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

1jAnswersYes, I agreeOn top of that …Building on what [I] just said …To recap … / OK, let’s recapSo, to sum up …Shall we come back to [pressures] later?2 Comparing and synthesizing ideas and arguments2a Student discussionSuggested answersSynthesis is a valued skill because:It helps people manage and sort large amounts of informationIt assists with the creation of new ideasIt helps students develop an original stance on a topic.2b Group discussion2c & 2d2.4Suggested answersLecture 1IssueThe potential shortageof water available in theworldThe reasons why theworld’s supply of freshwater is put underpressureMain ideas / evidenceThere is relatively little fresh water available.Fresh water = 36 million km 3 (only 3% of allwater; the remaining 97% of all Earth’s wateris salt).Of that, 77% is locked up in ice caps / glaciers /icebergs. Less than 1% in lakes and rivers.Most fresh water is effectively out of our reach(in ice caps, etc.)Fresh water is under pressure from humanactivity in three spheres: demographic, economicand social.1 Demographic – e.g. population rise,urbanization, migration2 Economic – e.g. economic growth,industrialization, international trade(globalization, e.g. crops grown in Africa for salein other countries)3 Social – people’s behaviour in regard to the waythey use water (i.e. wastefully or not)Unit 2 Part A ∙ Understanding spoken information 40