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Read This! is a four-level reading series designed to help for adult and young adult ESL students develop reading fluency. Read This!, Level 3 contains fifteen fascinating true stories relating to the fields of Tourism and Hospitality, Earth Science, Sports and Fitness, Political Science, and Automotive Technology. Students can read about a hotel in Finland made of ice, an area in the Pacific the size of Texas where trash accumulates, a man who swam the Amazon, and how trace evidence from cars can catch criminals. The readings are appropriate for intermediate to high intermediate-level students. After completing this book, students should be ready to tackle authentic academic reading.

The Big Ideas readers give you the information and language to sound smart in English while improving your reading speed, comprehension, and fluency. The ten stories and articles in this variety pack are written in simple, accessible English, but they explore a range of topics from science & technology to fashion & music to travel & adventure. Whether you are a college student, a business traveler, a language lover, or just curious about what English speakers are talking about, Big Ideas can help.

The Big Ideas readers give you information and language to sound smart in English while improving your reading speed, comprehension, and fluency.The twelve stories and articles in this low intermediate variety pack are written in simple English and explore a range of topics from surprising success stories to extreme weather to other worlds...and more.Whether you are a college student, business traveler, language lover, or just curious about what English speakers are talking about, Big Ideas can feed your knowledge and imagination, improve your English, and help you enter a conversation and have something to say.

Looking for a new way to engage students? Need an adaptable module to fit into your term? Only the Best Intentions gets students practicing reading, writing, speaking, and listening through the analysis, rehearsal, and performance of an original one-act play. The Curry family is a typical busy modern family, juggling jobs, business trips, school, and sports. Thank goodness for smartphones, Skype, and Uber to keep everyone on track and connected. Now, their 20-year-old daughter is marrying her boyfriend Oscar and they plan to open a restaurant. A parent's dream? Not when Gigi discovers Oscar wants to be a professional video game player. Should she break it off or support him as he follows his dream. Everyone wants to help the couple find happiness, but in a modern romance, the rules of the game are always changing. As students prepare to perform the play, they will also practice: Pronunciation: Sentence Stress for Clarification or Contrast & Linking Word Sounds Pragmatics: Managing Interpersonal Conflict Performing Arts: Learning a part, staging plays, body language, improv Attentive Listening: Why is technology addicting? Readings on family life in the age of screens, the rising world of esports, and the dangers of tech addiction. Debate and Discussion: Is playing video games a sport? Creative Writing: Add a scene, write a new play, change the ending. Her Own Worst Enemy will make your students look forward to class.

Rising Water is the third book in the Integrated Skills Through Drama series, coursebooks that teach pragmatics and communication skills through original one-act plays for students. Perfect for drama club, an elective class, or a class project, the Integrated Skills series is highly flexible and adaptable to fit any classroom. The play Rising Water raises the question of why teenagers love risk and the benefits to being an out-of-control teen. The main character, Ajax, has a hard time fitting into the rigid world of school and books. He wants to do the right thing, but his inability to follow the rules keeps getting him into trouble. When a trip downtown turns into a battle against the forces of nature, Ajax's adventurous spirit may be the only way to save his family. While teaching pragmatics and communication skills, the play and accompanying readings raise questions about climate change, communities during disasters, and the teenage brain. Create a fun, dynamic classroom environment with this new and creative teaching method that teaches: - Pronunciation Practice: Choosing which word to emphasize in a sentence - Pragmatics Practice: Making sincere or insincere offers, responding to Offers - Production Skills: Learning a part and staging plays for students - Attentive Listening: The benefits of risky behavior - Readings on climate change, natural disasters, how disasters bring communities together, the teenage brain. - Creative Writing: Adapting the script, rewriting the script, writing a sequel.

Everything you need to get dramatic in the classroom/strong>This easy-to-use, comprehensive teacher-resource book has lesson plans and practical activities that integrate theater into language learning. Plus ten original scripts so you can put the activities into action immediately Drama and play scripts can be used to teach pronunciation, pragmatics, and other communication skills, as well as provide grammar and vocabulary practice Conveniently organized into two parts, Part 1 includes pragmatics mini-lessons, community builders, drama games, and pronunciation activities. There are also lesson plans for producing a play (either fully-staged or as Reader's Theater), as well as guidelines and activities for writing plays to use with (or without students, ) and suggestions for integrating academic content. You'll even find rubrics and evaluation schemes for giving notes and feedback.Part 2 includes 10 original monologues and scripts of varying lengths that can be photocopied and used in the classroom. Specifically designed to feature everyday language and high frequency social interactions, these scenes and sketches follow engaging plot arcs in which characters face obstacles and strive to achieve objectives.With a foreword by Ken Wilson, this book is a must-have for anyone interested in using the performing arts to help students become more confident and fluent speakers.

Love is in the air, but a storm is coming Hurricane Eli is on the way. The neighbors on Summer Street are helping each other get ready. Some are boarding up windows. Others are leaving town. Meanwhile, Olivia's romance with Rashid is growing stronger. But love is not always easy, and there are obstacles in their path.The Yellow House Stories follow daily life on Summer Street, an American neighborhood where cultures meet, challenges emerge, and people learn how to live together.

Six-year-old Teddy is not sure he is ready for a bike, but his father wants to teach him. Paco remembers when his dad taught him to ride. It gave him confidence-something Teddy could use. Then disaster strikes. The family must now face a different future than the one they hoped for. The Yellow House Stories follow daily life on Summer Street, an American neighborhood where cultures meet, challenges emerge, and people learn how to live together. This is Book Four.

Improve your language, reading speed, comprehension, and fluency in a fun and easy way. The Big Ideas readers help you learn about the world while you learn English. The 15 stories and articles in Interesting People are written with carefully chosen vocabulary and grammar. They are good for high beginners because you can see new words many times. Some of the stories are about immigrants to other countries. Others are love stories. There are articles about athletes and people who want to save the world. After you read them, you can have many different conversations in English.