Become 2, Second Edition
Description
Empowering students to gain skills, accuracy and confidence in English through an engaging, well-rounded approach!
This Combo book combines the best of both worlds, offering a dynamic learning experience that both develops essential language skills and improves grammar proficiency. With a strong focus on personal stories and on real-world applications, Become 2: Skills and Grammar Combo helps students build their communication skills effectively and meaningfully.
The Skills Book includes:
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High-interest and authentic reading, listening, and video materials, followed by comprehension questions
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A strong vocabulary component, including an online Vocabulary Tracker to record new and field-related words
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Speaking tasks such as discussions, presentations, and storytelling activities
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Writing tasks such as different types of paragraphs, email, CVs and essays
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A Become Skilled section that develops transferable skills like professional communications and doing research
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Pronunciation Workshops targeting pronunciation challenges
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New Follow-Up for Fun activities with engaging, game-like production tasks
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New projects for consolidating learning in field-related contexts
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Extensive appendices
The Grammar Book follows a clear, structured learning path in four key stages:
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Form: Grammar structures are introduced and analyzed with clear charts, explanations, and examples.
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Usage: Students learn when and how to apply specific grammatical structures in context.
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Practice: Controlled written exercises help students improve their grammatical accuracy.
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Communicate: Open-ended tasks encourage students to apply grammar in real-life oral and written communication.
What is Become 2, Second Edition and who is it for?
Become is a two-level, DEVIS-compliant B-block series designed for CEGEP ESL students. It fosters independent learning by encouraging students' personal development while embracing modern values of diversity, inclusion, and equity. The series promotes essential twenty-first-century skills such as strong communication and teamwork. Built around broad, yet personal themes, Become is relevant for students in any program and provides opportunities for field-related language development. With its complete and easy-to-use teaching materials, the series lends itself to different B-block class configurations.