HOT TOPICS is guaranteed to engage readers, stimulate thinking, and provoke conversation while developing vocabulary and reading skills. The controversial topics explored in the text all have more than one side to them, thus encouraging debate and classroom discussion.
Hot Topics is guaranteed to engage readers, stimulate thinking, and provoke conversation while developing vocabulary and reading skills. The controversial topics explored in the text all have more than one side to them, thus encouraging debate and classroom interaction.
Three readings per chapter explore the same hot topic from different points of view. The readings in each chapter vary by genre and increase in difficulty to support reading development. A focus on reading skills and reading comprehension through pre-reading questions, skimming and scanning activities, the use of context clues, vocabulary analysis, and the development of critical thinking skills helps students increase their reading fluency. Open-ended questions at the end of every chapter
Издание, содержащее отрывки из аутентичных книг о науке и технике. Упражнения на понимание, вокабуляр, задания на обсуждение, грамматику, письмо.
ВНИМАНИЕ: Книга имеет то же название, то и уже опубликованная, но это абсолютно другая книга другого автора, издательства и содержания.
Tech Talk contains authentic materials
and excerpts from nonfiction books and from NPR that deal with popular,
newsworthy issues in science and technology. With readings, the book
contains related exercises in comprehension, vocabulary, discussion,
grammar, and writing.
In addition to providing reading practice, this textbook aims to:
Teach grammar through examples of real usage.
Provide practice in the writing styles commonly used in science and engineering: explanation, persuasion, and critical analysis.
Provide opportunities for verbal practice through class discussion.
Encourage English learners to read independently and to learn language through reading.
The readings in the book were selected to appeal to all readers, but
will be especially helpful to English learners who are engineers,
scientists, or university students in technical fields.
An audio CD featuring many of the readings is also available.
High-interest reading material to develop reading, thinking and problem-solving skills.
Key features
* The readings have been chosen for their high-interest value to adults and young adults. They are taken from a wide variety of authentic sources, such as news stories, magazine articles, biographies, folktales and poetry to provide a range of reading experience.
* The 12 units are thematically based around topics such as clothing, food or housing. Each unit has two readings on the same topic, giving students the opportunity to explore the topic in depth and to reinforce and expand their knowledge of related vocabulary.
* Reading skills, vocabulary and critical thinking are developed through a wide variety of pre-reading, reading, and post-reading activities.
* Vivid photographs and illustrations support the readings and help to clarify meaning.
* The books invite co-operative learning, with numerous opportunities for pair and group work.
* The books enable independent learning with a removable Answer Key and Remember the Words, a student's personal vocabulary diary.
* Teacher's Notes are provided for both novice and experienced teachers.
* A Cassette for each book contains clear, easy-to-understand recordings of all the reading texts.
* The books can be used independently, or with the support of The Oxford Picture Dictionary. Themes in the readers correspond to those in the Dictionary, and a Wordlist with page references to the Dictionary is provided.
