TY - BOOK AU - Douglas,Nancy AU - Bohlke, David TI - Reading Explorer 1 SN - 9781285846859 (Student Book) PY - 2015/// CY - Boston PB - National Geographic Learning KW - English Language for Foreign Speakers KW - English language KW - Textbooks for foreign speakers KW - Problems, exercises, etc KW - English Language KW - Reading KW - A2-B1 (CEFR) KW - High-Beginner to Low-Intermediate N1 - "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) UR - https://ngl.cengage.com/search/productOverview.do?N=4294918503+200&Ntk=P_EPI&Ntt=1059748231153173172618134642211272486544&Ntx=mode%2Bmatchallpartial&homePage=false UR - http://www.cengage.com/cgi-wadsworth/course_products_wp.pl?fid=M20b&product_isbn_issn=9781305254527 ER -