This comprehensive language skills series is suitable for English learners in Australia and New Zealand. The series aims to provide students with practice in the basic skills of grammar, spelling, writing and study. Improve your Study Skills For the student: There are four important study skills in this book. Dictionary skills, reading skills, writing skills and skills to use for exam time.
For the teacher: This book outlines some skills that will help students improve their study skills. The skills that are presented must be reinforced and practised continually to have an effect.
By:
Baing Imprint: Oxford University Press Country of Publication: Australia Weight: 180g ISBN:9780195576627 ISBN 10: 0195576624 Series:Literacy for ELT Publication Date:19 August 2011 Audience:
ELT/ESL
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Dictionary Skills Unit 1. How dictionary entries work Unit 2. Finding words quickly Unit 3. Using the dictionary Reading Skills Unit 4. Why do you read? How do you read? Unit 5. Reading quickly - skimming and scanning Unit 6. Thinking ahead when you are reading Unit 7. What to do when you don't know some words Unit 8. Words that stand in for other words Unit 9. Words that join ideas Unit 10. Finding causes and effects when reading Unit 11. Recognising time order in reading Unit 12. How to find facts and opinions when reading Unit 13. How to make notes and summaries Writing Skills Unit 14. Improve your writing - step 1: brainstorming Unit 15. Improve your writing - step 2: planning Unit 16. Improve your writing - step 3: checking the first copy Unit 17. Writing good paragraphs Unit 18. Paragraphs in different kinds of writing Unit 19. Adding details Examination Skills Unit 20. Getting ready for exams Unit 21. In the exam
