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Print Price: $117.50

Format:
Video DVD
5.5" x 7.5"

ISBN-13:
9780199024667

Publication date:
April 2018

Imprint: OUP Canada

Explore 2, English for Field-Specific Success

Audio and Video DVD

Vanessa Beal and Sherry Kent

Explore 2 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 2 is aimed at 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.

The DVD contains all of the authentic video and audio tracks featured in the skills units and pronunciation practice that corresponds to the in-text pronunciation activities.

Readership : Students who want to improve their English in their chosen field of study. Developed for 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 project section is very useful. B Block courses specifically are project-based courses and this is the only way to cater to everybody's needs in the class at the same time."
--Liana Jalalyan, Cégep Regional de Lanaudière à Terrebonne
"No matter if enrolled in a pre-university or technical program, every student will be able to share opinions and knowledge from their own field of study with the projects and the many practice activities."
--Marie-Josée Martineau, Cégep Édouard-Montpetit
"The practice activities do a great job of getting the students to connect the material to their field of study."
--Christine Lalonde, Cégep de Sainte-Foy
"The audios and videos can be assigned as a flipped classroom activity to permit weaker students more time. I appreciate the variety of accents and variety of vocabulary used. Timing is perfect. I also love the Learning Strategies section! It brings everything together and fits well with what I teach."
--Lisa Deguire, Cégep de Jonquière

Acknowledgements
Scope and Sequence
Explore: How to Use the Book
SKILLS UNITS
Unit 1 Personal Development
Warm Up Discuss your field of study and your personality Watching "What Is Personality?"
Reading "Self-Awareness-Who Am I?"
Writing Write a paragraph about yourself
Speaking Present the results of a personality test
Field-Specific Practice Make a mind map of vocabulary
Listening "Mindful Multitasking"
Grammar Review of the simple present, the simple past, and the past progressive
Reading "What It Takes to Change Your Brain's Patterns after Age 25"
Writing Write topic sentences and paragraphs
Interpreting Data Analyze information in charts and graphs
Pronunciation -ed past tense endings
Revising and Editing Correct verb tense errors
Wrap Up Research a leader in your field, write about mindfulness and neuroplasticity, present findings about personality tests
Unit 2 The Evolving Workplace
Warm Up Discuss factors related to job satisfaction
Reading "Making the World a Better Place Tops Generation Z's List for Best Employer"
Interpreting Data Understand infographics
Pronunciation The pronunciation of three-syllable words
Listening "Selling Yourself: The Art of Personal Branding"
Writing Write a cover letter for a job application
Field-Specific Practice List skills needed for a job in your field
Speaking Practise job interview questions and answers
Watching "Automation Entering White-Collar Work"
Reading "Does Unlimited Vacation Really Work?"
Grammar Future tense and modals
Revising and Editing Correct errors in a cover letter
Wrap Up Reply to a job advertisement, write about a famous leader, practice job interviews
Unit 3 Creativity: The Number 1 Skill
Warm Up Define and discuss creativity
Reading "Tips on How to Be Creative Every Day"
Field-Specific Practice Pitch an innovative idea in your field
Listening "How to Fly a Horse"
Speaking Discuss creativity
Reading "Creative Design-Ethical Fashion"
Watching Traceable
Writing Write a summary of an article
Grammar Passive voice
Interpreting Data Analyze graphs
Pronunciation Voiced and silent h-
Revising and Editing Correct errors in verbs and subject-verb agreement
Wrap Up Describe a process, present research on creativity, write a summary of a video
Unit 4 Innovation at Work
Warm Up Look at and discuss important inventions
Reading "3D Printing for Dummies: How Do 3D Printers Work?"
Listening "Is the Internet Changing the Way We Think?"
Reading "This Is How the Internet Is Rewiring Your Brain"
Speaking Make a presentation on the role of the Internet in your field
Grammar Present perfect and simple past
Field-Specific Practice Describe technology in your field
Watching "The Age of the Drone"
Interpreting Data Analyze a bar graph
Writing Write an essay outline
Pronunciation The pronunciation of two-syllable nouns and verbs
Revising and Editing Combine simple sentences into compound and complex sentences
Wrap Up Locate research credible sources, write an opinion essay, make a presentation on an innovation in your field
Unit 5 The Art of Persuasion
Warm Up Discuss the effect of advertising and persuasion
Reading "Nudge: The Persuasive Power of Whispers"
Speaking Describe pictures
Writing Write a proposal
Watching "Inside Google Workplaces, from Perks to Nap Pods"
Field-Specific Practice Research a company in your field
Grammar The comparative and the superlative
Interpreting Data Analyze the results of a study
Reading "Shopping Mall Design Could Nudge Shoplifters into Doing the Right Thing"
Pronunciation Silent letters
Listening "Can a Building Make You Sad?"
Revising and Editing Correct errors in spelling, verb tense, and comparative and superlative forms
Wrap Up Design a "nudge" in your field, write about the ethics of "nudging," write and deliver a short speech
Unit 6 Modern Solutions to Modern Problems
Warm Up Discuss modern problems
Watching "How Driverless Cars Will Change Cities"
Speaking Discuss driverless technology
Reading "Self-Driving Cars Could Save 300 000 Lives per Decade in America"
Writing Recognize organizational patterns and use them in writing
Interpreting Data Analyze an infographic
Listening "Exercise Pill"
Field-Speci?c Practice Research a solution to a problem in your field
Pronunciation The schwa vowel sound
Reading "Rooftop Farming Gains High Ground in Montreal"
Grammar Countable and uncountable nouns
Revising and Editing Correct errors in articles, singular/plural use, and compound words
Wrap Up Present research on a problem in your field, write about a problem in your field, debate the future of computer-driven cars
PROJECTS
Project A Teach Us Something Video
Project B Design and Present a Survey Report
Project C Company Profile
Project D Design an App
LEARNING STRATEGIES
Academic Writing Strategies
Professional Writing Strategies
Research Strategies
Speaking Strategies
Reading Strategies
Listening Strategies
Vocabulary Strategies
GRAMMAR GUIDE
1. Parts of Speech Overview
2. Present Tenses
3. Past Tenses
4. Future Tense
5. Present Perfect Tense
6. Modal Auxiliaries
7. Gerunds and Infinitives
8. Conditionals
9. Quoted and Reported Speech, and Passive Voice
10. Nouns, Articles, Determiners, and Pronouns
11. Prepositions
12. Adjectives and Adverbs
13. Sentence Structure
14. Punctuation, Capitalization, Numbers, and Abbreviations
Appendix 1 Overview of Verb Tenses
Appendix 2 Prepositions and Phrasal Verbs
Appendix 3 Non-Progressive Verbs
Appendix 4 Irregular Verbs
Appendix 5 Guide for Correcting Writing Errors
Appendix 6 Commonly Misspelled Words
Appendix 7 False Cognates
About the Authors
Credits
Index

ISBN: 9780199024636 Explore 2 Student Book
ISBN: 9780199024643 Explore 2 Annotated Teacher Edition
ISBN: 9780199024674 Explore 2 Student eBook and Online Practice Access Code

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
Explore 1, English for Field-Specific Success - Vanessa Beal and Sherry Kent
Explore 2, English for Field-Specific Success - Vanessa Beal and Sherry Kent

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
Explore Online caters to both students and teachers, balancing engaging material with user-friendly progress tracking and recognition.