How well did you do? At the end of each lesson, tick the best box for each task. © -1 did this easily. © = I did this but I need more practice. © = I couldn't do this. text skills / tasks ©©© 1 Families have great, great future predicting using background knowledge reading for details responding to the text 2 King bolete/Carluccio's Caff é/ Pasta with mushrooms using background knowledge identifying text type recognizing text purpose responding to the texts 3 Greetings from Sydney, Canada! predicting understanding the main points understanding attitude 4 La Store using background knowledge understanding the writer's purpose understanding language in use reading for specific information responding to the texts 5 Silbo - the Gomeran whistling language predicting understanding the main points reading for specific information recognizing reference words responding to the text 6 What do you really know about tornadoes? Safety in the event of a tornado raising interest predicting reading for details responding to the text 7 A rare species/ Bungling burglar/ Wild flatmates activating topic vocabulary reading for gist reading for details text skills / tasks \CJy Ö \£y 8 What do you do that for? using background knowledge understanding the main points reading for specific information understanding the writer's purpose responding to the text 9 100 years on ... Olive wouldn't dream of moving! using background knowledge inferring understanding text structure responding to the text 10 Sleeping secrets using background knowledge activating topic vocabulary predicting reading for specific information responding to the text 11 Succeed at your job interview using background knowledge understanding the main points activating topic vocabulary responding to the text 12 The tortoise and the birds predicting reading for gist understanding the main points following a narrative responding to the text 13 How intuitive are you? using background knowledge activating vocabulary reading for details responding to the text 14 Ready for the long haul using background knowledge reading for gist understanding the main points responding to the text 60 How well did you do? At the end of each lesson, tick the best box for each task. © = I did this easily. © = I did this but I need more practice. © = I couldn't do this. how to... skills / tasks Uw Ö W"~\/ 1 write in an appropriate style identifying text type and purpose using prepositions of time and place noticing styLe using appropriate language generating ideas writing task 2 organize ideas understanding the writer's purpose organizing ideas planning your writing generating ideas writing task 3 develop ideas generating ideas developing a text developing ideas organizing ideas writing task 4 link ideas generating ideas understanding linking words using linking words planning your writing writing task 5 make a text more interesting generating ideas increasing range improving a text giving details and examples writing task 6 improve punctuation generating ideas identifying punctuation using punctuation checking punctuation writing task 7 correct and edit your work generating ideas checking for mistakes correcting frequent mistakes writing task how to... skills / tasks v~V Kzy l/-y 8 write a letter of enquiry generating ideas organizing ideas asking for information politely writing task 9 write a detailed note generating ideas recognizing structures and functions understanding language in context using functional language writing task 10 make and break arrangements generating ideas understanding language in use making and breaking informal arrangements breaking formal arrangements writing task 11 describe yourself in a letter of application generating ideas giving information about yourself focusing on plans for the future writing about plans for the future writing task 12 write a film review generating ideas expressing opinions describing a film connecting ideas in longer sentences writing task 13 compare and contrast two places generating ideas focusing on pros and cons understanding language in use comparing and contrasting organizing ideas writing task 14 write a story generating ideas focusing on the sequence of events using narrative tenses organizing ideas writing task 61 It is important to keep a record of important new words and phrases from the reading lessons in this book. Choose the four most important words or phrases from each lesson, and write them in the words / phrases column. In the next column, write a sentence that includes the word to remind you of how it is used. words/phrases unit 1 i 2 3 4 unit 2 i 2 3 4 unit 3 i 2 3 4 unit 4 i 2 3 4 unit 5 l 2 3 unit 6 i 2 3 4 unit 7 example sentences 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 words/phrases unit 8 i 2 3 4 unit 9 l 2 3 4 unit 10 i 2 3 4 unit 11 i 2 3 4 unit 12 i 2 3 4 unit 13 i 2 3 4 unit 14 i 2 3 4 example sentences 1 2 3 4 62 mmíMmyj feffl MfftSO It is important to keep a record of important new words and phrases from the writing lessons in this book. Choose the four most important words or phrases from each lesson, and write them in the words / phrases column. 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