REAL : real English authentic learning. Skills book 2. Teacher's edition

172 Pages·2014·10.235 MB·English

by  Angelika Brunel, Becky McKnight, Sandra Cole

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Development and authoring of
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TEACHER’S EDITION
REAL, Real English Authentic Learning
REAL Skills Book 2, Second Edition Acknowledgements
Teacher’s Edition I wish to express deep gratitude to my dedicated editor,
Melissa Repas, who encouraged, supported, and over-
Sandra Cole
saw every detail of this project.
© 2014 TC Media Books Inc. I would also like to thank the editorial team at Chenelière
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Managing Editor:Melissa Repas
Editor:Jennifer McMorran I am grateful to the helpful feedback of my colleagues
Project Manager:Valérie Côté across the province.
Researchers:Rachel Irwin, Tara Smith I would like to dedicate this book to my loving husband
Copy Editor:Jeanine Floyd whose support and encouragement contributed greatly
Proofreader:Nancy Perreault to the success of this project, as well as to my two sons,
Cover and Book Designer:Micheline Roy Joel and Lucas, who got me away from the computer for
fun and family time, and to my wonderful mother whose
Web Material Editor:Jennifer McMorran advice, insight, and unconditional love help guide me
Web Material Project Manager:Solange Lemaitre-Provost through life.
– Sandra Cole
Thank you to the many teachers who gave invaluable
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Table of Contents
UNIT 1 TECHNOLOGY Are You a Digital Slave? 1
How communication is changing in a technological world ......................................................................... 1
WARM-UP How Do You Spend Your Time?.................................................................. 2
READING FOR STRATEGY “Video Games: An Hour a Day Is Key to Success in Life”....................... 3
WATCHING “Texting: Can We Pull the Plug?” ............................................................... 7
SPEAKING Time-Consuming Technologies.................................................................. 8
READING FOR INTERACTION “Ten Big Ways the Internet Is Changing Our Brains” .............................. 9
WATCHING “Facebook Follies” ....................................................................................... 11
PRONUNCIATION Third-Person Singular -s.............................................................................. 14
IDIOMS Communication ............................................................................................ 15
SPEAKING Say What?...................................................................................................... 16
READING FOR CHALLENGE “The Flight from Conversation” ................................................................. 17
TOPIC FILES Topics • Make the Connection • Top Words........................................... 20
WRITING FILES 1 The Paragraph
Model Paragraph 21 • Generating Ideas 21 • Topic Sentences 23
• Supporting Ideas 24 • Revising and Editing 26
UNIT 2 PERSONALITY Who Do You Think You Are?
Societal and family factors that affect your personality, life, and relationships.......................................... 27
WARM-UP Who is Generation Net?............................................................................... 28
READING FOR INTERACTION “Who Am I?”................................................................................................. 29
SPEAKING Tracing Your Roots ....................................................................................... 30
WATCHING “8th Fire: It’s Time!” .................................................................................... 31 27
PRONUNCIATION The -edEnding of Regular Verbs in the Simple Past................................ 33
READING FOR STRATEGY The Perks of Being a Wallower (Excerpt)................................................. 34
IDIOMS Family ............................................................................................................ 38 45
SPEAKING Birth Order..................................................................................................... 39
LISTENING “The Sibling Effect” ..................................................................................... 39
READING FOR CHALLENGE “A Thing or Two About Twins” ................................................................... 41
TOPIC FILES Topics • Make the Connection • Top Words........................................... 44
UNIT 3 TRAVEL How Far Will You Go and Why?
How travel and adventure can change us and transform communities....................................................... 45
WARM-UP What’s Your Travel Style?............................................................................ 46
WATCHING Skyward Journey .......................................................................................... 48
PRONUNCIATION The/th/Sound .............................................................................................. 50
READING FOR STRATEGY “I Want to Row Across the Atlantic” .......................................................... 51
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IDIOMS Travel.............................................................................................................. 54
READING FOR INTERACTION “Travellers for Change” ............................................................................... 55
SPEAKING Travel Quotes ................................................................................................ 60
WATCHING One Couch at a Time .................................................................................... 61
SPEAKING The Transforming Power of Travel ............................................................. 63
TOPIC FILES Topics • Make the Connection • Top Words........................................... 64
WRITING FILES 2 The Essay
Model Essay 65 • The Thesis Statement 66 • The Difference Between
a Thesis Statement and a Topic Sentence 67 • The Essay Outline 68
• Revising and Editing 69
71 UNIT 4 RELATIONSHIPS Does Love Make the World Go Around?
The science and culture of relationships .................................................................................................... 71
WARM-UP Relationship Quiz.......................................................................................... 72
READING FOR STRATEGY “The Mysteries of Love”.............................................................................. 74
SPEAKING Opinion Poll................................................................................................... 77
WATCHING When Strangers Click................................................................................... 78
READING FOR INTERACTION “Love Types”................................................................................................. 80
PRONUNCIATION Word Stress................................................................................................... 83
WATCHING That Thing Called Love................................................................................. 84
READING FOR CHALLENGE “The Chaser” ................................................................................................ 85
IDIOMS Relationships ................................................................................................ 89
TOPIC FILES Topics • Make the Connection • Top Words........................................... 90
91 UNIT 5 STEREOTYPES What’s Your Impression?
The effects of first impressions and stereotypes........................................................................................ 91
WARM-UP Do You Judge a Book by Its Cover?............................................................ 92
READING FOR STRATEGY “The Once-Over” ......................................................................................... 93
IDIOMS First Impressions .......................................................................................... 97
PRONUNCIATION The/h/Sound................................................................................................ 98
SPEAKING In the Blink of an Eye .................................................................................... 99
WATCHING “Borrow a Stereotype” ................................................................................ 99
READING FOR INTERACTION “Women and Math” .....................................................................................101
“Beauty Bias”................................................................................................103
LISTENING “The Gender Trap” .......................................................................................105
SPEAKING The Gender Debate ......................................................................................107
TOPIC FILES Topics • Make the Connection • Top Words...........................................108
WRITING FILES 3 Improving Your Essay
The Introduction 109 • Transition Words 110 • The Conclusion 110
• Revising for Unity and Cohesion 111
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UNIT 6 HAPPINESS What Is the Price of Happiness?
The relationship between your life, money, and happiness ....................................................................... 113
WARM-UP Are You a Spender or a Saver? ................................................................... 114
SPEAKING Can Money Buy Happiness?........................................................................ 115
PRONUNCIATION CanVersusCan’t........................................................................................... 116
READING FOR INTERACTION “Money Can Buy You Happiness—If You Spend It on Others: Study”... 117
“Study: Experiences Make Us Happier Than Possessions” ................. 118
IDIOMS Money ............................................................................................................120
WATCHING AND READING One-Week Job/ “My Generation”...............................................................123
READING FOR STRATEGY “The Way to Happiness” ............................................................................. 124
SPEAKING Laughter Quiz................................................................................................127
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WATCHING “Laughter Is the Best Medicine” ................................................................128
TOPIC FILES Topics • Make the Connection • Top Words...........................................130
UNIT 7 MARKETING Are You Under the Influence?
The impact advertisement and marketing campaigns have on you............................................................ 131
WARM-UP Famous Slogans ...........................................................................................132
READING FOR INTERACTION “Marketing to Millennials” ..........................................................................133
IDIOMS Marketing.......................................................................................................136
SPEAKING Talk About Advertising ................................................................................137
PRONUNCIATION Numbers ........................................................................................................138
WATCHING “Hunting for Cool” .......................................................................................139
SPEAKING Think Before You Pink ................................................................................. 141
READING FOR CHALLENGE “Pink Ribbon Green”....................................................................................142
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LISTENING “How Colour Makes Us Buy” ......................................................................144
READING FOR STRATEGY “Hyper-Targeting: How Brands Track You Online” ..................................146
TOPIC FILES Topics • Make the Connection • Top Words...........................................150
WRITING FILES 4 Vocabulary and Word Choice
Informal Versus Standard English 151 • Commonly Confused
Words 152 • False Cognates 152 • The Academic Word List 153
• Use a Thesaurus 154
APPENDIX 1 How to Plan and Deliver an Oral Presentation..........................................155
APPENDIX 2 How to Incorporate Research into Your College Assignments...............155
CREDITS Photo, Text, Audio, and Video Sources .....................................................158
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Scope and Sequence
READING LISTENING / WATCHING WRITING SPEAKING
UNIT 1 • Skim a news article for • Watch a news report for • Write a short paragraph • Ask questions in simple present
main ideas main ideas and details • Write a short dialogue • Make introductions
Technology
• Scan a news article for • Watch a documentary and using idiomatic • Describe your time-consuming
specic information take notes expressions technological habits to a small
• Find and restate the main • Listen for vocabulary group
idea of a newspaper • Role-play a dialogue using
opinion piece idioms
• Talk about how you
communicate
WRITING FILES 1 The Paragraph•Model paragraph•Generating ideas•Topic sentences•Supporting ideas•Revising and editing
• Read and summarize an • Watch a documentary for • Write two paragraphs • Agree and disagree with an
UNIT 2
opinion poll main ideas and details about your family opinion poll
Personality • Use inference skills to • Listen to a radio interview history • Use the simple past to talk
understand a novel excerpt for main ideas and details • Write a journal entry about your family origins
• Read a scientic magazine • Use listening strategies to • Discuss birth order
article for main ideas and improve comprehension
details
• Read a piece of creative • Watch a short lm for main • Focus on descriptive • Interview a classmate about his
UNIT 3
non-ction to get meaning ideas and details writing or her travel style
Travel from context • Watch a documentary for • Write an adventure • Discuss adventure travel,
• Read a magazine article to main ideas and details story important life lessons and the
exchange information culture of sharing
• Role-play a dialogue using
idioms
• Paraphrase travel quotes
WRITING FILES 2 The Essay•Model essay•The thesis statement•The difference between a thesis statement and a topic sentence
• Activate prior knowledge • Watch a documentary for • Summarize data • Interview classmates
UNIT 4
• Read a magazine article main ideas and details gathered during a • Conduct an opinion poll
Relationships • Team read and retell • Watch a photo-documentary survey interview • Give your opinion usingshould
and take notes • Write an essay
• Predict • Discuss relationship types
• Take notes on main ideas • Discuss a quote and the
• Read and analyze a short portrayal of love in other
story cultures
• Do timed readings • Watch a television news • Write an opinion essay • Discuss and explain reasons for
UNIT 5
• Summarize a reading report for main ideas and rst impressions
Stereotypes • Read a magazine article for details • Describe a memory
main ideas and details • Listen to a radio • Use expressions to
• Scan for specic vocabulary documentary for main formulate assumptions
ideas and details
• Pair read and retell • Debate gender assumptions
• Use debating language
WRITING FILES 3 Improving Your Essay•The introduction•Transition words•The conclusion•Revising for unity and cohesion
• Pair read and retell • Watch an informal • Write an argumentative • Survey classmates to learn
UNIT 6
• Read for main ideas and documentary for main ideas essay about money habits
Happiness details and details • Debate whether money can or
• Read a blog entry • Watch a television news can’t buy happiness
• Annotate a text report for main ideas and • Express yourself politely using
details modals
• Activate prior knowledge • Watch a documentary for • Write an argumentative • Role-play a dialogue
UNIT 7
• Predict main ideas and details essay • Present a commercial at a focus
Marketing • Read for main ideas and • Listen for vocabulary • Write a summary group meeting
details • Listen to a radio show and • Think critically with a partner
• Read an article and take take notes
notes
WRITING FILES 4 Vocabulary and Word Choice•Informal versus standard English•False cognates•Commonly confused words
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PRONUNCIATION VOCABULARY GRAMMAR TOPIC FILES and PROJECTS
• Third-person singular -s • Words, expressions, and • Simple present • Write a text or give an oral presentation on
idioms related to • Frequency adverbs a topic related to technology (cellphones,
technology, video gaming, my generation, Facebook)
• Phrasal verbs
communication, and • Conduct a survey
time-consuming • Present progressive
technological habits
• Dene words in a text using
context clues
• The -edending of regular • Words, expressions, and • Simple past • Write a text or give an oral presentation on a
verbs in the simple past idioms related to family • Past progressive topic related to personality (generation net,
• Dene words in a text using aboriginal culture, birth order, family history,
context nature vs. nurture)
• Prepare a round-table presentation on a
coming-of-age book or movie
• The /th/ sound • Words, expressions, and • Future • Write a text or give an oral presentation on a
idioms related to travel topic related to travel (travel on the edge,
• Dene words in a text using volunteer travel, couchsurng, the culture of
context sharing, travel lessons)
• Create a travel show
•The essay outline•Revising and editing
• Word stress • Words, expressions, and • Question formation • Write a text or give an oral presentation on a
idioms related to • Present perfect topic related to relationships (the science of
relationships attraction, virtual love, relationship personality,
• Simple past
• Descriptive adjectives arranged marriages, relationship mistakes)
• Adjectives
• Love across the generations survey
• Mixed verb tenses
• The /h/ sound • Words, expressions, and • Comparatives and • Write a text or give an oral presentation on a
idioms related to superlatives topic related to stereotypes (rst impressions,
impressions and biases • Phrasal verbs unconscious bias, the Human Library, beauty
• Use synonyms to dene bias, gender differences)
words • Present and analyze stereotypes in music
• Debating language
• Canversuscan’t • Words, expressions, and • Modals • Write a text or give an oral presentation on a
idioms related to money topic related to happiness (money and
and happiness happiness, one-week jobs, happy countries,
• Dene or nd synonyms laughology, party animals)
of words in a text using • Test a happiness theory
context
• Cardinal and ordinal • Words, expressions, and • Conditionals • Write a text or give an oral presentation on a
numbers idioms related to marketing topic related to marketing (marketing to
millennials, coolhunting, cause marketing,
colours in marketing, hyper-target marketing)
• Raise awareness about manipulative marketing
campaigns
•The Academic Word List•Use a thesaurus
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Features
In this second edition ofREAL Skills Book 2you’ll nd the many features that made the rst
edition such a success along with valuable improvements and additions. The magazine-style
integrated approach has been updated to suit the language needs of today’s intermediate
student. New and updated themes offering student-centred activities explore relevant issues
and topics.
Overall Structure
Seven theme-based units are designed to pique your interest while building your language
skills. There are also four step-by-step Writing Files to help you write effective paragraphs
and essays. They have been regrouped to offer one period of class time. The book
concludes with useful appendices to help you with your written and oral assignments.
Skills
Reading, Listening and Watching New targeted
Level-appropriate texts, videos, and audio reading practice
material have been updated and come from a
Reading for Strategyallows
variety of authentic sources.
you to practise a specic
reading strategy to improve
You will read a large selection of text types,
your reading skills.
including an excerpt from a short story and a
novel, listen to interviews and reports, and watch
high-interest documentaries and short lms. Reading for Interaction
encourages pair reading
or structured discussion
in class.
FYI(For Your
Information)
provides interesting
facts or tips
related to the theme.
Reading for
Challenge
offers you
a more
challenging or
longer text.
New targeted grammar focus
Focus on Languageis a new section
that gives you the opportunity
to focus on specic aspects
of grammar that you see or
hear in context.
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