TY  - BOOK
AU  - Haughnes,Natasha
AU  - Maher,Beth
TI  - NorthStar 2: Reading & Writing (5th ed.) 
SN  - 9780135227008 (Student book)
AV  - PE1128 .M444 2015
PY  - 2020///
CY  - White Plains, NY
PB  - Pearson Education
KW  - English language
KW  - Textbooks for foreign speakers
KW  - Spoken English
KW  - Problems, exercises, etc
KW  - Listening
KW  - Speaking
KW  - A2+-B1 (CEFR)
KW  - High-beginner to intermediate
N1  - "NorthStar, Fifth Edition is an integrated-skills English course that empowers adult and young adult English language learners to achieve their academic and personal goals. Current and thought-provoking topics promote language development and critical thinking skills.
; Building on the success of previous editions, this new fifth edition engages and motivates students with new and updated content; What is new in the fifth edition?
; New and updated content with a new theme keeps students motivated
; The new design and imagery bring the activities to life
; Learning outcomes are created using the Global Scale of English (GSE) so students can track their progress more easily
; Every unit offers note-taking practice and writing skill development
; Scaffolded critical thinking activities are clearly marked to help students develop their  academic skills
; Academic Word List words are highlighted to help students identify essential vocabulary
; New and updated activities in MyEnglishLab provide additional practice online
; ExamView Test Generator allows teachers to customize assessments
; Students can complete activities, listen to audio, and watch video on the go with the Pearson Practice English App." (Book Cover); SCOPE AND SEQUENCE; Unit 1: FINDING THE IDEAL JOB; Reading 1: Finding the Ideal Job -- Reading 2: The Ideal Job; Inference: Inferring the author's opinion; Note-Taking: Taking margin notes on main ideas; Reading: Predicting content from visuals; Grammar: Descriptive and possessive adjectives; Revise: Adding supporting sentences; Final Writing Task: A descriptive paragraph; Video: An offbeat job; Assessments: Pre-Unit Diagnostic: Check What You Know -- Checkpoint 1 -- Checkpoint 2 -- Unit Achievement Test; Unit Project: Conduct an interview and write a paragraph about it; Unit 2: CREATIVE THINKING; Reading 1: Can We Teach Creative Thinking -- Reading 2: Tips for Success in College: How to be Creative; Inference: Inferring connections between statements and examples; Note-Taking: Listing details in notes; Reading: Recognizing the meaning of we, us, and our; Grammar: Simple past; Revise: Using visuals to support writing; Final Writing Task: A complete paragraph; Video: Creativity; Assessments: Pre-Unit Diagnostic: Check What You Know -- Checkpoint 1 -- Checkpoint 2 -- Unit Achievement Test; Unit Project: Create a tourism guide for unusual activities in students' town or a town they know; Unit 3: MAKING MONEY; Reading 1: Making Money -- Reading 2: I Did It Myself; Inference: Inferring future situations; Note-Taking: Taking notes using a timeline; Reading: Identifying the sequence of events; Grammar: Comparative adjectives; Revise: Giving explanations; Final Writing Task: A well organized paragraph; Video: Money; Assessments: Pre-Unit Diagnostic: Check What You Know -- Checkpoint 1 -- Checkpoint 2 -- Unit Achievement Test; Unit Project: Create a chart comparing currency from different countries; Unit 4: SUBWAY ETIQUETTE; Reading 1: A Civilized Suggestion -- Reading 2: Riding the Subway in Japan; Inference: Inferring the author's attitude; Note-Taking: Taking notes using an organizational chart; Reading: Identifying the main elements in a story; Grammar: Imperative sentences; Revise: Using parallel structure; Final Writing Task: A blog post; Video: Etiquette; Assessments: Pre-Unit Diagnostic: Check What You Know -- Checkpoint 1 -- Checkpoint 2 -- Unit Achievement Test; Unit Project: Make a list of rules of etiquette for a country of choice; Unit 5: SENSORY PERCEPTION; Reading 1: Is Blue Always Blue? -- Reading 2: The Dress that Almost Broke the Internet; Inference: Inferring abstract ideas from examples; Note-Taking: Taking notes using abbreviations and symbols; Reading: Scanning for information; Grammar: Linking verbs; Revise: Using descriptive adjectives; Final Writing Task: A personal experience paragraph; Video: Color Psychology; Assessments: Pre-Unit Diagnostic: Check What You Know -- Checkpoint 1 -- Checkpoint 2 -- Unit Achievement Test; Unit Project: Write a comparison paragraph about how your sensory perception on something differs from a classmate's; Unit 6: THE HEART OF A HERO; Reading 1: What Is a Hero? -- Reading 2: Book Review: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone; Inference: Inferring meaning from metaphors; Note-Taking: Creating an outline to take notes; Reading: Recognizing the use of present tense in a story about the past; Grammar: Time clauses in the present tense; Revise: Adding explanations and examples; Final Written Task: A one paragraph story; Video: Heroes; Assessments: Pre-Unit Diagnostic: Check What You Know -- Checkpoint 1 -- Checkpoint 2 -- Unit Achievement Test; Unit Project: Write a paragraph about a real life hero; Unit 7: WHAT'S YOUR MEDICINE; Reading 1: Leeches -- Reading 2: Gross Medicine; Inference: Inferring judgements; Note-Taking: Taking double entry notes; Reading: Visualizing while reading; Grammar: Adverbs of manner; Revise: Time order words in a narrative; Final Writing Task: A narrative paragraph; Video: Health problems; Assessments: Pre-Unit Diagnostic: Check What You Know -- Checkpoint 1 -- Checkpoint 2 -- Unit Achievement Test; Unit Project: Write a summary paragraph about a traditional method of curing an illness; Unit 8: ENDANGERED CULTURES; Reading 1: Will Indigenous Cultures Survive? -- Reading 2: Touring Penan Country; Inference: Inferring the author's attitude; Note-Taking: Taking notes using a mind map; Reading: Identifying the purpose of quoted speech; Grammar: Will and be going to; Revise: Concluding sentences; Final Writing Task: A prediction paragraph; Video: Endangered cultures; Assessments: Pre-Unit Diagnostic: Check What You Know -- Checkpoint 1 -- Checkpoint 2 -- Unit Achievement Test; Unit Project: Follow a format to write a status report about an endangered culture or people
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