Publisher's Synopsis
Progressive Skills in English 4: Teacher's Book
Do you need English in your studies? Then you need the Progressive Skills in English Course.
The course builds the skills required for lectures, tutorials, reading research and written assignments in English.
Now with fantastic, extensive online resources at www.skillsinenglish.com
Listening skills include:
- note-taking, using scientific numbering
- using lecture handouts effectively
- understanding a speaker's arguments
- understanding concessions
- recognizing start / end of digressions
Speaking skills include:
- clarifying issues in a discussion
- raising / dealing with an objection
- expressing and dealing with uncertainty
- summarizing
- referring to research
Reading skills include:
- highlighting key points
- recognizing and recording sources
- making inferences
- reacting to texts
- understanding sentence relationships
Writing skills include:
- linking sentences
- restating (avoiding plagiarism)
- supporting statements with evidence
- writing about graphs
- using lexical cohesions
Go to www.skillsinenglish.com for fantastic, free student resources to practise, and improve on your skills. Resources include practice activities for: vocabulary, grammar, reading, listening and speaking.
Did you know? Progressive Skills is also available in separate Listening & Speaking, Reading and Writing courses.
Accompanying Progressive Skills in English 4 Course Book and Workbook also available.
