LEAP 4 - Reading and Writing (CEFR Level C1) is a task-based textbook for students preparing for college or university studies in English. It encourages students to apply critical-thinking skills as they engage in academic reading and writing tasks across a range of disciplines. Complex authentic texts prepare students for college reading requirements, while thought-provoking content challenges them to reflect on contemporary global issues. Featuring text-based vocabulary and skills practice and detailed guidance in the writing process, LEAP 4 - Reading and Writing offers students the skills they need to thrive in the English academic world. Features and benefits: Interesting and academic reading texts Three authentic reading texts per chapter from a variety of mostly Canadian textbooks, journals, magazines or web reports prepare students for the text length and genres they will encounter in academic courses. Varied and challenging activities Focus on Reading sections provide explanations of reading skills and strategies, accompanied by well-structured and challenging activities to help students improve their ability to deal with university-level texts. Linear and guided writing tasks Warm-Up and Final Assignments integrate a process approach to writing, as well as a genre approach, to guide students with the various writing tasks. Focus on Writing activities develop more specific writing skills, which students reinvest in the assignments. Academic vocabulary development Key words and vocabulary from the Academic Word List are highlighted in two Vocabulary Build sections in every chapter, giving students ample opportunity to expand their vocabulary. My eLab includes: Vocabulary review exercises Additional focuses: skills practice based on texts from the book New content in four sections related in theme to the four chapter pairs in the book A new reading text Comprehension questions Vocabulary questions Vocabulary lists by chapter and AWL master list,/ul>
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CHAPTER 1 • natural unemployment READING 1 Unemployment and Its Natural Rate WARM-UP ASSIGNMENT Write a Definition for a Key Economics Term READING 2 World Employment Social Outlook: Trends for Youth READING 3 The “Jobless Recovery” FINAL ASSIGNMENT Write a Description of a Data Set CHAPTER 2 • entrepreneurship: creating your own job READING 1 Jason Njoku and iROKO: A Success Story READING 2 Entrepreneurship WARM-UP ASSIGNMENT Write a Short Process Essay READING 3 Towards an Explanation of the Growth in Young Entrepreneur Activities FINAL ASSIGNMENT Write an Extended Process Essay CHAPTER 3 • renewable energy READING 1 So Fresh and So Clean READING 2 Rooftop Power WARM-UP ASSIGNMENT Write a Short Compare and Contrast Essay READING 3 Geothermal Energy: An Introduction FINAL ASSIGNMENT Write an Extended Compare and Contrast Essay CHAPTER 4 • sustainable buildings READING 1 Dr. Sustainability: Environmental Scientist of the Year READING 2 China’s Green Building Future WARM-UP ASSIGNMENT Write a Short Report READING 3 How Do Green Buildings Pay? FINAL ASSIGNMENT Write an Extended Report CHAPTER 5 • self-driving cars READING 1 Moving Forward WARM-UP ASSIGNMENT Write a Summary READING 2 Morality, Ethics of a Self-Driving Car READING 3 The Social Life of Autonomous Cars FINAL ASSIGNMENT Write an Extended Cause and Effect Essay CHAPTER 6 • high technology in higher education READING 1 Using Technology as a Learning Tool READING 2 In-Game Culture WARM-UP ASSIGNMENT Write a Short Annotated Bibliography READING 3 Can Artificial Intelligence Make Teaching More Personal? FINAL ASSIGNMENT Write a Longer Annotated Bibliography CHAPTER 7 • doping in sports READING 1 Chris Froome Tests Positive, and Cycling History Repeats Itself WARM-UP ASSIGNMENT Write a Short Persuasive Essay READING 2 Athlete Reference Guide READING 3 Man and Superman FINAL ASSIGNMENT Write a Longer Persuasive Essay CHAPTER 8 • emerging contaminants READING 1 Pharmaceutical May Be Poisoning America’s Drinking Water READING 2 Naming the Substances We Detect WARM-UP ASSIGNMENT Describe and Evaluate a Solution for a Problem-Solution Text READING 3 Pollution of Aqueous Matrices with Pharmaceuticals FINAL ASSIGNMENT Write a Problem-Solution Essay
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ISBN
9782761385664
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2019-11-08
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Pearson Canada, Toronto
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U, 05
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Engelsk
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