Learning a Foreign Language

LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE 1. Jessica Williams, Laurie Blass 21 Century Reading Level 2 Student’s Book Creative Thinking and Reading with TED Talks 21st Century Reading was created through a partnership between TED, a nonprofit dedicated to spreading ideas through short, powerful talks and National Geographic Learning. 21st Century Reading provides the ideal forum for learners of English to make connections with topics ranging from science to business to global issues. Using TED Talks as the springboard to share ideas, this new four-level reading series shows learners how to understand and respond to ideas and content in English. 2. 21 Century Reading Level 4 • Student’s Book 21st Century Reading was created through a partnership between TED, a nonprofit dedicated to spreading ideas through short, powerful talks and National Geographic Learning. 21st Century Reading provides the ideal forum for learners of English to make connections with topics ranging from science to business to global issues. Using TED Talks as the springboard to share ideas, this new four-level reading series shows learners how to understand and respond to ideas and content in English. 3. Chris Anderson TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking For anyone who has ever been inspired by a TED talk… …this is an insider’s guide to creating talks that are unforgettable. Since taking over TED in the early 2000s, Chris Anderson has shown how carefully crafted short talks can be the key to unlocking empathy, stirring excitement, spreading knowledge, and promoting a shared dream. Done right, a talk can electrify a room and transform an audience’s worldview. Done right, a talk is more powerful than anything in written form. This book explains how the miracle of powerful public speaking is achieved, and equips you to give it your best shot. There is no set formula; no two talks should be the same. The goal is for you to give the talk that only you can give. But don’t be intimidated. You may find it more natural than you think. 4. Catherine Soehner, Ann Darling Effective Difficult Conversations: A Step-By-Step Guide In an information landscape where change is the status quo, difficult conversations come with the territory. Being a library leader means knowing how to confidently steer these conversations so that they lead to productive results instead of hurt feelings, resentment, or worse. Employees in a library will also encounter conflict, especially during times of change. Using a step-by-step process, this book walks readers through learning the skills to have effective difficult conversations that hold themselves and others accountable. Practice activities throughout the book will help readers feel prepared beforehand. 5. Jeff Zwiers Building Reading Comprehension Habits in Grades 6-12: A Toolkit of Classroom Activities, Second Edition Middle and high school coaches and content teachers: Here are great suggestions for teaching comprehension skills to students at varied reading levels and from different cultures and linguistic backgrounds. This second edition of Jeff Zwiers’ bestseller features more than 80 classroom-tested, research-based ideas. These engaging activities are organized around six strategies of reading comprehension that need to become habits: Organizing text information by sculpting the main idea and summarizing Connecting to background knowledge Making inferences and predictions Generating and answering questions Understanding and remembering word meanings Monitoring one’s own comprehension You’ll also find 35 reproducible graphic organizers and variations on the activities to help support English learners, struggling readers, and other students who need extra support. The International Reading Association is the world’s premier organization of literacy professionals. Our titles promote reading by providing professional development to continuously advance the quality of literacy instruction and research. Research-based, classroom-tested, and peer-reviewed, IRA titles are among the highest quality tools that help literacy professionals do their jobs better. Some of the many areas we publish in include: -Comprehension -Response To Intervention/Struggling Readers -Early Literacy -Adolescent Literacy -Assessment -Literacy Coaching -Research And Policy Коллекция всех пособий от Визуального английского vk.com/learnenglish?w=page-36775085_47022282