of India - Lesson B: An Assignment about Music ACADEMIC SKILLS<br/>  Listening & Note Taking: Asking Questions While Listening - Using a Numbered List<br/>  Speaking & Presentation: Asking for and Giving Clarification - Using Good Posture - Lesson Task: Exchanging Information about Cowboys - Final Task: Presenting a Kind of Music<br/>  Vocabulary: Keeping a Vocabulary Journal<br/>  Grammar & Pronunciation: The Past Continuous - Reduced Function Words<br/>  Critical Thinking: Focus: Activating Prior Knowledge - Analyzing, Brainstorming, Making Inferences, Organizing Ideas, Personalizing, Reflecting Unit 4. A THIRSTY WORLD<br/>  Academic Track: Environmental Science LISTENINGS & VIDEO: Lesson A: A Talk about the Itaipu Dam (with slide show) - Video: Dam-Release Rafting - Lesson B: A Discussion about the Ogallala Aquifer ACADEMIC SKILLS<br/>  Listening & Note Taking: Listening for Problems and Solutions - Using a T-Chart<br/>  Speaking & Presentation: Asking for and Giving Opinions - Speaking at the Right Volume - Lesson Task: Presenting a Clean Water Device - Final Task: Role-Playing a Meeting<br/>  Vocabulary: Recognizing Suffixes<br/>  Grammar & Pronunciation: Active and Passive Voice - Suffixes and Syllable Stress<br/>  Critical Thinking: Focus: Prioritizing - Analyzing, Applying, Evaluating, Interpreting a Map, Organizing Ideas, Personalizing, Predicting, Prior Knowledge Unit 5. INSIDE THE BRAIN<br/>  Academic Track: Psychology LISTENINGS & VIDEO: Lesson A: A Podcast about Exercise and the Brain (with slide show) - Video: 3-D Brain Scans - Lesson B: A Discussion about Memory, Learning, and Emotions ACADEMIC SKILLS<br/>  Listening & Note Taking: Listening for Reasons and Explanations - Recording the Steps in a Process<br/>  Speaking & Presentation: Making Suggestions - Pausing to Check Understanding - Lesson Task: Discussing Problems and Solutions - Final Task: Planning a Presentation about the Human Brain<br/>  Vocabulary: Using Context Clues<br/>  Grammar & Pronunciation: Infinitives after Verbs - Linking<br/>  Critical Thinking: Focus: Identifying Solutions - Analyzing, Applying, Evaluating, Organizing Ideas, Personalizing, Predicting, Reflecting Unit 6. LET'S EAT<br/>  Academic Track: Health & Nutrition LISTENINGS & VIDEO: Lesson A: A Presentation about the Korean Diet (with slide show) - Video: The Food and Culture of Oaxaca - Lesson B: A Discussion about Food Psychology ACADEMIC SKILLS<br/>  Listening & Note Taking: Listening for Numerical Data - Using a Split Page to Take Notes<br/>  Speaking & Presentation: Interrupting and Returning to a Topic - Starting Strong - Lesson Task: Participating in a Group Discussion - Final Task: Presenting a Marketing Plan<br/>  Vocabulary: Recognizing Parts of Speech<br/>  Grammar & Pronunciation: The Real Conditional: Present and Future - Intonation: Finished and Unfinished Sentences<br/>  Critical Thinking: Focus: Evaluating - Analyzing, Brainstorming, Evaluating, Organizing Ideas, Personalizing, Predicting, Prior Knowledge Unit 7. OUR ACTIVE EARTH<br/>  Academic Track: Earth Science LISTENINGS & VIDEO: Lesson A: An Earth Science Lecture (with slide show) - Video: Volcano Trek - Lesson B: A Discussion about Volcanoes ACADEMIC SKILLS<br/>  Listening & Note Taking: Listening for Transitions - Using a Chart to Take Notes<br/>  Speaking & Presentation: Using Transitions - Speaking at the Right Pace - Lesson Task: Interviewing a Partner about an Experience - Final Task: Giving a Presentation about a Natural Disaster<br/>  Vocabulary: Using Affect and Effect<br/>  Grammar & Pronunciation: Gerunds as Subjects and Objects - Syllable Number and Syllable Stress Review<br/>  Critical Thinking: Focus: Predicting Exam Questions - Analyzing, Applying, Evaluating, Interpreting a Diagram, Interpreting a Map, Making Inferences, Organizing Ideas, Prior Knowledge, Reflecting Unit 8. WONDERS FROM THE PAST<br/>  Academic Track: Archaeology/Anthropology LISTENINGS & VIDEO: Lesson A: A Guided Tour of Uxmal - Video: Sarah Parcak: Space Archaeologist and Egyptologist - Lesson B: A Conversation about an Assignment ACADEMIC SKILLS<br/>  Listening & Note Taking: Listening for Examples - Recording Examples<br/>  Speaking & Presentation: Summarizing - Using Index Cards - Lesson Task: Presenting Ancient Artifacts - Final Task: Giving a Presentation about a Historical Site<br/>  Vocabulary: Using Antonyms<br/>  Grammar & Pronunciation: The Passive Voice with the Past - Question Intonation<br/>  Critical Thinking: Focus: Applying Knowledge - Analyzing, Applying, Brainstorming, Evaluating, Making Inferences, Organizing Ideas, Prior Knowledge, Reflecting Unit 9. SPECIES SURVIVAL<br/>  Academic Track: Life Science LISTENINGS & VIDEO: Lesson A: A Talk about Birds (with slide show) - Video: Amazing Chameleons - Lesson B: A Conversation about a Photo Project ACADEMIC SKILLS<br/>  Listening & Note Taking: Listening for Repeated Words - Re-Writing Your Notes<br/>  Speaking & Presentation: Talking about Causes and Effects - Timing Your Presentation - Lesson Task: Presenting a Life Lesson - Final Task: Presenting a Research Proposal<br/>  Vocabulary: Identifying the Correct Definition<br/>  Grammar & Pronunciation: Phrasal Verbs - Stress in Multi-Syllable Words<br/>  Critical Thinking: Focus: Personalizing - Analyzing, Organizing Ideas, Prior Knowledge Unit 10. ENTREPRENEURS AND INNOVATORS<br/>  Academic Track: Business LISTENINGS & VIDEO: Lesson A: A Presentation about a Success Story (with slide show) - Video: Eco-Fuel Africa - Lesson B: A Conversation about Jack Andraka ACADEMIC SKILLS<br/>  Listening & Note Taking: Distinguishing Facts and Opinions - Reviewing and Editing Your Notes  Speaking & Presentation: Rephrasing - Thinking about Your Audience - Lesson Task: Interpreting Quotations - Final Task: Presenting a New Product<br/>  Vocabulary: Recognizing Adjectives and Adverbs<br/>  Grammar & Pronunciation: The Present Perfect and Signal Words - Infinitives to Show Purpose - Thought Groups<br/>  Critical Thinking: Focus: Interpreting Data - Analyzing, Brainstorming, Interpreting Quotations, Organizing Ideas, Personalizing, Prior Knowledge, Ranking, Reflecting Independent Student Handbook Vocabulary Index Rubrics Index of Exam Skills and Tasks 
<br/><br/> For learners of English as Second Language at the B1-B2 (Intermediate to High-Intermediate) level (CEFR). 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781337407724 (Student Book) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2012932717 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English language--Listening--Problems, exercises, etc.<br/>English language--Speaking--Problems, exercises, etc.<br/>English language--Foreign speakers.--Study and teaching<br/>Listening.<br/>Speaking.<br/>B1-B2 (CEFR).<br/>Intermediate to High-Intermediate.