TY - BOOK AU - Freire,Robert AU - Jones,Tamara TI - Q : Skills for Success 4 : Listening and Speaking (3rd ed.) SN - 9780194905169 (Student Book with online practice) AV - PE1128 .F73 2015 PY - 2020/// CY - New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - English language KW - Study and teaching KW - Foreign speakers KW - Textbooks for foreign speakers KW - Conversation and phrase books KW - Rhetoric KW - Listening KW - Speaking KW - B2 (CEFR) KW - High-intermediate N1 - Title from cover; "With iQ online: integrated digital content"; "Critical Thinking: The unique central approach of the Q: Skills for Success series has been further enhanced in the Third Edition. New features help you analyze, synthesize, and develop your ideas ; Unit question: The thought-provoking unit questions engage you with the topic and provide a critical thinking framework for the unit ; Critical Thinking Strategy with video: Each unit includes a Critical Thinking Strategy with activities to give you step-by-step guidance in critical analysis of texts. An accompanying instructional video [...] provides extra support and examples ; Bloom's Taxonomy: Blue activity headings integrate verbs from Bloom's Taxonomy to help you see how each activity develops critical thinking skills ; Bloom's Taxonomy: Blue activity headings integrate verbs from Bloom's Taxonomy to help you see how each activity develops critical thinking skills.; Three types of Video ; Unit Video: The unit videos include high-interest documentaries and reports on a wide variety of subjects, all linked to the unit topic and question. "Work with Video" pages guide you in watching, understanding, and discussing the unit videos. The activities help you see the connection to the Unit Question and the other texts in the unit. In some units, one of the main listening texts is a video ; Critical Thinking Video: Narrated by the Q series authors, these short videos give you further instruction on the Critical Thinking Strategy of each unit using engaging images and graphics. You can use them to gain a deeper understanding of the Critical Thinking Strategy ; Skills Video: These instructional videos provide illustrated explanations of skills and grammar points in the Student Book. They can be viewed in class or assigned for a flipped classroom, for homework, or for review. One skill video is available for every unit; Vocabulary: A research-based vocabulary program focuses on the words you need to know academically and professionally. The vocabulary syllabus in Q: Skills for Success is correlated to the CEFR and linked to two word lists: the Oxford 5000 and the OPAL (Oxford Phrasal Academic Lexicon) ; The Oxford 5000 is an expanded core word list for advanced learners of English. As well as the Oxford 3000 core list, the Oxford 5000 includes an additional 2,000 words, guiding learners at B2-C1 level on the most useful, high-level words to learn ; The OPAL is a collection of four word lists that provide an essential guide to the most important words and phrases to know for academic English. The word lists are based on the Oxford Corpus of Academic English and the British Academic Spoken English corpus. The OPAL includes both spoken and written academic English and both individual words and longer phrases. Academic Language tips in the Student Book give information about how words and phrases from the OPAL are used and offer help with features such as collocations and phrases; Extensive Reading is a program of reading for pleasure at a level that matches your language ability. There are many benefits to Extensive Reading ; It helps you to become a better reader in general; it helps to increase your reading speed; it can improve your reading comprehension; it increases your vocabulary range; it can help you improve your grammar and writing skills; it's great for motivation to read something that is interesting for its own sake; Each unit if Q: Skills for Success Third Edition has been aligned to an Oxford Graded Reader based on the appropriate topic and level of language proficiency. The first chapter of each recommended graded reader can be downloaded from IQ Online Resources." (Introduction, pp. iv-vii); CONTENTS; Welcome to Q: Skills for Success Third Edition ; What is iQ Online? ; UNIT 1 BUSINESS - What makes a good leader? ; Note-taking Skill: Using a chart to organize notes about main ideas ; Listening 1: Leadership Isn't Just for the Boss ; Listening Skill: Listening for main ideas ; Listening 2: Myths of Effective Leadership ; Work with the Video: A Business Decision ; Vocabulary Skill: Understanding meaning from context ; Grammar: Gerunds and infinitives ; Pronunciation: Syllable Stress ; Critical Thinking Strategy: Summarizing ; Speaking Skill: Checking for understanding ; Unit Assignment: Give a presentation on how to be an effective leader; UNIT 2 BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE - How does appearance affect our success? ; Listening 1: A Perfect Mess ; Listening Skill: Identifying details ; Note-taking Skill: Taking notes to compare and contrast ; Listening 2: Color Schemes: How Colors Make You Buy ; Work with the Video: Benefits of Being Messy ; Vocabulary Skill: Using the dictionary: words with multiple definitions ; Grammar: Subjunctive for suggestions ; Pronunciation: Unstressed syllables ; Critical Thinking Strategy: Restating information ; Speaking Skill: Confirming understanding ; Unit Assignment: Role-play a conversation; UNIT 3 DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY - What skills make someone an adult? ; Note-taking Skill: Taking notes using key words and phrases ; Listening 1 (Video): "Adulting" School ; Listening Skill: Making predictions ; Critical Thinking Strategy: Assessing predictions ; Listening 2: Financial Literacy Among Young People ; Vocabulary Skill: Using the dictionary: words with similar meanings ; Grammar: Phrasal Verbs ; Pronunciation: Sentence stress ; Speaking Skill: Giving a presentation ; Unit Assignment: Give a presentation to a group; UNIT 4 SCIENCE - How do the laws of science affect our lives? ; Note-taking Skill: Using a split page ; Listening 1: Gravity at Work ; Listening Skill: Making inferences ; Listening 2 (Video): Moore's Law ; Vocabulary Skill: Word forms ; Critical Thinking Strategy: Distinguishing between similar words ; Grammar: Present perfect and present perfect continuous ; Pronunciation: Basic intonation patterns ; Speaking Skill: Avoiding answering questions ; Unit Assignment: Present a business plan; UNIT 5 NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE - How has science changed the food we eat? ; Note-taking Skill: Editing notes after a lecture ; Listening 1 (Video): Improving Farming with Flying Robots ; Listening Skill: Understanding bias in a presentation ; Listening 2: The Science Behind Food Cravings ; Critical Thinking Strategy: Evaluating information ; Vocabulary Skill: Prefixes and suffixes ; Grammar: Comparative forms of adjectives and adverbs ; Pronunciation: Common intonation patterns ; Speaking Skill: Expressing interest during a conversation ; Unit Assignment: Take part in a debate; UNIT 6 EDUCATION - Is one road to success better than another? ; Note-taking Skill: Comparing and contrasting multiple topics ; Listening 1 (Video): Failure and Success in Startups ; Listening Skill: Listening for contrasting ideas ; Listening 2: Interns in New York ; Critical Thinking Strategy: Ranking options ; Vocabulary Skill: Using a dictionary: formal and informal words ; Grammar: Simple, compound, and complex sentences ; Pronunciation: Highlighted words ; Speaking Skill: Changing the topic ; Unit Assignment: Reach a group decision; UNIT 7 ANTHROPOLOGY - How can accidental discoveries affect our lives?; Listening 1: The Power of Serendipity ; Listening Skill: Listening for signal words and phrases ; Note-taking Skill: Taking notes on details ; Listening 2: Against All Odds, Twin Girls Reunited; Work with the Video: Phineas Cage ; Vocabulary Skill: Collocations with prepositions ; Grammar: Indirect speech ; Pronunciation: Linked words and vowels ; Speaking Skill: Using questions to maintain listener interest ; Critical Thinking Strategy: Combining ideas ; Unit Assignment: Tell a story; UNIT 8 ENGINEERING - What are the consequences of progress? ; Listening 1: Automation and Us ; Listening Skill: Listening for causes and effects ; Note-taking Skill: Taking notes on causes and effects ; Listening 2: Driverless Cars ; Critical Thinking Strategy: Making appraisals ; Work with the Video: Driverless Trucks ; Vocabulary Skill: Idioms ; Grammar: Real conditionals ; Pronunciation: Thought groups ; Speaking Skill: Adding to another speaker's comments ; Unit Assignment: Share opinions about the consequences of progress; Vocabulary List and CEFR Correlation N2 - This series that helps students to think critically and succeed academically. With new note-taking skills, an extended writing syllabus and authentic video in every unit, this book equips students for academic success better than ever. This book helps students to measure their progress, with clearly stated unit objectives that motivate students to achieve their language learning goals. Seamlessly integrated online content allows teachers to truly implement blended learning into the classroom UR - https://www.oupcanada.com/catalog/9780194905169.html ER -