ANNA PHILLIPS

Developing Skills 1: Course Book This course will help you improve your competence in English for college or university study to an upper-intermediate level. In Book 1: Listening skills include: * following a lecture * using symbols and abbreviations in notes * recognizing signposts and digressions * understanding and noting the main points Reading skills include: * confirming precise meaning * extracting relevant information from case studies * looking for evidence * narrative descriptions * finding the main information in active and passive sentences Speaking skills include: * describing similarity and difference * discussing case studies * comparing more than two things * exchanging information * reporting on research Writing skills include: * concluding opinions * joining sentences * using the passive to describe a process * discursive essays, reviews, instructions, e-mails, ''how to'' texts Starting Skills Books 1 and 2 with Building Skills Books 1 and 2 and Developing Skills Books 1 and 2 form a six-level course for higher education studies in English which will take you from Starter to Upper Intermediate. Accompanying Workbook and Teacher''s Book also available.

This course will help you improve your competence in English for college or university study to an upper-intermediate level.

The "Teacher's Book includes answers to all of the exercises, full tapescripts, and classroom notes for each unit. A "Pairwork Activity Book provides extended speaking practice for students in a variety of authentic business situations. Two self-study "Cassettes provide extensive listening practice in everyday business situations with an accompanying booklet containing the tapescript and useful vocabulary. The "Workbook provides interesting and challenging exercises. An Answer Key is provided.