National Geographic Learning brings the world to your classroom with Life, a six-level integrated-skills series that develops fluency in American English. Through an exploration of real world content from National Geographic presented through stunning images, text, and video, learners will strengthen their existing global connections while learning the English.
To encourage a generation of informed decision-makers, Life prepares learners to think critically while teaching the English skills needed to communicate effectively through：
?Information-rich topics that naturally promote curiosity and challenge learners to understand the themes In English on a deeper level.
?Developing the 21st century skills needed in a technology-rich environment, like questioning author’s intention and using visual literacy skills to infer meaning.
?Explicit ‘Critical Thinking’ sections that take language learners from understanding, to evaluating, and finally to creating their own texts in English.
?New, user-friendly technology supports every step of the teaching and learning process from in-class instruction, to independent practice, to assessment!
The Life Teacher’s Guide provides:
?Background information on the National Geographic images and content for each unit.
?Teaching tips and expansion activities for each lesson.
?The answers for the activities found in the student book.
The year is 1547. In London, the capital city of England. Two boys from different families live very different lives. One is Edward Tudor, a prince and the future King of England; the other is Tom Canty, the son of a thief. then one day they meet and their lives change forever.
Timed Reading for Fluency is a useful series for students who want to develop their reading fluency. Because fluency development requires students to make the best use of what they already know, the reading passages in this series target familiar vocabulary and grammar.
Such reading material allows students to practice recognizing and processing texts that they read without undue struggle while aiming toward a faster reading speed. This series of books uses timed readings of standard lengths so that students can track their progress throughout the course.
Features
?Reading texts within controlled vocabulary and grammar guidelines
>Timed Reading for Fluency 1: 200 word passages with 800 headwords
>Timed Reading for Fluency 2: 275 word passages with 1100 headwords
>Timed Reading for Fluency 3: 350 word passages with 1500 headwords
>Timed Reading for Fluency 4: 400 word passages with 2000 head words
?Thematically organized chapters that help students focus on subject-specific content and language
?Chapter preview pages to familiarize students with key vocabulary and proper nouns found in the chapter’s reading passages
?Reading speed charts at the back of each book for students to record their comprehension question score and reading speed for each passage
?Audio recordings of all passages for supplementary listening
