TY  - BOOK
AU  - Tarver-Chase,Becky
AU  - Bohlke,David
TI  - Reading Explorer Foundations
SN  - 9781285847009 (Student Book)
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Boston
PB  - National Geographic Learning
KW  - English Language for Foreign Speakers
KW  - English language
KW  - Textbooks for foreign speakers
KW  - Problems, exercises, etc
KW  - English Language
KW  - Reading
KW  - High-beginner
KW  - A2 (CEFR)
N1  - "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
; Reading: A: Have Aliens Visited Us? - B: The Lost City of Atlantis
; Reading Skill: A: Scanning - B: Skimming
; Vocabulary Building: A: Usage: research - B: Usage: solid
; Video: Loch Ness Mystery; Unit 2: FAVORITE FOODS
; Reading: A: The History of Pizza - B: The Hottest Chilies
; Reading Skill: A: Identifying the Parts of a Passage - B: Pronoun Reference
; Vocabulary Building: A: Word Partnership: basic - B: Word Partnership: painful
; Video: A Taste of Mexico; Unit 3: COOL JOBS
; Reading: A: Training Grizzlies! - B: Getting the Shot
; Reading Skill: A: Finding the Correct Definition of a Word in a Dictionary - B: Understanding the Use of Commas
; Vocabulary Building: A: Thesaurus: difficult - B: Word Partnership: spend
; Video: Right Dog for the Job; Unit 4: SHIPWRECKS
; Reading: A: I've Found the Titanic! - B: Treasure Ship
; Reading Skill: A: Identifying a Paragraph's Main Idea - B: Recognizing Compound Subjects and Objects
; Vocabulary Building: A: Usage: agree - B: Usage: coast/beach
; Video: Saving Ocean Life; Unit 5: SCIENCE INVESTIGATORS
; Reading: A: At the Scene of a Crime - B: The Disease Detective
; Reading Skill:  A: Inferring Meaning - B: Identifying the Purpose of a Paragraph
; Vocabulary Building: A: Word Partnership: space - B: Word Link: -ous
; Video: Virus Detectives; Unit 6: EXPLORERS AND PIONEERS
; Reading: A: Who Was Sacagawea? - B: Polar Pioneer
; Reading Skill: A: Creating a Timeline of Events - B: Understanding Compound Nouns
; Vocabulary Building: A: Usage: village/town/city - B: drive/ride
; Video: Native Americans; Unit 7: MIND'S EYE
; Reading: A: The Meaning of Dreams - B: Seeing the Impossible
; Reading Skill: A: Creating a Concept Map - B: Understanding Compound Sentences
; Vocabulary Building: A: Word Partnership: problem - B: Word Partnership: mistake
; Video: Parasomnia; Unit 8: ANIMAL WONDERS
; Reading: A: A Penguin Family - B: Do Animals Laugh?
; Reading Skill:  A: Paraphrasing - B: Identifying Supporting Details
; Vocabulary Building: A: Word Partnership: enter - B: Word Partnership: similar
; Video: Penguins in Trouble; Unit 9: INCREDIBLE DOMES
; Reading: A: A Love Poem in Stone - B: The Great Dome of Florence
; Reading Skill: A: Understanding Complex Sentences - B: Recognizing Prepositions
; Vocabulary Building: A: Word Partnership: promise - B: Thesaurus: material
; Video: Brunelleschi's Dome; Unit 10: WILD WEATHER
; Reading: A: A Warming World - B: Freaky Forces of Nature
; Reading Skill: A: Identifying Text Types - B: Identifying Cause and Effect
; Vocabulary Building: A: Word Partnership: temperature - B: Usage: drop vs. fall
; Video: Storm of the Century; Unit 11: GIANTS OF THE PAST
; Reading: A: The Mammoth's Tale - B: Sea Monsters
; Reading Skill: A: Recognizing Active and Passive Sentences - B: Organizing Information in a Chart
; Vocabulary Building: A: Usage: further/farther - B: Usage: probably/definitely/possibly
; Video: Days of the Dinosaurs; Unit 12: TECHNOLOGY
; Reading: A: The Robots Are Coming! - B: How Will We Live in 2035?
; Reading Skill: A: Supporting Ideas with Examples - B: Understanding Prefixes and Suffixes
; Vocabulary Building: A: Word Partnership: operate - B: Word Partnership: future
; Video: Deep-sea Robot; High-Beginner
A2 (CEFR)
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