Academic Skills Reading, Writing, and Study SkillsContents INTRODUCTION p4 1 Student life p6 READING How do you read? WRITING Describing people VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT Dictionary work (I) REVIEW 2 Daily routines pl0 READING Work and stress WRITING Routines and procedures VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT Words that go together REVIEW 3 People and the environment pl4 READING Weather WRITING Describing our lives RESEARCH Finding information 1) VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT Drawings and diagrams REVIEW 4 Architecture pI8 READING Famous buildings RESEARCH Finding information (2) WRITING Describing buildings VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT Dictionary work (2) REVIEW 5 Education p23 READING Universities WRITING Formal letters and emails VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT Spelling (2) RESEARCH Notes, REVIEW 6 Technology p27 READING Inventions WRITING Describing things VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT Spelling 3) RESEARCH Websites REVIEW 7 Food, drink, and culture p31 READING Food from other countries WRITING Describing food and drink VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT Prefies and their meanings REVIEW 8 Cities of the world p35 READING City life WRITING Comparing deta RESEARCH Researching a city VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT New words REVIEW 9 Brain power p39 READING A healthy brain WRITING Notes and summaries RESEARCH Books REVIEW 10 Staying alive p42 READING Dangerous diseases of our time WRITING Describing statistics VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT Numbers in texts REVIEWIntroduction New Headway Academic Skills Aims of New Headway Academic Skills A multi-level course aimed at post-secondary students who need English in their academic studies. It comprises a Student's Book and Teacher's Guide for each level. Each level consists of 10 units covering a variety of topics relevant to students in higher education. Units focus on a wide range of academic reading, writing, research, and/or vocabulary skills ‘New Headway Academic Skills can be used alongside ‘New Headway and New Headway Plus, or alongside any other general English course. 4 Introduction The aims of New Headway Academic Skils are to help post- secondary students become more efficient and effective in their studies by: «developing strategies to improve reading speed, and to improve the ability to comprehend complex academic texts; ‘© developing strategies to produce more coherent writing, and to make clear, appropriate, and relevant notes from academic texts; ‘* encouraging them to adopt various approaches for dealing with new or unknown vocabulary by practising effective use of dictionaries, and through making effective vocabulary records; ‘+ exploring and evaluating research techniques and resources, and crediting sources of information; ‘© promoting learner independence by encouraging students to return to earlier Study Skill to refresh their memories, ‘or see how new skills build on and develop those previously presented. Although the course primarily focuses on the skills of reading, writing, and research, students are given opportunities to practise their listening and speaking skills through, brainstorming sessions, discussing issues, and sharing thoughts. Ultimately, New Headway Academic Skills also aims to develop academic skills by being transferable to all areas of students’ day-to-day academic studies. What's in the Student’s Books? Each unit consists of 5 x 50-60 minute lessons. There are four or five sections: Reading, Writing, Vocabulary Development and/or Research, and Review. Each Reading, Writing, Vocabulary Development, and Research section has clear study skill aims presented in Study Skill boxes. These skills are practised through a series of controlled to freer practice exercises. Rules boxes highlight any grammatical areas which students ‘may need as additional support. There is a comprehensive word list at the back of each level.