READING & WRITING SKILLS 2
Cambridge University Press978-1-107-61400-0 - Unlock: Reading and Writing Sills 2Richard O’NeillFrontmatterMore informationREADING & WRITING SKILLSRichard O’Neill in this web service Cambridge University Press2www.cambridge.org
Cambridge University Press978-1-107-61400-0 - Unlock: Reading and Writing Sills 2Richard O’NeillFrontmatterMore informationUniversity Printing House, Cambridge cb2 8bs, United KingdomCambridge University Press is part of the University of Cambridge.It furthers the University’s mission by disseminating knowledge in the pursuit ofeducation, learning and research at the highest international levels of excellence.www.cambridge.orgInformation on this title: www.cambridge.org/9781107614000 Cambridge University Press 2014Content and images which are Discovery Communications, LLC are reproduced hereunder license.This publication is in copyright. Subject to statutory exceptionand to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements,no reproduction of any part may take place without the writtenpermission of Cambridge University Press.First published 20147th printing 2015Printed in China by Golden Cup Printing Co. LtdA catalogue record for this publication is available from the British Libraryisbn 978-1-107-61400-0 Reading and Writing 2 Student’s Book with Online Workbookisbn 978-1-107-61403-1 Reading and Writing 2 Teacher’s Book with DVDisbn 978-1-107-68232-0 Listening and Speaking 2 Student’s Book with Online Workbookisbn 978-1-107-64280-5 Listening and Speaking 2 Teacher’s Book with DVDAdditional resources for this publication at www.cambridge.org/unlockCambridge University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracyof URLs for external or third-party internet websites referred to in this publication,and does not guarantee that any content on such websites is, or will remain,accurate or appropriate. Information regarding prices, travel timetables and otherfactual information given in this work is correct at the time of first printing butCambridge University Press does not guarantee the accuracy of such informationthereafter. in this web service Cambridge University Presswww.cambridge.org
Cambridge University Press978-1-107-61400-0 - Unlock: Reading and Writing Sills 2Richard O’NeillFrontmatterMore informationCONTENTSMap of the book4Introduction8UNIT 1Places14UNIT 2Festivals and celebrations32UNIT 3School and education50UNIT 4The internet and technology68UNIT 5Language and communication86UNIT 6Weather and climate104UNIT 7Sports and competition122UNIT 8Business140UNIT 9People158UNIT 10Space and the universe176Glossary194Video script202Acknowledgements208 in this web service Cambridge University Presswww.cambridge.org
Cambridge University Press978-1-107-61400-0 - Unlock: Reading and Writing Sills 2Richard O’NeillFrontmatterMore informationMAP OF THE BOOKUNITVIDEO1 PLACESReading 1: Rise of themegacities(Geography)Life infarawayplacesKey reading skill:Scanning for numbersFestivals:MongoliaKey reading skill:PreviewingReading 2: Homestay holidays(Travel and Tourism)2 FESTIVALS ANDCELEBRATIONSReading 2: Muscat Festival(Cultural Studies)A readingclassKey reading skill:SkimmingUnderstanding key vocabularyUsing visuals to predict contentReading for main ideasReading for detailUnderstanding discourseMaking inferencesPreviewingUsing your knowledgeReading 1: La Masia: the bestfootballers in the world(Education)Reading 2: My Princefordexperience(Education)4 THEINTERNET ANDTECHNOLOGYUnderstanding key vocabularyMaking predictionsReading for main ideasReading for detailScanning to find informationWorking out meaningScanning to predict contentMaking inferencesUnderstanding key vocabularyReading for main ideasReading for detailRecognizing text typeScanning to predict contentRecognizing text typeReading 1: Celebrate!(Sociology)3 SCHOOL ANDEDUCATIONREADINGThe rise ofsocial mediaKey reading skill:Making inferencesScanning to predict contentReading for main ideasReading for detailUnderstanding key vocabularyIdentifying typeReading 1: Someone’s alwayswatching you online (Information Technology)VOCABULARYVocabulary to describeplaces (e.g. exciting,interesting, polluted, noisy,boring)Vocabulary to describefestivals (e.g. lucky, culture,traditional, history,highlights)Vocabulary to describeeducation (e.g. a principal, alecturer, a lab, a graduate,an office)Vocabulary to describe theinternet and technology(e.g. an online game, acomputer program, a chatroom, internet banking, asmartphone)Reading 2: Video games(Information Technology)5 LANGUAGE ANDCOMMUNICATIONTheimportanceof codesReading 1: Writing systems(Linguistics)Reading 2: Language change: astudy guide(Linguistics)4 MAP OF THE BOOKKey reading skill:Reading for main ideasUnderstanding key vocabularyUsing your knowledgeReading for main ideasReading for detailRecognizing text typeScanning to predict contentMaking inferencesVocabulary todescribe language andcommunication (e.g. sign,symbol, information,money, word)READING AND WRITING SKILLS 2 in this web service Cambridge University Presswww.cambridge.org
Cambridge University Press978-1-107-61400-0 - Unlock: Reading and Writing Sills 2Richard O’NeillFrontmatterMore informationMAP OF THE BOOKGRAMMARNouns, verbs andadjectivesGrammar for writing: Sentence structure 1:subject verb There is / There arePrepositions of time andplace: on, in, atAdverbs of frequencyGrammar for writing 2: Sentence structure 2:subject and verb order Prepositional phrasesEducation nounsPlural nounsGrammar for writing: Subject pronouns because and soCRITICAL THINKINGWRITING Understand the differencesbetween two texts Evaluate information using aT-chart Analyze positives and negativesusing a T-chart Create your own T-chart toorganize your ideasAcademic writing skills: Capital letters and full stops Apply your knowledge to acalendar Evaluate events in your countryfrom an outsider’s point of view Create a spider diagram to organizeideasAcademic writing skills: Paragraph organization 1: organizingsentences into a paragraph Remember information from texts Analyze information in your notes Create a wh- chart to organizeinformationAcademic writing skills: Paragraph organization 2: topic andsupporting sentencesWriting task type:Write descriptive sentences.Writing task:Describe the place where you live. Writeabout the positives and negatives.Writing task type:Write a descriptive paragraph.Writing task:Describe a festival or special event.Writing task type:Write a descriptive paragraph.Writing task:Describe your education.Compound nounsGiving opinionsGrammar for writing: and, also and too but and howeverCountable anduncountable nounsArticles: a, an or no articleGrammar for writing: Quantifiers: some, many,a lot of, a few, a little Analyze an essay question Evaluate advantages anddisadvantages Create your own list of advantagesand disadvantagesAcademic writing skills: Topic sentences Evaluate ideas and examples usingan ideas map Create your own ideas andexamples/evidenceAcademic writing skills: Supporting sentences Giving examples: like, such as and forexampleWriting task type:Write a one-sided opinion paragraph.Writing task:The internet has made our lives better.Do you agree or disagree?Writing task type:Write a descriptive paragraph.Writing task:How is your language different from 50 yearsago? Describe the way that people speak andwrite your language has changed.READING AND WRITING SKILLS 2 in this web service Cambridge University PressMAP OF THE BOOK5www.cambridge.org
Cambridge University Press978-1-107-61400-0 - Unlock: Reading and Writing Sills 2Richard O’NeillFrontmatterMore informationUNIT6 WEATHER ANDCLIMATEVIDEOREADINGVOCABULARYStormchasersKey reading skill:Using your knowledge to predictcontentVocabulary to describetemperatures and graphs(e.g. high, low, rise, drop, anincrease, a decrease)Reading 1: Extreme weather(Geography)Understanding key vocabularyReading for main ideasReading for detailRecognizing text typeReading 2: Surviving the Sea ofSand(Environmental Science)7 SPORTS ANDCOMPETITIONSports andcompetitionUnderstanding key vocabularySkimmingReading for detailRecognizing text typePreviewingReading for main ideasUnderstanding discourseWorking out meaningReading 1: Five strange sports(Sports Science)Reading 2: Tough man: a race tothe limit(Sports Science)8 BUSINESSReading 1: Are you ready for theworld of work?(Human Resources)The changingworld ofbusinessMine rescueReading 1: Respect! (Sociology)Our journeyinto spaceReading 1: Alien Planet(Space Science)Reading 2: Life on other planets(Space Science)6 MAP OF THE BOOKKey reading skill:Reading for detailUnderstanding key vocabularyScanning to predict contentReading for main ideasIdentifying purposeMaking inferencesReading 2: People I admire(Sociology)10 SPACE AND THEUNIVERSEKey reading skill:Working out meaning fromcontextScanning to predict contentReading for main ideasReading for detailWorking out meaningIdentifying the audienceUnderstanding key vocabularyScanning to predict contentMaking inferencesReading 2: You can choose yourgrandma!(Business)9 PEOPLEKey reading skill:Scanning to predict contentKey reading skill:Scanning to find informationPreviewingUnderstanding key vocabularyReading for main ideasWorking out meaningScanning to predict contentMaking inferencesVocabulary to describeprepositions of movement(e.g. past, through, across,along, over)Vocabulary to describebusiness (e.g. set up, abusiness partner, anemployee, employ, aproduct)Vocabulary to describepeople (e.g. reliable,talented, patient, sensible,selfish)Vocabulary to describegiving evidence andsupporting an argument(e.g. studies, reports,research, an expert)READING AND WRITING SKILLS 2 in this web service Cambridge University Presswww.cambridge.org
Cambridge University Press978-1-107-61400-0 - Unlock: Reading and Writing Sills 2Richard O’NeillFrontmatterMore informationMAP OF THE BOOKGRAMMARCollocations withtemperatureCRITICAL THINKING Analyze a graph Evaluate a table and a graphDescribing a graphGrammar for writing: Subject and verbagreementAcademic writing skills: Introductory sentences for descriptiveparagraphs about a graphWriting task type:Write sentences to describe a graph.Grammar for writing: Comparative andsuperlative adjectivesPrepositions of movementWRITINGWriting task:Describe a graph. Analyze a diagram Apply information to a descriptionand a diagramAcademic writing skills: Ordering events in a process Eliminating irrelevanciesWriting task type:Write a process paragraph.Writing task:Write a process paragraph to describe theSydney triathlon.Collocations with businessBusiness vocabularyGrammar for writing: Past and present tenses Clauses with whenNoun phrases with ofAdjectives to describepeopleGrammar for writing: Subject and objectpronouns Possessive adjectivesGiving evidence andsupporting an argumentshould and it isimportant to Analyze a spider diagram Create a timeline to organizeeventsAcademic writing skills: Adding detailWriting task type:Write a narrative paragraph.Writing task:Write a narrative paragraph about thebusiness history of Google. Apply information to a category Analyze photographs Create an idea wheel to categorizeinformationAcademic writing skills: Concluding sentencesWriting task type:Write an explanatory paragraph.Writing task:Describe a person you admire and explainwhy. Analyze an essay question Evaluate arguments for and against Create evidence and examples forargumentsGrammar for writing: Developing sentencestructure Infinitive of purposeAcademic writing skills: Essay organizationWriting task type:Write a balanced opinion essay.Writing task:Exploring space is very expensive. Somepeople think that it is too expensive.However, other people think it is a good wayfor governments to spend our money. Discussboth points of view and give your opinion.READING AND WRITING SKILLS 2 in this web service Cambridge University PressMAP OF THE BOOK7www.cambridge.org
Cambridge University Press978-1-107-61400-0 - Unlock: Reading and Writing Sills 2Richard O’NeillFrontmatterMore informationYOUR GUIDE TOUNIT STRUCTUREThe units in Unlock Reading & Writing Skills are carefully scaffolded so thatstudents are taken step-by-step through the writing process.UNLOCK YOURKNOWLEDGEEncourages discussion around the theme of the unit with inspirationfrom interesting questions and striking visuals.WATCH AND Features an engaging and motivating Discovery Education video whichgenerates interest in the topic.LISTENREADING 1Practises the reading skills required to understand academic texts as wellas the vocabulary needed to comprehend the text itself.READING 2LANGUAGEDEVELOPMENTPractises the vocabulary and grammar from the Readings inpreparation for the writing task.CRITICALTHINKINGGRAMMARFOR WRITINGPresents a second text which provides a different angle on the topic in adifferent genre. It is a model text for the writing task.Contains brainstorming, evaluative and analytical tasks as preparation forthe writing task.Presents and practises grammatical structures and features needed forthe writing task.ACADEMICWRITING SKILLSWRITINGTASKPractises all the writing skills needed for the writing task.Uses the skills and language learnt over the course of the unit to draft andedit the writing task. Requires students to produce a piece of academicwriting. Checklists help learners to edit their work.OBJECTIVES Allows students to assess how well they have mastered the skills coveredin the unit.REVIEWWORDLISTIncludes the key vocabulary from the unit.This is the unit’s main learning objective. It gives learners theopportunity to use all the language and skills they have learnt inthe unit.8READING AND WRITING SKILLS 2 in this web service Cambridge University Presswww.cambridge.org
Cambridge University Press978-1-107-61400-0 - Unlock: Reading and Writing Sills 2Richard O’NeillFrontmatterMore informationMOTIVATIONYOUR KNOWLEDGELook at the photographs and answer the questions below.1234What subjects are the students in the photographs studying?Which picture is most like your education? Why?Which picture is the least like your education? Why?Which type of education do you think is the best? Why?PERSONALIZEUNIT 351Unlock encourages students to bring their ownknowledge, experiences and opinions to thetopics. This motivates students to relate thetopics to their own contexts.watch and liStenPRePaRing to watchDISCOVERY EDUCATION VIDEO1 Match the words (1–3) to their opposites (a–c). Use the glossary on pageundeRStanding videosThe video was excellent!Thought-provoking194 to help you.keyVocabulaRyIthelpedwith raising students’from Discovery Education 1 arecitya rural interest in the topic. It wasincluded in every unit throughout2 modernb village well-structured and the languagethe course to introduce topics,3 urbanc traditionallevel was appropriate.promote discussion and motivateMaria Agata Szczerbik,learners. The videos provide a newwhile watchingUnited Arab Emirates University,angle on a wide range of academic2Watch the video. Circle the Al-Ain,correct UAEwords to complete the sentences.subjects.undeRStanding12345main ideaSundeRStandingdetail3The Khanty village in Siberia is in Russia / Egypt.The Khanty village is very cold / hot.Siwa is in Russia / Egypt.Siwa is a village / town.READING AND WRITING SKILLSSiwa is very cold / hot.92Watch again. Write true (T) or false (F) next to the statements below. in this web service Cambridge UniversityPress1 TheKhanty village is in Moscow.2 Temperatures in Siberia can reach -53 C.www.cambridge.org
Cambridge University Press978-1-107-61400-0 - Unlock: Reading and Writing Sills 2Richard O’NeillFrontmatterMore informationYOUR GUIDE TOCRITICAL THINKINGThe Criticalthinking sectionspresent adifficult areain an engagingand accessibleway.B L O O M ’ S TA XO N O M Ycreate, invent, plan, compose,construct, design, imagineCREATEdecide, rate, choose, recommend,justify, assess, prioritizeShirley Norton,London Schoolof English, UKEVALUATEexplain, contrast, examine, identify,investigate, categorizeANALYZEshow, complete, use, classify,examine, illustrate, solveAPPLYUNDERSTANDname, describe, relate,find, list, write, tellcompare, discuss, restate,predict, translate, outlineREMEMBER3 Writ4 Match the adjectives (1–5) to their opposites (a–e).BLOOM’S TAXONOMY1 interestingcheap onThe Critical Thinking sections in Unlock are 2based3 pollutedBenjamin Bloom’s classification of learning objectives.This4 beautifulensures learners develop their lower- and higher-order5 noisyabcdeexpensiveboringclean LEARN TO THINKquietugly Learners engage inevaluative andanalyticaltasksthat are designed tothinking skills, ranging from demonstrating5 knowledgeandWrite an adjectivein each gap tocomplete thesentences.ensuretheydoallunderstanding to in-depth evaluation.1 There are lots of cars and traffic jams. The air is very of the thinking.2This is ancity. Everythingcosts a lot of money.and information-gatheringrequiredThe margin headings in the Critical Thinking sections3 My village is very. There isn’t any noise.fortheend-of-unitwritinghighlight the exercises which develop Bloom’sconcepts.4 London is a reallyplace. There are lots of things to do. task.5 The building looks horrible. It’s veryonline.4 Thinlivin5 ThincounfirstcRitical thinkingAt the end of this unit, you will write six descriptive sentences. Look at thisunit’s Writing task in the box below.Describe the place where you live. Write about the positives andthe negatives.1 What is the main difference between the places described in Reading 1and the places in Reading 2?undeRStand6 Thinabouusing a t-chart We can use a T-chart to write about positives ( ) and negatives (–). We writeabout the positives in one column and the negatives in the other column.eValuate2 Read the notes (1–5) about living in a city. Which notes are positive andwhich notes are negative? Write or – .12345107 Writlots of monuments, museums and restaurantsmany businesses and jobstraffic jamsan interesting mix of cultures and peoplenot enough housesREADING AND WRITING SKILLS 2www.cambridge.org in this web service Cambridge University Press24 cRitical thinkingReading and wRiting SkillS 2thjotrpeho
Cambridge University Press978-1-107-61400-0 - Unlock: Reading and Writing Sills 2Richard O’NeillFrontmatterMore informationRESEARCHTHE WORDS YOU NEEDTHE CAMBRIDGE LEARNER CORPUSThe Cambridge Learner Corpus is a bank of officialCambridge English exam papers. Our exclusive accessmeans we can use the corpus to carry out unique researchand identify the most common errors learners make. Thatinformation is used to ensure the Unlock syllabus teachesthe most relevant language.Language Development sectionsprovide vocabulary and grammarbuilding tasks that are further practisedin theONLINE Workbook.The glossary and end-of-unit wordlistsprovide definitions, pronunciationand handy summaries of all the keyvocabulary.PlaceSunit 1language deVeloPmentnounS, VeRbS and adJectiVeS1 Look at the sentence below and the numbered words. Match words (1–3)to the word classes below.(1)Delhi (2) has many (3) beautiful (1) monuments, (3) interestingmuseums and (3) modern (1) gRammaR foR wRiting2 Match the sentence halves.EXPLANATIONThere is aThere areof Beirut,ities in thecafés andat night. Weendly andneed – lotsrn Arabicbe noisy atof trafficSentencestructurea 1:describesSubjecta noun.verb1 A noun is a wordthat2 A verb is a wordthatbreferstoaplaceor thing.A sentence has to have a subject and a verb.The subject of a sentence can be a3 An adjective isnouna wordan action.orthata noun phrase.c Adescribesnoun phraseis a group of words that acts like a noun.can alsobecorrectone wordor ina groupof words.3 Write the words Thefromverbthe boxin theplacethe tablebelow.subject (noun or noun phrase)live town excellent driveexcitinghave incafédifferent buildingThe peoplethe townarenounThe villa
Grammar for writing 2: Sentence structure 2: subject and verb order Prepositional phrases Apply your knowledge to a calendar Evaluate events in your country from an outsider’s point of view Create a spider diagram to organize ideas Academic writing skills: Paragraph organization 1: organizing sentences into a paragraph
Skills What are writing readiness (pre-writing) skills? Pre-writing skills are the fundamental skills children need to develop before they are able to write. These skills contribute to the child’s ability to hold and use a pencil, and the ability to draw, write, copy, and colour. A major component of pre-writing skills are
Academic writing skills: Essay types Essay structure Writing task type: Write the first draft of an essay. Writing task: . Reading & Writing Sills 4 Chris Sowton Frontmatter More information. UNIT VIDEO READING VOCABULARY GRAMMAR CRITICAL THINKING WRITING 6 ENVIRONMENT Reading 1: Disaster mitigation (Meteorology)
All About the Alphabet Reading Alphabet Fun: A Reading Alphabet Fun: B Reading Alphabet Fun: C Reading Alphabet Fun: D Reading Alphabet Fun: E Reading Alphabet Fun: F Reading Alphabet Fun: G Reading Alphabet Fun: H Reading Alphabet Fun: I Reading Alphabet Fun: J Reading Alphabet Fun: K Reading Alphabet Fu
Part I: Life Skills Reading Why is life skills reading important? Why is life skills reading and test taking difficult? Teaching strategies: 3 skills to teach before the test Test-taking strategies:4 skills for students to practice Part II: Narrative Reading Reading
Reading or listening to stories, writing in response to them, and getting involved in discussions enhance children's abilities to understand the things they read. 3. Reading nurtures writing performance. Writing nurtures reading skills. Relating reading and writing experiences as the activities in this book suggest prompts growth in
Academic Writing Quiz xvii Part 1 The Writing Process 1 1.1 Background to Writing 3 The purpose of academic writing 3 Common types of academic writing 4 The format of long and short writing tasks 4 The features of academic writing 6 Some other common text features 6 Simple and longer sentences 7 Writing in paragraphs 8 1.2 Reading: Finding .
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IV. SPECIFIC CHAPTERS FROM Reflections: Patterns for Reading and Writing: PART I SKILLS FOR SUCCESS IN READING AND WRITING Chapter 1 – Strategies for College Success Manage Your Time Organize a Reading, Writing, and Study Area Develop Concentration Skills Manage Stress Chapter 2 – Active Reading Strategies for Active Reading
