Skill Sharpeners: Book 3 - Couverture souple

DeFilippo, Judy; Skidmore, Charles

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0131929941 ISBN 13 : 9780131929944

Editeur : Pearson Education Limited, 2004

Synopsis

Skill Sharpeners, Third Edition, by Judy DeFilippo and Charles Skidmore, is a four-level series especially designed for students whose skills in English require strengthening. By introducing basic skills tied to classroom subjects in a simple grammatical framework, the series helps to prepare these students for academic success. The Skill Sharpeners series bridges the gap between English Language Learning and regular school subjects. With all students, it reinforces confidence and self-esteem. Each level of the series offers exercises to sharpen both language and subject-area skills. Students interpret graphs and charts, read maps, solve math word problems, and learn library and study skills. They sharpen comprehension skills as they read about history, science, and American culture. And they deepen their understanding of basic English structure. Lessons cover skills required on most middle school state-competency tests. The Third Edition of Skill Sharpeners preserves all the features of the earlier edition and updates content. A favorite with teachers nationwide, Skill Sharpeners remains dedicated to helping students sharpen their skills in all facets of English communication.Features *Higher-order thinking skills and writing. *Survival skills necessary for coping with a new environment. *Abundance of content area reading and writing activities. *Comprehensive review of language structures. *Self-contained lessons. *Test-taking strategies.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Judy DeFilippo is a coordinator of ESL in the Intensive English program at Northeastern University. She is author of Lifeskills 1 and 2 and Lifeskills and Citizenship, and is co-author of Grammar Plus, all published by Longman.

 

Charles Skidmore is an ESL teacher at the secondary level in the Boston, Massachusetts, schools and at Boston University’s CELOP program. He is co-author of In Good Company, published by Addison-Wesley.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Skill Sharpeners, Third Edition, by Judy DeFilippo and Charles Skidmore, is a four-level series especially designed for students whose skills in English require strengthening. By introducing basic skills tied to classroom subjects in a simple grammatical framework, the series helps to prepare these students for academic success. The Skill Sharpeners series bridges the gap between English Language Learning and regular school subjects. With all students, it reinforces confidence and self-esteem. 

Each level of the series offers exercises to sharpen both language and subject-area skills. Students interpret graphs and charts, read maps, solve math word problems, and learn library and study skills. They sharpen comprehension skills as they read about history, science, and American culture. And they deepen their understanding of basic English structure. Lessons cover skills required on most middle school state-competency tests.

The Third Edition of Skill Sharpeners preserves all the features of the earlier edition and updates content. A favorite with teachers nationwide, Skill Sharpeners remains dedicated to helping students sharpen their skills in all facets of English communication. 

Features

• Higher-order thinking skills and writing.
• Survival skills necessary for coping with a new environment.
• Abundance of content area reading and writing activities.
• Comprehensive review of language structures.
• Self-contained lessons.
• Test-taking strategies.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pearson Education Limited
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0131929941
• ISBN 13: 9780131929944
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 3
• Nombre de pages: 120
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Riccardo Bacigalupo; riccardo.bacigalupo@sanoma.it; ; Sanoma Italia Via Arconati, 1 �; Milano; 20135; Italie