World Class 1 : Expanding English Fluency /
Nancy Douglas and James R. Morgan.
- 1st ed.
- Boston : National Geographic Learning/Cengage Learning, 2013.
- ix, 166 p. : ill. in col. ; 28 cm. + 1 Student CD-ROM
- World Class .
"World Class is a new, two-level series from National Geographic Learning for high-intermediate and advanced English language learners. This integrated-skills program uses National Geographic content, images, and video to help learners expand their overall fluency while developing the tools and strategies necessary for effective, real-world communication." (Publisher's Website) TABLE OF CONTENTS: UNIT 1: WHO ARE WE? Vocabulary: Who is the world's most typical human? Grammar: Review of past tense Listening: New Family tree website Pronunciation: Rising and falling intonation Reading: Cleopatra: The search for the last queen of Egypt Writing: Write a personal statement as part of an application Strategy: Writing a personal statement Speaking: Interview to be a cultural ambassador Strategy: Responding to questions Video: The human family tree UNIT 2: THE WORLD AWAITS Vocabulary: Popular vacation destinations Pronunciation: Stress changes with prefixes and suffixes Grammar: Uses of infinitives and gerunds Listening: A waking tour of Beijing Reading: Traveling Troubadour: An interview with singer Jason Mraz Writing: Write a descriptive paragraph about a place Strategy: Create a mental image Speaking: Create a bucket list of things you want to do Strategy: Making suggestions and giving advice Video: Barcelona's Street Life UNIT 3: THE GREAT ENERGY CHALLENGE Vocabulary: An energy quiz Pronunciation: Stress changes with prefixes and suffixes Grammar: Review of Future Forms Listening: The family energy challenge Reading: Plugging into the Sun: Why don't we use solar energy more? Strategy: Identifying key details Writing: Write a persuasive paragraph that presents and justifies your point of view Strategy: Being persuasive Speaking: Persuade the audience to make change Video: We need to be leaders ourselves UNIT 4: THE WORLD'S A STAGE Vocabulary: The story of Esmee Denters, Youtube sensation Grammar: Infinitive complements (persuade verbs, want verbs, believe verbs, and make verbs) Listening: Interview with a salsa band musician Reading: Hip hop goes home: A struggling rapper in Africa Writing: Write a profile of a person that you admire Strategy: Paraphrasing Speaking: Analysing a music contract Strategy: Talking pros and cons Video: Songs under a Big Sky (excerpt): Profile of Irish singer Larla O Lionaird UNIT 5: NO NEED TO PANIC Vocabulary: People who have beat the odds Grammar: Adverbial clauses Listening: There is no need to panic Reading: Everest's deadliest day: Two teams compete to reach the summit first - with deadly results Writing: Write a set of instructions describing how to do something Strategy: Explaining the steps in a process Speaking: Discuss a difficult environmental issue Strategy: Reaching a compromise Video: Surviving Deadly Everest UNIT 6: IN STYLE Vocabulary: The Dubai shopping festival Grammar: Adjective clauses with subject relative pronouns Pronunciation: Intonation patterns in relative clauses Listening: Conversations at a shopping mall Reading: Every shoe tells a story: They say a lot about us, even when we're not wearing them Writing: Present and defend and argument Strategy: Making a successful argument Speaking: Give your opinions in a shopping and fashion survey Strategy: Reacting to someone else's point of view Video: How to spot a fake Louis Vuitton bag UNIT 7: ON THE MOVE Vocabulary: Advice on how to get around your city Grammar: Comparative forms Listening: A commuter's diary Strategy: Listening for connections between ideas Reading: One foot on the gas: Children of immigrants discover American car culture Writing: Write a letter of complaint Speaking: Consider the facts in an immigration case Strategy: Present facts and announcing a decision Video: Capital Bikeshare UNIT 8: THINK TWICE Vocabulary: Text messaging during class Grammar: Past modals Listening: Problems with posting online Strategy: Determining a speaker's attitude Pronunciation: Reduction with past modals Reading: Nowhere to hide: What happens when our private lives become public Writing: Give an opinion on an event Strategy: Writing an effective online post Speaking: Evaluate different surveillance practices Video: Protecting reputations online UNIT 9: IN THE WILD Vocabulary: Three of our favorite pets Grammar: Review of passive voice Listening: Bonobos: humans' closest relative Strategy: Detecting uncertainty Reading: Orphan Elephants: a center in Kenya rescues, rehabilitates and researches baby elephants Writing: Write an informal brochure Strategy: Getting the reader's attention Speaking: Debate what to do about three animals at risk Video: Great migrations (excerpt) UNIT 10: DECISIONS, DECISIONS Vocabulary: Brain teaser: what do you know about the brain and decision making Grammar: The conditional Listening: Three everyday decisions Reading: The teenage brain: why teenagers act the way they do Strategy: Recognizing cause and effect Writing: Use cause and effect to explain a decision you'd make Strategy: Showing cause and effect Speaking: Analyse how you handle peer pressure Video: Moral dilemma (excerpt) Pronunciation: Thought groups UNIT 11: RAIN OR SHINE Vocabulary: Bad weather traps doctor on the South Pole Grammar: Phrasal verbs Listening: Reactions to the weather Reading: Storm chasers: Scientists risk their lives to gather data about tornadoes Making inferences Writing: Describing the time weather impacted your life Strategy: Include figurative language Speaking: Which weather story is false? Video: Sinking England UNIT 12: WHAT'S YOUR GAME Vocabulary: Favorite sports Grammar: Reported speech Listening: An interview with a professional athlete Reading: The spirit of Kung fu: A Shaolin master faces the world of kung fu Writing: Write about important qualities Strategy: Writing a times essay Speaking: Present activity Strategy: Speaking from an outline Video: Alain Robert, "The French Spiderman"
For high-intermediate (B2-C1 - CEFR) ESL learners.
English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers. English language--Sound recordings for foreign speakers. B2-C1 (CEFR). High-intermediate / Low Advanced.