TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gordon, Deborah
AU  - Blass, Laurie
AU  - Zwier, Lawrence J.
TI  - Reading and Vocabulary Focus 2
SN  - 9781285173313 (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  - Iintermediate
KW  - 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 FOOD
; Reading 1: Foods with Many Uses
; READING SKILL: Recognizing Word Forms
; Reading 2: The Amazing Coconut
; READING SKILL: Scanning for Specific Information; U2 THE FACE
; Reading 1: Face Blindness
; READING SKILL: Identifying Main Ideas
; Reading 2: Facial-Recognition Technology
; READING SKILL: Making Inferences; U3 CITIES
; Reading 1: Livable Cities
; READING SKILL: Understanding Cause and Effect
; Reading 2: Kazakhstan's City of Tomorrow
; READING SKILL: Making Inferences; U4 TECHNOLOGY
; Reading 1: Augmented Reality
; READING SKILL: Connecting Examples to the Main Ideas They Support
; Reading 2: From Humans to Cyborgs?
; READING SKILL: Identifying the Meaning of Unfamiliar Words; U5 MUSIC
; Reading 1: Seeing Music
; READING SKILL: Taking Notes
; Reading 2: Earworms: The Songs in Your Head
; READING SKILL: Identifying Pronoun References; U6 ANIMAL GROUPS
; Reading 1: Living Together
; READING SKILL: Organizing Information in a Chart
; Reading 2: The Genius of Swarms
; READING SKILL: Recognizing Facts and Theories; U7 MAKING NEWS
; Reading 1: Accidental Reporters
; READING SKILL: Understanding Quotations
; Reading 2: Telling Kibera's Story
; READING SKILL: Identifying Supporting Examples; U8 NOISE AND LIGHT
; Reading 1: Noisy Earth
; READING SKILL: Evaluating Sources
; Reading 2: Our Vanishing Night
; READING SKILL: Using Flowcharts to Show Causes and Effects; U9 EXPRESSIONS
; Reading 1: In Your Face
; READING SKILL: Understanding Words that Show Contrast
; Reading 2: The Science of Smiles
; READING SKILL: Understanding Reference Words; Vocabulary index; Credits; For English as second language learners at the intermediate level
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