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Print Price: $117.50

Format:
Video DVD
5.5" x 5"

ISBN-13:
9780199028733

Publication date:
August 2019

Imprint: OUP Canada

Explore 3, English for Field-Specific Success

Audio and Video DVD

Becky McKnight and Patrick Peachey

Explore 3 is the third and final level of a theme-based, all-in-one integrated skills and grammar series that features high-interest Canadian and international content. In total, there are 5 units and it is expected that most teachers will complete 4 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 3 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.

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.

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 high-intermediate to advanced 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.

SKILLS UNITS
Unit 1 Job Satisfaction
Listening "Positive Psychology in the Workplace: Thank God It's Monday"
Watching "Humour at Work"
Pronunciation ed endings of simple past tense verbs and past participles
Unit 2 Reading Between the Lines
Listening "The Fight Against 'Deep Fake' Videos"
Watching "Are Twitter Bots Invading Canadian Politics?"
Pronunciation The s ending
Unit 3 Thinking Outside the Box
Listening "Lego Kits and Your Creative Soul"
Watching "The Geography of Genius"
Pronunciation Word stress and the schwa
Unit 4 It Just Isn't Right
Listening "Should Athletes Be Allowed to Hack Their Bodies to Get an Edge?"
Watching "Social Media Ethics"
Pronunciation English stress patterns
Unit 5 United We Stand
Watching "The Importance of Open Innovation and Collaboration"
Listening "Is Mount Washington Observatory the Ultimate Zombie Fortress?"
Pronunciation Voiced and voiceless /th/

ISBN: 9780199028719 Explore 3 Student Book
ISBN: 9780199028726 Explore 3 Annotated Teacher Edition
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.

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 1, English for Field-Specific Success - Vanessa Beal and Sherry Kent
Explore 2, English for Field-Specific Success - Vanessa Beal and Sherry Kent
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 increase 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 provides students with rich interactive online practice anytime, anywhere. It includes: a full student eBook; all reading texts, audios, and videos in the textbook; interactive, instantly-graded practice activities; pop-up grammar charts and notes; and extra readings, audios, and videos.