TY - BOOK AU - Wegmann, Brenda AU - Knezevic, Miki TI - Mosaic 2: Reading SN - 9780077595128 (Student Book) 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 - "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: LANGUAGE AND LEARNING; Reading Selections ; Why Bilinguals Are Smarter, by Yudhijit Bhgattacharjee ; Speaking Up in Class, Silently, Using Social Media, by Tripp Gabriel; Reading Skills and Strategies ; Skimming for main ideas ; Scanning for specific information: expressions and set phrases ; Completing a summary; Critical Thinking Skills ; Comparing ideas about a reading ; Debating a topic: The use of social media in schools ; Synthesizing Internet content: Taking notes and presenting results ; Writing Tip: Writing a summary statement; Vocabulary Building ; Getting meaning from context and word structure ; Focusing on words from the Academic Word List ; Understanding the use of strong verbs in context ; Matching specialized terms to their definitions; Focus on Testing (TOEFL iBT): Analyzing summary statements on reading comprehension tests; Chapter 2: DANGER AND DARING; Reading Selections ; Into Thin Air, by Jon Krakauer ; The World We Lost, by Farley Mowat; Reading Skills and Strategies ; Previewing a reading ; Making inferences ; Identifying the theme; Critical Thinking Skills ; Recapitulating the action of a narrative with a graphic organizer (storyboard) ; Analyzing discussion questions ; Using a graphic organizer (chain diagram) to sequence events and emotions ; Summarizing group opinions ; Synthesizing Internet content: Taking notes and presenting results ; Writing Tip: Following a structure to write letters; Vocabulary Building ; Identifying more exact or colorful synonyms ; Getting the meaning of everyday phrases from context ; Recalling vocabulary of fear and anger ; Focusing on words from the Academic Word List ; Inventing sentences on the spot for vocabulary words ; Focus on Testing (TOEFL iBT): Answering schematic-table questions; Chapter 3: GENDER AND RELATIONSHIPS; Reading Selections ; How Women Became the New Breadwinners: A Review of the Book "The Richer Sex," by Matthew DeLuca ; Has Facebook Destroyed the Word "Friend"?, by Christopher Parr; Reading Skills and Strategies ; Matching a paragraph to a theme ; Understanding metaphors in context ; Reading a love poem for meaning ; Scanning for effective nouns, adjectives, and verbs; Critical Thinking Skills ; Analyzing a book review ; Comparing opinions and interpretations ; Determining a point of view in an essay ; Synthesizing Internet content: Taking notes and presenting results ; Writing Tip: Using your point of view to structure a paragraph; Vocabulary Building ; Getting meaning from context for everyday words and phrases ; Focusing on words from the Academic Word List ; Identifying everyday expressions and their definitions; Focus on Testing (TOEFL iBT): Answering prose-summary questions; Chapter 4: BEAUTY AND AESTHETICS; Reading Selections ; Taj Mahal, India, by Flavio Conti (translated by Patrick Cregh) ; Korea's Makeover from Dull to Hip Changes the Face of Asia, by Gordon Fairclough; Reading Skills and Strategies ; Previewing a reading for its organization ; Understanding the importance of a good opening ; Previewing a reading to identify the key people; Critical Thinking Skills ; Comparing opinions ; Illustrating ideas ; Using a graphic organizer (Venn diagram) to draw a comparison ; Analyzing facts; Evaluating opinions ; Structuring an argument: Weakest to strongest point ; Synthesizing Internet content: Taking notes and presenting results ; Writing Tip: Supporting an argument; Vocabulary Building; Getting meaning from context for specialized terms related to architecture ; Getting meaning from structure and context: Identifying synonyms for adjectives; Understanding specialized terms relating to personal beauty ; Getting meaning from cont ext by choosing synonyms or antonyms ; Focusing on words from the Academic Word List; Focus on Testing (TOEFL iBT): Answering vocabulary questions in the context of a reading; Chapter 5: TRANSITIONS; Reading Selections ; Conversations in Malaysia (from Among the Believers: An Islamic Journey), by V.S. Naipaul ; Grisha Has Arrived, by Tanya Filanovsky (translated by Ruth Schacter); Reading Skills and Strategies ; Comparing genres of writing ; Finding support for main ideas ; Recognizing a flashback ; Predicting story events; Critical Thinking Skills ; Paraphrasing ; Comparing answers ; Interviewing and answering interview questions ; Summarizing a story ; Role-playing; Synthesizing Internet content: Taking notes and presenting results ; Writing Tip: Using a flashback; Vocabulary Building ; Identifying differences between standard English and global English ; Getting meaning from word structure and context ; Recognizing regional vocabulary differences ; Selecting adjectives to fit the context ; Identifying regional spelling differences ; Focusing on words from the Academic Word List ; Focus on Testing (TOEFL iBT): Avoiding "traps" in standardized vocabulary tests; Chapter 6: THE MIND; Reading Selections; A Memory for All Seasonings, by Stephen Singular ; The Tell-Tale Heart, by Edgar Allan Poe; Reading Skills and Strategies ; Previewing and predicting ; Recalling information ; Identifying elements in a story ; Critical Thinking Skills ; Improving study skills: Underlining and marginal glossing ; Understanding mnemonic systems ; Supporting or challenging a hypothesis ; Summarizing from a different point of view ; Writing Tip: Illustrating an argument with strong examples; Vocabulary Building; Identifying synonyms ; Getting the meaning of words from context ; Focusing on words from the Academic Word List; Focus on Testing (TOEFL iBT): Reading for speed and fluency on standardized tests: Skimming and scanning; Chapter 7: WORKING; Reading Selections ; The San Francisco Sculptor Who Created Nicolas Cage's "Dreadful Dragon," by Kristine M. Carber ; A Lifetime of Learning to Manage Effectively, by Ralph Z. Sorenson; Reading Skills and Strategies ; Previewing a reading: Predicting ; Scanning for specific words ; Recalling information ; Finding the basis for inferences ; Reading for fluency and speed: Concentration; Critical Thinking Skills ; Interviewing and answering interview questions ; Applying inferences to a situation ; Making comparisons with a chart ; Synthesizing Internet content: Taking notes and presenting results; Writing Tip: Summarizing by writing a sentence to cover each of the main points; Vocabulary Building ; Forming adjectives from nouns ; Understanding idiomatic phrases from the context ; Focusing on words from the Academic Word List; Focus on Testing (TOEFL iBT): Understanding grammar-oriented reading questions; Chapter 8: BREAKTHROUGHS; Reading Selections ; Trees for Democracy, by Wangari Maathai ; A Revolution in Medicine, by Geoffrey Cowley and Anne Underwood; Reading Skills and Strategies ; Previewing a speech ; Finding evidence to disprove false arguments ; Previewing: Reading diagrams ; Scanning a timeline ; Reading for speed and fluency: Viewing words in groups or clusters; Critical Thinking Skills ; Analyzing the author's point of view ; Separating fact from opinion ; Synthesizing Internet content: Taking notes and presenting results ; Expressing opinions and justifying answers ; Writing Tip: Clearly separating a summary from an opinion; Vocabulary Building ; Building new words with prefixes and suffixes ; Building new words from the same root ; Identifying compound words ; Understanding idiomatic phrases in context ; Focusing on words from the Academic Word List; Focus on Reading (TOEFL iBT): Speaking in front of people during an oral exam, interview, or meeting; Chapter 9: ART AND ENTERTAINMENT ; Reading Selections ; What Makes van Gogh So Great, by Peter Simpson ; A Scandal in Bohemia, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; Reading Skills and Strategies ; Identifying false inferences ; Paraphrasing what you read ; Preparing for an extensive reading ; Predicting the plot; Critical Thinking Skills ; Comparing answers to discussion questions ; Using a chart to organize information from a reading ; Finding the flaw in a statement by reviewing facts ; Interpreting facts and actions in a reading ; Giving a short talk on a topic ; Researching a topic and reporting to the class ; Writing Tip: Writing dialogue using correct punctuation; Vocabulary Building ; Getting the meaning of words and phrases from structure and context ; Synonyms ; Changing verbs and adjectives into nouns from the same word family ; Focusing on words from the Academic Word List; Focus on Testing (TOEFL iBT): Understanding inference questions; Chapter 10: CONFLICT AND RECONCILIATION; Reading Selections ; Contrite Makes Right, by Deborah Tannen ; When One Person Reaches Out with Love, by Yevgeny Yevtushenko; Reading Skills and Strategies ; Previewing a reading for its organization ; Previewing a poem ; Reading for fluency and speed: Not vocalizing while reading; Critical Thinking Skills ; Analyzing causes and effects ; Synthesizing information and applying to real-life situations: Using a chart for comparison ; Comparing opinions ; Interpreting an anecdote ; Synthesizing Internet content: Taking notes and presenting results; Writing Tip: Writing a strong first sentence; Vocabulary Building ; Getting meaning from word structure and context ; Inferring the meaning of idioms and expressions ; Focusing on words from the Academic Word List; Identifying synonyms; Focus on Testing (TOEFL iBT): Understanding negative questions and sentence-insertion questions UR - https://www.mheducation.ca/highereducation/products/9780077595128/mosaic+2+reading+student+book/ ER -