Getting to know your Pathways Listening, Speaking and Critical Thinking coursebook.

With a partner, use your coursebook to answer these questions.

1. How many units are there in your coursebook? 10

2. Where can you find the Independent Student handbook in your Coursebook? Pg. 201
3. Where can you find the Vocabulary Index? Pg. 216
4. Where can you find the Rubrics? Pg. 218
5. Where can you find the Index of Exam Skills and Tasks? Pg. 227

6. What are the sections in each Unit (e.g.: Vocabulary, etc.)? Listenings & video, Listening &
Note Taking, Speaking & Presentation, Vocabulary, Grammar & Pronunciation, Critical
Thinking

7. What is the theme of Unit 4? Going Global

8. What are the Listening & Note Taking subskills in Unit 2? Activating Prior Knowledge and
Taking Notes during a Q/A

9. What are the Speaking & Presentation subskills in Unit 10?

10. What is the vocabulary focus of Unit 2? Two part verbs with “out”

11. What is the focus of the Critical Thinking section of Unit 5? Distinguishing Fact from Theory

12. What critical thinking subskills are covered in Unit 9? Analyzing, Concluding, Evaluating,
Ranking, Synthesizing

13. What animal can you see in the Unit 2 B Speaking Section? A tiger

14. Turn to the Independent Student Handbook (back of your book). Where can you find the
Presentation Outline? Pg. 211

15. How many sections are there in the presentation outline? 3

16. What CEFR levels can you see in the Vocabulary Index? C2, C1, off-list

17. How many rubrics are there? What are they for? 10, Speaking Presentations

18. On the rubrics, what is the 4th criterion for the Unit 8 Lesson B Final Task? Presented a pros
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