Frame, Sue <br/><br/>
Compass 2 :  All-in-One Integrated Skills and Grammar /  
Sue Frame. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - Toronto :  Oxford University Press,  2017. 
 - xvi, 226 p. :  ill. in col. ;  28 cm. 
 - Compass .
<br/><br/> Includes a Grammar Guide, appendices and an index. 
<br/><br/>"Compass 2 is a theme-based all-in-one integrated skills and grammar textbook that features high-interest Canadian and international content. It contains reading, writing, listening, speaking, and watching activities that are designed to meet the specific objectives (level, length and duration) outlined by the Quebec Ministry of Education. Each unit includes in-depth vocabulary development. A comprehensive grammar section allows ample practice opportunities for students. As an integrated-skills textbook, Compass 2 is designed with flexibility in mind, allowing teachers to choose the specific units they wish to use, and match the preferences and style of each instructor and the needs of each classroom. In total, there are six units and it is expected that most teachers will complete four or five units during the 45-hour program. The student book is accompanied by comprehensive online practice to further solidify learning." (Publisher's Website)<br/> CONTENTS:<br/> Acknowledgments How to use Compass 2 Scope and Sequence Skills Units Unit 1 DISCOVERING YOU Warm Up: Use adjectives to describe your personality Reading: “Personality Traits” Vocabulary: Cognates and False Cognates Listening: “Branding Yourself: Emotional Intelligence” Discover Grammar: Simple Present and Present Progressive Reading: “What Disney Pixar’s Film Inside Out Teaches Us about Emotions: Seven Seven Essential Lessons for Embracing Life’s Inevitable Highs and Lows” Pronunciation: Third Person Singular: -s or -es Writing: Write a paragraph Watching: “Emotional Intelligence” Speaking: Discuss emotional intelligence or take emotional intelligence quiz<br/> Revising and Editing: Present tense and possessive adjectives<br/> Consolidating: Write a descriptive paragraph; summarize a video clip; review unit vocabulary Unit 2 EXPRESS YOURSELF Warm Up: Share personal experience in the arts Reading: “Seven Incredible Ways Music Helps You Process Emotions” Discover Grammar: Simple Past and Past Progressive Pronunciation: Endings: –ed Watching: “Henry Responds to Music from His Era” Speaking: Discuss creativity Reading: “Yes, Creativity Can Be Taught” Listening: “Laurentian Students Check Out Art Therapy”<br/> Revising and Editing: Simple past and past progressive Consolidating: Present on a visual artist; present on an artistic endeavour; write about six-word memoirs or summarize an article about teaching creativity; review unit vocabulary<br/> Unit 3 FUTURE FOOD<br/> Warm Up: Discuss food insecurity<br/> Reading: “Tomorrow’s Meatball: What We All Could Be Eating 20 Years from Now”<br/> Watching: “Why We Should Be Urban Farming” Writing: Work from a thesis statement Speaking: Present on solutions to the global food crisis<br/> Reading: “Is 3D Printing the Future of Global Food?” Discover Grammar: Future Pronunciation: Can and Can’t Listening: “Sustainable, Efficient, and Slightly Nutty – What It’s Like to Eat Insect Burgers” Revising and Editing: Topic sentences Consolidating: Read about community development; present on a community organization; write about a community event; review unit vocabulary. Unit 4 BRIGHT IDEAS Warm Up: Share ideas on people who are making a difference Reading: “Beyond Malala: Teenagers Changing the World” Discover Grammar: Present Perfect Vocabulary: Word Families Pronunciation: Words beginning with h Writing: Explain and support your ideas about a quotation Reading: “The One Drop Foundation: An Interview with Guy Laliberté” Watching: “Ocean Cleanup Project” Listening: “Paying It Forward” Revising and Editing: Past tense and word choice Consolidating: Present about someone who is contributing to a community, write a personal response to a vide; read an article for the main idea; review unit vocabulary Unit 5 THE SHARING ECONOMY Warm Up: Offer opinions on sharing goods Reading: “The Sharing Economy” Discover Grammar: Modals Watching: “How the Sharing Economy is Catching On” Pronunciation: Silent Letters Reading: “Facebook Flea Market Has Just One Route: No Cash Allowed” Speaking: Play trading game Listening: “The Pitfalls of Collaborative Consumption” Writing: Write an argumentative essay Revising and Editing: Thesis statements, topic sentences, conclusion, and modal errors Consolidating: Write an essay about how the sharing economy is changing our lives, respond to a video about public spaces; present on a collaborative consumption project; review unit vocabulary.<br/> Unit 6 THE VOLUNTEER DILEMMA<br/> Warm Up: Interview classmates about volunteer experience Reading: “The Voluntourist Dilemma: Why We Still Volunteer Abroad” Pronunciation: Word Stress Listening: “Volunteer Tourism” Discover Grammar: The Conditional Reading: “The Downside of Overseas Volunteering” Speaking: Prepare a volunteer recruitment campaign Watching: “The Voluntourist: Is Voluntourism Doing More Harm than Good?” Writing: Write an essay expressing your opinion on volunteering abroad<br/> Revising and Editing: Future tense Consolidating: Summarize an article, write an essay about a volunteer organization, present findings about a collaborative consumption organization, review unit vocabulary Learning Strategies:<br/>  Writing Strategies<br/>  Speaking Strategies<br/>  Reading Strategies<br/>  Listening Strategies Grammar Guide<br/>  Chapter 1 Plural Nouns<br/>  Chapter 2 Simple Present and Present Progressive<br/>  Chapter 3 Simple Past and Past Progressive<br/>  Chapter 4 Future<br/>  Chapter 5 Present Perfect and Present Perfect Progressive<br/>  Chapter 6 Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives<br/>  Chapter 7 Modals<br/>  Chapter 8 Spelling and Word Choice<br/>  Chapter 9 Adjectives and Adverbs - Comparatives and Superlatives<br/>  Chapter 10 Prepositions<br/>  Chapter 11 Conditional Sentences<br/>  Chapter 12 Combing Sentences, Punctuation, and Capitalization<br/>  Chapter 13 Word Forms<br/>  Chapter 14 Review Exercises<br/>  Appendix 1 Stative Verbs<br/>  Appendix 2 Irregular Verbs Index 
<br/><br/> For intermediate students of English as a second language. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780199022564 (Student Book) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English language--Textbooks for second language learners--French speakers.<br/>English language--Problems, exercises, etc.<br/>Anglais (Langue)--Manuels pour francophones.<br/>Anglais (Langue)--Problèmes, exercices, etc.