Weaving It Together helps learners build reading and writing skills through relevant readings and carefully structured writing exercises. By balancing these two necessary competencies, learners seamlessly develop both language and academic skills.
By:
Milada Broukal (No affiliation)
Imprint: National Geographic (LBC)
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 4th Revised edition
Dimensions:
Height: 254mm,
Width: 205mm,
Spine: 11mm
Weight: 476g
ISBN: 9781305251656
ISBN 10: 1305251652
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 30 January 2015
Audience:
ELT/ESL
,
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Unit 1: Your Personality READING 1 Right Brain, Left Brain WRITING 1 SKILLS The Paragraph | Capitalization Rules | The Title PRACTICE Writing about yourself READING 2 Let�s Face It WRITING 2 SKILLS Joining Compound Sentences with and, but, or or PRACTICE Writing about another person Unit 2: Food READING 1 Live a Little: Eat Potatoes! WRITING 1 SKILLS The Topic Sentence PRACTICE Writing about food or drink READING 2 Bugs, Rats, and Other Tasty Dishes WRITING 2 SKILLS Supporting Sentences |Concluding Sentences PRACTICE Writing about a special food Unit 3: Celebrations and Special Days READING 1 Tihar: Festival of Lights WRITING 1 SKILLS Describing a Process |Punctuation: Comma (,) with Items in a Series PRACTICE Writing about a special event READING 2 Celebrating a Fifteenth Birthday WRITING 2 SKILLS Main and Dependent Clauses |Writing a Dependent Clause with before or after PRACTICE Writing about a celebration Unit 4: Amazing People READING 1 Barrington Irving�s Dream to Fly WRITING 1 SKILLS Unity | Irrelevant Sentences PRACTICE Writing about the qualities of a person or a pet READING 2 The Fearless Fiennes WRITING 2 SKILLS Introducing Examples PRACTICE Writing about a person Unit 5: Nature Attacks! READING 1 Lightning WRITING 1 SKILLS Writing a Narrative Paragraph with Time Words | The Comma (,) with Time and Place Expressions PRACTICE Writing about a frightening experience READING 2 Chasing Storms WRITING 2 SKILLS Introducing Reasons with because PRACTICE Writing about dangerous weather Unit 6: Inventions READING 1 The GoPro Camera WRITING 1 SKILLS Introducing Effects with so and therefore PRACTICE Writing about an invention READING 2 Changing Living Things? WRITING 2 SKILLS Giving an Opinion | Transitions Showing Addition PRACTICE Writing about biotechnology Unit 7: Customs and Traditions READING 1 Flowers, Dishes, and Dresses WRITING 1 SKILLS Comparing and Contrasting |Showing Contrast with however | Showing Similarity with similarly and likewise PRACTICE Writing about wedding Customs READING 2 What�s in a Name? WRITING 2 SKILLS Writing Business Letters PRACTICE Writing a business letter Unit 8: Readings from Literature READING 1 Months WRITING 1 SKILLS Using Adjectives in Poems PRACTICE Writing a poem READING 2 Fate WRITING 2 SKILLS Using Adjectives and Adverbs in Stories PRACTICE Writing a folktale
Milada Broukal has taught English for over thirty years in North America and Europe. She has worked in all areas of the field, including syllabus design, teacher training, classroom teaching, and has been Director of Study of her own school. She is the author of over 30 successful textbooks including the series Weaving it Together, The Thomson Heinle Test Preparation Assistant series, and the recently published Check it Out! series. Milada holds two Master's degrees.
