Q: Skills For Success Second Edition Is A Six-Level Series With Two Strands, Reading and Writing and Listening and

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Q: Skills for Success Teacher’s Site!
Q: Skills for Success Second Edition is a six-level series with two strands, Reading and Writing and Listening and
Speaking. High interest, academic content within a critical thinking framework empowers students and better equips
them with the skills they need to achieve academic success. It features:
• Thought provoking unit questions that create a critical thinking framework for each unit.
• iQ Online course content that provides students with skills support and practice activities for every unit.
• Clearly stated unit objectives that motivate students to achieve their language learning goals. Online tools enable
teachers to track class progress.
• Videos from the BBC and CBS add a new dimension to every unit and provide an engaging springboard for
students to think critically
• New note-taking skills and an extended writing syllabus that provide additional explicit skills instuction.
• Highlighted vocabulary from the Oxford 3000 and the Academic Word List ensures that students learn the most
relevant words for academic and professional life
Throughout this teacher's website you'll find sample units, extra teaching ideas, materials, and strategic support that
will help you and your students take full advantage of the course.
 Question-centered approach encourages students to think critically

 Progress bar and clearly stated unit objectives motivate students to achieve their language learning goals
 Video in every unit provides an engaging springboard for students to think critically
 Note-taking skills and an extended writing syllabus develop essential skills for academic success
 Enhanced listening and reading comprehension activities provide greater scaffolding and help prepare
students to use higher level study skills
 Research-based vocabulary program ensures that students learn the most relevant words for academic and
professional life
 iQ Online is integrated with the Student Book content to extend learning in and out of the classroom
 Achievement badges keep students focused and motivated working online
 Auto-graded tests provide instant feedback and save teachers time
 iTools Online increases student engagement and reduces class prep time
 e-Book versions of the Student Book with interactive features designed for language learning
Academic readiness
Q: Skills for Success Second Edition helps students to get ready for academic success. Enhanced skills support
provides four extra pages of reading or listening comprehension in every unit, deepening students’ understanding of
the unit topic and better preparing them for the unit assignment. A greater variety of activities encourages students to
use critical thinking skills, such as making inferences or synthesizing information from different texts.
Video in every unit adds a new dimension to the course, and provides an additional springboard for students to think
critically. The documentary-style videos use material from the BBC and CBS, providing authentic, high-interest input
related to the unit topic.
In the Listening and Speaking strand, the new note-taking skills section provides focused practice on this essential
skill in every unit. And the writing syllabus in Reading and Writing has been extended and improved to help students
progress from writing coherent sentences to structuring a full essay. The new online Writing Tutor supports students
to write independently.
Vocabulary from the Oxford 3000 and Academic Word List is highlighted to help students focus on the most
relevant words they need to learn.
Measurable progress
The Second Edition has an increased focus on measuring student progress. The new progress bar and clearly
stated unit objectives motivate students to achieve their language learning goals. Students and teachers can also
track their progress online, with new achievement badges that reward students as they complete the online
activities.
Blended learning
Q: Skills for Success Second Edition is designed for blended learning. Online content on iQ Online is integrated
with the Student Book, with clear signposting to guide students’ learning. The online content is easy to manage,
simple to use, and has been researched, developed and tested to fit the needs of English language teachers and
learners.
iQ Online features between 15-18 activities for every unit, including video, grammar and vocabulary games, and
alternate unit assignments, as well as a range of tools to encourage student communication, including the online
Discussion Board and email.
For the teacher iTools Online is an all-in-one classroom presentation tool that allows teachers to project pages
from the Student Book, play video and audio, and interact with the page.
Second Edition
Jaimie Scanlon, Margaret Brooks, Miles Craven, Kristin Sherman, Rob Freire, Tamara Jones, Susan Earle-Carlin,
Sarah Lynn, Jenny Bixby, Joe McVeigh, Margot Gramer, Colin Ward, Debra Daise, Charl Norloff, Nigel Caplan, Scott
Roy Douglas, Ann Snow, and Larry Zwier
Winner ComputED Gazette’s 2015 EDDIE Awards, category: Post-Secondary: ELL/ESL Website
Q: Skills for Success, Second Edition is a six-level paired skills series that helps students to think critically
and succeed academically.
 Language Level: A1-C1
With new note-taking skills, an extended writing syllabus and authentic video in every unit, Q Second Edition equips
students for academic success better than ever.
Q Second Edition helps students to measure their progress, with clearly stated unit objectives that motivate students
to achieve their language learning goals.
And the online content, seamlessly integrated into the Student Book, allows teachers to truly implement blended
learning into the classroom.
 Student Book with iQ Online

 Student e-book with iQ Online
 Split Student Book A with iQ Online
 Split Student Book B with iQ Online
 iTools Online
 iTools USB
 iQ Online student access card
 iQ Online teacher access card

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