Tarver Chase, Becky <br/><br/>
Pathways 3 :  Listening, Speaking, and Critical Thinking (2nd edition) / 
 Pathways three 
Becky Tarver Chase and Christien Lee. 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - Boston :  National Geographic Learning,  2018. 
 - x, 228 p. :  color ill., color maps ;  28 cm. 
 - Pathways .
<br/><br/>Includes an Index of Exam skills and tasks. 
<br/><br/>"Introduction to Pathways Listening Skills 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.  Explore the theme provides a visual introduction to the unit, engaging learners academically and encouraging them to share ideas about the unit theme. New Integrated listening and speaking activities help prepare students for standardized  tests such as IELTS and TOEFL. 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. Listening passages incorporate a variety of listening types such as podcasts, lectures, interviews, and conversations. New Slide shoes for selected listening passages integrate text and visuals to give learners a more authentic listening experience. Updated Explicit listening skill instruction and practice prepares students to listen and take notes in academic settings. Speaking lessons guide learners from controlled practice to a final speaking task while reinforcing speaking skills, grammar for speaking, and key pronunciation points. Presentation skills such as starting strong, using specific details, making eye contact, pausing, and summarizing, help learners develop confidence and fluency in communicating ideas. 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 SCOPE AND SEQUENCE Unit 1. THE SCIENCE OF SHOPPING<br/>  Academic Track: Behavioral Science LISTENINGS & VIDEO: Lesson A: An Interview about Consumer Behavior - Video: The Decoy Effect - Lesson B: A Lecture about Gender and Shopping (with slide show) ACADEMIC SKILLS<br/>  Listening & Note Taking: <br/>  Speaking & Presentation: Quoting Statistics - Asking Rhetorical Questions - Lesson Task: Designing a Store Layout - Final Task: Giving a Persuasive Presentation<br/>  Vocabulary: Participial Adjectives<br/>  Grammar & Pronunciation: Real and Unreal Conditions - Question Intonation<br/>  Critical Thinking: Focus – Recognizing Pros and Cons - Predicting, Analyzing, Synthesizing, Reflecting, Personalizing, Making Inferences, Brainstorming Unit 2. MOTHER NATURE<br/>  Academic Track: Biology/Genetics LISTENINGS & VIDEO: Lesson A: A Panel about a Film Contest (with slide show) - Video: Turtles under Threat - Lesson B: A Conversation on Campus ACADEMIC SKILLS<br/>  Listening & Note Taking: Listening for Content Words - Noting Who Says What<br/>  Speaking & Presentation: Making Suggestions - Presenting with Others - Lesson Task: Discussing Conservation and Extinction - Final Task: Creating and Presenting a Proposal<br/>  Vocabulary: Using Context Clues<br/>  Grammar & Pronunciation: Adjective Clauses - Syllable Stress before Suffixes<br/>  Critical Thinking: Focus – Deciding on Criteria - Evaluating, Personalizing, Interpreting a Flowchart, Ranking, Synthesizing, Reflecting, Brainstorming, Organizing information Unit 3. ON THE MOVE<br/>  Academic Track: Sociology LISTENINGS & VIDEO: Lesson A: A Lecture about Migration (with slide show) - Video: What Ellis Island Means Today - Lesson B: A Study Group Discussion ACADEMIC SKILLS<br/>  Listening & Note Taking: Listening for the Order of Events - Noting Contrasting Ideas <br/>  Speaking & Presentation: Expressing Probability - Expressing Your Opinion  Strongly - Lesson Task: Discussing a Case Study - Final Task: Presenting a Viewpoint<br/>  Vocabulary: Noticing Clues to Meaning<br/>  Grammar & Pronunciation: Enough and Too - Linking  Critical Thinking: Focus – Categorizing Information - Predicting, Personalizing, Evaluating, Applying, Categorizing, Organizing Ideas Unit 4. OUR CHANGING PLANET<br/>  Academic Track: Earth Science LISTENINGS & VIDEO: Lesson A: An Earth Sciences Lecture (with slide show) - Video: I Am Red - Lesson B: A Conversation about Selecting a College ACADEMIC SKILLS<br/>  Listening & Note Taking: Recognizing Digressions - Noting Supporting Information<br/>  Speaking & Presentation: Answering Questions Effectively - Making Eye Contact - Lesson Task: Creating a Legend - Final Task: Presenting a Business Report<br/>  Vocabulary: Using Digital Tools<br/>  Grammar & Pronunciation: Passive Voice - Word Stress for Emphasis<br/>  Critical Thinking: Focus – Being Creative - Evaluating, Brainstorming with a Mind Map, Reflecting, Personalizing, Categorizing, Organizing Ideas Unit 5. MAKING A LIVING, MAKING A DIFFERENCE<br/>  Academic Track: Economics/Business LISTENINGS & VIDEO: Lesson A: A Talk about a Cooperative Business (with slide show) - Video: Light for India’s Villages - Lesson B: A Meeting about Social Responsibility ACADEMIC SKILLS<br/>  Listening & Note Taking: Listening for Similarities and Contrasts - Using Abbreviations<br/>  Speaking & Presentation: Using Numbers and Statistics - Looking Up While Speaking - Lesson Task: Small Businesses - Final Task: Presenting a Socially Responsible Business<br/>  Vocabulary: Suffix -ive<br/>  Grammar & Pronunciation: Indirect Questions - Pronouncing Large Numbers<br/>  Critical Thinking: Focus – Personalizing - Evaluating, Analyzing, Synthesizing, Interpreting Statistics, Organizing Ideas Unit 6. DESIGN WITH PURPOSE<br/>  Academic Track: Design LISTENINGS & VIDEO: Lesson A: A Guest Lecture about Design - Video: Designing the Future - Lesson B: A Conversation with a Teaching Assistant ACADEMIC SKILLS<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>  Listening & Note Taking: Listening for Inferences - Noting Steps in a Process<br/>  Speaking & Presentation: Using Descriptive Language - Body Language - Lesson Task: Presenting a Design - Final Task: Presenting a Process<br/>  Vocabulary: Multiple Meanings<br/>  Grammar & Pronunciation: Making Comparisons - Effective Pausing<br/>  Critical Thinking: Focus – Making Inferences - Personalizing, Evaluating, Synthesizing, Analyzing, Applying, Reflecting Unit 7. INSPIRED TO PROTECT<br/>  Academic Track: Environmental Sciences LISTENINGS & VIDEO: Lesson A: A Podcast about the Environment - Video: Three Seconds - Lesson B: A Talk about the Environment (with slide show) ACADEMIC SKILLS<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>  Listening & Note Taking: Understand a Speaker’s Purpose - Diving Your Notes<br/>  Speaking & Presentation: Using Analogies - Storyboarding - Lesson Task: A Group Presentation about the Environment - Final Task: Planning a Video<br/>  Vocabulary: Using Word Maps<br/>  Grammar & Pronunciation: Tag Questions - Intonation with Tag Questions<br/>  Critical Thinking: Focus – Considering Other Views - Predicting, Personalizing, Evaluating, Brainstorming, Making Inferences, Ranking, Synthesizing, Organizing Ideas, Reflecting Unit 8. TRADITIONAL AND MODERN MEDICINE<br/>  Academic Track: Health/Medicine LISTENINGS & VIDEO: Lesson A: A Lecture about Plant-Based Medicines (with  slide show) - Video: Wild Health - Lesson B: A Podcast about Prosthetic Devices ACADEMIC SKILLS<br/>  Listening & Note Taking: Listening for Supporting Details - Indenting Details<br/>  Speaking & Presentation: Using Phrases to Signal Reasons - Predicting and Timing Your Presentation - Lesson Task: Discussing Claims about Public Health - Final Task: A Presentation on Medicine and Health<br/>  Vocabulary: Word Families<br/>  Grammar & Pronunciation: Adverb Clauses of Reason and Purpose - Linking Vowel Sounds with /y/ and /w/<br/>  Critical Thinking: Focus – Evaluating Claims - Making Inferences, Evaluating, Personalizing, Applying, Brainstorming, Organizing Ideas Unit 9. UNCOVERING THE PAST<br/>  Academic Track: Anthropology/History LISTENINGS & VIDEO: Lesson A: An Interview with an Archaeologist - Video: How Trajan’s Column Was Built - Lesson B: A Discussion about Archaeology ACADEMIC SKILLS<br/>  Listening & Note Taking: Understanding Referents - Noting Questions and Answers<br/>  Speaking & Presentation: Participating in Group Discussions - Introducing Your Talk - Lesson Task: Participating in a Group Discussion - Final Task: Presenting about Life in the Past or Future<br/>  Vocabulary: Phrasal Verbs<br/>  Grammar & Pronunciation: Using Demonstratives - Stress in Phrasal Verbs<br/>  Critical Thinking: Focus – Drawing Conclusions - Personalizing, Categorizing, Ranking, Organizing Ideas, Evaluating, Reflecting, Analyzing Unit 10. EMOTIONS AND PERSONALITY<br/>  Academic Track: Psychology LISTENINGS & VIDEO: Lesson A: A Lecture about Fear (with slide show) - Video: A Tribute to Discomfort - Lesson B: A Conversation about Food and Emotions ACADEMIC SKILLS<br/>  Listening & Note Taking: Listening for Consequences - Using a Word Web<br/>  Speaking & Presentation: Defending an Opinion - Interacting with the Audience - Lesson Task: Presenting Survey Results - Final Task: Presenting Research<br/>  Vocabulary: Identifying Latin Prefixes and Suffixes<br/>  Grammar & Pronunciation: Used to and Would - Using Punctuation Marks<br/>  Critical Thinking: Focus – Making Judgments - Analyzing, Personalizing, Synthesizing, Categorizing, Making Inferences, Evaluating, Applying, Judging, Organizing Ideas Independent Student Handbook Vocabulary Index Rubrics Index of Exam Skills and Tasks 
<br/><br/> For learners of English as Second Language at the B2 level (CEFR). 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781337407731 (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--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.<br/>English language--Speaking--Problems, exercises, etc.<br/>Listening.<br/>Speaking.<br/>B2 (CEFR).<br/>High-Intermediate.