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008 070321s2006 nyua 001 0 eng d
020 _a0072942118 (v.1)
020 _a9780072942118 (v.1)
020 _a0072942142 (v.2)
020 _a9780072942149 (v.2)
020 _a0072942177 (v.3)
020 _a9780072942170 (v.3)
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_cDDA
_dBAKER
_dBTCTA
_dYDXCP
_dOCLCG
_dJCRC
050 4 _aLB1050.455
_b.B517 2006
100 1 _aBlass, Laurie,
_d1952-
245 1 0 _aReading for a Reason 2 :
_bExpanding Reading Skills /
_cLaurie Blass, Elizabeth Whalley.
260 _aNew York :
_bMcGraw Hill,
_c2006.
300 _a3 v. :
_bill. ;
_c26 cm.
500 _aIncludes indexes.
505 _a''Reading for a Reason 2 is the second in a three-level reading series that leads students to develop the critical reading and vocabulary skills they need to become confident, academic readers.
505 _aFeatures:
_tExplore cross-curricular content in the following theme-based units: Student Success, History, Business, Physical Science, and Fine Arts.
_tEncourages students to increase their reading speed through Timed Reading exercises and self-monitoring charts.
_tTeaches comprehensively recycles reading skills such as using title and headings to preview, summarizing, and taking notes as you read.
_tBuilds effective comprehensions skills by leading students through a purposeful series of Before You Read, As You Read, and After You Read questions in each reading sequence.
_tPromotes academic vocabulary building with a strong focus on teaching collocations.
_tDevelops Internet researching skills such as finding images on the Internet, limiting search results, and reading a Web page.
505 _aSCOPE AND SEQUENCE
505 _aUnit 1: Student Success
505 _aChapter 1: How to Read a Textbook
505 _aText Type/ Content:
_tEmail exchange: ''I Can't Believe How Much Reading I Have to Do!''
_tTextbook Excerpt: ''Active Reading''
505 _aReading Skills
_tGetting Ready to Read
_tIdentifying the Main Idea
505 _aVocabulary Skills
_tUsing words and expressions to talk about college reading and reading techniques
_tUsing expressions to describe learning styles and techniques
505 _aWriting Skills
_tExplaining why a textbook is easy or difficult to read
_tWriting about a favourite type of reading material
505 _aResearch Skills
_tLearning to read a webpage
_tInterviewing people about their favourite type of reading
505 _aChapter 2: Test-Taking Skills
505 _aText Type/ Content
_tTextbook excerpt: ''Type of Tests''
_tTextbook excerpt: ''How to Prepare for a Test''
505 _aReading Skills
_tConnecting with the Topics
_tIdentifying Details
505 _aVocabulary Skills
_tUsing words and expressions to talk about type of tests and test-taking strategies
_tUsing two-word verbs to discuss tests and test-taking
505 _aWriting Skills
_tExplaining how to prepare for a test
_tComparing types of tests
505 _aUnit 2: History
505 _aChapter 3: World History: 1000-1500 A.D.
505 _aHistory
_tOriginal source (Medieval journal): ''Ibn Battuta: Long-Distance Traveler''
_tTextbook excerpt: ''Cross Cultural Exchange: 1000-1500 A.D.''
505 _aReading Skills
_tUsing the Title and Headings to Preview
_tIdentifying Examples
505 _aVocabulary Skills
_tUsing words and expressions to talk about trade and travel in the past
_tUsing expressions with ''travel'' to talk about traveling over time and places
505 _aWriting Skills
_tWriting about cross-cultural exchange in the past
_tWriting about your favourite time in history
505 _aResearch Skills
_tFind biographies on the Internet
_tAsking people about their favourite person in history
505 _aChapter 4: The History of Flight
505 _aText Type/ Content
_t Original source (1908 magazine article) ''On Flight'' by Orville and Wilbur Wright
_tTextbook excerpt: ''Flight Firsts''
505 _aReading Skills
_tUsing the introduction to preview
_tGetting the ''gist''
505 _aVocabulary Skills
_tUsing words and expressions to talk about airplanes and flying
_tUsing expression for movement
505 _aWriting Skills
_tDescribing a memory of flying
_tDescribing an image that depicts a moment in aviation history
505 _aResearch Skills
_tFinding images on the Internet
_tResearching and presenting your ideas on improving at air travel
505 _aUnit 3: Business
505 _aChapter 5: Jobs
505 _aBusiness
_tPersonal inventory quiz: ''Personality and Job Choice''
_tTextbook excerpt: ''What U.S. Employers Want''
505 _aReading Skills:
_tPreviewing by looking at the conclusion
_tParaphrasing
505 _aVocabulary Skills
_tUsing words and expressions to talk about personality and jobs
_tUsing words and expressions to talk about job skills
505 _aWriting Skills
_tDescribing your skills and personal qualities
_tWriting about your ideal jobs
505 _aResearch Skills
_tFinding and reading job descriptions on the Internet
_tAsking and answering job interview questions
505 _aChapter 6: International Marketing
505 _aText Type/ Content
_t''An Interview with a Branding Consultant''
_tTextbook Excerpt: ''International Marketing: Strategies for Success''
505 _aReading Skills
_tReview: Using the strategies together
_tTaking Notes as You Read
505 _aVocabulary Skills
_tUsing words and expressions to talk about marketing and culture
_tUsing verb + infinitive combinations to discuss international marketing
505 _aWriting Skills
_tExplaining what international marketers do in order to sell products overseas
_tDescribing a successful company, product, product name, or ad
505 _aResearch Skills
_tLimiting search results
_tDesigning and presenting an ad
505 _aUnit 4: Physical Science
505 _aChapter 7: Mars
505 _aText Type/ Content
_tArticle: ''Mars and the Human Imagination''
_tTextbook excerpt: ''The Geology of Mars''
505 _aReading Skills
_tUsing pictures and captions to Preview
_tGuessing meanings using Latin and Greek Roots
505 _aVocabulary Skills
_tUsing words and expressions to discuss the influence of Mars on everyday life, space exploration, and the geography of Mars
_tUsing expressions to make comparisons
505 _aWriting Skills
_tDescribing a favourite book, movie, or TV about space, space exploration, aliens, or Mars.
_tExpressing and supporting your opinion of space exploration
505 _aInternet and Research Skills
_tFocusing on an Internet search
_tConducting a survey on the value of space exploration
505 _aChapter 8: Meterology
505 _aPhysical Science
_tArticle: ''Weather-Related Emergencies''
_tTextbook excerpt: ''How Weather Prediction Works''
505 _aReading Skills
_tReview: Combining Strategies
_tLocating Keywords
505 _aVocabulary Skills
_tUsing words and expressions to describe weather and weather predictions
_tUsing verb phrases to talk about the weather and weather emergencies
505 _aWriting Skills
_tDescribing the weather in two places on the same date
_tDescribing your favourite type of weather and explaining why you like it
505 _aInternet and Research Skills
_tUsing the Internet to find climate and weather information
_tCollecting and presenting information on the weather in 7 international cities
505 _aUnit 5: The Arts
505 _aChapter 9: Jazz
505 _aPhysical Science
_tProfile: ''A Jazz Great - Duke Ellington ''
_tTextbook excerpt: ''About Jazz''
505 _aReading Skills:
_tUsing Topic Sentence to Preview a Reading Passage
_tOutlining
505 _aVocabulary Skills
_tUsing words and expressions to talk about the life of a jazz musician and the development of jazz
_tUsing prepositions with time expressions
505 _aWriting Skills
_tDescribing a favourite type of music
_tDiscussing the types of music that contributed to jazz
505 _aInternet and Research Skills
_tUsing an online music dictionary
_tPreparing a presentation on a favourite piece of music
505 _aChapter 10: Art History: Asian Influences on Western Art
505 _aPhysical Science
_tWebsite: ''Current Exhibitions: The Freer and Sackler Galleries''
_tTextbook excerpt: ''Crossing Cultures: Japonism and Western Art''
505 _aVocabulary Skills
_tUsing words and expressions to talk about art and artists
_tUsing expressions to discuss artistic influences
505 _aWriting Skills:
_tWriting about a favourite work of art and explaining why it's your favourite
_tAnalyzing characteristics of Japonism in a work of art
505 _aInternet and Research Skills
_tFinding a specific word or phrase on a webpage
_tResearching and giving a presentation on an artist or a work of art
650 0 _aContent area reading.
650 0 _aReading comprehension
_vProblems, exercises, etc.
700 1 _aWhalley, Elizabeth.
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