Reading Explorer, a six-level reading series, prepares learners for academic success with highly visual, motivating National Geographic content that features real people, places, and stories.
Reading Explorer, Third Edition:
• introduces a variety of reading genres to prepare learners for academic study.
• uses real stories to captivate learners and help them understand the world.
• provides the essential reading, academic, and critical thinking skills that learners require.
• features engaging National Geographic video to enhance the learning experience.
• teaches target vocabulary words and phrases that are most useful for academic reading.
New to this Edition:
• Real-world stories give learners a better understanding of the world and their place in it.
• Enhanced Reading Skills Sections offer more recycling of key skills needed to become an effective and critical reader.
• Target Vocabulary Practice teaches the most useful words and phrases needed for academic reading. Strong readers have strong vocabulary.
• Engaging National Geographic video to explore and learn more about a topic.
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| Introduction |
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6 | (1) |
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7 | (18) |
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Unit 2 Natural Attraction |
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25 | (18) |
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43 | (18) |
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Unit 4 Design and Engineering |
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61 | (18) |
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79 | (18) |
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97 | (18) |
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115 | (18) |
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133 | (18) |
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Unit 9 Rediscovering the Past |
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151 | (18) |
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169 | (18) |
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187 | (16) |
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203 | (18) |
| Credits and Acknowledgments |
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221 | (2) |
| Glossary / Exam Question Type Index |
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223 | (1) |
| Tips for Effective Reading |
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David Bohlke has over 30 years of experience as a teacher, teacher trainer, program director, editor, and materials writer. He has lived and worked in Japan, Korea, Singapore, Australia, Saudi Arabia, and Morocco, and has conducted multiple teacher-training workshops in Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, Africa, and the Pacific. As an editor he has worked on some of the worlds best-selling ELT courses for teens and adults. For National Geographic Learning he has authored the series Time Zones, Keynote, and Reading Explorer. David holds an M.A. in Applied Linguistics/TESOL. Paul MacIntyre earned his MA in TESL from Simmons College in Boston, Massachusetts. He has been an ELT professional for over 20 years. Paul has teaching experience in Japan and the United States, and as an editor participated in the development of numerous ELT courses for classrooms around the world. As a writer, he has contributed to various major course book and testing programs. For National Geographic Learning he is proud to have authored Reading Explorer 2, Reading Explorer 4, and most recently Pathways Listening and Speaking 4. Bruce Rogers taught ESL and test preparation courses at the Economics Institute at the University of Colorado, USA, since 1979. He has also taught in special programs in Indonesia, Vietnam, Korea, the Czech Republic, and Egypt. In addition to this series, he is the author of Introductory Guide to the TOEIC Test and The Complete Guide to TOEIC Test, both with National Geographic Learning.
