Quest: Reading and Writing, Level 1, 2nd Edition

by Pamela Hartmann, Laurie Blass

Quest Second Edition parallels and accelerates the process native-speaking students go through when they prepare for success in a variety of academic subjects. Quest helps students get "up to speed" in terms of both academic content and language skills.. .

. . . The four Reading and Writing books in the Quest series combine high-interest material from newspapers and magazines with readings from academic textbooks..

. . . The Reading and Writing strand includes three to four distinct units, each focusing on a different area of university study - anthropology, art, biology, business, ecology, economics, history, literature, psychology, and sociology.. .

. . . Each chapter contains five parts that blend reading and writing skills within the context of a particular academic area of study.. . Introduction. General Interest Reading. Academic Reading. The Mechanics of Writing. Academic Writing. . .

. . . Reading and activites build upon one another and increase in length and difficulty as students work through the five sections of each chapter across the four levels..

. . . This is the low intermediate to intermediate level student book..

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First published October 1, 2008