LEAP 2, new edition Listening & Speaking | Coursebook with My eLab and eText

Zusammenfassung
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.

Inhalt

• 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