TY  - BOOK
AU  - Anderson,Neil J.
TI  - Active Skills for Reading 3
SN  - 9781133308065 (Student Book)
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Boston, MA
PB  - National Geographic Learning
KW  - English language
KW  - Study and teaching
KW  - Foreign speakers
KW  - Reading comprehension
KW  - Problems, exercises, etc
KW  - Vocabulary
KW  - Problems, exercises, etc.
N1  - Unit 1 TRAVEL — Chapter 1: Travel and Technology (Web article) — Reading Skill: Scanning — Vocabulary Skill: Organizing; Vocabulary — Real Life Skill: Planning a Trip Online — Chapter 2: Selling India's Rainy Season (Reference Article) — Reading Skill: Predicting — Vocabulary Skill: The Prefix off- — Real Life Skill: Planning a Trip Online — Unit 2 FASHION — Chapter 1: The Color of Fashion (Reference Article) — Reading Skill: Skimming for the Main Idea — Vocabulary Skill: The Root Word (dic/dict) — Chapter 2: Reality TV: Good or Bad for Fashion? (Magazine Article) — Reading Skill: Identifying Main and Supporting Ideas — Vocabulary Skill: The Prefix mis- — Real Life Skill: Understanding Clothing Sizes — Unit 3 DISAPPEARING ANIMALS — Chapter 1: Endangered Species (Reference Article) — Reading Skill: Identifying Meaning from Context — Vocabulary Skill: The Prefixes ex-, en, and em- — Chapter 2: Bring Back the Woolly Mammoth? (Reference Article) — Reading Skill: Identifying Main Ideas within Paragraphs — Vocabulary Skill: The Suffix -ize — Real Life Skill: Dictionary Usage: Choosing the Right Word — Review 1 Fluency Strategy: DRTA; Ecotourism (Magazine Article) Fluency Practice: 1. The Globalization of Fashion (Reference Article) 2. Endangered Animal Success Stories (Newspaper Article) — Unit 4: BIG MONEY — Chapter 1: What Does a Million Dollars Buy? (Reference Article) — Reading Skill: Identifying Cause and Effect — Vocabulary Skill: The Prefixes in-, im-, il-, and ir- — Chapter 2: Lottery Winners: Rich... but Happy? (Magazine Article) — Reading Skill: Previewing — Vocabulary Skill: Noun and Adjective Suffixes -ent and -ant — Real Life Skill: Understanding Money and Banking Terms — Unit 5: CELEBRATIONS AROUND THE WORLD — Chapter 1: Wedding Customs (Magazine Article) — Reading Skill: Using Subheadings to Predict Content — Vocabulary Skill: Word Families — Chapter 2: Travel Diary: Yanshuei Fireworks Festival (Journal Entry) — Reading Skill: Recognizing Sequence of Events — Vocabulary Skill: Homophones — Real Life Skill: Accepting and Declining Invitations — Unit 6: IT'S A MYSTERY! — Chapter 1: The "Lost World" of South America (Magazine Article) — Reading Skill: Making Inferences — Vocabulary Skill: The Root Word spec + Prefixes — Chapter 2: Is 'Spontaneous Human Combustion' Possible? (Reference Article) — Reading Skill: Identifying Main Ideas within Paragraphs — Vocabulary Skill: Collocations — Real Life Skill: Researching Mysteries Online — Review 2 Fluency Strategy: KWL; America's Biggest Lottery Winner (Newspaper Article) Fluency Practice: 3. That Unique Japanese Holiday Called... Christmas (Magazine Article) 4. Natural Mysteries (Magazine Article) — Unit 7: HEALTH AND FITNESS — Chapter 1: Successful Dieting (Web Forum) — Reading Skill: Scanning — Vocabulary Skill: Creating Word Webs — Chapter 2: Barefoot Running (Reference Article) Reading Skill: Predicting Vocabulary Skill: The Prefix fore- Real Life Skill: Understanding Common Health Problems — Unit 8: SPACE AND FLIGHT — Chapter 1: Human Adaption to Space (Reference Article) — Reading Skill: Identifying Main Ideas and Supporting Ideas — Vocabulary Skill: The Prefixes dis- and de- — Chapter 2: Pioneers of Flight (Magazine Article) — Reading Skill: Making Inferences — Vocabulary Skill: Idioms with Time; Inferring Meaning from Context — Real Life Skill: Dictionary Usage: Identifying Parts of Speech — Unit 9: THE CHANGING FAMILY — Chapter 1: Is an Only Child a Lonely Child? (Magazine Article) — Reading Skill: Recognizing Facts and Opinions — Vocabulary Skill: Compound Nouns — Chapter 2: Changing Roles: The Rise of Stay-at-Home Dads (Newspaper Article) — Reading Skill: Previewing — Vocabulary Skill: The Root Words pater, mater, and juv — Real Life Skill: Describing Family Relationships — Review 3 Fluency Strategy: SQ3R; Modern Fitness Trends (Magazine Article) — Fluency Practice: 5. Space Travel and Science Fiction (Reference Article) 6. Single Parent Families: Changing Views (Newspaper Article) — Unit 10: THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION — Chapter 1: Internet Learning: The Future? (Web Article) — Reading Skill: Arguing For and Against a Topic — Vocabulary Skill: The Root Word ven/vent — Chapter 2: Plagiarism and the Internet (Newspaper Article) — Reading Skill: Identifying Meaning from Context — Vocabulary Skill: The Suffixes -ism — Real Life Skill: Identifying Common Academic Abbreviations — Unit 11: THE MYSTERY OF MEMORY — Chapter 1: The Mysteries of Memory Loss (Reference Article) — Reading Skill: Identifying Main Ideas within Paragraphs — Vocabulary Skill: The Root Word fic/fice — Chapter 2: Words to Remember (Magazine Article) — Reading Skill: Scanning — Vocabulary Skill: Vocabulary-Recall Strategies — Real Life Skill: Using Spelling Rules — Unit 12: COMICS — Chapter 1: The Evolution of Batman (Reference Article) — Reading Skill: Recognizing Sequence of Events — Vocabulary Skill: Compound Adjectives — Chapter 2: Graphic Novels Come to Life (Magazine Article) — Reading Skill: Identifying Main and Supporting Ideas — Vocabulary Skill: Antonyms Real Life Skill: Reading Online Movie Reviews — Review 4 Fluency Strategy: Reading ACTIVEly While Reading; Homeschooling: A Better Way to Learn? (Newspaper Article) Fluency Practice: 7. You Can Be a World Memory Champion! (Magazine Article) 8. Manga, Manhwa, and Manhua (Reference Article)
N2  - "ACTIVE Skills for Reading is an exciting five-level reading series that develops learners' reading comprehension and vocabulary skills. Written by reading specialist Neil J. Anderson, the new edition of this best-selling series uses an ACTIVE approach to help learners become more confident, independent—and active-readers. ACTIVE Reading A = Activate Prior Knowledge C = Cultivate Vocabulary T = Think About Meaning I = Increase Reading Fluency V = Verify Strategies E = Evaluate Progress" (Book Cover)
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