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020 _a9781337277136 (Student Book)
035 _a(OCoLC)958288852
035 _aocn932046557
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035 _aAU@000056601973
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_eAFNOR
_cJCRC
100 1 _aBarber, Daniel
245 1 0 _aPerspectives 2 /
_cDaniel Barber, Lewis Lansford, and Amanda Jeffries.
260 _aBoston :
_bNational Geographic Learning ;
_c2018.
300 _a158 p. :
_bill. (col.) ;
_c30 cm.
440 _aPerspectives
500 _aIncludes sections for Grammar Reference, Irregular Verb List, Writing Bank, and Word Lists at the back of the book.
500 _aCEFR level: B1+
505 _a“Perspectives teaches learners to think critically and to develop the language skills they need to find their own voice in English. The carefully-guided language lessons, real-world stories, and TED Talks motivate learners to think creatively and communicate effectively.
505 _aIn Perspectives, learners develop an open mind, a critical eye and a clear voice in English.
_tEvery unit explores one idea from different perspectives, giving learners opportunities for practicing language as they look at the world in new ways.
_tStudents learn the critical thinking skills and strategies they need to evaluate new information and develop their own opinions and ideas.
_tStudents respond to the unit theme and express their own ideas confidently in English.
_tExam-style task types and test-taking strategies prepare students for a range of international exams.” (Book Cover)
505 _a1. In Touch with Your Feelings
_tVocabulary: Describing emotions
_tPronunciation: -ed adjectives
_tVocabulary Building: Suffixes
_tListening: Descriptions of three National Geographic explorers’ work
_tGrammar: Subject / object questions
_tReading: Why do people smile?
_tCritical thinking: Rhetorical questions
_tGrammar: Talking about the present
_tTED Talks: This app knows how you feel – from the look on your face / Rana El Kaliouby (R. El Kaliouby’s idea worth spreading is that by teaching computers how to understand emotions on the faces of users, we can make more personal connections with the devices we use.
_tAuthentic Listening Skills: Content words
_tSpeaking: Asking follow-up questions
_tWriting: A review
_tWriting skill: Emphasis
505 _a2. Enjoy the Ride
_tVocabulary: Travel
_tVocabulary Building: Compound nouns
_tListening: A description of three unusual ways to get to school
_tGrammar: Adjectives ending in –ed and -ing
_tReading: Urbexers – Life on the Edge of the City
_tCritical Thinking: Selecting information
_tGrammar: Narrative Forms
_tPronunciation: Used to
_tTED Talks: Happy maps / Daniele Quercia (D. Quercia’s idea worth spreading is that the fastest route may be efficient, but there are times when taking a different route can be more interesting and memorable.)
_tAuthentic Listening Skills: Understanding accents
_tSpeaking: Asking for and giving directions
_tWriting: A story
_tWriting Skill: just
505 _a3. Active Lives
_tVocabulary: Sports
_tVocabulary Building: Phrasal verbs
_tListening: A podcast about Ashima Shiraishi
_tGrammar: Simple past and present perfect
_tReading: Can sports protect Africa’s lions?
_tCritical Thinking: A balanced view
_tGrammar: Present perfect and present perfect continuous
_tPronunciation: For
_tTED Talks: How I swam the North Pole / Lewis Pugh (L. Pugh’s idea worth spreading is that sometimes we have to do extraordinary things to make people pay attention to important issues.)
_tAuthentic Listening Skills: Signposts
_tSpeaking: Agreeing and disagreeing
_tWriting: An opinion essay
_tWriting Skill: Giving your opinion
505 _a4. Food
_tVocabulary: Describing food
_tVocabulary Building: Compound adjectives
_tListening: A podcast about cooking in schools
_tGrammar: Future plans, intentions, and arrangements
_tReading: Could the best street food in the world be Filipino?
_tGrammar: Making predictions
_tPronunciation: Sentence stress with the future continuous and future perfect
_tTED Talks: Why I’m a weekday vegetarian / Graham Hill (G. Hill’s idea worth spreading is that cutting meat from our diet – even just part of the time – can have a powerful impact on the planet.)
_tAuthentic Listening Skills: Pausing
_tCritical Thinking: Persuading
_tSpeaking: Talking about hopes and goals
_tWriting: A social media update
_tWriting Skill: Interesting language
505 _a5. Work
_tVocabulary: Describing work
_tVocabulary Building: Ways of seeing
_tListening: A podcast about the world of work
_tGrammar: Verb patterns: verb + ing or infinitive with to
_tReading: A Real-life Crime-Fighting Superpower!
_tCritical Thinking: Exaggerating
_tGrammar: Present and past modals
_tTED Talks: Why the best hire might not have the perfect résumé / Regina Hartley (R. Hartley’s idea worth spreading is that our résumés tell employers about our experiences, determination, and ability to deal with life’s challenges.)
_tAuthentic Listening Skills: Understanding contrasts
_tSpeaking: Job interviews
_tPronunciation: quite
_tWriting: A cover letter
_tWriting Skill: Hedging
505 _a6. Superhuman
_tVocabulary: The human body
_tVocabulary Building: Verbs describing ability
_tListening: A radio show about the human body
_tListening: A radio show about the human body
_tListening: A radio show about the human body
_tGrammar: Zero and first conditional
_tReading: A World of Cyborgs
_tCritical Thinking: Bold claims
_tGrammar: Second conditional
_tPronunciation: I wish and If only
_tTED Talks: Deep sea diving… in a wheelchair / Sue Austin (S. Austin’s idea worth spreading is that a wheelchair doesn’t have to mean ‘disability’, it can be an exhilarating new way to see and experience the world.)
_tAuthentic Listening Skills: Following the argument
_tSpeaking: Describing photos
_tWriting: An informal email describing people
_tWriting Skill: Informal language
505 _a7. Shopping Around
_tVocabulary: Money and shopping
_tVocabulary Building: Adverbs
_tListening: Three people talk about alternatives to normal shopping
_tGrammar: Passive voice
_tReading: Nothing for a Year
_tCritical Thinking: Reading between the lines
_tGrammar: have / got something done
_tPronunciation: Sentence stress
_tTED Talks: Grow your own clothes / Suzanne Lee (S. Lee’s idea worth spreading is that we can use bacteria to produce materials that we can turn into clothes, as sustainable and biodegradable alternatives to leather, cotton, and plastics.)
_tAuthentic Listening Skills: Reformulating
_tSpeaking: Shopping for clothes
_tWriting: An announcement
_tWriting Skill: Relevant information
505 _a8. Effective Communication
_tVocabulary: Effective communication
_tVocabulary Building: Negative prefixes
_tListening: A conversation about how Chris Hadfield communicated with Earth from the International Space Station
_tGrammar: Reported speech: statements and questions
_tReading: An Experiment in Intercultural Communication
_tCritical Thinking: Using direct speech
_tGrammar: Reported speech: verb patterns with reporting verbs
_tPronunciation: Contrastive stress
_tTED Talks: 10 ways to have a better conversation / Celeste Headlee (C. Headlee’s idea worth spreading is that when we talk and listen with genuine interest in the other person, we will learn amazing things.)
_tAuthentic Listening Skills: Understanding fast speech.
_tCritical Thinking: Investigating opinions
_tSpeaking: Responding sympathetically
_tPronunciation: Sympathetic intonation
_tWriting: A complaint email
_tWriting Skill: Using formal connectors
505 _a9. Unexpected Entertainment
_tVocabulary: Creative arts
_tVocabulary Building: Expressions with make
_tListening: Four conversations about different types of entertainment
_tGrammar: Defining relative clauses
_tReading: Making a Splash
_tGrammar: Defining and non-defining relative clauses
_tPronunciation: Relative clauses
_tTED Talks: The world’s most boring television… and why it’s hilariously addictive / Thomas Hellum (T. Hellum’s idea worth spreading is that Slow TV provides real-time, surprisingly popular entertainment which viewers can relate to.)
_tAuthentic Listening Skills: Collaborative listening
_tCritical Thinking: Supporting your argument
_tSpeaking: Asking for and making recommendations
_tWriting: An email describing a place and its culture
_tWriting Skill: Paragraphing
505 _a10. Time
_tVocabulary: Phrasal verbs about time
_tVocabulary Building: Expressions with time
_tListening: Eight older people offer advice
_tGrammar: Third conditional
_tReading: John Harrison: the clockmaker who changed the world
_tCritical Thinking: Drawing conclusions
_tGrammar: Modals: past speculation, deduction, and regret
_tPronunciation: Weak forms: have
_tTED Talks: Inside the mind of a master procrastinator / Tim Urban (T. Urban’s idea worth spreading is that procrastination can help us from chasing our dreams, and we’re all affected by it.)
_tAuthentic Listening Skills: Guessing the meaning of new words
_tSpeaking: Explaining causes and reasons
_tWriting: A pro and con essay
_tWriting Skill: Using discourse markers
505 _aGrammar Reference
505 _aIrregular Verbs
505 _aWriting Bank
505 _aWord Lists
521 _aFor intermediate English as a second language learners (B1+ - CEFR)
650 7 _aEnglish language
_xStudy and teaching.
650 7 _aEnglish language
_xSound recordings for foreign speakers.
650 7 _aTED Talks.
650 7 _aCommunication.
650 0 _aSocial media.
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650 0 _aEnglish language
_xFilms for foreign speakers.
_2lc
650 0 _aB1+ (CEFR).
650 0 _aIntermediate.
700 1 _aLansford, Lewis
700 1 _aJeffries, Amanda
856 _uhttps://ngl.cengage.com/sites/perspectives/about
_zPublisher's Website.
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