Full Description
National Geographic Reading and Vocabulary Focus is an all-new, four-level reading series that provides the essential reading skills and vocabulary development for maximum academic readiness. Readings grounded in rich National Geographic content tap into learners' curiosity about the world, naturally encouraging inquiry and opportunities to synthesize information.
- A comprehensive, three-part vocabulary development program builds student confidence as learners encounter new or unfamiliar words in academic texts:
- Academic Vocabulary sections develop the language that students will encounter in academic readings.
- Multiword Vocabulary sections identify words that are commonly grouped together and then prompt learners to work with them in different contexts for enhanced comprehension.
- Topic Vocabulary is presented as a reading preview strategy to enhance learner comprehension of the text.
Contents
Unit 1: Food
READING 1
Foods with Many Uses
READING 2
The Amazing Coconut
Unit 2: The Face
READING 1
Face Blindness
READING 2
Facial-Recognition Technology
Unit 3: Cities
READING 1
Livable Cities
READING 2
Kazakhstan's City of Tomorrow
Unit 4: Technology
READING 1
Augmented Reality
READING 2
From Humans to Cyborgs?
Unit 5: Music
READING 1
Seeing Music
READING 2
Earworms: The Songs in Your Head
Unit 6: Animal Groups
READING 1
Living Together
READING 2
The Genius of Swarms
Unit 7: Making News
READING 1
Accidental Reporters
READING 2
Telling Kibera's Story
Unit 8: Noise and Light
READING 1
Noisy Earth
READING 2
Our Vanishing Night
Unit 9: Expressions
READING 1
In Your Face
READING 2
The Science of Smiles
