For your information : reading and vocabulary skills

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For your information : reading and vocabulary skills

Karen Blanchard and Christine Root

Pearson Education, c2007

2nd ed

  • 1 : Student book
  • 2 : Student book
  • 3
  • 4

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2 : Student book ISBN 9780131991828

内容説明

The new edition of For Your Information 2, by Karen Blanchard and Christine Root, helps high-beginning students become engaged, thoughtful, and confident readers of English. Each thematic unit features high-interest readings and an assortment of activities to increase students' vocabulary base and build reading skills. Features of For Your Information 2, Second Edition: New and updated reading selections motivate students to explore different aspects of each topic and develop a range of critical thinking skills. Expanded reading comprehension and skill-building exercises help prepare students for academic competency and standardized testing A variety of new vocabulary-building skills and word-attack activities increase students' vocabulary. A companion DVD of ABC News excerpts, with accompanying activities, expands on the themes. To order the Audio CDs, click on the Resources link on the left side of this page.

目次

Unit 1 TUNE IN TO TECHNOLOGY Chapter 1 New Robots on Display Chapter 2 Online Shopping is Big Business Chapter 3 Florida Family Gets Computer Chips Tie It All Together Unit 1 Vocabulary Self-Test Unit 2 TRAVEL TALK Chapter 1 Sailing Around the World Chapter 2 A Suitcase Story Chapter 3 Flying High but Feeling Low Tie It All Together Unit 2 Vocabulary Self-Test Unit 3 ANIMALS IN OUR LIVES Chapter 1 Can Animals Think? Chapter 2 Crazy About Cats, or Just Crazy? Chapter 3 Call the Medicine Man Tie It All Together Unit 3 Vocabulary Self-Test Unit 4 SETTING GOALS AND FACING CHALLENGES Chapter 1 People with Disabilities Find Challenge on Ski Slopes Chapter 2 Breaking Records Chapter 3 Sounds of Bali Tie It All Together Unit 4 Vocabulary Self-Test Unit 5 BRAIN POWER Chapter 1 Do You Know Your Right Brain from Your Left Brain? Chapter 2 Albert Einstein: The World's Most Famous Scientist Chapter 3 How Good Is Your Memory? Tie It All Together Unit 5 Vocabulary Self-Test Unit 6 COMPANIES THAT CARE Chapter 1 The Body Shop: A Success Story Chapter 2 The Scoop on Ben & Jerry's Chapter 3 A New Use for Old Bottles Tie It All Together Unit 6 Vocabulary Self-Test Unit 7 FOOD FOR THOUGHT Chapter 1 Space Muffin Wins Contest Chapter 2 Chocolate: A Taste of History Chapter 3 Do TV Commercials Affect Eating Habits? Tie It All Together Unit 7 Vocabulary Self-Test Unit 8 HOW'S THE WEATHER? Chapter 1 Are You SAD? Chapter 2 Tornado Chaser Chapter 3 Climate and Weather Tie It All Together Unit 8 Vocabulary Self-Test Vocabulary Self-Tests Answer Key Glossary Map of the United States Map of the World Reader's Journal
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1 : Student book ISBN 9780131991866

内容説明

The new edition of For Your Information 1: Reading and Vocabulary Skills, by Karen Blanchard and Christine Root, helps beginning students become engaged, thoughtful, and confident readers of English. Each thematic unit features high-interest readings and an assortment of activities to increase students' vocabulary base and build reading skills. Features of For Your Information 1, Second Edition: New and updated reading selections motivate students to explore different aspects of each topic and develop a range of critical thinking skills. Expanded reading comprehension and skill-building exercises help prepare students for academic competency and standardized testing A variety of new vocabulary-building skills and word-attack activities increase students' vocabulary. A companion DVD of ABC News excerpts, with accompanying activities, expands on the themes. To order the Audio CDs, click on the Resources link on the left side of this page.

目次

Unit 1 ALL IN THE FAMILY Chapter 1 A Family Bike Trip Chapter 2 What's in a Name? Chapter 3 The Jim Twins Tie It All Together Unit 1 Vocabulary Self-Test Unit 2 LET'S EAT Chapter 1 A Peanut Butter Restaurant Chapter 2 The Tokyo Fish Market Chapter 3 A Cookie with a Surprise Inside Tie It All Together Unit 2 Vocabulary Self-Test Unit 3 KEEPING IN TOUCH Chapter 1 Sending E-Cards Chapter 2 Easy Ways to Keep in Touch Chapter 3 Sending Cyber-Hugs Tie It All Together Unit 3 Vocabulary Self-Test Unit 4 THE WORK WORLD Chapter 1 What's New? Chapter 2 A Job Change Chapter 3 A Popular Cartoonist Tie It All Together Unit 4 Vocabulary Self-Test Unit 5 LANGUAGE AND LIFE Chapter 1 Languages of the World Chapter 2 Hangul Day Chapter 3 Students Save Their Native Language Tie It All Together Unit 5 Vocabulary Self-Test Unit 6 ANIMAL TALES Chapter 1 Friends with Four Legs Chapter 2 A Baby Panda Gets a Name Chapter 3 A Lost Cat Comes Home Tie It All Together Unit 6 Vocabulary Self-Test Unit 7 SPORTS STORIES Chapter 1 A Marathon Marriage Chapter 2 Who Is Tiger Woods? Chapter 3 The "Ultimate" Game Tie It All Together Unit 7 Vocabulary Self-Test Unit 8 CITY SIGHTS Chapter 1 Istanbul's Grand Bazaar Chapter 2 An Ice Hotel Chapter 3 Sister Cities Exchange Gifts Tie It All Together Unit 8 Vocabulary Self-Test Vocabulary Self-Tests Answer Key Glossary Map of the United States Map of the World Reader's Journals
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3 ISBN 9780132380089

内容説明

The new edition of For Your Information 3: Reading and Vocabulary Skills, by Karen Blanchard and Christine Root, helps intermediate students become engaged, thoughtful, and confident readers of English. Each thematic unit features high-interest readings and an assortment of activities to increase students' vocabulary base and build reading skills. Features of For Your Information 3, Second Edition: New and updated reading selections motivate students to explore different aspects of each topic and develop a range of critical thinking skills. Expanded reading comprehension and skill-building exercises help prepare students for academic competency and standardized testing A variety of new vocabulary-building skills and word-attack activities increase students' vocabulary. NOTE: This is the standalone book, if you want the Book/CD's order the ISBN below: 0132626454 / 9780132626453 For Your Information 3: Reading and Vocabulary Skills (Student Book and Classroom Audio CDs) Package consists of: 0132380080 / 9780132380089 For Your Information 3: Reading and Vocabulary Skills 013244707X / 9780132447072 For Your Information 3: Reading and Vocabulary Skills, Audio CDs

目次

Unit 1 CROSS-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES Chapter 1 Kissing Your Way Around the World Chapter 2 Communicating with Gestures Chapter 3 The Recipe for Success Tie It All Together Unit 1 Vocabulary Self-Test Unit 2 MYSTERIES FROM THE PAST Chapter 1 The Mysterious Statues of Easter Island Chapter 2 The Nazca Lines Chapter 3 Frozen in Time Tie It All Together Unit 2 Vocabulary Self-Test Unit 3 MUSIC TO MY EARS Chapter 1 Musicians Who Make a Difference Chapter 2 Happy Birthday to a Musical Genius Chapter 3 The Power of Music Tie It All Together Unit 3 Vocabulary Self-Test Unit 4 GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS Chapter 1 The Big Business of Fads Chapter 2 The Price of Power Chapter 3 Smell Sell! Tie It All Together Unit 4 Vocabulary Self-Test Unit 5 TUNE INTO TV Chapter 1 The Early Days and Beyond Chapter 2 Dora the Explorer Leads the Way Chapter 3 Reality TV Tie It All Together Unit 5 Vocabulary Self-Test Unit 6 SUPERSTITIONS Chapter 1 It's your Lucky Number! Chapter 2 Superstitious Athletes Chapter 3 It's Jinxed Tie It All Together Unit 6 Vocabulary Self-Test Unit 7 OUR FRAGILE PLANET Chapter 1 One Family with the Earth Chapter 2 Our Endangered Wildlife Chapter 3 The Heat Is On! Tie It All Together Unit 7 Vocabulary Self-Test Unit 8 LIVE A LONG LIFE Chapter 1 Discovering the Secrets to a Long Life Chapter 2 What Makes a Champion? Chapter 3 Good News for the Aging Brain Tie It All Together Unit 8 Vocabulary Self-Test
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4 ISBN 9780132436946

内容説明

The new edition of For Your Information 4, by Karen Blanchard and Christine Root, helps high-intermediate students become engaged, thoughtful, and confident readers of English. Each thematic unit features high-interest readings and an assortment of activities to increase students' vocabulary base and build reading skills. Features of For Your Information 4, Second Edition: New and updated reading selections motivate students to explore different aspects of each topic and develop a range of critical thinking skills. Expanded reading comprehension and skill-building exercises help prepare students for academic competency and standardized tests. A variety of new vocabulary-building skills and word-attack activities increase students' vocabulary. A companion DVD of ABC News excerpts, with accompanying activities, expands on the themes. To order the Audio CDs, click on the Resources link on the left side of this page.

目次

Unit 1 WHAT LANGUAGES DO YOU SPEAK? Chapter 1 Reaping the Rewards of Learning English Chapter 2 The Hope of Esperanto Chapter 3 Instant Messaging: Shaping Our Lives Tie It All Together Unit 1 Vocabulary Self-Test Unit 2 DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY Chapter 1 The E-Factor! Chapter 2 Happiness Is ... Chapter 3 How Color Can Change Your Life Tie It All Together Unit 2 Vocabulary Self-Test Unit 3 HOME AND FAMILY Chapter 1 The House on Mango Street Chapter 2 My House Chapter 3 Birth Order: What It Means for Your Kids ... and You Tie It All Together Unit 3 Vocabulary Self-Test Unit 4 WINNING AND LOSING Chapter 1 Athletes as Role Models Chapter 2 Olympic Marathons, Then and Now Chapter 3 Helping Athletes Go for the GOld Tie It All Together Unit 4 Vocabulary Self-Test Unit 5 HEALING POWER Chapter 1 Plant Power Chapter 2 Music's Surprising Power to Heal Chapter 3 Frogs and Human Health Tie It All Together Unit 5 Vocabulary Self-Test Unit 6 CRIME Chapter 1 They're Stealing Our Masterpieces Chapter 2 Crime Lab Chapter 3 For Sale: Stolen Animals Tie It All Together Unit 6 Vocabulary Self-Test Unit 7 THE UNIVERSE AND BEYOND Chapter 1 Valuable By-Products of Space Research Chapter 2 Destination Mars Chapter 3 Dancing to the Music of Physics Tie It All Together Unit 7 Vocabulary Self-Test Unit 8 BUSINESS SAVVY Chapter 1 Nothing but the Truth Chapter 2 Do's and Taboos Tie It All Together Unit 8 Vocabulary Self-Test Vocabulary Self-Tests Answer Key Glossary Map of the World Map of the United States Reader's Journals

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