Unit 1 Communication

Critical Thinking: Understanding the purpose in writing

Reading: Identifying literature gaps and synthesizing evidence

Listening & Speaking: Listening for the main idea and supporting details

Writing: Writing a concise and effective thesis statement

Vocabulary & Structure: Using sentence patterns to develop focus in writing

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Writing an introductory paragraph

Self-assessment

Unit 2 Information

Critical Thinking: Detecting mechanisms showing causal relations and presenting detailed information as supporting details

Reading: Identifying causal relations of different kinds

Listening & Speaking: Thinking about WHAT and WHY and presenting cause and effect with supporting information

Writing: Producing explicit and implicit cause-effect sentences and paragraphs

Vocabulary & Structure: Using signal words/phrases to present cause and effect

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Self-assessment

Writing a cause and effect essay

Unit 3 Economy

Critical Thinking: A brief introduction to analysis

Reading: Engaging with analytical texts

Listening & Speaking: Recognizing the structure of an oral presentation

Writing: Planning an analysis

Vocabulary & Structure: functions of modal verbs and modal adverbs

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Writing an analytical paragraph

Self-assessment

Unit 4 Energy

Critical thinking: Discussion: A brief introduction

Reading: Reading for arguments in a discussion

Listening & Speaking: Discussion in a seminar

Writing: Writing a discussion

Vocabulary & Structure: Collocations in discussion

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Self-assessment

Write a persuasive discussion

Unit 5 Health

Critical Thinking: Interpretation and Inference: A brief introduction

Reading: Elements included in data interpretation

Listening and Speaking: Tips for listening to a data presentation

Writing: Steps to conduct data interpretation

Vocabulary & Structure: Signposting language in data interpretation

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Write a paragraph of data interpretation

Self-assessment

Unit 6 Safety

Critical Thinking: Evaluation: A brief introduction

Reading: Evaluation for information

Listening & Speaking: Evaluation in lectures

Writing: SPSE pattern to an effective evaluation essay

Vocabulary & Structure: Hedging

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Self-assessment

Problem-solution essay

Unit 7 Research

Critical Thinking: Arguments in academic texts: A brief introduction

Reading: Types of arguments

Listening & Speaking: Types of evidence

Writing: Developing an argument

Vocabulary & Structure: Formality of language

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Self-assessment

Write an argumentative essay