Prism Reading and Writing Intro /
Prism, Reading and writing, Intro, Student workbook Reading and writing (Prism), Intro, Student workbook
Sabina Ostrowska and Kate Adams, with Wendy Asplin and Christina Cavage.
- 199 p. : ill. (col.) ; 26 cm
- Prism .
Includes ebook access. Online Workbook included.
"Every unit of Prism is designed to excite students and give them the tools they need. The unit structure is based on extensive research on today's students and what teachers want for their classrooms." (Publisher's Website) SCOPE AND SEQUENCE Unit 1 PEOPLE (Academic Disciplines: Communications / Sociology) WATCH AND LISTEN: Thai Fishermen READINGS: 1. Profile of Jeremy Lin (personal profile) -- 2. A Very Tall Man! (book excerpt) READING SKILLS: Key Skill: Previewing -- Additional Skills: Understanding key vocabulary; Skimming; Scanning to find information; Reading for details; Synthesizing LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT: Family vocabulary; Nouns and verbs; Singular and plural nouns CRITICAL THINKING: Analyzing and using a two-column chart GRAMMAR FOR WRITING: Subject pronouns; The verb be; Possessive adjectives WRITING: Academic Writing Skill: Writing simple sentences -- Rhetorical Mode: Descriptive -- Writing Task: Write a profile of someone in your family (sentences) ON CAMPUS: Life Skill: Meeting people Unit 2 CLIMATE (Academic Disciplines: Geography / Meteorology) WATCH AND LISTEN: The Growing Ice Cap READINGS: 1. The Coldest City in the World (article) -- 2. Cuba Weather (website) READING SKILLS: Key Skill: Scanning to find information -- Additional Skills: Using your knowledge; Understanding key vocabulary; Reading for details; Previewing; Synthesizing LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT: Nouns and adjectives -- Noun phrases CRITICAL THINKING: Understanding and using a three-column chart GRAMMAR FOR WRITING: Prepositional phrases WRITING: Academic Writing Skills: Capital letters -- Commas; Rhetorical Mode: Descriptive; Writing Task: Write about the weather in your city or town. (sentences) ON CAMPUS: Life Skill: Using English measurements Unit 3 LIFESTYLE (Academic Disciplines: Anthropology / Education) WATCH AND LISTEN: Panama's Kuna People READINGS: 1. Meet the Kombai (book review) -- 2. Student schedule (class schedule) READING SKILLS: Key Skill: Annotating a text -- Additional Skills: Using your knowledge; Understanding key vocabulary; Previewing; Scanning to find information; Reading for main ideas; Synthesizing LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT: Collocations for free-time activities -- Vocabulary for study -- Time expressions CRITICAL THINKING: Analyzing and organizing information GRAMMAR FOR WRITING: Parts of a sentence -- The simple present WRITING: Academic Writing Skill: Main ideas and details -- Rhetorical Mode: Descriptive -- Writing Task: Write about the life of a student in your class. (sentences) ON CAMPUS: Study Skill: Creating a test study plan Unit 4 PLACES (Academic Disciplines: Geography / History) WATCH AND LISTEN: The Cenotes of Mexico READINGS: 1. A World History of Maps (excerpts from a history book) -- 2. The Maldives: An Overview (fact file) READING SKILLS: Key Skill: Reading for main ideas -- Additional Skills: Understanding key vocabulary; Previewing; Using your knowledge; Annotating; Scanning to find information; Reading for details; Synthesizing LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT: Superlative adjectives -- Noun phrases with of -- Vocabulary for places CRITICAL THINKING: Classifying key words GRAMMAR FOR WRITING: There is / There are -- Articles WRITING: Academic Writing Skill: Paragraph structure - Topic sentences -- Rhetorical Mode: Descriptive -- Writing Task: Write facts about your country. (paragraph)
ON CAMPUS: Life Skill: Places on campus Unit 5 JOBS (Academic Disciplines: Business / Career Services) WATCH AND LISTEN: Utah's Bingham Mine READINGS: 1. Find_my_job.com (web page) -- 2. Email chain about jobs (emails) READING SKILLS: Key Skill: Reading for details -- Additional Skills: Using your knowledge; Understanding key vocabulary; Scanning to find information; Reading for main ideas; Synthesizing LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT: Vocabulary for jobs -- Adjective phrases CRITICAL THINKING: Using a Likert scale to evaluate and analyze GRAMMAR FOR WRITING: The pronoun you -- Must and have to WRITING: Academic Writing Skill: Joining ideas with and; Simple sentences; Writing compound sentences with and; Writing an email -- Rhetorical Mode: Descriptive -- Writing Task: Write facts an email about a job. (paragraph) ON CAMPUS: Communication Skill: Writing emails to professors Unit 6 HOMES AND BUILDINGS (Academic Disciplines: Architecture / Engineering) WATCH AND LISTEN: To Build the Tallest READINGS: 1. Architect's World: Expert Interview (article) -- 2. Skyscrapers (article) READING SKILLS: Key Skill: Predicting content using visuals -- Additional Skills: Using your knowledge; Understanding key vocabulary; Scanning to find information; Reading for main ideas; Reading for details; Synthesizing LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT: Pronouns -- Vocabulary for buildings -- Adjectives CRITICAL THINKING: Comparing and using data GRAMMAR FOR WRITING: Comparing quantities -- Comparative adjectives WRITING: Academic Writing Skill: Compound sentences with but -- Supporting sentences -- Rhetorical Mode: Comparative -- Writing Task: Write a comparison of two buildings. (paragraph) ON CAMPUS: Study Skill: College classes Unit 7 FOOD AND CULTURE (Academic Disciplines: History / Sociology) WATCH AND LISTEN: Goat Cheese READINGS: 1. Tea: A World History (article) -- 2. 10 of the Best by Cuisine (travel guide) READING SKILLS: Key Skill: Taking notes -- Additional Skills: Using your knowledge; Understanding key vocabulary; Reading for main ideas; Reading for details; Scanning to find information; Synthesizing LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT: Vocabulary about food -- Count and noncount nouns CRITICAL THINKING: Brainstorming -- Using idea maps GRAMMAR FOR WRITING: Subject-verb agreement -- Determiners: a, an, and some WRITING: Academic Writing Skill: Concluding sentences -- Rhetorical Mode: Descriptive -- Writing Task: Write about a popular food in your country. (paragraph) ON CAMPUS: Study Skill: Making notes in a text Unit 8 TRANSPORTATION (Academic Disciplines: Engineering / Urban Planning) WATCH AND LISTEN: Modern Subways READINGS: 1. Transportation survey (survey) -- 2. Transportation in Bangkok: Report (student report) READING SKILLS: Key Skill: Annotating a text -- Additional Skills: Using your knowledge; Understanding key vocabulary; Previewing; Scanning to find information; Reading for main ideas; Synthesizing LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT: Quantifiers -- Transportation collocations CRITICAL THINKING: Collecting data using questionnaires and surveys -- Analyzing data GRAMMAR FOR WRITING: Sentence word order: subject-verb-object -- Linking sentences with pronouns WRITING: Academic Writing Skill: Paragraph structure - Topic sentences -- Rhetorical Mode: Descriptive -- Writing Task: Write facts about your country. (paragraph) ON CAMPUS: Life Skill: Getting to campus and around town
English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers. Reading comprehension. English language--Written English.--Study and teaching. English language. English language--Written English. Reading comprehension. A1 (CEFR). Beginners.