Description

In Real Reading students focus on the meaning of readings, they also develop critical academic skills.  Reading and vocabulary skills help students understand the structure of written English and comprehend new words.  Additional vocabulary-learning strategies - based on the research of Paul Nation - provide students with the tools they need for long-term vocabulary acquisition.

Table of Contents

The Real Reading Unit

Scope and Sequence

Unit 1 Pop Culture

Chapter 1 Move Over, Hollywood!

Chapter 2 Marketing the Future: Pop Culture Trends in the BRICs

Unit 2 Personal Best

Chapter 3 Running around the World

Chapter 4 Bigger is Better, Except When It's Not

Unit 3 Doing Real Business in the Virtual World

Chapter 5 Your Second Life

Chapter 6 Virtual Reality: A Powerful Tool

Fluency Practice 1

Unit 4 Checking Out

Chapter 7 Choosing to Be Different

Chapter 8 Welcome to Leisureville

Unit 5 Great Minds

Chapter 9 Reading Colors

Chapter 10 Not Enough Points on the Chicken

Unit 6 Creature Feature

Chapter 11 Crows' Brains and Geckos' Feet

Chapter 12 Creature Comfort

Fluency Practice 2

Unit 7 Getting Away from It All

Chapter 13 Trends in Tourism

Chapter 14 Just Back: High Tide in La Serenissima

Unit 8 Civilized Dining

Chapter 15 A Blossom Lunch

Chapter 16 The First Home-Cooked Meal

Unit 9 Family Matters

Chapter 17 Widows

Chapter 18 Lost and Found

Fluency Practice 3

Unit 10 Business

Chapter 19 Branding and Product Placement

Chapter 20 Case Study: 3M's Entrance into the Russian Market

Unit 11 Biology: The Science of Life

Chapter 21 Symbiosis

Chapter 22 Mixing It Up

Unit 12 Born Special

Chapter 23 Being a Genius Is Hard Work

Chapter 24 Through the Eyes of Love

Fluency Practice 4

New Words

Vocabulary Practice 1-12

Fluency Progress Charts

Fluency Practice Answer Key

Pronunciation Table

Vocabulary Index

MP3 Audio Tracking Guide

Back Cover

Lynn Bonesteel, Series Editor

Paul Nation, Series Consultant

 

A four-level reading skills series for beginning through advanced students, Real Reading provides students with a meaningful and authentic reading experience. Compelling readings in a variety of genres have been carefully written or adapted from authentic sources and feature a principled approach to vocabulary development.

 

Real Reading Features

• Two thematically-related readings per unit encourage students to make connections.
• Reading and vocabulary skill building and vocabulary learning strategies based on Paul Nation’s research help students become more confident and successful in preparation for academic reading and reading on standardized tests.
• Controlled vocabulary based on the General Service Word List, the Academic Word List, and the Billuroglu-Neufeld List ensures students’ comprehension.
• Fluency Practice units improve reading speed and comprehension.

 

Click on the links below for the Teacher’s Manuals:

 

Real Reading 1 Teacher’s Manual

Real Reading 2 Teacher’s Manual

Real Reading 3 Teacher’s Manual

Real Reading 4 Teacher’s Manual

 

The four-level Real Reading series also includes: 

• Real Reading 1
• Real Reading 2
• Real Reading 4