Skill Set

English level: Advanced

Lucia Engkent

Description

An English text that focuses on building skills in vocabulary, grammar, writing and editing, along with enhancing reading skills.

Key features

  • Theoretical teaching is reinforced with a problem/solution/model approach together with many skill strengthening exercises.
  • The text is divided into small, accessible units, giving instructors the flexibility to focus on specific student needs.
  • Focused, classroom-tested material isolates the problems seen in student writing and offers effective tips and solutions.
  • Fiction and non-fiction Canadian readings with questions stimulate interest and give students an opportunity to practise what they have learned.
  • End-of-chapter summaries reinforce key lessons from the chapter and make it easier for students to review the material later on.
  • Reinforces reading skills such as identifying the main idea, distinguishing writers’ opinions, and recognizing writers’ techniques.
  • Vocabulary building lessons focus on areas such as distinguishing parts of speech, word structure, and word construction.
  • Lessons and exercises on paraphrasing and summarizing.

Sample Pages

Sample Chapter: Unit 4

Sample Reading: Part 2, Non-Fiction

ISBN index

Skill Set

Student Book 978-0-19-542307-5