Unit 1 Education Gearing up Language focus Vocabulary Academic skills focus: techniques to help read fast and well Focused Reading Language Focus Vocabulary Academic skills focus: using citations and references Focused Writing Write an academic paragraph
Unit 2 Food Gearing up Language Focus Vocabulary Reading Strategies: guessing meaning from context Language Focus Vocabulary Academic skills focus: read critically Focused Writing Write an essay Write a thesis statement
Unit 3 Technology Gearing up Language focus Vocabulary Academic skills focus: identifying and evaluating information Focused Reading Language focus Vocabulary Academic skills focus: learning independently to improve reading skills Focused Reading Language focus Focused Writing Paraphrasing Paraphrasing Exercises
Unit 4 Environment Gearing up Language focus Vocabulary Academic skills focus: recognizing organization of written texts Language Focus Vocabulary Academic skills focus: recognizing purpose of texts Academic skills focus: distinguishing between facsndpinions Task Focused Writing
Unit 5 Emotions Gearing up Language focus Vocabulary Academic skills focus: close reading Focused Reading Language Focus Vocabulary Academic skills focus: identifying the patterns of organization Focused Writing
Unit 6 Entertainment Gearing up Language focus Academic skills focus: techniques to help write smoothly Focused Reading Language focus Academic skills focus, techniques to help write smoothly Focused Reading Language Focus Academic skills focus, recognizing organization of written text Focused Writing Bibliographies Appendix Keys