Full Description
LEAP: Reading and Writing aims to improve reading and writing skills with Academic Word List (AWL), vocabulary, grammar, academic survival skills, and final assignments that let learners apply what they learned in individual and personalized ways. Focus on critical thinking helps learners reflect on what they read to develop strategies that can be applied to writing. The Global Scale of English (GSE) structures LEAP's learning goals to give learners a clear idea of the language objectives they should aim to meet.
Each chapter in the book focuses on engaging themes drawn from science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), as well as education and business fields. Each chapter includes three readings related to the chapter theme, often with divergent perspectives. Most of these readings are authentic and give learners a chance to apply their critical thinking skills.
The writing component involves different types of paragraphs and other forms, including essays.
Beyond the book, My eLab exercises and documents give learners the opportunity to reinforce and build on what they learn.
Contents
CHAPTER 1 • THINKING BUSINESS
LISTENING 1 Ben Silbermann at Start-Up School
LISTENING 2 Fifty-Four Hours: Start-Up Weekend
WARM-UP ASSIGNMENT Work in a Group to Create an Idea for an Application
LISTENING 3 Start-Up and Slay
FINAL ASSIGNMENT Give a Presentation and Take Notes
CHAPTER 2 • A NEW WORLD OF WORK
LISTENING 1 Don't Follow Your Passion
LISTENING 2 Students Create Their Own Dream Jobs
WARM-UP ASSIGNMENT Describe Your Perfect Job
LISTENING 3 Crowdworkers
FINAL ASSIGNMENT Give a Compare and Contrast Presentation with a Partner
CHAPTER 3 • PEOPLE IN MOTION
LISTENING 1 Autonomous Cars and the Future of Cities
LISTENING 2 Plugging In: The Future of Electric Cars
WARM-UP ASSIGNMENT Conduct an Oral Survey
LISTENING 3 Future Electric
FINAL ASSIGNMENT Prepare and Present an Oral Survey
CHAPTER 4 • THE BUSINESS OF SPACE
LISTENING 1 Science and Science Fiction with Andy Weir
LISTENING 2 A Brief History of Space Exploration
WARM-UP ASSIGNMENT Introduce an Example of Cause and Effect
LISTENING 3 The First Moon Tourist (video)
FINAL ASSIGNMENT Give an Academic Presentation
CHAPTER 5 • INVENTING THE FUTURE
LISTENING 1 3D Printing (video)
LISTENING 2 3D Printing: Making the Future
WARM-UP ASSIGNMENT Develop Product Proposals
LISTENING 3 Printing the Edible
CHAPTER 6 • ENGINEERING THE FUTURE
LISTENING 1 Activity Trackers and Apps
LISTENING 2 Our Better Selves
WARM-UP ASSIGNMENT Summarize an Interview
LISTENING 3 The Future of Human Enhancements
FINAL ASSIGNMENT Summarize a Lecture and Participate in a Group Discussion
CHAPTER 7 • NEW WAYS TO LEARN
LISTENING 1 Gamification
LISTENING 2 New Models for Education
WARM-UP ASSIGNMENT Give a Process Presentation
LISTENING 3 Three Approaches to Education
FINAL ASSIGNMENT Explain a Process in a Seminar
CHAPTER 8 • FINDING JUSTICE
LISTENING 1 Technocreep
LISTENING 2 Debate: Parallel Cases from under the Pear-Tree
WARM-UP ASSIGNMENT Construct an Argument for a Debate
LISTENING 3 Human Rights
FINAL ASSIGNMENT Participate in a Debate
