TY  - BOOK
AU  - Williams,Jessica
AU  - Asplin,Wendy
AU  - Cavage,Christina
TI  - Prism Reading and Writing 4
SN  - 9781316624746 (Student Book with Online Workbook included)
U1  - 428.24 23
PY  - 2017///
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - English language
KW  - Textbooks for foreign speakers
KW  - Reading comprehension
KW  - Study and teaching
KW  - Written English
KW  - fast
KW  - C1 (CEFR)
KW  - Advanced
KW  - Textbooks
KW  - for foreign speakers
N1  - Includes ebook access; Unit 1 CONSERVATION (Academic Disciplines: Architecture / Information Technology / Urban Planning)
; Watch and Listen: Preserving CDs at the Library of Congress
; Readings: 1. Are We Living in the Digital Dark Ages? (article) -- 2. To the County Board regarding Cook County Hospital (letters)
; Reading Skills: KEY SKILLS: Identifying an argument; Identifying supporting details -- ADDITIONAL SKILLS: Using your knowledge; Previewing; Understanding key vocabulary; Reading for main ideas; Reading for details; Making inferences; Skimming; Identifying purpose; Synthesizing

; Language Development: Time expressions -- Compound adjectives
; Critical Thinking: Building support for an argument; Grammar for Writing: Future real and unreal conditionals
; Writing: Academic Writing Skills: Paragraph structure and unity; Impersonal statements -- Rhetorical Mode: Argumentative
; Writing Task: Make and support an argument for what to do with an aging but culturally or historically significant buildling (essay)

; On Campus: Study Skill: Staying organized with group projects; Unit 2 DESIGN (Academic Disciplines: Graphic Design / Marketing)
; Watch and Listen: The Role of Helvetica Font in Graphic Design
; Readings: 1. What Makes a Successful Logo? (textbook chapter) -- 2. Rebranding and Logos (textbook chapter)
; Reading Skills: KEY SKILLS: Taking notes in outline form; Making inferences -- ADDITIONAL SKILLS: Previewing; Understanding key vocabulary; Reading for main ideas; Reading for details; Identifying purpose; Predicting content using visuals; Making inferences; Synthesizing
; Language Development: Describing emotional responses; Paraphrasing
; Critical Thinking: Determining and applying criteria
; Grammar for Writing: Nonidentifying relative clauses -- Appositives
; Writing: Academic Writing Skills: Structuring a summary-response essay; Writing a conclusion -- Rhetorical Mode: Summary-response
; Writing Task: Summarize criteria and then analyze a logo in terms of that criteria (essay)
; On Campus: Life Skill: Building an academic resume; Unit 3 PRIVACY (Academic Disciplines: Business / Law Enforcement / Media)
; Watch and Listen: Computer Fraud: Celebrity Hacking
; Readings: 1. Cyber Harassment (article) -- 2. Combatting Cyber Harassment (essay)
; Reading Skills: KEY SKILLS: Identifying purpose and tone -- ADDITIONAL SKILLS:  Understanding key vocabulary; Using your knowledge; Previewing; Reading for details; Reading for main ideas; Identifying purpose and tone; Synthesizing
; Language Development: Collocations for behavior -- Problem-solution collocations
; Critical Thinking: Determining the seriousness of a problem
; Grammar for Writing: Impersonal passive constructions -- Passive for continuity
; Writing: Academic Writing Skills: Writing about problems; Writing about solutions -- Rhetorical Mode: Problem-solution
; Writing Task: Describe a problematic online behavior and explain what you think should be done to prevent or eliminate it (essay)
; On Campus: Research Skill: identifying reliable online sources; Unit 4 BUSINESS (Academic Disciplines: Entrepreneurship / Marketing / Social Media)
; Watch and Listen: Florida Teen Buys Houses
; Readings: 1. Starting Out Mobile (article) -- 2. Keeping Your Customers (article)
; Reading Skills: KEY SKILLS: Scanning to preview a text -- ADDITIONAL SKILLS: Using your knowledge; Understanding key vocabulary; Reading for main ideas; Working out meaning; Making inferences; Synthesizing
; Language Development: Expressing contrast -- Business and marketing vocabulary
; Critical Thinking: Analyzing advantages and disadvantages
; Grammar for Writing: Reductions of subordinate clauses
; Writing: Academic Writing Skill: Writing about similarities and differences -- Rhetorical Mode: Comparison and contrast
; Writing Task: Compare and contrast (a) to products or services regarding their potential as a mobile business or (b) the appropriateness of loyalty programs and subscription services for a product or business
; On Campus: Study Skill: Prioritizing your time; Unit 5 PSYCHOLOGY (Academic Disciplines: Experimental Science / History / Neuroscience)
; Watch and Listen: Interview with the Founders of IDEO
; Readings: 1. Mental Illness and Creative Genius: Is There a Connection? (article) -- 2. The Creative Mind (article)
; Reading Skills: KEY SKILLS: Using graphic organizers to take notes; Interpreting quotes -- ADDITIONAL SKILLS: Understanding key vocabulary; Previewing; Reading for details;  Making inferences; Predicting content using visuals; Reading for main ideas; Synthesizing
; Language Development: Experimental science terminology
; Critical Thinking: Annotation -- Finding points of synthesis across sources
; Grammar for Writing: Complex noun phrases with what
; Writing: Academic Writing Skill: Citing quoted material; Writing an explanatory synthesis -- Rhetorical Mode: Explanatory synthesis
; Writing Task: What is creativity? Explain the current understanding of this concept, synthesizing information from different sources. (essay)
; On Campus: Study Skill: Managing high volumes of reading; Unit 6 CAREERS (Academic Disciplines: Business / Education / Information Technology)
; Watch and Listen: Vocational Training
; Readings: 1. The Skills Gap (article) -- 2. What Is the Value of a College Education? (article)
; Reading Skills: KEY SKILL: Interpreting graphical information -- ADDITIONAL SKILLS: Predicting content using visuals; Understanding key vocabulary; Reading for main ideas; Reading for details; Identifying purpose; Making inferences; Synthesizing
; Language Development: Complex noun phrases
; Critical Thinking: Analyzing information in graphs and other figures
; Grammar for Writing: Active vs. passive voice to discuss figures
; Writing: Academic Writing Skill: Making a claim -- Rhetorical Mode: Argumentative
; Writing Task: What is a good choice for a career path with a secure future? (essay with graphical support)
; On Campus: Research Skill: Types of sources for research; Unit 7 HEALTH SCIENCES (Academic Disciplines: Globalization / Medicine)

; Watch and Listen: Superbugs
; Readings: 1. Superbugs (article) -- 2. The Globalization of Infection (article)
; Reading Skills: KEY SKILL: Recognizing discourse organization -- ADDITIONAL SKILLS: Using your knowledge; Understanding key vocabulary; Reading for main ideas; Reading for details; Working out meaning; Making inferences; Scanning to predict content; Synthesizing
; Language Development: Verbs and verb phrases for causation -- Word families
; Critical Thinking: Analyzing causes and effects
; Grammar for Writing: Cause and effect: logical connectors
; Writing: Academic Writing Skill: Writing about causes and effects -- Rhetorical Mode: Cause and effect
; Writing Task: Choose one infectious disease and discuss the factors that may have contributed to its development and spread or could do so in the future. (essay)
; On Campus: Life Skill: Applying to a degree program; Unit 8 COLLABORATION (Academic Disciplines: Business / Human Resources / Sports Management)
; Watch and Listen: Office Space
; Readings: 1. The Value of Talent (article) -- 2. The Perfect Work Team (article)
; Reading Skills: KEY SKILL: Using context clues to understand terminology and fixed expressions -- ADDITIONAL SKILLS: Previewing; Understanding key vocabulary; Reading for main ideas; Summarizing; Reading for details; Using your knowledge; Working out meaning
; Language Development: Language for hedging
; Critical Thinking: Understanding audience and purpose
; Grammar for Writing: Acknowledgment and concession

; Writing: Academic Writing Skill: Anticipating counterarguments -- Rhetorical Mode: Argumentative; Writing Task: Present your recommendations for assembling and organizing an effective team for a particular business or collaborative group. (report)
; On Campus: Communication Skill: The dynamics of group work
N2  - "Paired skills course focusing on critical thinking, academic skills, and language students need most. Prism is a five-level (A1 to C1), American English paired-skills course (Reading/Writing and Listening/Speaking), created for students who need to develop a range of academic skills. This Level 4 (C1) Listening and Speaking Student's Book prepares students for college classes by developing their listening, speaking, critical thinking, and pronunciation skills, including pronunciation for listening. Special sections teach how to be a successful college student, and the accompanying video program sets the stage for each unit's topic. Inside the book is a single-use code for the online workbook. This provides automatically graded extra practice and works on PCs and Macs." (Publisher's Website)
UR  - https://www.cambridge.org/ca/cambridgeenglish/catalog/english-academic-purposes/prism/prism-level-4-students-book-online-workbook-reading-and-writing?isbn=9781316624746&&format=DO
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