"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 multilple 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).

SCOPE AND SEQUENCE

Unit 1: AMAZING ANIMALS
Reading: A: The Incredible Dolphin - B: Musical Elephants
Reading Skill: A: Understanding the Gist - B: Identifying Main Ideas in Paragraphs
Vocabulary Building: A: Word Link: -ance / -ence; B: Word Link: -ist
Video: Monkey College

Unit 2: TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE
Reading: A: The Trip of a Lifetime - B: Adventure Island Reading Skill: A: Understanding Maps - B: Finding Key Details
Vocabulary Building: A: Usage: record - B: Word Partnership: native
Video: Land Divers

Unit 3: THE POWER OF MUSIC
Reading: A: Hip-Hop Planet - B: A Musical Boost
Reading Skill: A: Classifying Information - B: Identifying Reasons (1)
Vocabulary Building: A: Usage: female - B: Word Link: -ation / -ion
Video: Steel Drums

Unit 4: INTO SPACE
Reading: A: Life Beyond Earth? - B: Living in Space
Reading Skill: A: Summarizing Using a Concept Map - B: Identifying Reasons (2)
Vocabulary Building: A: Word Partnership: message - B: Word Link: in- / im-
Video: Women in Space

Unit 5: CITY LIFE
Reading: A: Global Cities - B: Rio Reborn
Reading Skill: A: Understanding Charts and Graphs - B: Understanding a Writer's Use of Quotes
Vocabulary Building: A: Word Link: inter-; B: Word Partnership: separate
Video: High-Rise Challenge

Unit 6: SMALL WORLDS
Reading: A: In One Cubic Foot - B: A World Within Us
Reading Skill: A: Understanding Sequence - B: Understanding Pros and Cons
Vocabulary Building: A: Word Partnership: environment - B: Word Link: -full / -less
Video: Under Yellowstone

Unit 7: WHEN DINOSAURS RULED
Reading: A: The Truth about Dinosaurs - B: Mystery of the Terrible Hand
Reading Skill: A: Supporting Ideas with Examples - B: Using Definitions to Find Meaning
Vocabulary Building: A: Word Link: -er / -or - B: Word Partnership: opinion
Video: Dinosaur Discovery

Unit 8: STORIES AND STORYTELLERS
Reading: A: The Brothers Grimm - B: The Tale of the Seven Ravens
Reading Skill: A: Annotating Text - B: Understanding Pronoun Reference
Vocabulary Building: A: Word Link: -en - B: Usage: effect / affect
Video: Sleepy Hollow

Unit 9: UNUSUAL JOBS
Reading: A: Meet the Meteorite Hunter - B: Smokejumpers
Reading Skill: A: Identifying Exact vs. Approximate Numbers - B: Paraphrasing Sentences
Vocabulary Building: A: Word Link: il- / ir- - B: Word Link: -ment
Video: Wildfire Photographer

Unit 10: UNCOVERING THE PAST
Reading: A: The Army's True Colors - B: Wonders of Egypt
Reading Skill: A: Identifying Homonyms - B: Creating an Outline Summary
Vocabulary Building: A: Word Partnership: reveal - B: Word Partnership: task
Video: Peru's Hidden Treasure

Unit 11: LEGENDS OF THE SEA
Reading: A: Pirates: Romance and Reality - B: Women of the Waves
Reading Skill: A: Finding Similarities and Differences - B: Using Context to Guess the Meaning of Words
Vocabulary Building: A: Word Link: -dom - B: Word Link: trans-
Video: Blackbeard's Cannons

Unit 12: VANISHED!
Reading: A: Mystery on Everest - B: The Missing Pilot
Reading Skill: A: Arguing For and Against a Topic - B: Identifying Transition Words
Vocabulary Building: A: Word Link: -ever - B: Word Link: dis-
Video: Earhart Mystery

High-Beginner/Low-Intermediate
A2-B1 (CEFR)