National Geographic - Our World
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95 2 1 s t C e n t u r y R e a d i n g – A C A D E M I C E N G L I S H & S K I L L S Exciting and motivating TED speakers featured in 21st Century Reading include: • Arianna Huffington • Isabel Allende • Jamie Oliver • J.J. Abrams • Featuring extraordinary stories presented by inspiring thinkers and doers, TED Talks ignite curiosity and introduce learners to ideas that can change the world • TED Talks use authentic language, fully supported by guided comprehension tasks, providing learners with models of English that are real and relevant to their academic studies • Critical and Creative Thinking skills – including analysis, evaluation, synthesis, reflection, inference and problem solving – are fully integrated into every unit, to help learners develop academic skills • To close each unit, a Project brings together the ideas, skills and language for learners to practise through tasks which include research assignments, short presentations, poster sessions and more • Infographics, including graphic organisers, process diagrams, charts, and more are used to present and help learners organise the language, information and ideas in the reading passages 21st Centur y Reading helps your students learn English through… Fascinating Topics Relevant 21st Century knowledge from TED empowers learners to understand and share their ideas worth sharing. • 'Gaming Can Make a Better World' Jane McGonigal • 'Why Videos Go Viral' Kevin Allocca • 'What Will Future Jobs Look Like?' Andrew McAfee • 'The Rise of Personal Robots' Cynthia Breazeal • 'Ingenious Homes in Unexpected Places' Iwan Baan • And more! NGL.Cengage.com/21centuryreading Inspiring People Inspiring thinkers and doers reach over a billion people through TED. Learners can read about and listen to the exciting and motivating TED speakers! Authentic Language The language in TED Talks is natural and unabridged, providing examples of English that are real and current. For Students Book 1 Book 2 Book 3 Book 4 Student Book 9781305264595 9781305265707 9781305265714 9781305265721 Audio CD/DVD Package 9781305495470 9781305495487 9781305495494 9781305495500 eBook 9781305495715 9781305495722 9781305495739 9781305495746 Text/eBook Package 9781305597211 9781305597181 9781305597198 9781305597204 For Teachers Instructor's eBook 9781305495753 9781305495760 9781305495777 9781305495784 Teacher's Guide 9781305266162 9781305266322 9781305266339 9781305266346 Assessment CD-ROM with ExamView ® Levels 1 and 2: 9781305404779 Levels 3 and 4: 9781305404786 For more information on the National Geographic Learning and TED partnership see page 7