1 A Campus of Readers
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SKILLS FOCUS
Expressing the main ideas in readings to others
Asking questions before you read in order to focus your reading
Using an ESL learner's dictionary
Predicting your audience's reaction to your writing
Budgeting your time efficiently when writing an essay
Learning how to make classifications in your writing
Learning useful expressions for classification
LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES
Express the main ideas in the readings to determine whether you have understood the passage
Ask questions before you read in order to focus your reading
Use an ESL learner's dictionary
Predict your audience's reaction to your writing
ACADEMIC POWER STRATEGIES
Set goals to break down your learning into smaller, more manageable parts
Budget your time efficiently when writing an essay
CNN VIDEO CLIP
¡°Adult Illiteracy"
English learners depict the challenges and benefits of learning to read and write as adults
READING
Reading 1: Reading for Pleasure Versus Reading for Learning
Reading 2: Ten tips for Reading College Textbooks
WRITING
Learn how to classify factors
Learn useful expressions for classification
TRANSLATION
Cohesion and coherence
2 The Road Ahead
Page 19
SKILLS FOCUS
Identifying a writer's audience & purpose
Learning to use figurative language
Keeping a Vocabulary Log
Using topic sentence outlines to check the organization and content of your essay
Editing your writing one line at a time
Writing on computers carefully
Learning how to write comparisons (1)
Learning useful expressions for comparison
LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES
Identify a writer's audience and purpose to help you enjoy, understand and remember what you read
Learn to use figurative language to help you to recognize a writer's meaning and feel eager to read on
Use topic sentence outlines to check the organization and content of your essay
Edit your writing one line at a time
ACADEMIC POWER STRATEGIES
Keep a vocabulary notebook in order to enlarge your vocabulary and to handle college-level reading and writing
Write on computers carefully
CNN VIDEO CLIP
¡°Wireless Trends"
Experts demonstrate a range of new products that use wireless technology, from hand-held computers to eye-recognition software
READING
Reading 1: Site-Seeing on the Internet
Reading 2: Mapping Cyberspace
WRITING
Learn how to write comparisons (1)
Learn useful expressions for comparison
TRANSLATION
Free from the original text
3 Tales of the Sea
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SKILLS FOCUS
Building up your reading rate
Creating a study schedule
Synthesizing material from different sources
Using directed freewriting to help develop ideas for writing
Writing summaries of what you read to remember information
Managing a large amount of information by making a chart that summarizes the information
Learning how to write comparisons (2)
Using adjective clauses (1)
LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES
Build up your reading rate in order to handle a heavy a cadmic reading load
Synthesize ideas from different sources and draw conclusions supported by different events and viewpoints
Use directed freewriting to help develop ideas for writing
Write summaries of what you read to remember information
ACADEMIC POWER STRATEGIES
Create a study schedule in order to handle a heavy academic load
Manage a large amount of information by making a chart that summarizes the information
CNN VIDEO CLIP
¡°Dog at Sea"
A dog endures the challenges of the sea after he is left alone aboard his owners' motorboat
READING
Reading 1: The Story of the Titanic: "A Night to Remember"
Reading 2: The Story of the Titanic: "Abandon Ship"
WRITING
Learn how to write comparisons (2)
Use adjective clauses (1)
TRANSLATION
Limits of a translator's freedom
4 Is Your Food Safe?
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SKILLS FOCUS
Utilizing visual features in readings
Using word part clues for word meanings
Making a list or diagram of your essay's organization to help you write
Finding problems in your writing by reading the writing aloud
Participating in study groups to get different perspectives and to help you remember information better
Learning how to write comparisons (3)
Using adjective clauses (2)
LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES
Utilize visual features in reading as they identify, repeat, or summarize important information
Use word part clues for word meanings in readings
Make a list or diagram of your essay's organization to help you write
Find problems in your writing by reading the writing aloud
ACADEMIC POWER STRATEGIES
Use government online and print resources to get more information
Participate in study groups to get different perspectives and to help you remember information better
CNN VIDEO CLIP
¡°Anatomy of a Breakout"
A description of an incident that was caused by food poisoning in a small town
READING
Reading 1: Microbes and Food Safety
Reading 2: Can Your Kitchen Pass the Food Safety Test?
WRITING
Learn how to write comparisons (3)
Use adjective clauses (2)
TRANSLATION
The value of dictionaries
5 The Gender-Role Revolution
Page 89
SKILLS FOCUS
Identifying causes and effects in readings
Creating graphic organizers
Recognizing and using bibliographic citations
Reading your essay aloud to revise
Editing your nemesis errors separately
Finding ways to overcome "writer's block"
Learning how to write definitions
Using adjective clauses (3)
LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES
Identify causes and effects in readings
Create graphic organizers to help visualize and remember important ideas
Recognize bibliographic citations and make similar uses
Read your essay aloud to revise
Edit your nemesis errors separately
ACADEMIC POWER STRATEGIES
Identify causes and effects in readings and apply them in your writing
Use graphic organizers to present relationships between ideas, etc.
Use bibliographic citations appropriately
Find ways to overcome "writer's block"
CNN VIDEO CLIP
¡°Working Women"
About the worldwide situation of working women
READING
Reading 1: Women's Changing Roles
Reading 2: The Sex-Role Revolution
WRITING
Learn how to write definitions
Use adjective clauses(3)
TRANSLATION
The limitations of dictionaries
Use English-English dictionaries for meanings
6 Media and Culture
Page 111
SKILLS FOCUS
Confirming Predictions
Distinguishing Fact from Opinion
Recognizing a Writer's tone
Synthesizing material from different sources
Making new material personally meaningful in order to remember it better
Highlighting information in a text to prepare for writing
Alleviating your stress by figuring out what causes your stress
LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES
Distinguish fact from opinion in order to make clearer judgments
Group words into similar domains, or fields, to effectively remember new vocabulary
Make new material personally meaningful in order to remember it better
Highlight information in a text to prepare for writing
ACADEMIC POWER STRATEGIES
Decide in advance how you want to participate in class discussions
Make relevant comments about the topic
Alleviate your stress by figuring out what causes your stress
CNN VIDEO CLIP
¡°Violent Teens"
A discussion of Cause for teen violence
READING
Reading 1: The Culture War
Reading 2: Culture and Media
WRITING
Learn how to write causes and results
Learn useful expressions for causes and results (1)
TRANSLATION
Puns and translatability
7 Affluenza
Page 133
SKILLS FOCUS
Drawing inferences from reading
Learning how to write effective thesis statements, introductions, and conclusions
Learning useful expressions for causes and results (2)
Using mind pictures to remember new vocabulary
Brainstorming the content for your essay
Using the Internet to find information on careers and educational requirements
LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES
Draw inferences, or conclusions, from your reading
ACADEMIC POWER STRATEGIES
Communicate with your professors regularly to discuss your academic progress
CNN VIDEO CLIP
¡°Consumer Credit"
A couple manages their debts with assistance from a consumer help organization.
READING
Reading 1: Does Economic Growth Improve Human Morale?
Reading 2: Affluenza
WRITING
Learn how to write effective thesis statements, introductions, and conclusions
Learn useful expressions for causes and results (2)
TRANSLATION
Register as a factor
8 Ancient Americans
Page 159
SKILLS FOCUS
Creating timelines
Distinguishing main ideas from supporting ideas in readings
Learning the elements of persuasive writing
Using a foreign language/English dictionary
Using a thesaurus to find synonyms
Taking a break before you edit to edit more efficiently
LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES
Create timelines to help you recall important dates and events after you read a historical text
Distinguish main ideas from supporting ideas to recognize what is most important in what you read
Take a break before you edit
Use a foreign language/English dictionary
ACADEMIC POWER STRATEGIES
Practice peer testing to prepare yourself and a study partner for examinations
Use a thesaurus to find synonyms
CNN VIDEO CLIP
¡°Thanksgiving"
Native Americans protest against Thanksgiving celebrations in the United States
READING
Reading 1: The First Americans
Reading 2: Ancient Mound Builders
WRITING
Learn the elements of persuasive writing
Learn useful expressions for causes and results (3)
TRANSLATION
Significance of formal structures
9 Ethnic Identity
Page 181
SKILLS FOCUS
Recognizing classification words
Trying to avoid using more words than necessary to convey your meaning clearly
Watching out for new errors you create while editing
Using student/teacher conferences to track your progress and to get writing feedback
Learning how to make strong persuasion (1)
Learning how to express hypothetical meanings
Learning how to translate texts of various types
LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES
Recognize the way that certain words help organize or classify important ideas, things or people. Identifying these special words will help you better understand what you are reading
Try to avoid using more words than necessary to convey your meaning clearly
Watch out for new errors you create while editing
Translate texts of various types
ACADEMIC POWER STRATEGIES
Cultivate a multicultural outlook to help you thrive in the college community and in the world
Use student/teacher conferences to track your progress and to get writing feedback
CNN VIDEO CLIP
¡°Malaysia Aborigines"
A discussion on the land problem of the aborigines in Malaysia
READING
Reading 1: Ethnic Boundary Markers
Reading 2: The Problems of States and Nationalities
WRITING
Learn how to make strong persuasion (1)
Learn how to express hypothetical meanings
TRANSLATION
Types of text
10 The Job Puzzle
Page 203
SKILLS FOCUS
Annotating or marking texts
Recognizing generalizations and examples
Arranging your time properly for a test
Analyzing your test after you get a graded essay test back
Conducting a survey to collect information for your paper
Learning how to make strong persuasion (2)
Learning how to express obligation
LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES
Write notes or marks in the margins next to important ideas
Arrange your time properly for a test
Analyze your test after you get a graded essay test back
ACADEMIC POWER STRATEGIES
Research the job market in order to predict the best careers for the future
Conduct a survey to collect information for your paper
CNN VIDEO CLIP
¡°Hot Jobs"
Employment experts recommend majors that offer college graduates the best chances of getting good jobs
READING
Reading 1: Work It Out!
Reading 2: Computer Scientists, Computer Engineers, and Systems
Analysts
WRITING
Learn how to make strong persuasion (2)
Learn how to express obligation
TRANSLATION
Literary translation
