Ventures from Cambridge University Press

COLLEGE AND CAREER READY

VENTURES MEETS THE COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS STANDARDS FOR ADULT EDUCATION

The CCRS are a critical set of guidelines for Adult ESL. Now more than ever, programs are using the CCRS to shape their curriculum.

Ventures is aligned to the standards, allowing you and your teachers to adopt the series with confidence.

HOW VENTURES MEETS THE CCRS IN THE STUDENT’S BOOKS

Ventures integrates college and career readiness directly into each lesson, instead of teaching it in separate sections. By covering college and career readiness as part of language learning,

students internalize the standards in ways that are more contextualized and meaningful. They develop their academic and workforce skills while learning vocabulary and grammar.

As part of a series of reading comprehension exercises, Ventures asks students to analyze unknown words using context clues.

CCR Language Anchor 4 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases by using context clues, analyzing meaningful word parts, and consulting general and specialized reference materials, as appropriate.

Unit 1

EXAMPLE 1

B Talk with a partner. Look at the picture. answer the questions. Use introductory clauses from the box.

Robert

I believe . . .

Anna

I suppose . . .

Tomas

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.

1. How old are they?

4. What do they do for a living?

2. Where are they going?

3. Where are they coming from?

5. What are they good at?

6. What aren’t they good at?

Write sentences about your opinions.

I think that Robert is about 26 years old.

3 Communicate

UsefUL LangUage

A Work in a small group. give your opinions.

I (totally) agree with you.

Use I believe, I think, I’d say, I don’t believe, and other introductory clauses.

I (strongly) disagree.

1. Are women more talkative than men?

CULTURe nOTe

2. Are boys better at math and science than girls?

3. Are men more mechanical than women?

4. Are women more musical than men?

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

5. Are men more interested in sports than women?

6. Can women do the same jobs as men?

B share your classmates’ opinions.

Marta thinks that women are more talkative than men.

Use that clauses as objects UnIt 1 11

After studying the grammar of that, students share and discuss opinions.

CCR Listening and Speaking Anchor 1

3 After you read A Check your understanding.

1. Where did Salsa Starz perform?

2. What were two positive things about the concert?

3. What were three negative things?

4. Did the audience like the concert? How do you know?

5. How do you think the reviewer rated the overall performance? Find the words in the reading to support your opinion. **** excellent

*** very good

** OK

* bad

B Build your vocabulary.

1. Find these words in the reading, and underline them. Which words are positive? Which words are negative? What clues helped you guess?

Word

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.

UNIT 5

EXAMPLE 2

Positive

1. versatile

negative

✓

Clue

He sang and played maracas and guitar.

2. superb 3. galvanized 4. excessive 5. irritating 6. unremarkable 7. ominous

2. Work with your classmates. Write four more words in the reading that have a positive or negative meaning. Write P next to positive words. Write N next to negative words. a.

c.

b.

d.

C Talk with a partner.

1. Tell your partner about a superb restaurant.

2. Tell about a versatile artist.

3. Tell about an irritating experience.

4. Tell about an unremarkable TV program.

Read a concert review; distinguish between positive and negative words Unit 5

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HOW VENTURES MEETS THE CCRS ON THE WEB Some of the CCR reading standards require students to analyze texts, draw conclusions, and cite evidence for their answers. These skills take time to develop, and Ventures offers special Extended Reading Worksheets to help students master each one.

To download the Extended Reading Worksheets go to cambridge.org/ventures

Also available at cambridge.org/ventures • Collaborative activities to help meet Listening and Speaking standards • CCRS correlations for the entire Ventures series • Articles and webinars on the CCRS

EXAMPLE 3 See how this set of Extended Reading Worksheets meet the standards. With four pages of guided practice, students develop reading, thinking, and writing skills for career and college.

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.

Want to learn more? Request a sample today.

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Dennis Johnson Donna Price K. Lynn Savage (Series Editor)

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TEACHER’S EDITION

Gretchen Bitterlin

Dennis Johnson Donna Price K. Lynn Savage (Series Editor)

Sylvia Ramirez

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Gretchen Bitterlin

Dennis Johnson Donna Price K. Lynn Savage (Series Editor)

Sylvia Ramirez

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TEACHER’S EDITION

Gretchen Bitterlin

Dennis Johnson Donna Price K. Lynn Savage (Series Editor)

Sylvia Ramirez

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TEACHER’S EDITION

Gretchen Bitterlin

Dennis Johnson Donna Price K. Lynn Savage (Series Editor)

Online Teacher’s Resource Room

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Sylvia Ramirez

Online Teacher’s Resource Room

TEACHER’S MANUAL

Gretchen Bitterlin

Dennis Johnson Donna Price K. Lynn Savage (Series Editor)

Sylvia Ramirez

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