Alice Savage – författare

Lynn Bonesteel, Series Editor

Paul Nation, Series Consultant

A four-level reading skills series for beginning through advanced students, Real Reading provides students with a meaningful and authentic reading experience. Compelling readings in a variety of genres have been carefully written or adapted from authentic sources and feature a principled approach to vocabulary development.

Real Reading Features

Two thematically-related readings per unit encourage students to make connections. Reading and vocabulary skill building and vocabulary learning strategies based on Paul Nation’s research help students become more confident and successful in preparation for academic reading and reading on standardized tests. Controlled vocabulary based on the General Service Word List, the Academic Word List, and the Billuroglu-Neufeld List ensures students’ comprehension. Fluency Practice units improve reading speed and comprehension.

The four-level Real Reading series also includes:

Real Reading 1 Real Reading 2 Real Reading 3

Trio Listening and Speaking prepares students for academic success by introducing skills development from the beginning.For added flexibility, each level of Trio Listening and Speaking begins with an optional Readiness Unit to provide fundamental English tools for beginning students.Trio Listening and Speaking's vocabulary is based on the 2,000 most important and useful words to learn at the early stages of language learning. The combination of academic topics and controlled vocabulary based on the Oxford 2000 word list makes the content in Trio Listening and Speaking approachable for low-level learners. Each chapter begins by introducing Oxford 2000 vocabulary. It contextualizes the vocabulary within listening texts, while vocabulary strategies help students to understand the words in use.Conversation and Academic Listening prepare learners for everyday situations and academic life creating confident speakers. Listening Strategy boxes present information and techniques to help students understand ways in which English speakers manage a conversation. For example, how a speaker expresses pauses, and encourages the person they are talking with. Sounds of English improve understanding of how English is really spoken The 'Sounds of English' boxes present information on: recognizing and producing correct stress and intonation at word and sentence level. Sound-symbol decoding is an important part of the teaching approach as it encourages students to listen, notice, and learn to recognize the form in natural speech e.g. 'Do you' = 'Duya'. Motivating Vocabulary and Grammar Chants help students internalize the target grammar structure and vocabulary for greater accuracy and fluency.Trio Listening and Speaking Online Practice provides multiple opportunities for skills practice and acquisition—beyond the classroom and beyond the page. Each unit of Trio Listening and Speaking is accompanied by a variety of automatically-graded activities. Students' progress is recorded, tracked, and fed back to the instructor.

Effective Academic Writing instills student confidence and provides the tools necessary for successful academic writing. More content-area related assignments with more academic vocabulary and readings prepare students for the challenges of the academic classroom. Each unit introduces an academic content theme and writing task and guides students through the Writing Process The new Introductory Level provides students with the support and instruction they need for writing success in the lowest-level writing courses.

Effective Academic Writing instills student confidence and provides the tools necessary for successful academic writing. More content-area related assignments with more academic vocabulary and readings prepare students for the challenges of the academic classroom. Each unit introduces an academic content theme and writing task and guides students through the Writing Process The new Introductory Level provides students with the support and instruction they need for writing success in the lowest-level writing courses.

Effective Academic Writing instills student confidence and provides the tools necessary for successful academic writing. More content-area related assignments with more academic vocabulary and readings prepare students for the challenges of the academic classroom. Each unit introduces an academic content theme and writing task and guides students through the Writing Process The new Introductory Level provides students with the support and instruction they need for writing success in the lowest-level writing courses.

prepares students for academic success by introducing practical writing skills early. Writing techniques are gradually developed from the outset, helping students to put their ideas on the page and succeed academically.Each level includes a Readiness Unit which equips students with thethat they will need to progress through the Student Book. These benefit students who may require extra literacy support or whose first language does not use the English alphabet. The Readiness Units ensure that students have a base to build on before they begin each level.provides additional support through online practice that extends the course material. Online vocabulary, grammar and writing exercises allow students to practise their newly developed skills. Resources for students includeaudio and scripts. The Vocabulary & Grammar Chants are catchy, up-beat audio clips that help students internalize grammar structures and memorize vocabulary to improve accuracy and fluency in their writing.teaches vocabulary and grammar in a meaningful context. By learning vocabulary in phrases rather than individual words, students internalize the construction of that phrase - so they can reproduce it in their writing. Vocabulary is drawn from the, so that students learn the most useful and commonly used words in the English language. Each grammar lesson is accompanied by twowhich explicitly show the correct usage of a grammar point. Students learn useful strategies and models that they can apply to their own work.provides students with the tools they need to master aPrepare, Prewrite, Write, Revise, Edit, Publish. By applying this method students will produce a five-paragraph essay in Level 3. Each chapter includes two. The Writing Strategies teach specific skills by first showing a model paragraph, and then giving students the tools they need to reproduce and master the skill themselves.

Read This! is a four-level reading series designed to help for adult and young adult ESL students develop reading fluency. Read This!, Level 2 contains fifteen stories relating to the fields of Health Care, Animal Studies, Food and Nutrition, Criminal Justice, and Psychology. For example, students read about how the first vaccine was discovered, how Europeans came to see their first giraffe, and the potentially fatal risk of Internet addiction. The nonfiction readings are written in an accessible narrative style, and the vocabulary and exercise material are appropriate for low intermediate to intermediate-level students. This enjoyable and fascinating text eases students into reading content-rich texts.

Read This! is a four-level reading series designed to help for adult and young adult ESL students develop reading fluency. The Teacher's Manual provides some general strategic information on how to use the Student's Book, an Answer Key to all exercise material in the Student's Book, photocopiable student tests for each unit, and the answers to those tests. Bound into the back of the book is an audio CD that contains audio recordings of all the stories in the Student's Book.

Read This! is a four-level reading series designed to help for adult and young adult ESL students develop reading fluency. Read This!, Level 3 contains fifteen fascinating true stories relating to the fields of Tourism and Hospitality, Earth Science, Sports and Fitness, Political Science, and Automotive Technology. Students can read about a hotel in Finland made of ice, an area in the Pacific the size of Texas where trash accumulates, a man who swam the Amazon, and how trace evidence from cars can catch criminals. The readings are appropriate for intermediate to high intermediate-level students. After completing this book, students should be ready to tackle authentic academic reading.

Read This! is a four-book reading series designed for adult and young adult ESL students at the high beginning to intermediate levels. The series helps students develop reading fluency by having them read and interact with high interest, content-rich texts containing fascinating information written in an accessible narrative style. It is a stepping stone for students who are on track to read in English at higher levels for academic purposes. The readings and approach are also appropriate for students who are not on an academic track, but want to improve their reading ability in English and overall language proficiency. The readings tie in with academic subject areas and the accompanying pedagogic tasks aid reading comprehension skills, critical thinking skills, and the development of both content-specific and general academic vocabulary knowledge. Each Student's Book is supported by a Teacher's Manual with unit tests and a student Web site with fun WebQuests.

A four-level grammar course for use on its own or as a companion text alongside other coursebooks. Grammar and Beyond Essentials Level 3 Student's Book with Online Workbook teaches grammar in a real-world context that students can apply outside the classroom. Clear grammar presentation and practice helps learners understand the form, meaning, and usage of each grammar point. Students study and practice correcting the most common mistakes in the Avoid Common Mistakes sections. QR codes give easy access to audio at point of use. Each Student's Book comes with access to an Online Workbook, which provides self-grading practice and assessment.

Grammar and Beyond Second edition is a research-based contextualized four-skills grammar course with a strong focus on developing academic writing skills. Grammar and Beyond Second Edition Level 3B (Units 14-28) Student's Book with Online Practice teaches grammar in real-world contexts with a strong focus on developing academic writing skills and strategies. Clear grammar presentation and practice help learners understand the form, meaning, and usage of each grammar point. Students study and practice correcting the most common mistakes, while academic writing lessons prepare students to think critically and write successfully in the college classroom. Audio can be accessed at point-of-use using QR codes. Each book includes access to the Digital Workbook and Writing Skills Interactive for additional online practice and instruction.

Grammar and Beyond Second edition is a research-based contextualized four-skills grammar course with a strong focus on developing academic writing skills. Grammar and Beyond Second Edition Level 3 Student's Book with Online Practice teaches grammar in real-world contexts with a strong focus on developing academic writing skills and strategies. Clear grammar presentation and practice help learners understand the form, meaning, and usage of each grammar point. Students study and practice correcting the most common mistakes, while academic writing lessons prepare students to think critically and write successfully in the college classroom. Audio can be accessed at point-of-use using QR codes. Each book includes access to the Digital Workbook and Writing Skills Interactive for additional online practice and instruction.

Grammar and Beyond Second edition is a research-based contextualized four-skills grammar course with a strong focus on developing academic writing skills. Grammar and Beyond Second Edition Level 3A (Units 1-13) Student's Book with Online Practice teaches grammar in real-world contexts with a strong focus on developing academic writing skills and strategies. Clear grammar presentation and practice help learners understand the form, meaning, and usage of each grammar point. Students study and practice correcting the most common mistakes, while academic writing lessons prepare students to think critically and write successfully in the college classroom. Audio can be accessed at point-of-use using QR codes. Each book includes access to the Digital Workbook and Writing Skills Interactive for additional online practice and instruction.