TY - BOOK AU - McEntire, Jo AU - Zwier, Lawrence J. TI - Reading and Vocabulary Focus 1 SN - 9781285173191 (Student book) AV - PE1112 .R42 2014 PY - 2014/// CY - Boston PB - National Geographic Learning/Cengage Learning KW - English language KW - Textbooks for foreign speakers KW - Study and teaching KW - Vocabulary KW - Problems, exercises, etc KW - Readers KW - High-beginner to intermediate KW - A2-B1 (CEFR) N1 - Includes indexes; "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 ; Academic Vocabulary sections develop the language that students will encounter in academic readings ; 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 ; Topic Vocabulary is presented as a reading preview strategy to enhance learner comprehension of the text ; After each reading, learners are taught an essential reading skill and then apply that skill meaningfully to the reading ; 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 ; READING SKILL: Understanding time order ; Reading 2: Perfect Place, Perfect Job ; READING SKILL: Finding the main idea of a paragraph ; Unit Review; U2: FIRE AND WATER ; Reading 1: Nature's Fires ; READING SKILL: Identifying main ideas and supporting details ; Reading 2: A Wall of Water ; READING SKILL: Identifying causes and effect ; Unit Review; U3: THE POWER OF IDEAS ; Reading 1: A Bright Idea ; READING SKILL: Identifying supporting details ; Reading 2: Clean Travel ; READING SKILL: Understanding pronouns ; Unit Review; U4: FOOD ; Reading 1: Eat Less Meat ; READING SKILL: Understanding graphs ; Reading 2: An Unusual Garden ; READING SKILL: Finding definitions ; Unit Review; U5: NATURAL HISTORY ; Reading 1: Nature's Clues ; READING SKILL: Scanning for specific information ; Reading 2: The Answer Is In The Trees ; READING SKILL: Organizing information in outlines ; Unit Review; Chapter 6: RECYCLING ; Reading 1: From Useless to Useful ; READING SKILL: Understanding Gerund Subjects ; Reading 2: Living in a Box ; READING SKILL: Finding Reasons ; Unit Review; Chapter 7: WILDLIFE RESCUE ; Reading 1: Saving Baby Elephants ; READING SKILL: Improving Reading Speed ; Reading 2: Koalas in Parking Lots ; READING SKILL: Identifying Reporting Verbs ; Unit Review; U8: VOLCANIC ISLANDS ; Reading 1: Tall, Young, and Active ; READING SKILL: Understanding and Learning Technical Terms ; Reading 2: An Uncertain Future ; READING SKILL: Understanding Process ; Unit Review; Chapter 9: MEMORY ; Reading 1: An Amazing Memory ; READING SKILL: Connecting Experiences to a Reading ; Reading 2: Mental Athletes ; READING SKILL: Identifying Contrast ; Unit Review; Vocabulary Index; Credits; For high-beginner to intermediate ESL learners UR - https://ngl.cengage.com/search/productOverview.do?N=4294918395+200&Ntk=P_EPI&Ntt=12025373819495972711679280049381692897&Ntx=mode%2Bmatchallpartial&homePage=false UR - http://www.cengage.com/cgi-wadsworth/course_products_wp.pl?fid=M20b&product_isbn_issn=9781285173191 ER -