1. Unit 6: Skills
By Mohammad Farran

2. READING What is the difference between cause and effect?
Example: Smoking can lead to lung cancer.
* The player got a red card after committing a foul.
* She studied very hard and got an ‘A’ on the exam.
* The baby cried because it was hungry.
* The man missed the bus because he overslept.

3. READING What is the difference between cause and effect?
Example: Smoking can lead to lung cancer.
* The player got a red card after committing a foul.
* She studied very hard and got an ‘A’ on the exam.
* The baby cried because it was hungry.
* The man missed the bus because he overslept.

4. READING
It’s very important to understand the difference between fact and speculation (guess). * I think it might rain today. * The Mona Lisa is a painting by Da Vinci. * Ahmad believes that aliens exist. * In 1990, Iraq invaded Kuwait. * The earth could have had dinosaurs living in the past.

5. WRITING
Paraphrasing is an important skill that all students need in their university lives. Paraphrasing means rewriting information in your own words. Example...
Original - Any trip to Italy should include a visit to Sicily to sample their pleasant-tasting pizza.
Paraphrase - Be sure to try the delicious pizzas in Sicily when visiting Italy.

6. Unit 7: Skills
By Mohammad Farran

7. READING Skimming – Reading quickly to get the general idea.
Scanning - Reading quickly to get specific information.
~Do exercise 4 on page 40~

8. Unit 8: Skills
By Mohammad Farran

9. WRITING Be careful when you link ideas together using so and because.
I wanted to read so I bought a book. (result)
I bought a book because I wanted to read. (reason)
~ Do exercise 3 on page 48~

10. VOCABULARY
Abbreviations are shortened forms of words. Acronyms are words where every letter stands for a word. * Prof. * U.N. * BTW * kg * p. * kw * Dr. * Scuba * KOC * e.g. * BBC * ASAP

11. Unit 9: Skills
By Mohammad Farran

12. VOCABULARY
A compound noun is made when two nouns are put together. For example:
* Radio waves
* Truck driver
* Microwave
* Toothbrush
* High-speed
* Long-term
~ Do exercise 2 on page 57~

13. Unit 10: Skills
By Mohammad Farran

14. ~ Do exercises 2 + 3 on pages 58 & 59 ~
READING
Knowing how to read a bar chart or graph is very important.
~ Do exercises on pages 58 & 59 ~

15. READING Bar chart Graph For comparisons To show change over time
~ Do exercise 2 on pages 61 ~

16. VOCABULARY
Certain words are usually used with graphs and bar charts to describe the movements or changes.
~ Do exercise 1 on page 60~

17. ~ The End ~