Tarver-Chase, Becky <br/><br/>
Reading Explorer Foundations / 
Becky Tarver-Chase and David Bohlke. 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - Boston :  National Geographic Learning,  2015. 
 - 176 p. :  col. ill. ;  28 cm. 
 - Reading Explorer .
<br/><br/>"Bring the world to the classroom like never before through National Geographic topics, video, and visuals. New Reading Skill sections explicitly teach and practice one academic skill or strategy to enhance learners' reading comprehension. Expanded video sections featuring National Geographic video provide engaging opportunities for learners to synthesize information from multiple sources. The updated design blends text, charts, graphs and images, encouraging learners to develop visual literacy skills to improve comprehension. New eBooks and Online Workbooks with National Geographic video and activities allow learners greater flexibility for independent practice." (Book Cover). CONTENTS Introduction Unit 1: MYSTERIES<br/>  Reading: A: Have Aliens Visited Us? - B: The Lost City of Atlantis<br/>  Reading Skill: A: Scanning - B: Skimming<br/>  Vocabulary Building: A: Usage: research - B: Usage: solid<br/>  Video: Loch Ness Mystery Unit 2: FAVORITE FOODS<br/>  Reading: A: The History of Pizza - B: The Hottest Chilies<br/>  Reading Skill: A: Identifying the Parts of a Passage - B: Pronoun Reference<br/>  Vocabulary Building: A: Word Partnership: basic - B: Word Partnership: painful<br/>  Video: A Taste of Mexico Unit 3: COOL JOBS<br/>  Reading: A: Training Grizzlies! - B: Getting the Shot<br/>  Reading Skill: A: Finding the Correct Definition of a Word in a Dictionary - B: Understanding the Use of Commas<br/>  Vocabulary Building: A: Thesaurus: difficult - B: Word Partnership: spend<br/>  Video: Right Dog for the Job Unit 4: SHIPWRECKS<br/>  Reading: A: I've Found the Titanic! - B: Treasure Ship<br/>  Reading Skill: A: Identifying a Paragraph's Main Idea - B: Recognizing Compound Subjects and Objects<br/>  Vocabulary Building: A: Usage: agree - B: Usage: coast/beach<br/>  Video: Saving Ocean Life Unit 5: SCIENCE INVESTIGATORS<br/>  Reading: A: At the Scene of a Crime - B: The Disease Detective<br/>  Reading Skill:  A: Inferring Meaning - B: Identifying the Purpose of a Paragraph<br/>  Vocabulary Building: A: Word Partnership: space - B: Word Link: -ous<br/>  Video: Virus Detectives Unit 6: EXPLORERS AND PIONEERS<br/>  Reading: A: Who Was Sacagawea? - B: Polar Pioneer<br/>  Reading Skill: A: Creating a Timeline of Events - B: Understanding Compound Nouns<br/>  Vocabulary Building: A: Usage: village/town/city - B: drive/ride<br/>  Video: Native Americans Unit 7: MIND'S EYE<br/>  Reading: A: The Meaning of Dreams - B: Seeing the Impossible<br/>  Reading Skill: A: Creating a Concept Map - B: Understanding Compound Sentences<br/>  Vocabulary Building: A: Word Partnership: problem - B: Word Partnership: mistake<br/>  Video: Parasomnia Unit 8: ANIMAL WONDERS<br/>  Reading: A: A Penguin Family - B: Do Animals Laugh?<br/>  Reading Skill:  A: Paraphrasing - B: Identifying Supporting Details<br/>  Vocabulary Building: A: Word Partnership: enter - B: Word Partnership: similar<br/>  Video: Penguins in Trouble Unit 9: INCREDIBLE DOMES<br/>  Reading: A: A Love Poem in Stone - B: The Great Dome of Florence<br/>  Reading Skill: A: Understanding Complex Sentences - B: Recognizing Prepositions<br/>  Vocabulary Building: A: Word Partnership: promise - B: Thesaurus: material<br/>  Video: Brunelleschi's Dome Unit 10: WILD WEATHER<br/>  Reading: A: A Warming World - B: Freaky Forces of Nature<br/>  Reading Skill: A: Identifying Text Types - B: Identifying Cause and Effect<br/>  Vocabulary Building: A: Word Partnership: temperature - B: Usage: drop vs. fall<br/>  Video: Storm of the Century Unit 11: GIANTS OF THE PAST<br/>  Reading: A: The Mammoth's Tale - B: Sea Monsters<br/>  Reading Skill: A: Recognizing Active and Passive Sentences - B: Organizing Information in a Chart<br/>  Vocabulary Building: A: Usage: further/farther - B: Usage: probably/definitely/possibly<br/>  Video: Days of the Dinosaurs Unit 12: TECHNOLOGY<br/>  Reading: A: The Robots Are Coming! - B: How Will We Live in 2035?<br/>  Reading Skill: A: Supporting Ideas with Examples - B: Understanding Prefixes and Suffixes<br/>  Vocabulary Building: A: Word Partnership: operate - B: Word Partnership: future<br/>  Video: Deep-sea Robot 
<br/><br/> High-Beginner<br/>A2 (CEFR) 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781285847009 (Student Book) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English Language for Foreign Speakers.<br/>English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers.<br/>English language--Problems, exercises, etc.<br/>English Language--Reading.<br/>High-beginner.<br/>A2 (CEFR).