Strategic Reading 2 Teacher's Book (Int; Am. Eng. )

Description: Strategic Reading is a three-level series designed to develop reading, vocabulary-building, and critical-thinking skills. The Student's Book contains 16 thematic units with a selection of engaging topics that motivate learners to relate the reading to their own experiences. Three inviting reading passages in each unit, all adapted from authentic sources, allow students to explore the theme in depth. The original sources expose learners to a wide range of writing styles. Preview pages in every unit introduce new vocabulary and ask thought-provoking questions. Vocabulary-building activities improve students' ability to deal with unfamiliar words, and recycle key vocabulary with challenging exercises and puzzles. Reading topics include games, movies, families, communication, heroes, and languages.


Contents: 1. Dance (Have Fun with Dance, Oriental Dance: A Dance for the Whole Family, Enjoying Ballet); 2. Names (Naming Traditions, Do people like ther first names?, Changing Maiden Names); 3. Games (Women Playing Games, Majestic, Games for You to Play); 4. Helping Others (If you see someone in trouble, don't just stand there, Random Acts of Kindness, Monkey business is Henrietta's middle name); 5. Movies (Stunt School, Movie Extras, The Storyteller); 6. Families (Living with Mother, Father's Day, The Incredible Shrinking Family); 7. Men and Women (The Knight in Shining Armor, Men, Women, and Sports, Barefoot in the Park); 8. Communication (Tactics for Spotting Communication Problems, Can babies talk?, Mind Your Language); 9. Dishonesty (The Telltale Signs of Lying, If It Sounds Too Good to be True, Truth or Consequences); 10. Etiquette (Cell phone yakkers need a lesson in manners, How Table Manners Became Polite, Dinner with My Parents); 11. Love (True love is over in 30 months, Choosing a dog is like falling in love, Love Song for Lucinda/Ashes of Life); 12. Fear (Flying? No Fear, Don't fight a good fright, Fighting Stage Fright); 13. The Paranormal (In Britain schools use hypnosis to combat stress, Psychic Solves Crimes, What is a near-death experience (NDE)?); 14. Languages (The Day a Language Died, Aping Language, The Bilingual Brain); 15. Senses (Ice Cream Taste-Tester Has Sweetest Job in America, Primer on Smell, How Deafness Makes it Easier to Hear); 16. Heroes (What does it take to be a hero?, Are athletes worthy heroes?, The Hero of My Life).