Chemistry for Cambridge IGCSE™ English Language Skills Workbook with Digital Access (2 Years) (5th Edition)

Description

Skills focused series, working towards endorsement, for examination from 2023; inspired by teachers, for teachers.

Our research shows that English language skills are the single biggest challenge to students accessing international science. Language should never be a barrier to a student’s learning journey. Science can be a particular challenge because of specific technical vocabulary and sentence structures. This English language skills workbook with digital access helps learners to develop their language skills in the context of the Cambridge IGCSE™ Chemistry syllabus.

The workbook contains exercises for each chapter that combine the science content with relevant language skills. Exercises develop learners’ language enabling learners to practise using key vocabulary in different ways, such as through the provision of sentence stems for students to use in their own writing; through speaking and listening with peers, or group work. Activities range from practising using the passive form of verbs in the context of electrolysis to the naming of chemical substances using common prefixes.

Key Features

• Wide-ranging exercises and activities reinforce syllabus content whilst providing structured support to develop relevant language skills
• ‘Language Tips’, such as, providing extra information to aid memory of key terms, or suggestions of synonyms or alternative ways of expressing ideas help learners to build linguistic confidence
• A glossary of the words and definitions from the ‘Key Words’ feature boxes in context throughout each chapter is found at the back of the book as a quick reference tool
• Scientific vocabulary, academic vocabulary and everyday vocabulary that might be challenging (e.g. work, table) is highlighted and defined in ‘Key Terms’ boxes in context throughout the workbook as a quick, reassuring reference point
• ‘Language Focus’ feature provides a background linguistic explanation of the relevant skills in context throughout the text, giving you confidence you are using the right skills.

Table of Contents

1. States of matter
2. Atomic bonding
3. Chemical bonding
4. Chemical formulae and equations
5. Chemical calculations
6. Electrochemistry
7. Chemical energetics
8. Rates of reaction
9. Reversible reactions and equilibrium
10. Redox reactions
11. Acids and bases
12. Preparation of salts
13. The Periodic Table
14. Metallic elements and alloys
15. Reactivity of metals
16. Extraction and corrosion of metals
17. Chemistry of Our Environment
18. Introduction to organic chemistry
19. Reactions of organic compounds
20. Petrochemicals and polymers
21. Experimental design and separation techniques
22. Chemical Analysis