English Skills Two

Muhammad Ali Alkhuli

Description

It is؟ book with 14 comperhension passages; each is followed by 16 exercises on comprehension, grammar, vocabulary, spelling, punctuation, pronunciation, and free writing. It can be used as؟ textbook for university students (the English Department or language Center.

Sujets

• LANGUAGES
• Employabilité, métiers et formations

Informations

• Publié par: Dar Al-Falah for Publishing & Distribution
• Date de parution: 01 janvier 2005
• Nombre de lectures: 40
• EAN13: 9796500003627
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

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ENGLISH SKILLS TWO

WITH AN AUDIO - CD Dr. Muhammad Ali Alkhuli Publisher: DARALFALAH  ﻊﻳزﻮﺘﻟاو ﴩﻨﻠﻟ حﻼﻔﻟا راد :ﴍﺎﻨﻟا P. O. Box 818  818 ب .ص Swaileh 11910  11910ﺢﻠﻳﻮﺻ Jordan  ندرﻷا Tel & Fax [phone] 009626-5411547 ﺲﻛﺎﻓو ﻒﺗﺎﻫ E-mail: [e-mail] Website: www.daralfalah.com

 English Skills Two,MA, DA Copyright: by the Publisher No part of this book may be translated, reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, without the prior written permission of the publisher. 2005 Edition Publisher: DARALFALAH ﻊﻳزﻮﺘﻟاو ﴩﻨﻠﻟ حﻼﻔﻟا راد :ﴍﺎﻨﻟا P. O. Box 818  818 ب .ص Swaileh 11910  11910 ﺢﻠﻳﻮﺻ Jordan  ندرﻷا Tel & Fax [phone]  009626-5411547 ﺲﻛﺎﻓو ﻒﺗﺎﻫ E-mail: [e-mail] Website: www.daralfalah.com  ﺔﻴﻨﻃﻮﻟا ﺔﺒﺘﻜﳌا ةﺮﺋاد ىﺪﻟ عاﺪﻳﻹا ﻢﻗر 2003/7/1280 420.71  KHU Alkhuli, Muhammad Ali  English Skills Two, Muhammad Ali Alkhuli.  Amman: Dar Al-Falah, 2003.  172 pages  Deposit No. 2003/7/1280  Learning/ Descriptors:/English Language//Second Language ،نﱠ ﻋ ،ﺔﻴﻨﻃﻮﻟا ﺔﺒﺘﻜﳌا ةﺮﺋاد ﻞﺒﻗ ﻦﻣ ﺔﻴﻟوﻷا ﻒﻴﻨﺼﺘﻟاو ﺔﺳﺮﻬﻔﻟا تﺎﻧﺎﻴﺑ داﺪﻋإ ﻢﺗ **  ندرﻷا  2003/7/1330 ﴩﻨﻟاو تﺎﻋﻮﺒﻄﳌا ةﺮﺋاد ىﺪﻟ ﻞﺴﻠﺴﺘﳌا ةزﺎﺟﻹا ﻢﻗر  ISBN 9 9 5 7 – 4 0 1 – 5 1 – 3  ( ﻚﻣدر )

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 English Skills Two,MA, DA Contents  ﻢﻴﺣﺮﻟا ﻦﻤﺣﺮﻟا ﷲ ﻢﺴﺑ CONTENTS . Preface 4 ………………………………………………………………………….… . How to Use the Book 6 ……..……………………………………………… Unit 1: Efficient Studying …………………..……………..………... 8 Unit 2: How Nature Breaks Rocks ……………………...……… 20 Unit 3: Temperatures and Thermometers …………….…….. 32 Unit 4: …………………………….…………….. 44 What is language? Unit 5: Moonlight ………………………………………………………... 56 Unit 6: Bees and Color ………………………………………………... 68 Unit 7: Physical Fitness ………………………………………………. 79 Unit 8: Urban Explosion ……………………………………………… 91 Unit 9: Graphs and Graphing ……………………………………… 102 Unit 10: Industrial and Human Relations …………………….. 113 …………………. 1 Unit 11: . What is technology? …………………… . 24 Unit 12: No More Smoking …………………………………………... 137 Unit 13: The Scientific Method ……………………………………. 149 Unit 14: Changing Earth ……………………………………………….. 160 Text Sources ………………………………………………………………….. 173 . . The Author’s Books …… 174 …………………………………………………

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 English Skills Two,MA, DA

PREFACE

 Preface

This book is intended to be used for a university freshman course usually called “English 2”, given to students as an obligatory university requirement. The book contains fourteen units, one for each week of the semester if possible. If this is not possible for some reason, the instructor can always select whatever units that suit his students’ level or interest. To add, this book can be used for reading and comprehension courses.

Each unit contains one passage divided into three parts: two parts for reading comprehension and one part for listening comprehension. Each passage is followed by exercises on eight language areas: reading, listening, vocabulary, grammar, punctuation, spelling, pronunciation, and writing. Each unit has sixteen exercises: Exercise 1 and Exercise 2 on reading comprehension, Exercise 3 on listening comprehension, Exercises 4-6 on vocabulary, Exercises 7-9 on grammar, Exercise 10 on punctuation, Exercises 11-13 on spelling, Exercises 14-15 on pronunciation, and finally Exercise 16 on writing.

This book is authored with these considerations in mind:

1.reading material level is selected to suit university The students in the Arab World, i.e., a level higher than the secondary-stage level.

2.The topics of the passages are made as varied as possible so as to suit the different majors of freshman students such as sciences, arts, and business.

3. The reading passage is divided into three parts to make comprehension easier. The focus each time will be on one part, instead of two or three parts. - 4 -

 English Skills Two,MA, DA Preface 4.The language activities, skills, and exercises are meant to be comprehensive: reading comprehension, listening comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, punctuation, spelling, pronunciation, and free writing. Thus, most language skills and sub-skills are taken care of in this book.

5.The fourteen passages are arranged according to their level of difficulty, starting with the easy and ending with the less easy.

6.are to be written on the spaces provided by the Answers exercises.

7. An audio-CD recorded by a native speaker is available, which makes this book usable for courses on listening comprehension as well.

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Author Dr. Muhammad Ali Alkhuli

 English Skills Two,MA, DA How to Use the Book How to Use the Book

To use this book efficiently, it is better to follow these recommendations:

1. Students are to read each part separately, and then they answer the comprehension questions on that part. In other words, they read Part 1, and then they do Exercise 1 immediately. Then they go to Part 2 and do Exercise 2.

2.for Part 3, the instructor is to read the part while his As students are listening to him. Then they do Exercise 3. This part is meant to be a listening practice. However, if this activity does not work with the students for some reason, the instructor may change Part 3 into reading comprehension.

3.exercises (4-6) are text-tied and do include Vocabulary different types of activities such as matching, synonyms, antonyms, derivation, suffixes, and prefixes.

4.Grammar exercises (7-9) review 42 grammatical patterns, three patterns in each unit, text-tied in most cases. Students are to write their answers in the given spaces.

5. Punctuation exercises in the book review all punctuation marks, graded and accumulated all through the book.

6. As for spelling, Exercise 11 usually gives a spelling rule, which needs some explanation before doing the exercise. Exercise 12 calls for spelling practice of a group of selected words. Exercise 13 is a dictation exercise based on one paragraph from the passage; here the instructor selects a paragraph and gives it as a dictation practice. - 6 -

 English Skills Two,MA, DA How to Use the Book 7.for pronunciation, Exercise 14 usually gives a As pronunciation rule that needs to be discussed first before doing the drill. As for Exercise 15, it is usually a stress drill, where the instructor is advised to give the model first, and then students can repeat.

8.Finally, there is Exercise 16 on free writing. A paragraph is expected to be written freely or as a summary. Exercise 16 is text-tied, i.e., dependent on the passage. This exercise can be done at home and later discussed in class. There is nothing obligatory here; the instructor is to use his discretion and experienced judgment. This exercise may be done or not, depending on the time available, the students’ level, and their motivation.

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The Author Dr. Muhammad Ali Alkhuli

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 English Skills Two,MA, DA UNIT 1 EFFICIENT STUDYING

 Unit 1

(1) When you begin to study a new subject, try to keep an open mind. Do not start by thinking the subject isboringor difficult. Most of all, do not fall behind in your preparation, reading, class work, and homework. When you fail to learn one point of information, all of the following information that depends on it will not be clear to you. Because you do not understand, you will lose whatever interest you may have started with. To maintain interest andconcentration, study regularly and do not be afraid to ask questions or seek help for anything which you do not understand.

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 English Skills Two,MA, DA Unit 1 Even though you are interested in a subject, you may find that your concentration is interrupted by various distractions. A distraction is something, such as a sudden noise, or someone, such as an unexpected visitor, that takes your attention away from what you are doing. You have no control over some distractions, but you can control others. You caneliminatesome distractions by choosing your place and time of study carefully. You can eliminate other distractions by keeping in good health. A tired feeling which results from a poor diet or from staying up too late makes it difficult to concentrate. If your eyes tire easily, or if you have headaches after concentrated reading, it may mean that you should have your eyes examined. Yourphysical health is important to good study habits. (2) Inorder to studyefficiently,you need to have a place that is always, and only, used for studying. Ideally, this should be your own desk in your ownprivate room. If you share a room with

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