Explore : English for Field-Specific Success 2 /
Explore 2
Vanessa Beal and Sherry Kent.
- First ed.
- Toronto : Oxford University Press, 2018.
- xiii, 290 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
- Explore .
"Explore 2 is a theme-based, all-in-one integrated skills and grammar textbook that features high-interest Canadian and international content. In total, there are 6 units and it is expected that most teachers will complete 4 or 5 units during the 45-hour program. This built-in flexibility allows teachers to focus on the units they and their students find the most stimulating, and provides more variety for teachers who teach the same course successively. Unstudied units can also become extra testing material. Explore 2 is aimed at intermediate students who want to improve their English for career purposes. The textbook contains two readings per unit, writing activities, listening activities, speaking activities, a pronunciation activity, an interpreting data activity, a revising and editing activity, and a watching activity, all of which are designed to meet the specific objectives outlined by the Quebec Ministry of Education. All themes and content in Explore have transferable connections to both technical and pre-university B Block programs. These connections are further reinforced by field-specific activities and projects in each unit that ensure students transfer what they have learned into practical application within their field of study, using both input and output skills. This innovative textbook addresses the reality that there is rarely a common B Block demographic in CEGEPs or in individual classes. As a result, the book is designed to meet a wide variety of student needs. The goal: help teachers find common denominators that are meaningful to and manageable for the entire group, no matter students' level or field of study." (Publisher's Website) CONTENTS Acknowledgements Scope and Sequence Explore: How to Use the Book UNIT 1: PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT Warm Up: Discuss your field of study and your personality Watching: "What is Personality?" Reading: "Self-Awareness - Who Am I?" Writing: Write a paragraph about yourself Speaking: Present the results of a personality test Field-Specific Practice: Make a mind map of vocabulary Listening: "Mindful Multitasking" Grammar: Review of the simple present, the simple past, and the past progressive Reading: "What It Takes to Change Your Brain's Patterns after Age 25" Writing: Write topic sentences and paragraphs Interpreting Data: Analyze information in charts and graphs Pronunciation: -ed past tense endings Revising and Editing: Correct verb tense errors Wrap Up: Research a leader in your field, write about mindfulness and neuroplasticity, present findings about personality tests UNIT 2: THE EVOLVING WORKPLACE Warm Up: Discuss factors related to job satisfaction Reading: "Making the World a Better Place Tops Generation Z's List for Best Employer" Interpreting Data: Understand infographics Pronunciation: The pronunciation of three-syllable words Listening: "Selling yourself: The Art of Personal Branding" Writing: Write a cover letter for a job application Field-Specific Practice: List skills needed for a job in your field Speaking: Practice job interview questions and answers Watching: "Automation Entering White-Collar Work" Reading: "Does Unlimited Vacation Really Work?" Grammar: Future tense and modals Revising and Editing: Correct errors in a cover letter Wrap Up: Reply to a job advertisement, write about a famous leader, practice job interviews UNIT 3: CREATIVITY: THE NUMBER 1 SKILL Warm Up: Define and discuss creativity Reading: "Tips on How to Be Creative Every Day" Field-Specific Practice: Pitch an innovative idea in your field Listening: "How to Fly a Horse" Speaking: Discuss creativity Reading: "Creative Design - Ethical Fashion" Watching: Traceable Writing: Write a summary of an article Grammar: Passive voice Interpreting Data: Analyze graphs Pronunciation: Voiced and silent h- Revising and Editing: Correct errors in verbs and subject-verb agreement Wrap Up: Describe a process, present research on creativity, write a summary of a video UNIT 4: INNOVATION AT WORK Warm Up: Look at and discuss important inventions Reading: "3D Printing for Dummies: How Do 3D Printers Work?" Listening: "Is the Internet Changing the Way We Think?" Reading: "This is How the Internet Is Rewiring Your Brain" Speaking: Make a presentation on the role of the Internet in your field Grammar: Present perfect and simple past Field-Specific Practice: Describe technology in your field Watching: "The Age of the Drone" Interpreting Data: Analyze a bar graph Writing: Write an essay outline Pronunciation: The pronunciation of two-syllable nouns and verbs Revising and Editing: Combine simple sentences into compound and complex sentences Wrap Up: Locate research credible sources, write an opinion essay, make a presentation on an innovation in your field UNIT 5: THE ART OF PERSUASION Warm Up: Discuss the effect of advertising and persuasion Reading: "Nudge: The Persuasive Power of Whispers" Speaking: Describe pictures Writing: Write a proposal Watching: "Inside Google Workplaces, from Perks to Nap Pods" Field-Specific Practice: Research a company in your field Grammar: The comparative and the superlative Interpreting Data: Analyze the results of a study Reading: "Shopping Mall Design Could Nudge Shoplifters into Doing the Right Thing" Pronunciation: Silent letters Listening: "Can a Building Make You Sad?" Revising and Editing: Correct errors in spelling, verb tense, and comparative and superlative forms Wrap Up: Design a "nudge" in your field, write about the ethics of "nudging", write and deliver a short speech UNIT 6: MODERN SOLUTIONS TO MODERN PROBLEMS Warm Up: Discuss modern problems Watching: "How Driverless Cars Will Change Cities" Speaking: Discuss driverless technology Reading: "Self-Driving Cars Could Save 300 000 Lives per Decade in America" Writing: Recognize organizational patterns and use them in writing Interpreting Data: Analyze an infographic Listening: "Exercise Pill" Field-Specific Practice: Research a solution to a problem in your field Pronunciation: The schwa vowel sound Reading: "Rooftop Farming Gains High Ground in Montreal" Grammar: Countable and uncountable nouns Revising and Editing: Correct errors in articles, singular/plural use, and compound words Wrap Up: Present research on a problem in you field, write about a problem in our field, debate the future of computer-driven cars PROJECTS Project A Teach Us Something Video Project B Design and Present a Survey Report Project C Company Profile Project D Design an App LEARNING STRATEGIES Academic Writing Strategies Professional Writing Strategies Research Strategies Speaking Strategies Reading Strategies Listening Strategies Vocabulary Strategies GRAMMAR GUIDE Chapter 1 Parts of Speech Overview Chapter 2 Present Tenses Chapter 3 Past Tenses Chapter 4 Future Tense Chapter 5 Present Perfect Tense Chapter 6 Modal Auxiliaries Chapter 7 Gerunds and Infinitives Chapter 8 Conditionals Chapter 9 Quoted and Reported Speech, and Passive Voice Chapter 10 Nouns, Articles, Determiners, and Pronouns Chapter 11 Prepositions Chapter 12 Adjectives and Adverbs Chapter 13 Sentence Structure Chapter 14 Punctuation, Capitalization, Numbers, and Abbreviations APPENDICES Appendix 1 Overview of Verb Tenses Appendix 2 Prepositions and Phrasal Verbs Appendix 3 Non-Progressive Verbs Appendix 4 Irregular Verbs Appendix 5 Guide for Correcting Writing Errors Appendix 6 Commonly Misspelled Words Appendix 7 False Cognates About the Authors Credits Index
Explore 2 is aimed at intermediate students who want to improve their English for career purposes.
English language--Business English. English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers. English language--Films for foreign speakers. English language--Sound recordings for foreign speakers. Intermediate.