Helps students master essential skills for objective and open response tests. In brief, accessible lessons, it also reviews the English skills such as active reading, notetaking, critical thinking, and the fundamentals of the writing process. Includes pre-tests, lessons, and posttests.

In this introduction, our two authors, Marc Handler and Valerie De Carvalho, explain why writing skills are so important. In her essay “Why Writing Skills Are Essential for Students,” De Carvalho discusses the importance of writing skills in American universities and colleges. As she points out, the trend in academia is to place even more emphasis on writing. Students may grumble about having to write so many essays, but American colleges, in response to the demands of American employers, are insisting that students write essays in a wide range of classes, not just in English classes.

The new edition of the Great Writing series provides clear explanations, extensive models of academic writing and practice to help learners write great sentences, paragraphs, and essays. With expanded vocabulary instruction, sentence-level practice, and National Geographic content to spark ideas, students have the tools they need to become confident writers. Updated in this Edition: Clearly organized units offer the practice students need to become effective independent writers.

The new edition of the Great Writing series provides clear explanations, extensive models of academic writing and practice to help learners write great sentences, paragraphs, and essays. With expanded vocabulary instruction, sentence-level practice, and National Geographic content to spark ideas, students have the tools they need to become confident writers. Updated in this Edition: Clearly organized units offer the practice students need to become effective independent writers.

 

Career Paths: Logistics is a new educational resource for logistics professionals who want to improve their English communication in a work environment. Incorporating career-specific vocabulary and contexts, each unit offers step-by-step instruction that immerses students in the four key language components: reading, listening, speaking and writing. Career Paths: Logistics addresses topics including handling materials, shipping equipment, tracking inventories, warehousing and career options.