Four Point Reading and Writing 1: Intermediate English for Academic Purposes

ISBN-13: 9780472033560 Publisher: University of Michigan Press Publication date: 03/29/2011 Series: Four Point Edition description: New Edition Pages: 232 Product dimensions: 8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.80(d) The Four Point series is designed for English language learners whose primary goal is to succeed in an academic setting.The series covers the four academic skills of reading, writing, listening, and speaking while providing reinforcement and systematic recycling of key vocabulary and further exposure to grammar issues. In order to participate in academic settings, ELLs need focused activities to develop and then maintain their use of vocabulary and grammar. Each book in the series focuses heavily on vocabulary in particular, highlighting between 125-150 key vocabulary items including individual words, compound words, phrasal verbs, short phrases, idioms, metaphors, collocations, and longer set lexical phrases. Each unit in Reading-Writing 1, includes two reading passages on the same t