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020 | _a9781305256347 (Student book) | ||
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_aStDuBDS _beng _cJCRC |
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100 | 1 | _aDummett, Paul | |
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_aLife 5 / _cPaul Dummett, John Hughes, and Helen Stephenson. |
250 | _a1st ed. | ||
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_aBoston : _bNational Geographic Learning, _c2015. |
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_a183 p. : _bill. in col. ; _c28 cm. |
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440 | _aLife (NGL) | ||
500 | _aThe audio files are available on the student companion website. | ||
500 | _aAlso includes communication activities, grammar reference and audioscripts at the back of the student book. | ||
505 | _a "National Geographic Learning brings the world to your classroom with Life, a six-level integrated-skills series that develops fluency in American English. Through an exploration of real world content from National Geographic presented through stunning images, text, and video, learners will strengthen their existing global connections while learning the English skills needed for communication in the 21st century. | ||
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_aTo encourage a generation of informed decision-makers, Life prepares learners to think critically while teaching the English skills needed communicate effectively through:
_tInformation-rich topics that naturally promote curiosity and challenge learners to understand the themes In English on a deeper level. _tDeveloping the 21st century skills needed in a technology-rich environment, like questioning authors and using visually literacy skills to infer meaning. _tExplicit 'Critical Thinking' sections that take language learners from understanding, to evaluating, and finally to creating their own texts in English." (Publisher's Website) |
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505 | _aTABLE OF CONTENTS: | ||
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_aUnit 1 - RELATIONSHIPS
_tGrammar: present tenses review; the passive voice _tVocabulary: friends: nouns and phrasal verbs; wordbuilding: forming adjectives from nouns; word focus: get _tReal Life (Functions): meeting people you know _tPronunciation: expressive intonation _tListening: part of a radio show about animal friendships _tReading: an article about changing attitudes in China; an article about immigrant families in New York _tCritical Thinking: identifying the main theme _tSpeaking: your friends; the generation gap; family influences _tWriting: text type: an informal email (1) _tWriting skill: greetings and endings _tVideo: Immigration _tReview |
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_aUnit 2 - STORYTELLING
_tGrammar: simple past and present perfect; past tenses review: past continuous, simple past, past perfect, past perfect continuous _tVocabulary: books and movies; wordbuilding: synonyms; word focus: keep _tReal Life (Functions): reacting to stories _tPronunciation: contracted negative forms; linking and assimilation _tListening: an interview with a film critic _tReading: a true story about dangerous animals; an article about the brothers Grimm _tCritical Thinking: close reading _tSpeaking: the movie of the book; a famous writer or filmmaker; narrow escapes; storytelling _tWriting: text type: a story _tWriting skill: using descriptive words _tVideo: History of film _tReview |
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_aUnit 3 – SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
_tGrammar: future forms review: will, going to, about to, present continuous; simple present; future continuous and future perfect _tVocabulary: wordbuilding: prefixes; wordbuilding: compound nouns (noun + noun); useful devices; word focus: out of _tReal Life (Functions): asking for and offering technical help _tPronunciation: stress in two-syllable verbs _tListening: a presentation about overpopulation _tReading: an article about augmented reality; an article about appropriate technology _tCritical Thinking: balancing arguments _tSpeaking: global problems; overpopulation; information age; predictions; technological solutions _tWriting: text type: short email requests _tWriting skill: being polite _tVideo: Augmented reality _tReview |
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_aUnit 4 – ART AND CREATIVITY
_tGrammar: expressions of quantity; determiners _tVocabulary: wordbuilding: suffixes; word focus: cool _tReal Life (Functions): describing likes and dislikes _tPronunciation: weak form: of _tListening: part of a radio show about what’s on in Melbourne; an artist’s opinion about what art is _tReading: an article about unusual street art; an article about the origins of rap _tCritical Thinking: analyzing contrasts _tSpeaking: participation in the arts; an art competition; music and values _tWriting: text type: an online review _tWriting skill: personalizing your writing _tVideo: Urban art _tReview |
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_aUnit 5 - DEVELOPMENT
_tGrammar: verb + infinitive or –ing; verbs with –ing and to + infinitive _tVocabulary: features of a city; redevelopment; wordbuilding: adverb + adjective; re- wordbuilding: prefix re- with verbs and nouns; word focus: pick _tReal Life (Functions): making decisions _tPronunciation: rhyming words _tListening: an interview with a reporter about social development in southern India _tReading: an article about urban development in Dubai; an article about a hydroelectric dam in Laos _tCritical Thinking: fact or opinion _tSpeaking: changes in your town; a happy society; sensitive development; evaluating a development project _tWriting: text type: an opinion essay _tWriting skill: linking words _tVideo: Aquarium on wheels _tReview |
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_aUnit 6 – ALTERNATIVE TRAVEL
_tGrammar: not; negative and tag questions _tVocabulary: phrasal verbs with in and out; wordbuilding: phrasal verbs with in and out; word focus: mind _tReal Life (Functions): getting around _tPronunciation: intonation in questions; intonation in sentences with two clauses _tListening: an interview about volunteer vacations _tReading: a blog about vacations at home; part of a travel magazine article on unusual hotels _tCritical Thinking: claims and justifications _tSpeaking: local knowledge; planning a staycation; opinions about travel; ideas for an unusual hotel _tWriting: text type: a letter of complaint _tWriting skill: formal language _tVideo: East Timor _tReview |
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_aUnit 7 – NATURAL RESOURCES
_tGrammar: mixed conditional sentences; wish, would rather, and if only _tVocabulary: conservation, oil, wordbuilding: collocations related to one word; strong feelings; word focus: better _tReal Life (Functions): making your point _tPronunciation: sentence stress _tListening: four people talking about saving water _tReading: an article about Ecuador’s plan to protect resources; an article about Madagascar’s unique ecology _tCritical Thinking: emotive language _tSpeaking: how we use water; conservation; wishes _tWriting: text type: a letter to the editor _tWriting skill: giving vivid examples _tVideo: Galapagos energy _tReview |
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_aUnit 8 – THE NEWS
_tGrammar: reporting verbs; passive reporting verbs _tVocabulary: photography; the feel-good factor; wordbuilding: forming adjectives from verbs; word focus: word _tReal Life (Functions): reporting what you heard _tPronunciation: the schwa _tListening: four feel-good news stories _tReading: an article about an iconic image; an article about the power of the press _tCritical Thinking: different perspectives _tSpeaking: the ethics of taking photographs; feel-good news; stories; reputations _tWriting: text type: minutes from a meeting _tWriting skill: impersonal language _tVideo: Mount Fuji _tReview |
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_aUnit 9 – TALENTED PEOPLE
_tGrammar: articles: the or no article?; relative clauses; reduced relative clauses _tVocabulary: careers; wordbuilding: verb (+ preposition) + noun; collocations; word focus: long _tReal Life (Functions): describing skills, talents, and experience _tPronunciation: difficult words _tListening: an interview about Emerging Explorers _tReading: an article about an extraordinary career; an article about a woman who was king _tCritical Thinking: weighing the evidence _tSpeaking: a career path; personal qualities; women at work _tWriting: text type: an online profile _tWriting skill: writing in note form _tVideo: Queen of Egypt _tReview |
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_aUnit 10 – CUSTOMS AND BEHAVIOR
_tGrammar: habitual actions: present tenses, will; used to, usually, be used to, and get used to _tVocabulary: raising children: verbs; food and eating habits; word focus: common; weddings; wordbuilding: word pairs _tReal Life (Functions): describing traditions _tPronunciation: the letter s _tListening: part of a radio show about a tribe with an unusual diet _tReading: an article about a ‘tiger mother’ approach to parenting; an article about body language _tCritical Thinking: sources _tSpeaking: typical behavior; food and eating habits; customs in your country; wedding traditions _tWriting: text type: an informal email (2) _tWriting skill: elision in informal writing _tVideo: Eating insects _tReview |
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_aUnit 11 – KNOWLEDGE AND LEARNING
_tGrammar: could, was able to, manage to, and succeed in; future in the past _tVocabulary: wordbuilding: idiomatic expressions; learning; word focus: learn _tReal Life (Functions): getting clarification _tPronunciation: contrastive sentence stress; linking in question forms _tListening: a talk by a psychologist on memory _tReading: an article about an ethnobotanist; an article about a parrot _tCritical Thinking: reinforcing ideas _tSpeaking: acquiring knowledge; memory tests; why you forgot; types of learners _tWriting: text type: an email about a misunderstanding _tWriting skill: linking contrasting ideas _tVideo: Paraguay shaman _tReview |
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_aUnit 12 – THE ECONOMY
_tGrammar: focusing adverbs only, just, even; focusing adverbs too, as well, also; causative have and get _tVocabulary: money; domestic help; wordbuilding: the + adjective; getting things done; word focus: hard _tReal Life (Functions): negotiating _tPronunciation: the sounds [ʃ], [tʃ], [ʒ], and [dʒ]; sentence stress in idiomatic phrases _tListening: an interview with the author of The Servant Economy _tReading: an article about Norway’s riches; an article about an alternative economic model _tCritical Thinking: signposts to key information _tSpeaking: the economy in your country; getting things done; gift giving and exchange _tWriting: text type: a report _tWriting skill: subheadings and bullet points _tVideo: Japan _tReview |
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505 | _aCommunication Activities | ||
505 | _aGrammar Reference | ||
505 | _aAudioscripts | ||
521 | _aFor advanced (C1 - CEFR) ESL learners. | ||
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_aEnglish language _zUnited States _vTextbooks for foreign speakers. |
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653 | _aB2 (CEFR). | ||
653 | _aHigh-intermediate. | ||
700 | 1 | _aHughes, John | |
700 | 1 | _aStephenson, Helen | |
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