Making Connections Low Intermediate : A Strategic Approach to Academic Reading and Vocabulary

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The series helps students gain insight into how academic text is organized and how to read effectively. Making Connections Low Intermediate is a reading skills book that introduces students to some basic skills and strategies for academic reading. Students then practice these skills in high-interest thematic units, each of which has multiple readings. The readings are written in an accessible academic discourse style, providing ideal practice for low-intermediate-level students who will eventually need to access authentic academic text.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Unit 1 Crossing Borders:
• 1 Finding the meanings of words (1)
• 2 Finding the topic of a paragraph
• Unit 2 Names:
• 3 Noticing parts of words (1)
• 4 Finding the main idea of a paragraph
• Unit 3 Food:
• 5 Collocations (1)
• 6 Finding supporting details
• Unit 4 Urban Transportation:
• 7 Expressions and phrases (1)
• 8 Finding contrasts
• Unit 5 Sleep:
• 9 Finding the meanings of words (2)
• 10 Finding causes and effects
• Unit 6 Music:
• 11 Noticing parts of words (2)
• 12 Organizing notes in timelines
• Unit 7 Natural Disasters:
• 13 Collocations (2)
• 14 Organizing notes in outlines
• Unit 8 Leisure:
• 15 Expressions and phrases (2)
• 16 Reading Quickly