World of Reading 1 A Thematic Approach to Reading Comprehension

by Baker-Gonzalez, Joan; Blau, Eileen K.

• ISBN13: 9780136002444
• ISBN10: 0136002447
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-01-07
• Publisher: Pearson Education ESL

Summary

 

With its thematic approach to building reading comprehension, the new World of Readingseries engages students in a wide variety of genres such as news articles, short stories, and textbook excerpts.  Each unit is made up of four chapters with readings from many different disciplines, including science, social science, business, and literature.  Based on the successful Building on Basics and Building Understanding books, the series has been expanded to cover low-intermediate to advanced students.

 

Features of World of Reading 1

• Adapted authentic readings help students learn language for use inside and outside the classroom.
• Previewing activities stimulate background knowledge and introduce essential vocabulary to prepare students for readings.
• Vocabulary checks, side-by-side with the readings, call out essential vocabulary in context and help accelerate fluent reading.
• Comprehension and vocabulary sections develop students’ ability to read authentic materials independently.
• Writing prompts offer opportunities for expression about the themes.

Table of Contents

Communicating Across Cultures

Reading: Smile

Reading: Gestures: The Innocent Abroad's Shortlist

Reading: The Way to Cultural Sensitivity

Reading: It Finally Dawned on Me

Unit Wrap-Up

The Human-Animal Bond

Reading: What Guide Dogs Do

Reading: Senior Partners - Older Americans and Adult Pets

Reading: A Global View of the Human-Animal Bond

Reading: A Secret for Two

Unit Wrap-Up

Nutrition: Food For Health and Enjoyment

Reading: As the Junk-Food World Turns

Reading: The Healthy Eating Pyramid

Reading: Food Not as Fuel but as a Way of Life

Reading: "This Is Just to Say" and "Variation on a Theme by William Carlos Williams"

Unit Wrap-Up

Making A Difference

Reading: People Who Have Made a Difference

Reading: Leaving It All to Chance

Reading: City Year: Give a Year. Change the World

Reading: The Message

Unit Wrap-Up

Natural Disaters: Earthquakes An Tsunamis

Reading: Ask a Seismologist

Reading: How to Stay Safe during an Earthquake

Reading: Tsunamis

Reading: It took centuries...

Unit Wrap-Up

Overcoming The Odds

Reading: Beating the Odds-Finding Hope at Home

Reading: Grit, the Key to Success

Reading: What It Will Really Take to Close the Education Gap

Reading: Determined to Succeed

Unit Wrap-Up

Word List

Map of North America

Map of the World

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