McEntire, Jo <br/><br/>
Reading and Vocabulary Focus 1 / 
Jo McEntire ; Lawrence J. Zwier (Series Consultant). 
 - 1st ed. 
 - Boston :  National Geographic Learning/Cengage Learning,  2014. 
 - xiii, 196 p. :  ill (chiefly in col.) ;  28 cm. 
 - Reading and Vocabulary Focus .
<br/><br/>Includes indexes. 
<br/><br/>"Welcome to National Geographic Learning's new Reading and Vocabulary Focus series. The series delivers memorable reading experiences, develops essential reading skills, and showcases a wide variety of high-utility vocabulary. The passages take readers to exciting new places where they can apply the skills of successful academic readers. While engaged with the content, readers encounter target vocabulary that is ample, diverse, and presented with a fresh, pragmatic view of what the term vocabulary item truly means. A comprehensive, three-part vocabulary development program builds student confidence as learners encounter new or unfamiliar words in academic texts:<br/>  Academic Vocabulary sections develop the language that students will encounter in academic readings.<br/>  Multiword Vocabulary sections identify words that are commonly grouped together and then prompt learners to work with them in different contexts to develop reading fluency.<br/>  Topic Vocabulary is presented as a reading preview strategy to enhance learner comprehension of the text.<br/>  After each reading, learners are taught an essential reading skill and then apply that skill meaningfully to the reading.<br/>  Connect the Readings at the end of each unit practice critical thinking skills as learners are guided to compare, contrast, and synthesize information from the two readings." (Book Cover) CONTENTS: Inside a unit Series introduction U1: TRAVEL  Reading 1: Forty Days and Forty Buses<br/>  READING SKILL: Understanding time order<br/>  Reading 2: Perfect Place, Perfect Job<br/>  READING SKILL: Finding the main idea of a paragraph<br/>  Unit Review U2: FIRE AND WATER<br/>  Reading 1: Nature's Fires<br/>  READING SKILL: Identifying main ideas and supporting details<br/>  Reading 2: A Wall of Water<br/>  READING SKILL: Identifying causes and effect<br/>  Unit Review U3: THE POWER OF IDEAS<br/>  Reading 1: A Bright Idea<br/>  READING SKILL: Identifying supporting details<br/>  Reading 2: Clean Travel<br/>  READING SKILL: Understanding pronouns<br/>  Unit Review U4: FOOD<br/>  Reading 1: Eat Less Meat<br/>  READING SKILL: Understanding graphs<br/>  Reading 2: An Unusual Garden<br/>  READING SKILL: Finding definitions<br/>  Unit Review U5: NATURAL HISTORY<br/>  Reading 1: Nature's Clues<br/>  READING SKILL: Scanning for specific information<br/>  Reading 2: The Answer Is In The Trees<br/>  READING SKILL: Organizing information in outlines<br/>  Unit Review Chapter 6: RECYCLING<br/>  Reading 1: From Useless to Useful<br/>  READING SKILL: Understanding Gerund Subjects<br/>  Reading 2: Living in a Box<br/>  READING SKILL: Finding Reasons<br/>  Unit Review Chapter 7: WILDLIFE RESCUE<br/>  Reading 1: Saving Baby Elephants<br/>  READING SKILL: Improving Reading Speed<br/>  Reading 2: Koalas in Parking Lots<br/>  READING SKILL: Identifying Reporting Verbs<br/>  Unit Review U8: VOLCANIC ISLANDS<br/>  Reading 1: Tall, Young, and Active<br/>  READING SKILL: Understanding and Learning Technical Terms<br/>  Reading 2: An Uncertain Future<br/>  READING SKILL: Understanding Process<br/>  Unit Review Chapter 9: MEMORY<br/>  Reading 1: An Amazing Memory<br/>  READING SKILL: Connecting Experiences to a Reading<br/>  Reading 2: Mental Athletes<br/>  READING SKILL: Identifying Contrast<br/>  Unit Review Vocabulary Index Credits 
<br/><br/> For high-beginner to intermediate ESL learners. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781285173191 (Student book) 1285173198 (Student book) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers.<br/>English language--Study and teaching.<br/>Vocabulary--Problems, exercises, etc.<br/>Readers.<br/>High-beginner to intermediate.<br/>A2-B1 (CEFR).
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PE1112   /  .R42 2014