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Headway Academic Skills Reading, Writing, and Study Skills IN TRO D U CTO RY LEVEL Student’s Book OXFORD Sarah Philpot and Lesley Curnick Series Editors: Liz and John Soars Headway Academic Skills Reading, Writing, and Study Skills IN T R O D U C T O R Y L E V E L Student’s Book Sarah Philpot and Lesley Curnick Series Editors: Liz and John Soars O XFO RD CONTENTS M eeting people REA D IN G New people p4-5 W R IT IN G S u r v e y i n g s u r v e y i n g a t e x t to f i n d o u t w h a t i t is a b o u t RULES P r e s e n t S i m p l e ( ) t h e P r e s e n t S i m p l e w i t h fee a n d o t h e r v e r b s KEY LAN G UAG E The alphabet p6 T h e a l p h a b e t c o n s o n a n t s a n d v o w e ls Introductions p7 RULES A r t i c l e s : a a n d a n P u n c t u a t i o n (1 ) c a p it a l le tte r s C h e c k in g y o u r w r itin g (1 ) c h e c k in g fo r m is ta k e s w ith s u b j e c t a n d v e rb , a n d a r tic le s Countries REA D IN G Mountains, seas, and rivers p i0-11 W R IT IN G Mycountry P r e d i c t i n g u s i n g p i c t u r e s a n d th e ti tl e t o p r e d i c t t h e s u b j e c t o f a t e x t RULES th e r e i s / th e r e a r e p l2 - L i n k i n g i d e a s (1) a n d a n d b u t P u n c t u a t i o n (2 ) u s i n g c o m m a s i n lis ts Your studies REA D IN G Everyday pl6-17 W R IT IN G Your day S k im m in g r e a d in g a te x t q u ic k ly f o r g e n e r a l m e a n in g KEY LA N G U A G E Time p lS RULES P r e p o s i t i o n s o f t i m e i n i a t I o n p l9 W r i t i n g s e n t e n c e s w r i t i n g s e n te n c e s w i t h a s u b je c t, a v e rb , a n d a n o b je c t C h e c k i n g y o u r w r i t i n g ( ) c h e c k i n g f o r s p e llin g m is t a k e s A W h ere w e work REA D IN G Where they work? p22-23 W R IT IN G A good place to work F i n d i n g i m p o r t a n t w o r d s u s i n g i m p o r t a n t w o r d s in q u e s t i o n s to h e lp f i n d in fo r m a tio n in a te x t S c a n n i n g r e a d i n g a t e x t q u i c k l y to f i n d s p e c ific i n f o r m a t i o n p -2 L i n k i n g i d e a s (2 ) b e c a u s e Signs and instructions REA D IN G Signs-an international language p28-29 U n d e r s t a n d i n g a t e x t REVIEW of Study Skills W R IT IN G Form s p -3 C o m p l e t i n g a f o r m r e a d i n g i n s t r u c t i o n s c a r e fu lly , c o m p le ti n g a f o r m c o r r e c tly Health and m edicine REA D IN G Good health p34-35 W R IT IN G Medical discoveries U n d e r s t a n d i n g p r o n o u n s u n d e r s t a n d i n g p r o n o u n r e fe r e n c in g i n a t e x t RULES P a s t S im p le r e g u l a r a n d ir r e g u la r p a s t s i m p l e f o r m s p -3 A v o i d i n g r e p e t i t i o n u s i n g p r o n o u n s to a v o i d r e p e t it io n in a te x t The history o f transport REA D IN G Important first flights p40-41 W R IT IN G Trains M a k i n g n o t e s ( ) l o o k i n g f o r i m p o r t a n t w o r d s , n a m e s , n u m b e r s , a n d d a te s K EY LA N G U A G E Ordinal numbers p42 p43 W r i t i n g f r o m n o t e s o r d e r in g n o te s to in c l u d e p o i n t s in a lo g ic a l o r d e r O r d i n a l n u m b e r s r e c o g n i z in g o r d i n a l n u m b e r s D a t e s w r i t i n g d a te s i n d if fe r e n t w a y s Doing business REA D IN G The business of sport p46-47 W R IT IN G Polite emails M a k i n g n o t e s ( ) m a k i n g n o te s u n d e r d i f f e r e n t h e a d in g s p48-49 W r i t i n g p o l i t e e m a i l s u s i n g p o l i t e p h r a s e s i n e m a ils W ater REA D IN G Using water p52-53 W R IT IN G More or less U n d e r s t a n d i n g t a b l e s a n d c h a r t s (1 ) u s i n g ta b le s a n d b a r c h a r t s to h e lp y o u u n d e r s ta n d a te x t U n d e r s t a n d i n g t a b l e s a n d c h a r t s (2 ) c h e c k i n g n u m b e r s i n a ta b l e o r b a r c h a r t a g a in s t i n f o r m a t i o n i n a t e x t p 5 -5 D e s c r i b i n g s t a t i s t i c s d e s c r ib in g s ta tis tic s u s i n g p h r a s e s to c o m p a re a m o u n ts 10 Am bition and success REA D IN G Great ideas p58-59 W R IT IN G Success U n d e r s t a n d i n g t h e o r g a n i z a t i o n o f a t e x t u s i n g to p i c s e n te n c e s t o h e lp u n d e r s t a n d w h a t a t e x t is a b o u t W O R D LIST p64 PH O N ETIC SY M B O LS p71 p60-61 W r i t i n g a p a r a g r a p h u s i n g a to p i c s e n te n c e , o r g a n i z i n g i n f o r m a t i o n lo g ic a lly i n a p a r a g r a p h C h e c k i n g y o u r w r i t i n g ( ) c h e c k i n g g r a m m a r , sp e llin g , a n d p u n c tu a tio n in a te x t V O C A BU LA R Y D EVELO PM EN T Instructions R E V IE W p8 p9 F o l l o w i n g i n s t r u c t i o n s : c irc le , c o m p le te , c o r r e c t, m a t c h , e tc R e a d in g a w e b p a g e , w ritin g a p a g r a p h a b o u t a m c m n c r o f y o u r fa m ily V O C A BU LA R Y D EVELO PM EN T A lphabetical o rd e r R E V IE W p l4 p l5 U s i n g a d i c t i o n a r y (1 ) f i n d i n g th e p a r t o f sp e e c h , m e a n i n g a n d e x a m p l e s in a d ic tio n a r y R e a d in g a te x t a b o u t a c o u n tr y , w r itin g a p a g r a p h a b o u t a c o u n tr y V O C A BU LA RY D EVELO PM EN T W ords th a t go to g e th e r R E V IE W p20 p21 R e c o r d i n g v o c a b u l a r y ( ) r e c o r d in g v e r b + n o u n c o llo c a tio n s R e a d i n g a b o u t d a i l y r o u t i n e s , w r i t i n g a b o u t s o m e o n e ’s d a ily r o u tin e RESEARCH R E V IE W Search engines p26 U s i n g a s e a r c h e n g i n e (1 ) c h o o s in g w o r d s to s e a r c h f o r i n f o r m a t i o n V O C A BU LA RY D EVELO PM EN T V ocabulary records p26 p27 R e a d i n g a b o u t s o m e o n e ’s jo b , c o m p l e t i n g a t e x t w i t h th e c o rr e c t lin k in g w o rd s R e c o r d i n g v o c a b u l a r y ( ) c r e a t in g v o c a b u la r y r e c o r d s V O C A BU LA R Y D EVELO PM EN T Topic areas R E V IE W p32 p33 R e c o r d i n g v o c a b u l a r y ( ) r e c o r d in g v o c a b u la r y i n to p i c s e ts R e a d i n g u s i n g a ll s t u d y s k i ll s , c o m p l e t i n g a f o r m V O C A BU LA RY D EVELO PM EN T N o u n sa n d verbs R E V IE W p38 p39 R e c o g n i z i n g p a r t s o f s p e e c h r e c o g n i z in g d if fe r e n t p a r t s o f s p e e c h a n d r e la te d n o u n s a n d verbs R e a d in g a te x t a b o u t c h e m ic a ls a n d h e a lth , u s in g p ro n o u n s in a p a g p h V O C A BU LA RY D EVELO PM EN T Verbs in th e Past Simple R E V IE W p44 p45 U s i n g a d i c t i o n a r y (2 ) u s i n g a d i c t i o n a r y t o f i n d ir r e g u la r v e r b f o r m s R e c o r d i n g v o c a b u l a r y ( ) r e c o r d in g v e r b s w i t h p r e p o s i t i o n s t h a t f o l l o w t h e m R e a d in g a te x t a b o u t s o m e s a ilin g firs ts , w r itin g a p a r a g r a p h a b o u t s o m e i m p o r t a n t r a c i n g f irs ts V O C A BU LA RY D EVELO PM EN T W ords w ith m ore th a n o n e m eaning R E V IE W p5() p51 U s i n g a d i c t i o n a r y (3 ) l o o k i n g u p w o r d s w i t h m o r e t h a n o n e m e a n in g , f i n d i n g th e c o rr e c t m e a n in g R e a d in g a te x t a b o u t s p o r ts a n d te le v is io n , w r itin g a p o lite e m a il V O C A BU LA RY D EVELO PM EN T O p p o site adjectives R E V IE W p56 p57 R e c o r d i n g v o c a b u l a r y ( ) r e c o r d in g o p p o s i te a d je c t iv e s to g e t h e r R e a d i n g a t e x t a b o u t w a te r , u s i n g i n f o r m a t i o n i n a b a r c h a r t to w rite a d e s c r ip tio n o f w a te r u s e RESEARCH R E V IE W Finding th e right inform ation p -6 U s i n g a s e a r c h e n g i n e (2 ) u s i n g th e I n t e r n e t to f i n d f a c t s , im a g e s , m a p s , a n d tr a n s la t io n s o f w o r d s C h e c k i n g i n f o r m a t i o n u s i n g m o r e t h a n o n e w e b s ite to c h e c k in f o r m a t i o n p63 R e a d in g a te x t a b o u t th e w e ll-k n o w n c lo th in g b n d , w ritin g a p a g r a p h a b o u t a s u c c e s s fu l p e rs o n Meeting people READING SKILLS Surveying KEY LANGUAGE The alphabet WRITING SKILLS Punctuation (1) • Checking your writing (1) VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT Following instructions READING New people STUDY SKILL Work with a partner Look at the webpage and the photos Answer the questions Read STUDY SKILL What is the club? How many photos of people are there? How many men are there in the photos? How many paragraphs are there? S u rv e y in g Before you read a text, look at the page quickly Ask: ■ W hat is the title? ■ W hat the pictures show? ■ How many paragraphs are there? The answers help you understand what a text is about University Internet Chess Club AB O U T THE CLUB New Members Hi N EW M E M B E R S klX M y name is Miguel Sousa I come from Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil, and I am a lecturer I play chess with my son M y name is M ona Patel I come from Delhi, in India I’m a medical student I like chess very much I am Jane Day I come from Sydney, in Australia I am an I am Deniz Osman I live in m English Language teacher I am a beginner Ankara, in Turkey I am a student I play chess with my friends Read the webpage Write the names under the photos Check your answers with a partner Read the webpage again Answer the questions Which country does Miguel come from? What does he do? Which city does Jane come from? What does she do? Which city does Deniz come from? What does he do? Which country does Mona come from? What does she do? U n it • M eeting people i Survey the webpage below Answer the questions What is the club? How many people are there in the photos? How many paragraphs are there? www.onlinebookclub.com O N LIN E Book Club A B O U T US BO O KS N E W M EM BERS New Members Peter Blake com es fro m N ew York H e @ an engineer H e is m arried and has one daughter H e likes reading very much Ada and Ninoy Manlapaz co m e from M anila, in th e Philippines T hey are teachers T h ey are m arried and th e y have tw o children T hey read a lo t o f books Read about the new members Answer the questions Which paragraph is about people from the Philippines? Which paragraph is about a person from the USA? Write the names of the people under the photos Check your answers with a partner Read the rules Work with a partner Read the webpage again (^ i^ lg ) forms of the verb be Underline the other verbs RU LES P re s e n t S im p le (1) Use the Present Simple to give facts (true information) The verb be am He/She lit is We / You / They are a teacher students Other verbs 1/ You / We / They come He / She / It comes from Delhi U n itl • M eeting people K EY LA N G U A G E The alphabet Write the correct small letter next to the capital letter Check your answers with a partner c s y e Ic V u p X i d g b q w t cr t' m f c D E F G H J K L M N O P Q R S T u V W X Y z « _ (^ I r d ^ the five vowels in exercise Check your answers with a partner STUDY SKILL The alphabet The alphabet has 26 letters There are 21 consonants, for example, b, c, n, t There are five vowels, for example, a o Knowing the alphabet helps you: ■ find words in a dictionary ■ record vocabulary in a notebook or computer file Work with a partner Write the words in alphabetical order lecturer student teacher doctor dentist engineer Look at the registration desk for a conference Where these people go to register? h z j B A n Heinz Ehrhardt Corelli Stella Roberts Gabriella Vancak Abdul Osman Hussein Ibrahim E-H Franco Unit • Meeting people WRITING Introductions Read the rules Complete the sentences about you RU LES M y name is I A rtic le s a an d an Use a before a word beginning with a consonant; come fr o m a doctor (a m a (n } a student Use an before a word beginning with a Work with a partner Ask and answer the questions Make notes What is your name? Where you come from? What you do? vowel sound: an engineer an accountant Write a paragraph about your partner M y p a rtn e r’s name Is S h e /H e letters Read STUDY SKILL S T U D Y S K IL L P u n c tu a tio n (1} Use CAPITAL LEHERS for: ■ the start o f sentences: He is a doctor r m names o f people and places:jone, Brazil m the pronoun /:Jane and 1come from Australia ■ End sentences with a full stop {.) Adul Suttikul and Boonwat Mookjai come from Bangkok, in Thailand They are computer engineering students Adul is 20 and Boonwat is 21 Read the student’s paragraph about Max Add six capital letters, three full stops, and a question mark kvcflx cokwes -frokw Is m-flrried uia- he ls doctor he has three chlidret^ Check your answers with a partner Read about the Hussein family Correct the mistakes Read STUDY SKILL S T U D Y S K IL L C h e ck in g y o u r w ritin g (!) it is important to check your writing for mistakes Check: ■ the subject and the verb: He go to university / He goes to university, y ■ articles; She is a engineer X M y hw.sboiiA.d She is an engineer / I ookvie frokw v>u.bal I ctkvc a koustwl-fe, flkvd kwy hixsbcikvol awe a c-om-ptcterprogrAkvckvcer He worle Iw a office W t has two ohc-ldrew Akvwed is fo u r awd L ay la ar^zix LM ^ia go to a Iwterveatlowai school U n itl • M eeting people VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT Instructions Label the pictures and examples 1-10 with instruction words from the box STUDY SKILL circle complete underline F o llo w in g in s tru c tio n s write correct label match number L rU U add It is necessary to read and follow instructions carefully Make sure you know the important words, e.g underline engineer doctor Work with a partner Follow the instructions Underline the verb teacher read She works at a school I (^irc^ the country Spain He comes from New Zealand Label the picture with the correct words keyboard screen She is ^ engineer My wflkKC ts come from Match the capital letters with the small letters, [G h E i teacher, engineer, g doctor, _ IT Number the countries in alphabetical order □ Japan n Thailand n India Letters, words, and sentences consonants verbs letters- vowels nouns a sentence a word tetters a e,i I, m n _ a, b, c, d international _ students, doctors _ write, read, understand I come from London Look at exercise again Add one more example for 1-7 U n it • M eeting people l Al a l I BI |C| Write the words from the box next to examples 1-7 S h e Ls ^ t&achtr She is a teaclier b c She is an engineer a 10 in REVIEW Survey the webpage and answer the questions What is the club? How many paragraphs are there? How many new members are there? University Backgammon Club M y nam e is Karim Mansour I com e from Rabat, in M o ro cco I study engineering at university I play backgam m on w ith m y friends I am Anna Costa I live in Rio de Jan eiro, in Brazil I am a nurse I w ork in a hospital I am m arried, and I play backgam m on w ith m y husband Read the webpage and answer the questions What country does Karim come from? What city does he come from? What does he study? Where does he study? Where does Anna live? What does she do? Where does she work? Read the webpage again Circle forms of the verb be and underline the other verbs Check your answers with a partner Read the student’s paragraph below and find; • three mistakes with verbs • two mistakes with punctuation • two mistakes with articles M y kvcy I tokwes -f-roku L-okvdokv M y -fathtr t-s a architect ar^d toother am- a bu.slkvesswokRflkv I has okve brother, he is, ± s «kvd he iz av\, stu-dekvt Write a paragraph about a member of your family Write about where they live and their occupation My uncle's/father’s/sister’s name is He/She Check your writing for: • Present Simple verbs capital letters and full stops articles (a/an) U n itl • M eeting people A success story 5amazon.com k , — ^ P r im e Je ff Bezos Ah iHterestmfl start Je f f Bezos was born in th e U SA in 1964 W h e n he was a child, he was very interested in science and com puters A fte r school, he w e n t to Princeton University H e planned to study physics, but changed to co m p u ter science and electrical engineering because he loved com puters In th e early 1990s, Bezos had an idea fo r a new business He w orked fo r big com panies on W a ll S tre e t in N e w York He knew th a t these com panies used com puter sciences to study the business m arket H e also noticed th a t m ore and m ore people used th e In tern et e ve ry year fo r business, but n o t fo r ordinary shopping So, a fte r m ore research, he decid ed to start an online book shop Goods in a warehouse O n 16th Ju ly 1995, Bezos started his new business H e opened his online shop from his garage H e called his business Am azon, and in one m onth he sold books in e ve ry state in th e U SA and in 45 d iffe re n t countries around th e w orld By Septem ber, it had $20,000 o f sales e ve ry w eek Today, Am azon.com is a huge success It sells co m p u ter games, DVDs, electronics, and m any o th e r things, as w ell as books In to tal, it sells m ore than 20 m illion d iffe re n t products It has m ore than 10% o f all online sales in th e U SA, and its creator, Je ff Bezos, is a billionaire Goods ready for delivery U nit 10 • Am bition and success 59 W R IT IN G Success Sentences a)-f) are from a paragraph about Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Write number next to the topic sentence and number next to the final sentence a} At first, it was a very small company, b) n But she worked hard, and the company began to grow c) Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is a successful businesswoman d) In 1978, she started a biotech company Biocon, in a garage e) n She was born in 1953 in Bangalore, in India f) Q Today, Biocon is one o f the leading biotech companies in the world STUDY SKILL W riting a paragraph Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw A good paragraph is well-organized The topic sentence tells the reader what the paragraph is about Middle sentences are: ■ on the same topic ■ organized logically The final sentence concludes the topic Look at the sentences in exercise again Number the middle sentences from to Compare your answers with a partner Use the notes below to write a paragraph about Tamara Mellon Write full sentences in the same order as the headings Start with the topic sentence Topic Tamara Mellon - successful businesswoman Early life born England N67 worked for Vogue (fashion magazine) New idea liked shoes decided to sell expensive shoes Start of company opened 1st shop London l5^4ɪı Study Skits W n rr« « « Study Skks Study SMftt Listening, Speaking, and S tu d y Skills develops techniques for note-taking in lectures, giVing presentations, and expressing opinions Academic SIcills Academic Sl - , Academic Skills arc OXPORD U N IV E R S IT Y PRESS \ www.oup.com/elt w for all your testing needs online go to oxfordengilshtesting.com Extend your students' vocabulary and language skills further with the Oxford Essential Dictionary .. .Headway Academic Skills Reading, Writing, and Study Skills IN T R O D U C T O R Y L E V E L Student’s Book Sarah Philpot and Lesley Curnick Series Editors: Liz and John Soars O... Unit • Signs and instructions 33 Health and medicine READING SKILLS Understanding pronouns WRITING SKILLS Avoiding repetition VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT Recognizing parts o f speech READING Good... Meeting people READING SKILLS Surveying KEY LANGUAGE The alphabet WRITING SKILLS Punctuation (1) • Checking your writing (1) VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT Following instructions READING New people STUDY SKILL