Sample unit

Sample unit

Sample unit

Sample unit

Sample unit

• Engaging new readings require and reward close reading.

• Expanded array of exercises to enhance skills and help students better understand vocabulary and topics.

• New critical thinking questions in each chapter add depth to discussions and provide students with valuable cognitive skills.

• New Learning Outcomes let students know the goals of each chapter and what their learning experience will be.

• New Essential Online Resources contain audio recordings of each reading, bonus activities for extra practice in timed reading and study skills, and the Teachers Manual with unit tests, expansive answer keys, and prompts for quick oral vocabulary reviews.

• Pre-reading tasks draw out what students know and believe about the topic.

• Post-reading exercises strengthen skills such as scanning, making inferences, identifying main ideas, summarizing, citing evidence, and supporting opinions.

• Careful recycling of target vocabulary in readings and exercises.

• Checkpoint chapters help students reflect on what they’ve learned and provide practice with word families, collocations, and dictionary skills.

• Mapped to the Global Scale of English.