Contents Introduction Book Map Skills Map Unit 1: Revising and Remembering Unit 2: Relationships Unit 3: Making Decisions Unit 4: Cycles and Processes Unit 5: Comparing Countries Revision 1 Unit 6: Rites of Passage Unit 7: Inventions in Communications Unit 8: Literature of East and West Unit 9: Why and How and When? Unit 10: Truths and Myths Revision 2 Resources Section Tapescript Word Lists: Thematic Alphabetical.

Preparing students for entry into colleges and universities.

Building Skills 2: Course Book Have you studied English at school? Do you need to improve your competence in English? Then you need Building Skills. This course will help you improve your competence in the skills of English for college or university study. In Book 1: Listening skills include: predicting what comes next understanding spoken spellings and definitions following instructions identifying names identifying important words Speaking skills include: asking about meaning and pronunciation checking sounds in a dictionary giving personal information expressing likes and dislikes requesting, accepting and rejecting help Reading skills include: predicting content from illustrations, subheadings and topic sentences word attack skills locating information transferring information Writing skills include: ordering information referring describing habits and routines, location and places Starting Skills Books 1 and 2 with Building Skills Books 1 and 2 and Developing Skills 1 and 2 form a six-level course for higher education studies in English which will take you from Starter to Advanced. Accompanying Workbook and Teacher's Book also available.