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Common resources

• See the Courses page in this site:

  • In the menu at the top left on small displays, or

  • Among tabs at the top of large displays.

• See also the EnglishCentral (EC) page and More:

  • Extensive Reading (ER),

  • Pronunciation and Speaking (P & S),

  • Study Abroad, and

  • Tech. Tools.

Other resources and activities

VocabularySize Test (remote site): https://my.vocabularysize.com/

• Choose your native language (menu button, top right);

• Click the "Start the test now!" button; there is no need to login;

• Finish the test;

  • Write down the number of words shown at the end of the test–

    • before you close the browser tab or window!

      • You'll need those numbers for the EnglishCentral Pre- & Post-Use Surveys.

EnglishCentral (EC) Pre-Use Survey (Google form): https://forms.gle/CHmGpvLn4run6LC8A

• Take the VocabularySize Test (above) first.

• Then complete the EC Pre-Use Survey:

  • Answer all required questions;

    • Enter the number of words from the end of your VocabularySize test; &

  • Submit the survey form, then

• Login to EnglishCentral with your PUK email address:

  • Read or review announcements on your My Class page.

  • Start any courses and videos set for your class:

    • Watch short video clips and

      • Take short quizzes afterwards, then

    • Study vocabulary, and

    • Practice speaking.

      • Once EC has a suitable sample of your speech, the My English: My Pronunciation display will show which English sounds you should study (red, orange or yellow buttons).

ACTIVE readership surveys

1. After previewing front matter in the textbook (Anderson, 2013, pp. 0-9), check mark (✓) all true items in the "Start of course" column of the Are You an ACTIVE Reader? survey (p. 10); then ...

2. After marking true items on p. 10, complete the online ACTIVE Readership Survey (Google form):

   • https://forms.gle/2kFY59JrdaHxSfko9, or

   • http://bit.ly/ACTIVE_Reader_Survey.

Unit preferences and reading habits q'aire (Google form): https://goo.gl/forms/mpc5HegquhFWEsrt1

• You'll need the textbook: ACTIVE Skills for Reading 1, 3rd Edition (Anderson, 2013)

  • Preview the Contents, pp. 4-5, as you ...

    • Complete the survey, then

      • Submit the survey form.

What's the diff? Comparison worksheet

• Cupcakes and muffins: http://bit.ly/cupcakes-muffins_compare (2019.07.05)

  • Peruse resource citations at the foot of the worksheet;

    • List similarities in the intersection of the two circles;

      • Make notes of differences in the outer parts of the diagram; &

        • Prepare to share your findings orally at the next class meeting.

Reading journals: Form entries (Google form): https://goo.gl/forms/8qvDSmmu0yqiRK8F2

• After completing Real Life Skill exercises A to C ( Anderson, 2013, p. 40), please submit your draft reading journal entry via the Google form.

EnglishCentral (EC) Post-Use Survey (Google Form): https://forms.gle/E6oEhHM19FqRMJjq8

• Retake the VocabularySize Test (above) first.

• Then complete the EC Post-Use Survey:

  • Answer all required questions;

    • Enter the number of words from your VocabularySize test; &

  • Submit the survey form.

Mind-mapping tools for word web assignment (Anderson, 2013, p. 67)

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• Anderson, Neil J. (2013). ACTIVE Skills for Reading, 3rd Edition, Student Book 1. Boston, MA: National Geographic Learning.