Prism Reading 3 /
Alan S. Kennedy and Chris Sowton.
- New York : Cambridge University Press, 2018.
- 168 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
- Prism Reading .
"Online Workbook Included" (Front Cover).
"Prism Reading Level 3 has 8 units to develop vocabulary, academic, and critical thinking skills. Students experience topics through fascinating readings in a wide variety of genres and formats to become familiar with material they might face in or outside the college classroom. Each book includes a single-use code to access the Online Workbook that has one new reading per unit, extra practice to further improve reading, vocabulary, and language development. Other resources include videos and recordings of readings. Activities have automated feedback to help with learner autonomy, and for teachers to spend less time grading and more time teaching." (Publisher's Website) CONTENTS: Scope and Sequence How Prism Reading Works What Makes Prism Reading Special SCOPE AND SEQUENCE Unit 1 GLOBALIZATION (Academic Disciplines: Cultural Studies / Sociology) Reading Passages: 1. Turkish Treats (blog post) 2. Changing Eating Habits in Italy (essay) Key Reading Skills: Making predictions from a text type Scanning topic sentences Taking notes on supporting examples Additional Reading Skills: Understanding key vocabulary Annotating Reading for details Working out meaning Making inferences Reading for main ideas Paraphrasing Identifying purpose and audience Synthesizing Language Development: Academic alternatives to phrasal verbs Globalization vocabulary Watch and Listen: Chinese Flavors for American Snacks Special Features: Critical Thinking Collaboration Unit 2 EDUCATION (Academic Disciplines: Communications / Education) Reading Passages: 1. Should I Major in Business or Engineering? (article) 2. Distance vs. Face-to-Face Learning (article) Key Reading Skills: Making inferences Using a Venn diagram Additional Reading Skills: Understanding key vocabulary Using your knowledge Reading for main ideas Reading for details Taking notes Synthesizing Language Development: Education vocabulary Academic words Watch and Listen: College Debt and Bankruptcy Special Features: Critical Thinking Collaboration Unit 3 MEDICINE (Academic Disciplines: Health Sciences / Medicine) Reading Passages: 1. The Homeopathy Debate (debate) 2. Should Healthcare Be Free? (blog post) Key Reading Skills: Annotating a text Additional Reading Skills: Understanding key vocabulary Using your knowledge Previewing Reading for details Identifying opinions Skimming Reading for main ideas Scanning to find key words Making inferences Synthesizing Language Development: Medical vocabulary Academic vocabulary Watch and Listen: A New Way to Handle Allergies Special Features: Critical Thinking Collaboration Unit 4 THE ENVIRONMENT (Academic Disciplines: Ecology / Environmental studies) Reading Passages: 1. Controlling Certain Disaster (interview) 2. Combatting Drought in Rural Africa (report) Key Reading Skills: Identifying cohesive devices Additional Reading Skills: Understanding key vocabulary Predicting content using visuals Reading for details Making inferences Using your knowledge Reading for main ideas Taking notes Synthesizing Language Development: Academic noun phrases Natural disaster vocabulary Watch and Listen: Population and Water Special Features: Critical Thinking Collaboration Unit 5 ARCHITECTURE (Academic Disciplines: Architecture / Urban Planning) Reading Passages: 1. We Need More Green Buildings (article) 2. Form, Function, or Both? (essay) Key Reading Skills: Skimming a text Additional Reading Skills: Understanding key vocabulary Reading for details Annotating Making inferences Summarizing Understanding paraphrase Synthesizing Language Development: Academic word families Architecture and planning vocabulary Watch and Listen: Building a Green Home Special Features: Critical Thinking Collaboration Unit 6 ENERGY (Academic Disciplines: Engineering / Physics) Reading Passages: 1. Renewable Energy (fact sheet) 2. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle (essay) Key Reading Skills: Working out meaning from context Additional Reading Skills: Predicting content using visuals Understanding key vocabulary Reading for main ideas Reading for details Using your knowledge Taking notes Making inferences Synthesizing Language Development: Energy collocations Formal and informal academic verbs Watch and Listen: Wind Turbines Special Features: Critical Thinking Collaboration Unit 7 ART AND DESIGN (Academic Disciplines: Design / Fine Art) Reading Passages: 1. All that Art Is (article) 2. Photography as Art (essay) Key Reading Skills: Scanning to find information Additional Reading Skills: Understanding key vocabulary Predicting content using visuals Reading for details Taking notes Making inferences Using your knowledge Reading for main ideas Understanding paraphrase Identifying opinions Synthesizing Language Development: Paraphrasing Vocabulary for art and design Watch and Listen: A Culinary Art Canvas Special Features: Critical Thinking Collaboration Unit 8 AGING (Academic Disciplines: Economics / Sociology) Reading Passages: 1. The Social and Economic Impact of Aging (interview) 2. Saudi Arabia: The Realities of a Young Society (case study) Key Reading Skills: Using your knowledge to predict content Additional Reading Skills: Understanding key vocabulary Reading for details Making inferences Taking notes on main ideas Scanning to find information Working out meaning Synthesizing Language Development: Academic collocations with prepositions Language of prediction Watch and Listen: Senior Exercise Special Features: Critical Thinking Collaboration Glossary of Key Vocabulary Video Scripts Credits Advisory Panel
9781108601146 (pbk)
GBB8B9928 bnb
018921704 Uk
English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers. Reading comprehension. English language--Written English. B2 (CEFR). High-intermediate.