Scope and Sequence
How to Use Explore 3
Acknowledgements
Introduction
SKILLS UNITS
Unit 1 Job Satisfaction
Warm Up Discuss jobs and job satisfaction
Listening "Positive Psychology in the Workplace: Thank God It's Monday"
Reading "How to Increase
Employee Satisfaction for the Long Haul"
Watching "Humour at Work"
Reading "Top 10 Weird Job Interview Questions"
Speaking Conduct a job interview
Grammar Simple past and present perfect
Field-Specific Practice Write cover letters and resumés
Pronunciation ed endings of
simple past tense verbs and past participles
Interpreting Data Analyze an infographic
Writing Write a paragraph
Revising and Editing Correct verb tense errors; improve paragraph structure
Wrap Up
Unit 2 Reading Between the Lines
Warm Up Discuss the
media
Interpreting Data Analyze a graph
Reading "Global Shortage of Lifesaving Drugs Fuels Rise in Superbugs"; Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs in Spotlight at High-Level UN Meeting"
Writing Use persuasive language
Speaking Present a news report
Listening "The Fight Against 'Deep
Fake' Videos"
Reading "Misleading Headlines Can Influence Readers More Than Actual Content"
Watching "Are Twitter Bots Invading Canadian Politics?"
Grammar Simple present and present progressive
Field-Specific Practice Analyze a news article
Pronunciation The s
ending
Revising and Editing Correct verb tense errors
Wrap Up
Unit 3 Thinking Outside the Box
Warm Up Discuss creativity and innovation
Reading "Four Innovations Changing Our World"
Grammar Active voice and passive voice
Listening "Lego Kits and Your Creative
Soul"
Field-Specific Practice Discuss creativity at work
Reading "Innovative Ways Companies Are Changing the Workplace"
Writing Paraphrase a text
Speaking Present on an innovative company
Watching "The Geography of Genius"
Interpreting Data Analyze a chart
Pronunciation
Word stress and the schwa
Revising and Editing Correct passive voice errors
Wrap Up
Unit 4 It Just Isn't Right
Warm Up Discuss corruption
Reading "Why Corruption Should Matter to Everyone"
Listening "Should Athletes Be Allowed to Hack Their Bodies to Get an
Edge?"
Field-Specific Practice Identify ethical issues related to a new technology
Writing Write a persuasive essay
Reading "It's Silly to Assume All Research Funded by Corporations Is Bent"
Grammar Past tense modals
Watching "Social Media Ethics"
Speaking Debate an ethical
issue
Interpreting Data Analyze a line graph
Pronunciation English stress patterns
Revising and Editing Revise for tone
Wrap Up
Unit 5 United We Stand
Warm Up Conduct a survey
Reading "Together We Succeed. Divided We Fail!"
Watching "The Importance of Open
Innovation and Collaboration"
Field-Specific Practice Present on a case study
Reading "Better Together: Why Construction Needs Collaboration to Work Efficiently"
Listening "Is Mount Washington Observatory the Ultimate Zombie Fortress?"
Writing Write an essay or blog
Grammar
Gerunds
Interpreting Data Analyze an infographic
Speaking Present a news bulletin
Pronunciation Voiced and voiceless /th/
Revising and Editing Correct gerund and verb errors
Wrap Up
PROJECTS
Project A Job Search
Project B Field-Specific Research
Project C
Survey
LEARNING STRATEGIES
Research Strategies
Reading Strategies
Listening Strategies
Writing Strategies
Speaking Strategies
Vocabulary Strategies
GRAMMAR GUIDE
1. Sentence Structure
2. Commas, Semicolons, and Colons
3. Verb Tense
Review
4. Review of Contrasting Tenses and Question Forms
5. Modals
6. Conditionals
7. Passive Voice
8. Prepositional Verbs, Phrasal Verbs, and Adjective-Preposition Combinations
9. Gerunds and Infinitives
10. Noun Clauses That Begin with a Question Word (wh noun
clauses)
11. Quoted and Reported Speech
12. Adjective Clauses (or Relative Clauses)
13. Parts of Speech, Roots, and Affixes
14. Common Vocabulary and Spelling Errors
Appendix 1 Overview of English Verb Tenses
Appendix 2 Irregular Verbs
Appendix 3 Question
Formation
Appendix 4 How to Join Ideas with Proper Punctuation
Appendix 5 Capitalization
Appendix 6 Articles (a, and, and the)
About the Authors
Credits
Index
ISBN: 9780199028719 Explore 3 Student Book
ISBN: 9780199028733 Explore 3 Audio and Video DVD
ISBN: 9780199028740 Explore 3 Student eBook and Online Practice Access Code
Becky McKnight has a BA in English and Psychology from Carleton University and an MA in Applied Linguistics from Concordia University. She received her Certificate to Teach English as a Second Language from Carleton. She has been teaching ESL for over 30 years and currently teaches at Cégep
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu.
Pat Peachey is a teacher and coordinator at Cégep André-Laurendeau with over 20 years of experience in ESL instruction. He holds a BA in English and a BEd with a specialization in TESL, both from Concordia University. He also has an MEd from Université de
Sherbrooke.