TY - BOOK AU - Wiese,David AU - Nation, Paul TI - Real Reading 2: Creating an Authentic Reading Experience SN - 9780138146276 (Student Book) AV - PE1128 .B66 2010 PY - 2011/// CY - White Plains, NY PB - Pearson Education KW - English language KW - Manuals for allophones KW - Reading comprehension KW - Low intermediate N1 - ''A four-level reading skills series for beginning through advanced students, Real Reading provides students with a meaningful and authentic reading experience. Compelling readings in a variety of genres have been carefully written or adapted from authentic sources and feature a principled approach to vocabulary development; Real Reading features; Two thematically related readings per unit encourage students to make connections; Reading and vocabulary skill building and vocabulary learning strategies based on Paul Nation's research help students become more confident and successful in preparation for academic reading and reading on standardized tests.; Controlled vocabulary based on the General Service Word List, the Academic Word List, and the Billuroglu-Neufeld List ensures students' comprehension.; Fluency Practice units improve reading speed and comprehension.; Online Teacher's Manuals and Tests are available at www.pearsonlongman.com/realreading.'' (Book Cover); CONTENT; Acknowledgments; Introduction; The Real Reading Unit; Scope and Sequence; References; Unit 1 The Truth about Shyness; CHAPTER 1 Why Are We Shy?; CHAPTER 2 It's All an Act; Unit 2 The Good Guys in Sports; CHAPTER 3 A Tall Order; CHAPTER 4 Hull City Tigers Discussion Board; Unit 3 It's Not Easy Being Green; CHAPTER 5 A Cleaner Way to Shop?; CHAPTER 6 Green Airplanes; Fluency Practice 1; Reading 1 Aquatic exercise; Reading 2 Michael Phelps: Keys to Success; Unit 4 Strange Travels; CHAPTER 7 The World's Strangest Hotels; CHAPTER 8 Small Town, Strange Festival; Unit 5 The Food We Love; CHAPTER 9 What Is American Food?; CHAPTER 10 Why Chilies Are Hot?; Unit 6 Music; CHAPTER 11 All About Music; CHAPTER 12 Can't Name That Tune?; Fluency Practice; Reading 1 Dangerous Dining; Reading 2 Wild Treasures; Unit 7 The Movie Business; CHAPTER 13 Famous Flops; CHAPTER 14 Sleeper Hits; Unit 8 All in the Family; CHAPTER 15 Rebel with a Cause; CHAPTER 16 About the Nurture Assumption; Unit 9 Haiku; CHAPTER 17 The Haiku Master; CHAPTER 18 So You Want to Write Haiku?; Fluency Practice 3; Reading 1 Folktales; Reading 2 Anansi Tales; Unit 10 Big Buildings; CHAPTER 19 Race for the Sky; CHAPTER 20 Anybody Wants to Buy a Stadium?; Unit 11 Body Language: The Science of Pheromones; Chapter 21 Pheromene Perfume; Chapter 22 The Language of Pheromones; Unit 12 High Seas, High Tech; CHAPTER 23 The Chronometer; CHAPTER 24 The Treasure of the SS Central America; Fluency Practice 4; Reading 1 BIOMIMICRY: Frequently Asked Questions; Reading 2 Swarm Intelligence; Real Reading 2 is intended for low-intermediate learners UR - https://pearsonerpi.com/en/elt/reading/real-reading-2-student-book-with-audio-cd-814627 ER -