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Sommario
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
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Deborah Gordon has been an ESL teacher, teacher trainer, program administrator, and materials writer and editor for over twenty five years. She has worked in ES/FL programs in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. She has written or co-authored several textbooks, workbooks, teachers’ books, online materials, assessment instruments, and companion websites. Deborah is a frequent presenter at TESOL and other professional conferences.Laurie Blass is a writer and editor specializing in print and digital English Language Teaching materials. She has an M.A. in Linguistics and a TESL certificate from the University of Pittsburgh and has taught ESL in the United States and France. She is the author/co-author of over 40 ELT titles representing a wide range of audiences, from adult education to English for academic purposes.
Riassunto
Provides the essential reading skills and vocabulary development for maximum academic readiness. This title offers a three-part vocabulary development program that builds student confidence as learners encounter new or unfamiliar words in academic texts.
