Ventures 2nd Edition CCRS Brochure by Cambridge English

COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS

As Adult Education teachers, you may have heard a lot of buzz around College and Career Readiness Standards (CCRS). How does this affect you and your students? First of all, what are they? CCR Anchor Standards identify English Language skills that help adult learners continue their education, prepare for a successful career, and improve their lives to become a part of a community. Anchor Standards act as a guide to foundational skills that will help adult learners to face the real world. It’s about preparation. Each anchor has descriptors that correspond to different language levels, so beginners are not being asked to have the same level of skill and understanding as an intermediate-level student.* * You may also use the new English Language Proficiency Standards as a guide to support these rigorous College and Career Readiness Standards.

This is a general statement for CCR Reading Anchor 2: “Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.” And here is how the different descriptors correspond to language levels. LEVEL A

LEVEL B

LEVEL C

LEVEL D

Beginner, Literacy Low-Beginner High-Beginner

Low-Intermediate

High-Intermediate

Advanced

Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.

Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.

Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text.

Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgements.

Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text. Ventures Basics, Levels 1 and 2

Ventures Level 3

Ventures Level 4

Do the books you use help students develop the skills identified in the CCRS Anchor Standards? Now more than ever, Adult Education programs are asked to incorporate teaching these skills into their curriculum. You can use Ventures with confidence knowing the course is aligned to the CCRS. You don’t need to come up with special activities — it’s part of the course!

Ventures Transitions

How does Ventures meet the CCR Standards? Instead of a separate CCRS section, Ventures integrates CCRS into each lesson. By covering college and career readiness as part of everyday language learning, students internalize these skills more naturally. They develop academic and workforce skills while learning English.

Now let’s take a look at how Ventures integrates CCRS in the activities. Lesson D Reading

3 After you read

A Check your unders

1 Before you read

1. Where did Salsa 2. What were two p 3. What were three 4. Did the audience 5. How do you think reading to suppo

Talk with your classmates. answer the questions. 1. Do you like salsa music? 2. Have you ever gone to an outdoor concert? Where? When?

2 Read

When you see a new word, try to guess if the meaning is positive or negative. The volume was excessive. I had to wear my earplugs. You can guess that excessive has a negative meaning.

Read the concert review. Listen and read again. stUdENt tk 21 Class Cd1 tk 37

**** excellent

B Build your vocabula

1. Find these words words are negati Word 1. versatile

If you missed the outdoor concert at

Then, the level was too low. The change in

Century Park last Saturday evening, you

sound was irritating. In addition, the stage

2. superb 3. galvanized

missed a great night

was plain and

of salsa music and

unremarkable. I

dancing – and the

expected to see

admission was free!

lights and lots

6. unremarkable

of color at the

7. ominous

The performers were the popular

performance. The

band Salsa Starz.

weather was another

Bandleader Ernesto

problem. The night

Sanchez led the five-

started out clear. By

piece group and two

10:00 p.m., some

dancers. Sanchez is

ominous black

a versatile musician.

clouds moved in,

He sang and played maracas and guitar.

and soon it started to rain. The band intended

The other musicians were also superb. The

to play until 11:00, but the show ended early

group’s excellent playing and great energy

because of the rain.

galvanized the crowd. No one sat down during the entire show! However, the evening had some

Century Park has free concerts every Saturday evening in July and August. If you haven’t attended one of these concerts

problems. At first, the sound level of the

yet, plan to go next weekend. But take

music was excessive. I had to wear earplugs.

an umbrella!

4. excessive 5. irritating

2. Work with your c or negative mean a. b.

C Talk with a partner.

1. Tell your partner 2. Tell about a vers

3. Tell about an irri 4. Tell about an unr

64 Unit 5

From Ventures Level 3 Student’s Book

For the complete correlation, please visit: cambridge.org/ventures/ccrs

Read a

In this lesson, students read, then analyze unknown words using context clues. “Tip Box” gives helpful hints to learners throughout the book. — CCR Language Anchor 4

CCR Language Anchor 4

*** very good

** OK

Robert

* bad

s in the reading, and underline them. Which words are positive? Which ive? What clues helped you guess? negative

✓

Tomas

CCR Listening and Speaking Anchor 1

ary.

Positive

Anna

Unit 1

UNIT 5

Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and standing. multiple-meaning words and Starz perform? phrases by using context clues, positive things about the concert? analyzing meaningful word e negative things? B Talk with a partner. Lookparts, at the picture. the questions. Use introductory clauses andanswer consulting general e like the concert? How do you know? from the box. and specialized reference k the reviewer rated the overall performance? Find the words in the materials, as appropriate. ort your opinion.

Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.

Clue

He sang and played maracas and guitar.

I believe . . .

I suppose . . .

I think . . .

I’d say . . .

I’m sure . . .

A i think (that) Robert is about 26 years old. B i’d say (that) Robert is only 20.

4. What do they do for a living? classmates. Write four more words in the reading that have a positive 1. How old are they? 5. What are they good at? ning. Write P next to positive words. Write N next to negative words. 2. Where are they going? 3. Where are they coming from? 6. What aren’t they good at? c. Write sentences about your opinions. d.

I think that Robert is about 26 years old.

r about a superb restaurant. satile artist.

itating experience. remarkable TV program.

3 Communicate A Work in a small group. give your opinions.

Use I believe, I think, I’d say, I don’t believe, and other introductory clauses. 1. Are women more talkative than men? 2. Are boys better at math and science than girls? 3. Are men more mechanical than women? 4. Are women more musical than men? 5. Are men more interested in sports than women? 6. Can women do the same jobs as men?

B share your classmates’ opinions. a concert review; distinguish between positive and negative words Unit 5 65 Marta thinks that women are more talkative than men.

Students discuss information or opinions. — CCR Listening and Speaking Anchor 1

UsefUL LangUage I (totally) agree with you. I (strongly) disagree.

CULTURe nOTe Studies have shown that girls and boys in the United States have a similar aptitude for math and science when they start elementary school.

Use that clauses as objects UnIt 1 11

From Ventures Level 4 Student’s Book

Beyond the books… Are the contents in the Student’s Book enough for your students? Maybe they need extra practice in mastering the more complex CCR standards. Through complex text and academic language, and content-rich non-fiction to build knowledge, the Ventures College and Career Readiness worksheets help your students learn skills such as analyzing texts, drawing conclusions, and citing evidence for answers. CCR Reading Anchor 9 Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take. With guided practice, students develop reading, thinking, and writing skills for career and college.

UNIT

College and Career Readi

Reading Tip: Look at the bold words in the flyer. Make a guess. What do you think this flyer is about? Read and find out.

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Hear superb musicians on three outd every evening from 7:00 p.m. to 10:30 Rock Stage has the best young bands over the city. The International Stage sounds from around the world. The G Songs Stage has the great music you r from the 1960s and 1970s. Admission

Outdoor Food Court

Crafts Tent

Fun Fair

Eat delicious dishes from local ethnic restaurants for $4.00 to $6.00. Hot dogs for only $1.00!

Art Exhibit

See unique paintings, photos, and pottery from local artists.

International Film Festival

Enjoy five films from a different country each day. For the price of one daily movie pass, watch one movie – or all five! Movies start at 2:00 p.m. and end by 10:00 p.m. Check our Web site for the movie list. Admission: $8.00. See the daily schedule below. Thursday, July 1 Mexico Friday, July 2 China Saturday, July 3 India Sunday, July 4 U.S.A.

Bring your kids here for fun with art e 4:30 p.m. Draw, paint, and make fun p For ages 4 to 10. Parents must stay wi children. Admission: free.

Special Events

Friday, 7:30 p.m. Salsa Dance Contest Show us your best dance steps and wi prizes – cash, gift certificates for local and salsa CDs.

Saturday, 8:00 p.m. Outdoor Concert by the City Yo More than 100 remarkable young voic together in a performance you’ll neve

Sunday, 9:00 p.m. Independence Day Fireworks Sh Bring a blanket or a chair to sit on.

College and Career Readiness W

iness Worksheets

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UNIT

College and Career Readiness Worksheets

Objective: CCR Anchor 9: Analyze how two or mores text address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches that authors take. 4 Analyze the texts Review the following texts to answer the questions below: (1) Student Book, p. 64, Salsa Starz; and (2) Extended reading article, Summer Festival at Lakeshore Park 1. How are the topics of the two articles similar? 2. In which season do the activities occur? Why do you think they are held then? 3. Who probably goes to the concerts at Century Park? Who probably goes to the Summer Festival at Lakeshore Park? Why do you think that? 4. What unexpected thing happened in Salsa Starz that caused the concert to end early? If that happens at Summer Festival at Lakeshore Park, which activities would have to be canceled? 5. Which of the two events – the Salsa Starz concert or the Summer Festival – would you rather attend? Provide examples from both articles to support your choices. 5 Before you write Complete the graphic organizer your teacher gives you. Fill it in with (1) the topic, (2) the event names, (3) three reasons for choosing one event, and (4) three reasons for not choosing the other event. Use information from Exercises 1–4 and evidence from the two articles. Finally, (5) use your answer from question five in Exercise 4 to fill in the conclusion. Topic:

every day at paper toys. ith their

in great l restaurants,

outh Choir ces sing er forget.

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Worksheets Unit 5 • 1

Where I don’t want to go

Where I want to go

Reasons What I like

What I don’t like

Conclusion:

6 Write Write one paragraph that explains which of two events – the Salsa Starz concert or the Summer Festival at Lakeshore Park – you would prefer to go to. Give three examples of why you chose this event rather than the other one. Use information from your graphic organizer. 7 After you write A Check your writing. Did you include all the ideas in your graphic organizer? B Share your writing with a partner. a. Take turns. Read your writing to your partner.

b. Read your partner’s writing to yourself. Compare it to your partner’s graphic organizer. c. Comment on your partner’s writing: Ask one question; share one thing you learned.

College and Career Readiness Worksheets Unit 5 • 3

CCR Worksheets available for Levels 1-4 and Transitions

Download the College and Career Readiness worksheets at: cambridge.org/ventures/ccrs You will also find… • Collaborative Activities that help to meet Listening and Speaking Standards • CCRS correlations for the course • Articles and Webinars with tips on incorporating CCRS into your lessons

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