Publisher's Synopsis
Think critically. Q: Skills for Success develops the critical thinking skills your students need. What's new?NEW Critical Thinking Strategies and activities in every unit to help students analyze, develop and justify their ideas. NEW author-voiced videos accompany each strategy to guide your students' critical thinking and help them gain a deeper understanding.Succeed academically. Q: Skills for Success prepares students with the core language skills and the softer skills they need for academic success.The Third Edition promotes continuous learning and encourages students to evaluate their own progress with detailed answer explanations and reflection worksheets. Find all testing material online in the Teacher's Resources.New texts and videos are on topics that have been chosen by teachers to inspire students to engage with their learning. A research-based vocabulary program focuses on the words students need to know academically and professionally. The vocabulary syllabus in Q: Skills for Success is correlated to the CEFR and linked to two word lists:The Oxford 3000™ and new Oxford 5000™, which list the core words that every learner needs to know, chosen by language experts.The Oxford Phrasal Academic Lexicon (OPAL), which is collection of four word lists that provide an essential guide to the most important words and phrases to know in academic English. The OPAL includes both spoken and written academic English and both individual words and longer phrases.Extend learning beyond the classroom.iQ Online Practice is now optimised for mobile use, allowing students to get extra skills practice, access audio and video, and check their progress - whenever and wherever suits them. This includes all Unit Videos, new Critical Thinking Videos and new Skills Videos that provide illustrated explanations of skills and grammar points in the Student Book.The refreshed iQ Online Practice Discussion Board lets students discuss their learning with their peers.The updated Writing Tutor supports students to practice their academic writing skills (available with Reading and Writing iQ Online Practice only). For further practice and motivation, the new Extensive Reading program offers sample chapters from Oxford Graded Readers aligned to each unit.
