Progressive Skills in English 1: Course Book Do you need English in your studies? Then you need the Progressive Skills in English Course. The course builds the skills required for lectures, tutorials, reading research and written assignments in English. Now with fantastic, extensive online resources at www.skillsinenglish.com Listening skills include: waiting for definitions recognizing time signposts predicting the next word from context understanding location Speaking skills include: organizing a talk choosing the tense taking turns checking sounds in a dictionary giving a scientific explanation introducing a talk Reading skills include: preparing to read recognizing advice dealing with new words finding and using topic sentences transferring information to a table Writing skills include: organizing information into paragraphs gathering and recording information using chronological markers referring to tables and figures writing about a photograph Go to www.skillsinenglish.com for fantastic, free student resources to practise, and improve on your skills. Resources include practice activities for: vocabulary, grammar, reading, listening and speaking. Did you know? Progressive Skills is also available in separate Listening & Speaking, Reading and Writing courses. Accompanying Progressive Skills in English 1 Workbook and Teacher's Book also available.

A new four-level academic course, designed to prepare students for entry into English-medium study.

Skills in English Reading Level 1 Teacher's Book The Garnet Education Skills in English series was highly commended in the Duke of Edinburgh English Speaking Union English Language Book Award in 2004. Do you have to read texts in English as part of your studies? Then you need Skills in English Reading. This course builds the skills that help you do reading research in English. At Level 2, you learn how to: skim for the main idea; skim for the topic of paragraphs; read for an established purpose; understand non-text markers; distinguish fact from opinion; make inferences - 'read between the lines'; recognise the author's point of view; apply ideas to real-world situations; transfer information, e.g., text to outline; and react to a text. As well as preparing students for entry into English-medium study, the Skills in English Course is ideal for students who wish to improve their scores in skills-based examinations for university entry requirements, such as the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). Rather than focusing on exam preparation, Skills in English teaches the necessary skills as part of a systematic programme of language development. Skills in English courses are also available in Listening, Speaking and Writing. See the Skills in English website at skillsinenglish.com for additional materials and help. Key Features Reading texts a maximum of 500 words Listening texts a maximum of 800 words Speaking tasks up to five paragraphs, with writing assignments between five and ten well-structured paragraphs Test booklets containing theme tests, a revision test after five units, plus an end-of-course test Teacher's Book containing full answer keys, methodology notes and transcript of listening material Accompanying Teacher's Book, Student Test Pack and Teacher Test Booklet also available.

Progressive Skills in English 4: Workbook Do you need English in your studies? Then you need the Progressive Skills in English Course. The course builds the skills required for lectures, tutorials, reading research and written assignments in English. Now with fantastic, extensive online resources at www.skillsinenglish.com Listening skills include: note-taking, using scientific numbering using lecture handouts effectively understanding a speaker’s arguments understanding concessions recognizing start / end of digressions Speaking skills include: clarifying issues in a discussion raising / dealing with an objection expressing and dealing with uncertainty summarizing referring to research Reading skills include: highlighting key points recognizing and recording sources making inferences reacting to texts understanding sentence relationships Writing skills include: linking sentences restating (avoiding plagiarism) supporting statements with evidence writing about graphs using lexical cohesions Go to www.skillsinenglish.com for fantastic, free student resources to practise, and improve on your skills. Resources include practice activities for: vocabulary, grammar, reading, listening and speaking. Did you know? Progressive Skills is also available in separate Listening & Speaking, Reading and Writing courses. Accompanying Progressive Skills in English 4 Course Book and Teacher's Book also available.

Progressive Skills: Reading Level 4 Do you need English in your studies? Then you need Progressive Skills: Reading Level 4. Learn how to: link sentences restate (avoiding plagiarism) support statements with evidence write about graphs use lexical cohesions Topics include: Geography and the modern world: Geography and the economy Communication: Communication inventions Media and advertising: Reality TV – real or fiction? Living life to the full: Living longer, living better The past, present and future of food: GM: The future or the end? Did you know? Progressive Skills books are also available in combined, four-skill editions, with added Portfolio materials: Progressive Skills in English Level 1,Progressive Skills in English Level 2, Progressive Skills in English Level 3 and Progressive Skills in English Level 4.

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