Skills for Study Level 2 Teacher's Book - Cambridge University Press

Unit 4Art, creativity and designUnit OverviewPartThis unit will help you to …In SS2 by improving yourability to …A Listen actively • cope with distractions• detect a speaker’s level ofcertainty• listen critically.B Read intensively • identify appropriate readingtechniques• read intensively forunderstanding• read critically.CEvaluate the strength ofresearch evidence• understand reliability andvalidity• analyze the suitability ofsamples.D Discuss research findings • describe research findings• describe and explain data• discuss research findings.E Write a formal report • use supporting informationin writing• write an abstract• avoid plagiarism.In LS2 by improving yourability to …• recognize speaker attitude• understand signpostingexpressions to improvecomprehension• understand the relationshipbetween parts of a talk.• understand registervariations in academic andnon-academic vocabulary• understand the use of affixesin academic vocabulary• understand nominalization.• recognize key researchterminology• understand the languagefeatures of research reports• write about researchlimitations.• describe and comment onresearch findings• form indirect questions• use appropriatepronunciation and languagewhen agreeing anddisagreeing.• recognize and use thestructure and grammar ofabstracts• write an abstract usingconcise language.Unit 4 Art, creativity and design ∙ Overview 105