2 Esta. acaonucVocausny PREVIEW QUESTIONS 4. Wat ae he pole the potogagh petal 4. hat athe datas of oot leaing? toes hat ete disdartges 2. at at by cooperate lag? 1 How cud anata hp ou lar vor He you ver done a pet cam assignment ina? Coupee ering up? Dee your experece, 6; What yr peed ening tye? READING COOPERATIVE LEARNING “The cooperative learning approach has become popula ameng college profesor because it helps students reich high academic standards and build postive relationships inthe classroom. ‘Afer many years of theoretical and practical research on this issue, strong evidence shows chat ‘cooperative methods can have majo benefits for student lenning through increased earning, berter understanding ofthe concepts being taught, and improved retention ofthe materia. In adivon, an interpretation of available data suggests that cooperative laming encourages postive relationships among team members of eilferer aca and economic backgrounds. ‘Cooperative learning rakes a variety of forms, but the stctare of most cooperative leaning res sll cams, usually composed of Four or five individuals, working together toward similar goal in which each person assumes 2 specific role in the process over a period of time ‘Cooperative groups might be established for one clas session or for several weeks to complete a specific assignment, Seidents ae expected to interact with rerabers oftheir group share ideas and materials, suppore and encourage cach others academic learning, explain to cach other the Concepu of che wnginent nd make sue that cach individual ie responsible for doing fie share of che work. “Analyse of the cooperative approach have identified several significant factors and variables ha indicate» formula fr succesful cooperative learning te oceut Studies have shown chat Sstadens on successful team interact with a higher level of lnguage, ask each other difcalt {questions challenge each other’ answers, and ask each othe for assistance. College clases in all tres of stay ae likely to involve some type of cooperative earning rom peer editing of thesis [Matements and review of esays in writing courses to long-zem group projects in the scence, “This approach eo learning is generally more interesting and more fun fr students chan traditional clasroom tetchin, although problems can arise when the team members do not cooperate with eachother. Bef Se Capen Leaning pm cgvinalplng2 bm ped os ug i ‘Sue ata on aos Megat Clg Sc on Hegel Compa 202 2048.Capen L» Lanne Sass 3 1. VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT (Choo the best meaning according tothe conter in which the word used inthe reading = spproich (ine 1) sinwion method ovement evidence line 3) reich prof atime benef lin 4) advantages Vinurance social events 4 concepts ine 5) ‘ess roeunings greens 4 iterprettion ine 6) vesion trandaon explanation structure (line 8) arrangement building schedule a involves (ine 9) invites, pariciptes—inchdes 1 lene 10) wheel movement part 1 petod (ine 10) ceotany uration puncrstion mark 1 significant (ine 16) obvious imporane simile We variables ine 16) quan =—‘vavedes———_varaons 2, READING COMPREHENSION Getting the Facts Pt check mark (/) nex o each statement tha is an effective suategy for successful cooperative learning, collaboration among tam members 1b. emphasis on individual achievement © fir ivsion of responsibilty forthe assignment (4. simile goals among team members primary concern for the individuals grade f. dear communication among members 9. — individual decision making discussion of concepts being letmed support and encouragement among members + — competition among group members k. —— fiendly telationships among group members “ —— leadership ofthe group by one person4 [SseNTIAL ACADEMIC VOCABULARY Making Inferences Apply the information you have read about cooperative learning co infer the answers tothe following questions +4. Whar benef do you think students can gin from cooperative lsening? 2, Why do you think thar student fom different backgrounds form becterraionships wich cach other when they work rogther? ‘8 Whar teamwork sil are needed to work in group? 3. DICTIONARY SKILLS Sualy dhe dictionary eney for sue. Read the following Sentences and give the dictionary (efnision ofeach underlined word ee ig 1 Ae ds tien ne dg ne ‘Sel n neof paesanpeBe oe of ge (Ol Te a “ning up a nr tr fot ra a hn bw he smc ih tal arbre pig stele: Te doe an fe Peer bene tg i fo ar mg te fre) avs dns ce el irs ene fie 3 ee aE wget acl te ake (Chipeta ak mye pen rane Tl 1. The December sul of Newsweek Fearues an anil onthe study habits of universgy tudens,Comps 1 © Leas Sruss 5 2. The program ius cerifcats tall dents who succesflly comple che couse 3. Sradents uly copy dscussing cls sus together. “4 Dan’s professor sok su wth his argument in his tem pape, |& The topic of todays geology lecture was the isu of water fom rivers |6 Information about sudy groups was sued all members of the dass, 1 Aisi in his meng are the activites that promote cooperative Tesening, 1 Tm looking fr journal withthe date of sus January 2005. 4. WorD Forms EN chart completion “Complete the char below with the iferene Forms of ech word, An X indicates char theres no “word form, Noun z rt rn analysis analyze analtio aaliytical amytially ‘concept Formula x deny individ major x occur x x petiod x specificEl Word Forms in Sentences Ure the correct wor farm from the char inthe previous exercise to complet thefllowing sentences, Make sure the word you choose fits meaningflly and grammatically into che 1 analysis 2 concepe 4 formula 4 identify 6. individual 1 major 8 petiod 10. specie 1 edit Scicrins anars S24 hie dara before wring the resus of ‘he earch We theidea forthe poet afer dicing iin ou group. ‘Our abilcy find a good jb ater graduation wil depend ro some extent fon the sength ofthe ‘We are encouraged by our profesor to____ and express out ‘own opinions, You need two forms of personal. Although he members of our suudy group have learning ‘yes, well work well ogecher. ‘Mose students change their_____ at leas once during heir ‘undergraduate suds “Thee was x rnge in de do ae igh he al dae light sudden went out. [eis normal fr fre-year students oexpetence homesickness during their fist semester sway from home. ‘Our profesor —____ ssid co turnin the atsigament on Thursday ‘Suen often find ie fficle o understand their lassmatee ‘comments when they are per reviewing an esa‘curren 1 Leanne Sms 7 8. COLLOCATIONS ‘The following nous are commonly Found with specific verbs and adjectives Ver ject Noun cay outdo, make, paforn, careful, brief, detailed, theoreti, analyse conduct sconomie, nancial Find, provide, come up with, complicated, simple, core, mathematical, formula | discover use scien, succesful, waditional tal ap, obaan, ceive, considerable, enormous great, majon benefit provide, ofer economic, maximum, subsanial ‘understand, define, formulate, general, basic, simple, theowedial, scientific, concept incoduce, develop ‘economic, intellectual calle, gather store, record, accurate statistical, numerical, daca analy, suds proces intepret_ environmental, financial, economic ‘Complete each sentence with an appropiate veth adjective or noun fom the previous chart. More chan one answer is posible. 1 Students cn —_42it_ considerable benefits from lating co work togechet 2, Ourasignment was to define the ____concepss in Chapter 10 ofthe textbook, 8, Our group projects study environmental on annual ranfll in our sae 4, Teould not find the formals ro complete this calculation 5. When Bill peformed a_____ analysis of his projet, he realized that he had made mist, 6, Inour fir las, the profesor introduced dhe —___ concep ofthe course, 1. Inour group project for Business 101, we have to______ the financial data of tmajor company. 1 Weshould arty ura __ analysis ofthe topic before we spend loc of ime 8, Lexpect to grin ____benefs fiom my degre program, 10, Ourgroup found a successful ____for identifying the chemical.8 ssnta, cage Vocabuany 6. WorD Parts vislvid (ve) TiS ect ofthe following words contin the word par ir vid, Latin worl that mean “se.” Ineach word noice the word part tha gives a clve about the words meaning. Match each word -with its meaning * 1. evidence a change the orginal version 2 invisible ba device for seeing images on a xereen 3. revise «the ate of being visible 4 supervisor the sense of sight 5. television. relatng tothe sense ofsght 6 video {person in charge 1, —— visibility gfe that show the ert 8. vision ea perion who vise 8 1 form a mental pieute |. impossible ro se che visual par ofa broadcast, TB ine ftiowing common collocations have specific meanings. Complete cach sentence with ‘the appropriate collocation, © Visual vsally impaired visting professor visible to che naked eye visitation rights 1. The og creed very 202". 9 te highway thi morning, Fsng vehicles o drive very daiyand carly ‘2 When her parens got divorced Jane went to ive with he father, bu ker mother had 8 can only vise my grandmother during atthe hospital 4 Our gg pofesoravays ses some pe of incluso mathe lcures mate interesting. |5 Although bicera are not they can be identifed undera microscope.Cuaron 1» Leaus Sess ° ‘6. Our____fiom China, who has given several exelent eeures about Chinese history willbe ecurning home next semester “7. My glass give me ____, bur without them I can hardly se anything. 18 Guide dogs are uained ro help rhe —__saflyravel around the cy (7. Wririne ; Paraphrasing See pend x wtionn nferaion on pasphsiog Mach he vgn et in he fist alma co the paraphrase of he extn she econ clu, [Notice how words and grammar seraceures change inthe paraphrase, ye: che meaning temas thesame, Original Text Poraphrase 4. The cooperative learning approach has. _6_ Students who do not work well with become popular among college profesor: each wher in ther group may cde because it helps student each high difeuti. academic wandards is everest sudents can greatly 2. Seong evidence shows that cooperaive Iinproe their larg experience by methods can tve major benefits for torking wit ner do seadent learning, © Galle sens con improve ser 8. Anincerprersion of avaiable data ‘cademi pefrece clas teughby suggests that cooperative leaning ‘facil who encorege method of Secure peti among loti ang ‘eam memes of diferent racial an Some kindof team learning vil eee! probably occur veer subject adie at 4. Cooperative groupe mighrbeexablched ——“nisenty foroneclastenionorfor several weeks. eronng march studi, team to complete 2epecifi assignment. “poe promote ber undetanding allege clases in all seas sudy ate among dant fom diene backgroud likey to invaive some ype of cooperative and ears earning. A parcel proee might (6 Problems canarise when the vam regu a ea fret eonperae fir members do not cooperate with each toner more class mecing. other2” Esso Actaoue Vooksuiny Paragraph Writing “Write a response to one ofthe following topics. Include at least sx to eight vocabulary words in your paragraph, 1. Describe an experience when you worked with others on a projec. Describe the benef and the negative asprts of working cooperatively. Ln what ways dd you learn more about the topic and about our esmmarer? 2 Read the e-mail that Mara sen oer fiend Alicia about the course requirements fora paychology cas, Wite a responce to Maria inthe format and syle of an email, giving hee Advice on how to gether team members to cooperate equally on their group projec: 0 that they can all get good grade. an har a er ao ce ang: Siti tt ‘Pic toss a an gs ee von pee at Shreregag reno ny egg eyensemy ges ‘mote sow tar epal ingot ate ramen coe see os ‘be antiguas ay asoConroe» Leanve Sree a 8. SPEAKING EE Group Discussion: Study Locations ‘Students like to study in diferen places and at different times, sone o in a group with noise or ‘musi inthe Background or ina quiet natural environment. Take turns desebing your favorite lice so say Include dete abou its envionment, its atmophere and lotion, and he comforts ofthe pace of dy. Prepare short oral summary ofthese favorite ty locations 0 resent to the whole clas. Di air Discussion: Learning Styles Analysis, Seadens coer olege wit a varie oflsming plex. The mort common syle ae vs ‘dior and acini earings eis important o be aware oF our lesening le {0 that you can perform t your best inthe difeencypes of courses and exams ha you will ‘aperinee in college “There ae several websites where you can analyze your own lesming syle by answering sumber of questions. Using Leartng Soe Seroj ot Learning Sees Questionnaire the Keyword search for an appropriate web and complete the survey. Analy the el ofthe uesonnar, focusing on the querions below, Discuss what you leaned sbott your own Iesning syle witha paren + According to che survey whar kindof learning style do you have? + Do you agre with the resus? + Did you eam anything new about your own leering syle? + Why do you thnk you have developed this esning syle + Whar kind ofeachng style or leaming envionment matches your learning syle? + How will your own latning syle influence the kinds of coures you tale in college? + How do you prefer oseudy for est? + Would you like to change your leaning style in any way? Ifo, what would you change and how could you do it? = a For more actives related vo this chaptr, go tothe Exel Academie Vocabulary webs.