Listening | Reading | Oral Language Test (OLT) |
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3-1 Skills: UnderstandingStudents learn about listening skills related to understanding information in the lecture. 3-2 LectureA post-listening vocabulary exercise prepares students for a lecture on the topic of ozone depletion; students listen to the lecture while answering questions. |
3-1 Skills: UnderstandingStudents learn about reading skills related to understanding information in Reading 1 and 2. 3-2 Reading 1: A Shield to Earthly LifeA post-reading vocabulary exercise prepares students for this timed reading. 3-3 Reading 2: Is the Ozone Hole Only in Our Heads?A post-reading vocabulary exercise prepares students for this timed reading. |
3-1 Task 3: Speaking SkillsStudents learn about speaking skills that will help them with Task 3. 3-2 Task 3: Relay Information from an Academic DocumentStudents practice the third task of the OLT. |
Writing | Language Use |
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3-1 Body ParagraphsStudents learn how to develop effective body paragraphs in a CAEL essay. 3-2 Paraphrasing and QuotingStudents learn how to correctly paraphrase and quote information in a CAEL essay. 3-3 Timed Essay WritingStudents practice writing an essay based on the listening and reading sections of this unit. 3-4 Sample EssayStudents examine an essay written by a CAEL test taker with the help of the CAEL essay checklist. |
3-1 Commonly Misspelled WordsStudents learn about words commonly misspelled in academic writing. 3-2 Common Errors #3Students practice identifying and correcting common writing errors. 3-3 Control of Verb TensesStudents practice identifying and correcting various verb tenses. |
Vocabulary |
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accumulate adverse agent aquatic asbestos attribute backlash cataracts compliance compound contrary cosmic credibility denature deplete derail detect dioxin disingenuous distinct enlist illogical implement industrial industry inert insoluble periodic persistent pristine project propaganda propellant pummel radiation refrigerant repeal sham skeptic stratosphere substantial suspend ultraviolet unveil vital |