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020			_a9782761358927 (English Skills)
035			_a(OCoLC)961377041
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100	1		_aVan Drom, Andy
245	1	0	_aBecome : _bField-Related English Skills (Level 1) / _cAndy Van Drom.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aMontreal : _bPearson ERPI, _c2015.
300			_ax, 158 p. : _bcol. ill. ; _c28 cm. _e+ Vocabulary Tracker
440			_aBecome
500			_a"The Pronunciation Workshop" and "Become Skilled for Work and Study" sections feature at the end of each unit.
504			_aIncludes appendices and credits.
505			_aIntroduction
505			_aUnit 1 BECOME A PROFESSIONAL, NOT A STEREOTYPE _tReading: Reading 1.1: Psychometric Tests - Do They Measure Up? -- Reading 1.2: Don't Be a Young Professional Stereotype -- Reading 1.3: How to Build an Unforgettable Personal Brand -- Reading 1.4: The Key Ingredient to the Success of Celebrity Chefs -- Understanding the purpose of a text -- Exploring the structure of a written text _tListening/Watching: Watching: Interview with Susan Cain -- Reflecting on the topic -- Exploring the structure of a recorded text _tSpeaking: Agreeing/disagreeing -- Orally summarizing/retelling information _tWriting: Summarizing professional qualities in a personal brand mantra -- Writing a descriptive paragraph _tVocabulary: Revision: parts of speech (when looking up vocabulary) -- Describing professional qualities -- Expressions for agreeing/disagreeing, asking for an opinion, giving short answers -- Using transition words _tGrammar: Revision: simple present, question form, question words -- Transition words (sequence, cause/effect) -- Forming the imperative _tPronunciation: Final -s in the third-person simple present and plural nouns -- Intonation in questions -- Pronunciation Workshop _tProfessional Skills: Using the dictionary -- Doing research (credible sources) _tFinal Task: Which Qualities Drive You? -- Become Skilled for Work and Study
505			_aUnit 2 SHARPEN YOUR SKILLS ONLINE _tReading: Reading 2.1: Can You Really Learn a Skill in a Week? -- Reading 2.2: Log On, Learn a Skill -- Reading 2.3: Lynda.com Founder: I Was Educating Online before Online Education Was Cool -- Reading 2.4: How to Become an Online Expert -- Distinguishing between scanning and skimming _tListening/Watching: Watching 2.1: MOOCs -- Watching 2.2: Khan Academy -- Focusing on general ideas or precise details -- Visualizing the topic _tSpeaking: Presenting an online course and the professional skills it teaches -- Presenting a proposal _tWriting: Writing paragraphs: topic sentences and development of main ideas -- Writing a proposal _tVocabulary: Studying vocabulary efficiently -- Expressions for indicating probability -- Defining words from context _tGrammar: -ed forms used as adjectives; -ing forms used as nouns -- Revision: simple past -- Modals: can -- Revision: progressive tenses _tPronunciation: -ed verb endings -- Syllable stress in nouns and verbs with the same spelling -- Pronunciation Workshop _tProfessional Skills: Studying vocabulary efficiently -- Evaluating sources and text types _tFinal Task: Which Skill Will You Teach? -- Become Skilled for Work and Study
505			_aUnit 3 PROFESSION: STUDENT/JOB SEEKER _tReading: Reading 3.1: How to Reap the Most Out of College (or Any) Education -- Reading 3.2: Data-Driven Insights on Landing Your Dream Job -- Reading 3.3: The Best Job Interview Question Ever -- Using a T-chart to distinguish main ideas and supporting details _tListening/Watching: Listening: Interview with Geoff Dubrow -- Watching: Generation Jobless -- Understanding the context of a message _tSpeaking: Describing personal experiences and objectives -- Role-playing a job interview -- Developing an elevator pitch _tWriting: Writing a cover letter/application -- Writing a narrative paragraph -- Writing a resumé _tVocabulary: Using expressions to persuade -- Using precise adjectives, adverbs and action verbs -- Avoiding repetition _tGrammar: Pronouns and antecedents -- Present perfect -- Contracted forms of verbs _tPronunciation: Unstressed syllables and words -- Linking consonants and vowels -- Pronunciation Workshop _tProfessional Skills: Understanding levels of formality -- Formatting letters and e-mails _tFinal Task: Pitch Yourself -- Become Skilled for Work and Study
505			_aUnit 4 THE CREATIVE SPARK _tReading: Reading 4.1: There Has Never Been a Better Time to Be a Young Person with a Big Idea -- Reading 4.2: How Caffeine Can Cramp Creativity -- Connecting ideas across readings _tListening/Watching: Watching 4.1: The Google Science Fair: Ann Makosinski's Hollow Flashlight -- Watching 4.2: We Are Makers -- Listening for specific information _tSpeaking: Describing field-related topics from original angles _tWriting: Writing thesis statements and topic sentences _tVocabulary: False cognates -- Creating new words _tGrammar: Determiners -- Non-count nouns -- Punctuating quotes _tPronunciation: Short/long vowels -- Linking vowel sounds -- Pronunciation Workshop _tProfessional Skills: Avoiding plagiarism -- Using direct quotations _tFinal Task: What Do You Propose? -- Become Skilled for Work and Study
505			_aUnit 5 MOTIVATION VERSUS PROCRASTINATION _tReading: Reading 5.1: Why Procrastination Doesn't Need a Cure - and Might Even Make You More Productive -- Reading 5.2: The Surprising History of the To-Do List and How to Design One That Actually Works -- Comparing and contrasting texts to understand different points of view _tListening/Watching: Watching 5.1: Interviews with Charles Duhigg and Kelly McGonigal -- Watching 5.2: Interview with Angela Lee Duckworth -- Taking notes -- Understanding questions to predict answers _tSpeaking: Describing schedules and future plans -- Presenting an overview _tWriting: Comparing and contrasting _tVocabulary: Using referring verbs to introduce paraphrases -- Using transition words to compare and contrast information _tGrammar: Modals: obligation -- Expressing the future: will versus be going to _tPronunciation: /th/ sounds -- Word stress in multi-syllable nouns and adjectives -- Pronunciation Workshop _tProfessional Skills: Taking notes -- Paraphrasing and summarizing _tFinal Task: Become a Motivator for Yourself and Others -- Become Skilled for Work and Study
505			_aUnit 6 CONNECT _tReading 6.1: How Not to Be Alone -- Reading 6.2: The Open-Office Trap -- Using visual elements (pictures, graphics, tables) to understand complex information _tListening/Watching: Listening 6.1: Interview with Amy Cuddy -- Listening 6.2: Interview with Clive Thomson -- Listening for logical links that connect ideas _tSpeaking: Presenting data and facts _tWriting: Writing a report _tVocabulary: Verbs representing movement; adverbs indicating extent of a change -- Words describing numbers _tGrammar: Comparative and superlative adjectives -- Passive voice -- Conjunctions -- Prepositions _tPronunciation: /h/ sounds -- Word stress in multi-syllable nouns and adjectives -- Pronunciation Workshop _tProfessional Skills: Interpreting and describing numbers and visual information -- Presenting visual information _tFinal Task: How Do You Connect? -- Become Skilled for Work and Study
505			_aUnit 7 CHALLENGES AND CHOICES _tReading: Reading 7.1: Flummoxed by Failure - or Focused? -- Reading 7.2: Why Humans Are Bad at Multi-tasking -- Analyzing arguments and making inferences _tListening/Watching: Listening 7.1: Interview with Malcolm Gladwell -- Listening 7.2: Interview with Sheryl Sandberg -- Understanding opinions and attitudes _tSpeaking: Expressing a critical opinion _tWriting: Writing an argumentative essay _tVocabulary: Precise, objective language -- Transition words to explain sequence of events, introduce examples _tGrammar: Conditionals -- Modals: probability -- Complex sentences _tPronunciation: Silent Consonants -- Emphasis in sentences -- Pronunciation Workshop _tProfessional Skills: Outlining and structuring an argument -- Revising and editing _tFinal Task: Be Critical of Society's Challenges -- Become Skilled for Work and Study
505			_aAppendices
520			_aBecome: Field-Related English Skills, Level 1 is aimed at all low-intermediate ESL students. With content that focuses on personal and professional development topics, it is relevant to learners in a variety of fields or programs. Reflecting a critical-thinking approach, Become encourages students to improve their listening and reading comprehension skills and to consolidate their knowledge and understanding of vocabulary and grammar. Ultimately, it allows them to express themselves clearly in speech and writing on topics that are relevant both to themselves and and to their fields of studies. Become: Field-Related English Skills is offered with a Vocabulary Tracker. (Book Cover)
521			_aPour les francophones étudiant l'anglais en tant que langue seconde.
856			_uhttps://www.erpi.com/en/become-1-combo-gram-book-prat-12m-d2-9782766103492.html _zPublisher's Website.
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