TY - BOOK AU - Hartmann, Pamela AU - Mentel, James TI - Interactions Access: Reading SN - 9780077829193 (Student Book + Connect code) PY - 2014/// CY - New York PB - McGraw-Hill ESL/ELT KW - English language KW - Textbooks for foreign speakers KW - Study and teaching as a second language KW - College readers N1 - Includes indexes; "Interactions/Mosaic prepares students for university classes by fully integrating every aspect of student life. Based on 28 years of classroom-tested best practices, the new and revised content, fresh modern look, and new online component make this the perfect series for contemporary classrooms." (Publisher's Website); CONTENTS; Chapter 1: Neighborhoods, Cities, and Towns; Reading Selections ; College Campuses Today ; An Email From College; Reading Skills and Strategies; Prereading: Thinking about the topic ; Making predictions ; Previewing vocabulary ; Identifying main ideas and details in a reading ; Following textbook directions; Critical-Thinking Skills ; Making predictions ; Synthesizing and discussing ideas from a reading; Vocabulary Building ; Previewing vocabulary ; Understanding new words with is, are, is like, and are like ; Developing vocabulary strategies ; Understanding prepositions; Language Skills ; Understanding large numbers ; Using prepositions; Chapter 2: Shopping and E-Commerce; Reading Selections ; Internet Shopping ; Predicting the Future of Shopping; Reading Skills and Strategies ; Prereading: Thinking about the topic ; Previewing vocabulary ; Understanding new words: using punctuation clues ; Understanding quotation marks ; Identifying the topic and main ideas of a paragraph ; Summarizing; Critical-Thinking Skills ; Analyzing predictions from the past and about the future ; Identifying a good summary ; Synthesizing and discussing ideas from a reading ; Safely using passwords on websites ; Vocabulary Building ; Previewing vocabulary ; Understanding new words from examples ; Understanding new words: using punctuation clues ; Language Skills: Reviewing verb tenses; Chapter 3: Friends and Family; Reading Selections ; New Ways of Staying Connected ; Cell Phones Save Lives; Reading Skills and Strategies ; Prereading: Thinking about the topic ; Skimming ; Previewing vocabulary ; Recognizing organization in an essay ; Identifying main ideas and details ; Reading a blog; Critical-Thinking Skills ; Using a graphic organizer to organize ideas in an essay ; Making predictions ; Using the Internet as a dictionary tool; Vocabulary Building ; Previewing vocabulary ; Understanding new words: using pictures ; Using a print dictionary: alphabetical order ; Understanding pronouns; Language Skills ; Interviewing other students ; Using pronouns; Chapter 4: Health Care; Reading Selections ; Health News for Body and Mind ; Are You Healthy? (Questionnaire); Reading Skills and Strategies ; Prereading: Thinking about the topic ; Previewing vocabulary; Understanding italics ; Understanding the main ideas ; Making predictions ; Reading and answering a questionnaire; Critical-Thinking Skills; Analyzing and comparing answers ; Finding important details ; Synthesizing and discussing ideas from a reading; Vocabulary Building ; Previewing vocabulary ; Finding meaning after which or who ; Identifying and matching vocabulary words and definitions; Understanding pronouns; Changing nouns to adjectives ; Identifying body parts ; Identifying opposites; Language Skills ; Giving advice ; Understanding guide words in a dictionary ; Describing illnesses ; Understanding pronouns; Chapter 5: Men and Women; Reading Selections ; Men and Women in Business ; Gender and Communication on Campus ; Reading Skills and Strategies ; Prereading: Thinking about the topic ; Previewing vocabulary ; Understanding new words in a reading ; Understanding main ideas and details ; Identifying a good summary ; Making predictions ; Reading faster: reading in phrases; Critical-Thinking Skills ; Understanding a graph ; Making predictions ; Recognizing and writing conclusions; Vocabulary Building ; Previewing vocabulary ; Checking vocabulary; Language Skills ; Interviewing other students ; Discussing ideas from the reading ; Understanding language and sexism ; Using gender-neutral possessive adjectives; Chapter 6: Sleep and Dreams; Reading Selections ; The Purpose of Sleep and Dreams ; A Dream Narrative; Reading Skills and Strategies ; Prereading: Thinking about the topic ; Previewing Vocabulary; Finding the meaning of new words: meaning after or ; Identifying details ; Thinking about the topic ; Identifying the main idea; Critical-Thinking Skills ; Understanding mood ; Finding the meaning of new words from context ; Searching for and analyzing information on the Internet; Vocabulary Building ; Previewing vocabulary ; Understanding words from their parts ; Finding the meaning of words: meaning after or ; Previewing vocabulary ; Understanding pronouns; Language Skills ; Interviewing students ; Discussing ideas from the reading; Chapter 7: Work and Lifestyles; Reading Selections ; Volunteering ; My Special Year; Reading Skills and Strategies ; Prereading: Thinking about the topic ; Previewing vocabulary ; Finding the meaning of new words: looking at colons ; Understanding sentences with the word that ; Finding the main ideas and important details ; Checking vocabulary; Critical-Thinking Skills ; Organizing details using a T-chart ; Making inferences ; Reading and analyzing a chart; Vocabulary Building ; Previewing vocabulary ; Understanding words from their parts: suffixes; Language Skills: Understanding sentences with the word that; Chapter 8: Food and Nutrition; Reading Selections ; New Foods, New Diets ; Eating Bugs; Reading Skills and Strategies ; Prereading: Thinking about the topic ; Previewing a reading; Previewing vocabulary ; Identifying the main ideas in a reading ; Using opposites to understand a new word ; Identifying the topic in a paragraph ; Finding details; Critical-Thinking Skills ; Organizing details using a graphic organizer ; Reading and analyzing a chart ; Analyzing information ; Vocabulary Building ; Previewing vocabulary ; Using opposites to understand a new word ; Figuring out words with more than one meaning; Language Skills: Interviewing other students; Chapter 9: Great Destinations; Reading Selections ; Adventure Vacations ; Your Travel Personality (Questionnaire) ; Tours and Traveling; Reading Skills and Strategies ; Prereading: Thinking about the topic ; Previewing the reading ; Previewing vocabulary ; Finding the main idea and details ; Making predictions ; Reading a website and analyzing information; Critical-Thinking Skills ; Reaching a conclusion: paying attention to evidence ; Synthesizing and discussing ideas from a reading ; Reading a website and analyzing information ; Identifying support for opinions; Vocabulary Building ; Previewing vocabulary ; Understanding words for directions ; Understanding words from their prefixes ; Using go + verb + -ing for activities; Language Skills ; Understanding words for directions ; Stating and explaining opinions; Chapter 10: Our Planet; Reading Selections ; The Ocean in Trouble ; Repairing the Environment; Reading Skills and Strategies ; Prereading: Thinking about the topic ; Previewing vocabulary ; Finding the meaning of words from the context ; Identifying the main idea and details ; Reading a paragraph that includes a chart; Critical-Thinking Skills ; Understanding relationships between ideas ; Using a graphic organizer to show relationships ; Making inferences ; Discussing and synthesizing a reading ; Reading and analyzing a graph ; Reading and analyzing a pie chart ; Comparing facts and figures ; Vocabulary Building ; Previewing vocabulary ; Understanding words from their parts: over in a word ; Understanding words that can be more than one part of speech; Language Skills ; Interviewing other students ; Using facts and figures UR - https://www.mheducation.ca/highereducation/products/9780078019630/interactions+access+reading+and+writing+student+book/ UR - http://www.cambridge.org/ca/cambridgeenglish/catalog/english-academic-purposes/interactions-6th-edition/students-edition ER -