Challenges 2: Reading and Vocabulary for Academic Success

Boardman, Cynthia A.; Barton, Laurie

ISBN 10: 0472034421 / ISBN 13: 9780472034420

Editore: University of Michigan Press ELT, 2013

Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Codice articolo G0472034421I2N00

Riassunto:

The Challenges textbook series helps students become better readers through explicit teaching of reading skills and strategies that will break counter-productive habits, such as word-for-word translation. Vocabulary is a major focus of the series as well because good readers know a lot of words.

Challenges 2 (the intermediate to high-intermediate level) has eight units with two chapters in each. Each unit begins with an introduction to the topic―generally a one-page activity to activate students’ interest and background knowledge. Each chapter consists of sections designed to support students’ understanding of a reading passage and build academic skills. Reading skills boxes focus on dictionary skills and many other skills that today’s students need for academic success (like SQ3R). Vocabulary skills boxes review prefixes and suffixes but also emphasize collocations and compound and participial adjectives. Study tips are presented in the areas of reading practices, student life on campus, computer use, and test taking.

The book also includes timed/paced readings, which are important to developing reading fluency.

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Titolo: Challenges 2: Reading and Vocabulary for ...
Casa editrice: University of Michigan Press ELT
Data di pubblicazione: 2013
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: As New
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