Lida Baker è un'educatrice specializzata nell'insegnamento dell'inglese come lingua straniera. La sua competenza risiede nella creazione di libri di testo per studenti di inglese. Grazie al suo lavoro presso l'American Language Center dell'Università della California, Los Angeles, possiede una profonda comprensione delle esigenze degli studenti di lingua. I suoi materiali sono progettati per supportare efficacemente l'acquisizione dell'inglese.
The Listening and Speaking Student's Book Packs consist of the print Student's Book with an access code to the Student's Resource Center. The Resource Center contains the Student's Book audio and video material and course wordlists, excellent to support students throught the course and development of academic skills.
The Essentials of English Workbook provides additional exercise items for every practice section in The Essentials of English.From grammar and punctuation to the creation of essays and business letters, The Essentials of English: A Writer's Handbook is a must-have reference tool for today's writer. As easy to use as a dictionary, this handbook is designed specifically for non-native English speakers.
Features Experience authentic language features such as hesitation, interruption, and interjection. Vocabulary exercises prepare students to discuss specific topics. Listening strategies give students tools for personal and academic success. Note-taking and outlining practice prepare students for university and college-level listening. *Speaking activities such as role plays, presentations, and debates reinforce the use of authentic English. All these features address the new emphasis on listening and speaking skills in current standardized tests.
This course emphasizes the integration of critical thinking, academic skills, and essential language proficiency. It is designed to enhance students' ability to analyze information, engage in effective communication, and develop the competencies necessary for academic success. Through paired skills training, learners will gain practical tools and strategies to navigate their educational journeys more effectively.
Every student needs top class reading, writing, listening and speaking skills to succeed at an academic level. Skillful focuses on each of these skills to give presentation, instant practice and complete immersion in that area of language. It offers students the opportunity to develop language skills by presenting them with ideas from today's world, while building critical thinking skills that are vital for academic success. The course takes a skills-based approach with each unit distinguishing between and global and close skills. The nature of each unit encourages students to think about the world around them, creating exciting and engaging learning material. The skills boxes that appear throughout the books signal the topic focus to the teacher, while providing the students with relevant tips, words and phrases. The study skills focus develops this further, providing students with practical guidance and support, and building confidence for independent learning throughout their university career. Key features: a comprehensive digital component including a page-faithful Digibook and Skillful practice area with interactive activities and video material. each unit provides opportunities to engage critically with issues by the texts and to consider concepts beyond the superficial meaning to develop skills such as evaluating and synthesising information systematic development of practical study skills through realistic case studies and material from Stella Cottrell, author of the bestselling title The Study Skills Handbook flexible approach, using each product as distinct individuals or together to create an integrated package of Skillful Listening & Speaking and Reading & Writing Student's Booksshow more
The Listening and Speaking Student's Book Packs consist of the print Student's Book with an access code to the Student's Resource Center. The Resource Center contains the Student's Book audio and video material and course wordlists, excellent to support students throught the course and development of academic skills.
The Reading and Writing Student's Book Packs consist of the print Student's Book with an access code to the Student's Resource Center. The Resource Center contains the Student's Book audio and video material and course wordlists, excellent to support students through the course and development of academic skills.