English For Academic Study: Reading Course Book

Description: Upper-intermediate to Advanced: CEF Levels B2 to C1: IELTS 5.0 to 7.0

A reading course developed in collaboration with the University of Reading, EAS: Reading is ideal for students on foundation, pre-sessional and pre-departure courses.
This course combines elements of both the Strategies Approach to reading and the Task-Based Approach, which are of particular use to students in an EAP learning environment.
Key features:
• the Strategies Approach includes the utilization of skills such as skimming, scanning, search reading, careful reading and browsing
• the Task-Based Approach attempts to replicate authentic reading situations and purposes. It suggests that effective readers are motivated by the desire to acquire knowledge in order to perform a task
• Separate Source book contains all the texts featured in the Course Book
The Teacher's Book includes keys to the tasks, as well as suggestions for using the sources and tasks, depending on the needs and levels of the students involved.
Content:
• Academic achievement
• Early human development
• The environment today
• Statistics without tears
• Human activity and climate change
• The global village
• The new linguistic order