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.

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SCOPE AND SEQUENCE

Introduction

Unit 1: COLLAPSE
Reading: A: Secrets of the Maya — B: The Collapse of Angkor
Reading Skill: A: Understanding Infographics — B: Evaluating the Strengths of Arguments
Vocabulary Building: A: Word Partnership: sacrifice — B: Word Link: reg-
Video: Temples in the Jungle

Unit 2: BEYOND EARTH
Reading: A: Cosmic Dawn — B: Planet Hunters: Are We Alone?
Reading Skill: A: Determining the Main Idea of Paragraphs — B: Understanding Cause and Effect Relationships
Vocabulary Building: A: Word Link: mit — B: Word Link: com-
Video: Comet Watchers

Unit 3: HEALTH AND GENES
Reading: A: Mending Broken Hearts — B: The War on Allergies
Reading Skill: A: Scanning for Details (1) — B: Using Concept Maps
Vocabulary Building: A: Usage: exacerbate and compound — B: Thesaurus: tolerate
Video: Fighting Malaria

Unit 4: VANISHING CITIES
Reading: A: City Under Siege — B: Rising Seas
Reading Skill: A: Recognizing Literal vs. Figurative Language — B: Reading a Text Critically
Vocabulary Building: A: Usage: complement and compliment — B: Word Link: poli
Video: Time and Tide

Unit 5: ECO-LIVING
Reading: A: Carbon Footprint — B: Plugging into the Sun
Reading Skill: A: Distinguishing Main Ideas and Supporting Information — B: Identifying Similarities and Differences
Vocabulary Building: A: Word Partnership: obstacle — B: Word Partnership: premium
Video: Eco-Detectives

Unit 6: WILDLIFE IN TROUBLE
Reading: A: Quicksilver — B: Building the Ark
Reading Skill: A: Identifying Homonyms — B: Understanding Root Words of Greek and Latin Origin
Vocabulary Building: A: Word Link: turb — B: Thesaurus: imminent
Video: Life on Ice

Unit 7: HUMAN BODY
Reading: A: Secrets of the Brain — B: Human Bionics
Reading Skill: A: Understanding the Use of the Passive Voice — B: Distinguishing Fact from Opinion
Vocabulary Building: A: Word Partnership: unprecedented — B: Word Link: val
Video: Bionic Mountaineer

Unit 8: SOCIAL BEHAVIOR
Reading: A: The Genius of Swarms — B: Of Ants and Humans
Reading Skill: A: Understanding Inference — B: Scanning for Details (2)
Vocabulary Building: A: Usage: code and protocol — B: Word Link: fatal
Video: Monarch Migration

Unit 9: CREATIVITY
Reading: A: Decoding Leonardo — B: The Power of Writing
Reading Skill: A: Relating Textual Information to a Map — B: Understanding Chronological Sequence
Vocabulary Building: A: Word Partnership: deny — B: Word Link: man/manu
Video: The Birthplace of Writing

Unit 10: ELEMENTS AND TOXINS
Reading: A: Hidden Hazards — B: Element Hunters
Reading Skill: A: Identifying Theory and Fact — B: Understanding Long Sentences
Vocabulary Building: A: Usage: albeit — B: Word Link: counter-
Video: Secrets of Toothpaste

Unit 11: ISLAM AND THE WEST
Reading: A: The World of Süleyman the Magnificent — B: When the Moors Ruled Spain
Reading Skill: A: Creating a Mental Map of a Text — B: Inferring an Author’s Attitude
Vocabulary Building: A: Word Link: bi- — B: Word Partnership: violate
Video: Heritage of Spain

Unit 12: WEALTH AND FINANCE
Reading: A: From Clams to Credit Cards — B: Gold Fever
Reading Skill: A: Applying Information from a Text — B: Identifying Coherence Devices
Vocabulary Building: A: Word Partnership: obligation — B: Word Link: -ship
Video: The Art Smuggler

Advanced - C1 (CEFR)