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Print Price: $39.95

Format:
Digital Access C
4.25" x 5.5"

ISBN-13:
9780190164218

Publication date:
July 2021

Imprint: OUP Canada

Explore 1, English for Field-Specific Success

Student eBook and Online Practice Access Code

Vanessa Beal and Sherry Kent

Explore 1 is a theme-based, all-in-one integrated skills and grammar textbook that features high-interest Canadian and international content. In total, there are 6 units and it is expected that most teachers will complete 4 or 5 units during the 45-hour program. This built-in flexibility allows teachers to focus on the units they and their students find the most stimulating, and provides more variety for teachers who teach the same course successively. Unstudied units can also become extra testing material.

Explore 1 is aimed at high-beginner to low-intermediate students who want to improve their English for career purposes. The textbook contains two readings per unit, writing activities, listening activities, speaking activities, a pronunciation activity, an interpreting data activity, a revising and editing activity, and a watching activity, all of which are designed to meet the specific objectives outlined by the Quebec Ministry of Education. All themes and content in Explore have transferable connections to both technical and pre-university B Block programs. These connections are further reinforced by field-specific activities and projects in each unit that ensure students transfer what they have learned into practical application within their field of study, using both input and output skills.

This innovative textbook addresses the reality that there is rarely a common B Block demographic in CEGEPs or in individual classes. As a result, the book is designed to meet a wide variety of student needs. The goal: help teachers find common denominators that are meaningful to and manageable for the entire group, no matter students' level or field of study.

Readership : Students who want to improve their English in their chosen field of study. Developed for high-beginner and low-intermediate students of English as a second language, specifically CEGEP students in Block B of Quebec's education curriculum. However, any readers interested in building their English language skills in speaking, listening, reading, and writing could benefit from this text.

Reviews

"The field-specific activities are particularly successful. The students have so many opportunities to learn more about their field of study, fulfilling the ministry guidelines and motivating the students at the same time. Learning more about their programs also helps them in their other classes."
--Jerry Kowtalo, Cégep de Saint-Jérôme
"I love the reading structure and interpreting data sections. I've noticed more and more that I need to teach my students how to dissect a text so it's good practice."
--Sara Langevin, Cégep de Granby
"Great example of how interesting topics can easily be dealt with in a more technical or academic manner."
--Maria Pia Smargiasso, Collège Montmorency
"The projects are very useful because they offer opportunities for students to go beyond what they have been working on within each unit and connect with their fields of study and future careers."
--Suzie Dufresne, Cégep régional de Lanaudière à Joliette

Acknowledgements
Explore: How to use the book
Scope and Sequence

SKILLS UNITS
Unit 1 Personality and Professions
Warm Up Discuss personality traits
Reading "Emotional Intelligence: Developing Strong 'People Skills'"
Field-Specifjc Practice Skills for your field of study or future career
Watching "Honest Empathy Cards Say What People with Cancer Truly Want to Hear>"
Reading "Humble, Empathic Business Leaders Are More Successful"
Grammar Simple present and present progressive tenses
Writing Paragraphs
Pronunciation Numbers, dates, and letters
Listening "Discover Your Personality Type"
Interpreting Data The personality traits of James Bond
Speaking Discuss your personality traits and interests
Revising and Editing Correct verb tense errors
Wrap Up Find websites about your field of study or future career

Unit 2 Loving Your Job: Reality or Myth?
Warm Up Discuss "dream jobs"
Reading "Finding Your Dream Job: Insights from People Who Have One"
Grammar Future tense and modals
Field-Specific Practice Describe a typical day at work
Watching "Students Create Their Own Dream Job"
Writing Avoiding plagiarism
Reading "The Most Sought-After Soft Skills by Canadian Employers"
Speaking Job interviews
Interpreting Data Staying at a job
Listening "What Are Your Weaknesses?"
Pronunciation Stressed and unstressed syllables
Revising and Editing Correct errors with verb tense, modals, and vocabulary
Wrap Up Apply for a job

Unit 3 Colour at Work
Warm Up Discuss colour idioms
Reading "The Psychology of Colours"
Field-Specific Practice Colours in your field of study or future career
Watching "The Effect of Colour"
Grammar Present perfect
Reading "Colours of Light and Life"
Writing Summaries
Interpreting Data Colours in marketing
Listening "Pride Flag Creator Gilbert Baker on the Rainbow's Real Meaning"
Pronunciation Pronouncing -ed
Revising and Editing Select correct verb tenses
Wrap Up Research organizations' logos; write a report

Unit 4 Measuring Success
Warm Up Defining success
Reading "You've Made a Mistake. Now What?"
Interpreting Data Failures before success
Speaking Discussing the meaning of success
Listening "Defining Success"
Writing Essays
Reading "How Nine Incredibly Successful People Define Success"
Field-Specific Practice Showcase your skills and experience
Grammar Countable and uncountable nouns
Watching "Chris Hadfield: Space Oddity"
Pronunciation / th / sound
Revising and Editing Articles and determiners with countable and uncountable nouns
Wrap Up Describing a new product or service; writing an essay

Unit 5 Sweet Business
Warm Up Discuss "sweetness" expressions
Reading "The Secrets of Sugar"
Field-Specific Practice Mind map for your field of study
Watching "Sweet Poison?"
Speaking Work-related health issues
Listening "How Much Sugar Is Too Much?"
Pronunciation Pronouncing h- at the beginning of words
Interpreting Data Sugar consumption
Grammar The passive voice
Reading "How Maple Syrup Is Made"
Writing Describing a process
Revising and Editing Correct passive voice errors
Wrap Up Explain a process

Unit 6 The Art of Leadership
Warm Up Discuss leadership styles
Reading "Gender Leadership Styles: Is It Really Man versus Woman?"
Grammar The comparative and the superlative
Interpreting Data Millennials and leadership skills
Watching "Secrets of the World's Most Powerful Women"
Field-Specific Practice Giving advice about your field of study
Listening "The Art of Public Speaking"
Speaking Presentation on teamwork
Pronunciation Short and long vowel sounds
Reading "What's Your Personal Leadership IQ?"
Writing Compare and contrast
Revising and Editing Correct errors with the comparative and superlative
Wrap Up Presentation about a leader in your field

LEARNING STRATEGIES
Academic Writing Strategies
Professional Writing Strategies
Research Strategies
Speaking Strategies
Reading Strategies
Listening Strategies
Vocabulary Strategies

GRAMMAR GUIDE
Chapter 1 Parts of Speech Overview
Chapter 2 Present Tenses
Chapter 3 Past Tenses
Chapter 4 Future Tense
Chapter 5 Present Perfect Tense
Chapter 6 Modal Auxiliaries
Chapter 7 Conditionals
Chapter 8 Passive Voice
Chapter 9 Nouns, Articles, Determiners, and Pronouns
Chapter 10 Prepositions
Chapter 11 Adjectives and Adverbs
Chapter 12 Sentence Structure and Punctuation
Appendix 1 Auxiliary Verbs
Appendix 2 Collocations
Appendix 3 Gerunds and Infinitives
Appendix 4 Non-Progressive Verbs
Appendix 5 Irregular Verbs
Appendix 6 Question Formation
Appendix 7 Guide for Correcting Writing Errors
Appendix 8 Commonly Misspelled Words
Appendix 9 False Cognates
Index
Credits
About the Authors

ISBN: 9780190164188 Explore 1 Student Book
ISBN: 9780199024599 Explore 1 Annotated Teacher Edition
ISBN: 9780199024612 Explore 1 Audio and Video DVD

Vanessa Beal has a BA in Art History and a BEd TESL. She also has an MA in Applied Linguistics from Concordia University. She has taught university-level ESL and yoga in Sydney and currently teaches at Cégep Edouard Montpetit.

Sherry Kent received her TESL degree, with distinction, from Concordia University. She also holds an MA in Applied Linguistics from Concordia University. She has taught Inuit learners in Northern Quebec and has also taught in Chile. She currently teaches ESL at Cégep Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu.

Compass 1 - Sue Frame and Jacinthe Paillé
Compass 2 - Sue Frame
Compass 3, All-in-one Integrated Skills and Grammar - Rebecca Baker, Sue Frame and Alan E. Hall
Explore 2, English for Field-Specific Success - Vanessa Beal and Sherry Kent
Explore 3, English for Field-Specific Success - Becky McKnight and Patrick Peachey
Characters and Connections, Engaging with Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing Literary Analysis - Nancie Kahan

Special Features

High-interest topics connected to pre-university and career programs increases students' involvement and motivation
4-6 field-specific activities in each unit provide students with numerous opportunities to "explore" and connect to their fields of study and future careers making their English language acquisition meaningful and relevant
Authentic content from Canadian and International sources provides engaging global content that appeals to students
Dynamic vocabulary development activities ensure that students acquire a rich vocabulary bank related to their individual fields of study and future careers
Interpreting Data graphs and diagrams from authentic sources help students develop the skills to evaluate and communicate about data and information - skills that are essential in all careers and fields of study
Learning Strategies in each unit make learning easier, quicker, and more enjoyable. A concise learning strategies section at the back of the book allows students to become more independent and successful at acquiring new language and transferring it to career and academic situations
Project Files enable students to practice all four skills while developing interesting projects related to their field of study
A comprehensive Grammar Guide provides students with instruction and practice to master English grammar successfully while the contextualized content reinforces the themes of the skills units
The NEW Explore Online has been updated to improve functionality for teachers and students! The new website allows teachers to assign individual activities to students using the lock and unlock tool and now has an improved mobile experience, which gives students greater flexibility in how they access practice activities, media files, and the eBook. The website also includes: an eBook of the full textbook with smartboard functionalities, including show/hide answers for the exercises; additional editable tests for reading, writing, listening, and speaking; and extra resources including answer keys, vocabulary files, and editable project files. All grades can be exported in standard formats in a few seconds, allowing teachers to use them as they see fit.