TY - BOOK AU - Douglas,Nancy AU - Morgan,James R. TI - World Class 2: Expanding English Fluency SN - 9781133565895 (Student book) AV - PE1128 .D63 2013 PY - 2013/// CY - Boston PB - National Geographic Learning/Cengage Learning KW - English language KW - Textbooks for foreign speakers KW - Sound recordings for foreign speakers KW - C1-C2 (CEFR) KW - Advanced N1 - "World Class is a new, two-level series from National Geographic Learning for high-intermediate and advanced English language learners. This integrated-skills program uses National Geographic content, images, and video to help learners expand their overall fluency while developing the tools and strategies necessary for effective, real-world communication." (Publisher's Website); TABLE OF CONTENTS; UNIT 1: Language and life; Vocabulary ; How do you communicate?; Grammar ; Quantifiers; Listening ; Lecture on communicating effectively ; Strategy: Listening for definitions ; Pronunciation: Stress on content words versus function words; Reading ; What happens when a language dies? Language disappearing worldwide ; Strategy: Working with restatement questions; Writing ; Write a report summary ; Strategy: Writing a report summary; Speaking ; Present your report summary ; Strategy: Interpreting the results and questioning the results; Video; A hidden language recorded; UNIT 2: Money talks; Vocabulary ; Your spending habits; Grammar ; Noun clauses; Listening ; Two big purchases: Are they worth it? ; Strategy: Expressing an opinion (with connections); Reading ; Micro loans, macro impact ; Strategy: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar words in a text; Writing ; Write about advantages and disadvantages; Speaking ; Convince a billionaire investor to loan you money; Video ; Borrowing money; UNIT 3: Bright lights, big cities; Vocabulary ; Cities of the world quiz; Grammar ; Dynamic and stative passive; Listening ; A trip to a 'green' city; Reading ; Rapid urbanization: a case study ; Strategy: Locating and reading statistics; Writing ; Write a summary ; Strategy: Guidelines on summary writing; Speaking ; Talk about push/pull factors that impact migration; Video ; Climate change drives nomads to cities; UNIT 4: You've got personality; Vocabulary ; Daredevil or philosopher: What are you like?; Grammar ; Making wishes; Listening ; A challenging lab partner; Reading ; Secrets of happiest places on earth; Writing ; Compare and contrast yourself with another person; Speaking ; Take a life satisfaction survey ; Strategy: Making general specific comparisons; Video ; The secrets of long life; UNIT 5: Mystery solved; Vocabulary ; Animal mysteries; Grammar ; Modals of possibility in the past, present, and future; Listening ; A new story about a miraculous rescue; Reading ; The boy with the amber necklace: 3500 years ago, Stonehenge was attracting visitors from all over the world. The question is: who were they?; Writing ; Recount a story ; Strategy: Using a graphic organizer to help you tell a story; Speaking ; Explain mysterious places in the world ; Strategy: Refuting a theory ; Pronunciation: Differences between American English and British English; Video ; Discoveries in a village near Stonehenge; UNIT 6: New horizons; Vocabulary ; Robot revolution; Grammar ; Predictions with future forms; Listening ; The future of air travel ; Strategy: Signal phrases; Reading ; Making Mars the new Earth: What would it take to green the red planet, and should we do it?; Writing ; Write a counterargument ; Strategy: Making a counterargument; Speaking ; Speak for a minute about space exploration; Video ; Profiles in exploration; UNIT 7: Live and learn; Vocabulary ; Kasparov versus the computer; Grammar ; Noun clauses with wh- words and if/whether; Listening ; Learning the different learning styles ; Strategy: Understanding the meaning of know ; Pronunciation: Reducing to schwa: to; Reading ; The world is our classroom: traveller profile: Michael Palin ; Strategy: Recognizing synonyms; Writing ; Describe a life lesson ; Strategy: Writing a thesis statement and a conclusion; Speaking ; Sources of learning; Video ; Student voices on university rankings; UNIT 8: The cult of celebrity; Vocabulary ; Three famous people; Grammar ; Reported questions; Listening ; The most famous actress in the world; Reading ; Celebrity endorsements: An interview with Ben Anderson, celebrity marketing expert ; Strategy: Summarizing the writer's ideas; Writing ; Write an opinion piece that contains both facts and opinions ; Strategy: balancing facts and opinions; Speaking ; Choose the perfect celebrity to endorse your product ; Pronunciation: Intonation to show sarcasm and irony; Video ; In the spotlight: Kate Middleton; UNIT 9: To your health; Vocabulary ; Bad habits, healthy solutions; Grammar ; Stating conditions: Other ways of expressing if; Listening ; The importance of sleep ; Strategy: Using visual aids; Reading ; Nature's prescription; Writing ; Write a cause and effect paragraph describing stress factors in your life ; Strategy: Showing cause and effect; Speaking ; Talk about factors that affect your physical and mental well-being; Video ; How your brain handles stress ; Pronunciation: Reducing to schwa: high frequency function words; UNIT 10: Our most precious resource; Vocabulary ; Did you know?; Grammar ; Articles: a/an, the, and no article; Listening ; Water issues in everyday life ; Strategy: Listening for the speaker's purpose; Reading ; Majestic waters; Writing ; Email for formal communication ; Strategy: Using appropriate register; Speaking ; Discuss how to restore a vacation spot to its former glory; Video ; Jellyfish lake; UNIT 11: Inspired minds; Vocabulary ; How we solve problems creatively; Grammar ; Adjective clauses with object relative pronouns; Listening ; A creative use of color; Reading ; Lost Leonardo: The palazzo Vecchio is one of Florence's most beautiful public spaces, but its most important masterpiece isn't even there anymore... or is it? ; Strategy: Identifying and understanding referents; Writing ; Write a definition essay ; Strategy: Writing a definition essay; Speaking ; Evaluate different works of art: Are they art? ; Strategy: The prominence of stress; Video ; Urban Art: Graffiti; UNIT 12: What's so funny?; Vocabulary ; The comedy of Jerry Seinfeld; Grammar ; Tag questions ; Pronunciation: Intonation in tag questions; Listening ; What makes comedians funny?; Reading ; Comic relief: The role of humor in society; Writing ; Write a persuasive essay in support of a nominee for a prize; Speaking ; A funny story using pauses and emphasis ; Strategy: Using pauses and emphasis; Video ; The immigrant; For Advanced (C1-C2 - CEFR) ESL learners UR - http://ngl.cengage.com/search/productOverview.do?N=200+4294918395&Ntk=P_EPI&Ntt=13238930151432823162151727439750648473&Ntx=mode%2Bmatchallpartial&homePage=false UR - http://www.cengage.com/cgi-wadsworth/course_products_wp.pl?fid=M20b&product_isbn_issn=9781133565895 ER -