Real Reading 2 : Creating an Authentic Reading Experience /
David Wiese ; Paul Nation (Series Consultant).
- White Plains, NY : Pearson Education, 2011.
- xviii., 238 p. : ill. ; 26 cm + 1 CD-ROM.
- Real Reading .
''A four-level reading skills series for beginning through advanced students, Real Reading provides students with a meaningful and authentic reading experience. Compelling readings in a variety of genres have been carefully written or adapted from authentic sources and feature a principled approach to vocabulary development. Real Reading features Two thematically related readings per unit encourage students to make connections. Reading and vocabulary skill building and vocabulary learning strategies based on Paul Nation's research help students become more confident and successful in preparation for academic reading and reading on standardized tests. Controlled vocabulary based on the General Service Word List, the Academic Word List, and the Billuroglu-Neufeld List ensures students' comprehension. Fluency Practice units improve reading speed and comprehension. Online Teacher's Manuals and Tests are available at www.pearsonlongman.com/realreading.'' (Book Cover) CONTENT Acknowledgments Introduction The Real Reading Unit Scope and Sequence References Unit 1 The Truth about Shyness CHAPTER 1 Why Are We Shy? CHAPTER 2 It's All an Act Unit 2 The Good Guys in Sports CHAPTER 3 A Tall Order CHAPTER 4 Hull City Tigers Discussion Board Unit 3 It's Not Easy Being Green CHAPTER 5 A Cleaner Way to Shop? CHAPTER 6 Green Airplanes Fluency Practice 1 Reading 1 Aquatic exercise Reading 2 Michael Phelps: Keys to Success Unit 4 Strange Travels CHAPTER 7 The World's Strangest Hotels CHAPTER 8 Small Town, Strange Festival Unit 5 The Food We Love CHAPTER 9 What Is American Food? CHAPTER 10 Why Chilies Are Hot? Unit 6 Music CHAPTER 11 All About Music CHAPTER 12 Can't Name That Tune? Fluency Practice Reading 1 Dangerous Dining Reading 2 Wild Treasures Unit 7 The Movie Business CHAPTER 13 Famous Flops CHAPTER 14 Sleeper Hits Unit 8 All in the Family CHAPTER 15 Rebel with a Cause CHAPTER 16 About the Nurture Assumption Unit 9 Haiku CHAPTER 17 The Haiku Master CHAPTER 18 So You Want to Write Haiku? Fluency Practice 3 Reading 1 Folktales Reading 2 Anansi Tales Unit 10 Big Buildings CHAPTER 19 Race for the Sky CHAPTER 20 Anybody Wants to Buy a Stadium? Unit 11 Body Language: The Science of Pheromones Chapter 21 Pheromene Perfume Chapter 22 The Language of Pheromones Unit 12 High Seas, High Tech CHAPTER 23 The Chronometer CHAPTER 24 The Treasure of the SS Central America Fluency Practice 4 Reading 1 BIOMIMICRY: Frequently Asked Questions Reading 2 Swarm Intelligence
Real Reading 2 is intended for low-intermediate learners.
9780138146276 (Student Book)
English language--Manuals for allophones. Reading comprehension. Low intermediate.