系列級數 Level 1
Unit | Reading Topics | Types of Reading | Reading Skills | Vocabulary Builders | 21st Century Skills | Page |
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1 Games | 1. Smartphone Gaming: From Angry Bird to Pokémon Go | Online News | Skimming for the Main Idea | The Prefix un- | Collaboration and Communication | 8 |
2. When Playing Is Work | Lifestyle Article | Scanning for Key Words | The Suffixes -less and -ful | Collaboration and Communication | 8 | |
2 Technology | 1. Virtual Reality:Predicting Future Developments | Tech Article | Using Images to Understand Text | Speculating | Creativity | 20 |
2. Moving in the Right Direction | History Article | Contextualizing | Asserting | Creativity | 20 | |
Review 1 | Video 1 Naftalie Williams—Skateboarding: A Tool for Cultural Diplomacy | 32 | ||||
3 Notable People | 1. The Life of Ellen DeGeneres | Biography | Recognizing the Sequence | The Suffix -ous | Collaboration | 34 |
2. Mark Zuckerberg: In My Own Words | Autobiography | Recognizing the Main Idea | The Prefix out- | Collaboration | 34 | |
4 Energy | 1. No More Nuclear Waste | Magazine Article | Drawing Conclusions | Prepositions of Time | Creativity | 46 |
2. Buildings Going Green | Journal | Classifying Information | Time Expressions | Creativity | 46 | |
Review 2 | Video 2 Maz Jobrani—Building Cultural Bridges, One Laugh at a Time | 58 | ||||
5 Sports | 1. Reaching for the Top: Inspirational Paralympians | Biographies | Scanning for Dates and Times | Comparatives | Collaboration | 60 |
2. Marathon des Sables: The Ultimate Challenge | Magazine Article | Scanning for Measurements | Negative Comparatives | Collaboration | 60 | |
6 Pop Culture | 1. Internet Sensations:What's Your Opinion? | Online Debate | Text References | The Suffix -ate | Creativity | 74 |
2. K-Pop Idols Create Creativity 72 a Bang Too Big for Prudential Center | Concert Review | Substitution and Ellipsis | Negative Adverbs | Creativity | 74 | |
Review 3 | Video 3 Jason Sturm—The Most Impactful Part of My Life is Helping People | 84 | ||||
7 Dangers and Challenges | 1. Chasing the Storm | Biography | Making Judgements | Root Words | Critical Thinking | 86 |
2. The Challenges Facing One World Trade Center | Magazine Article |
Making Predictions | The Suffix -ive | Critical Thinking | 86 | |
8 Nature | 1. Polar Bears Cope with Climate Change | News Report | Making Inferences | The Suffix -ist | Collaboration and Communication | 98 |
2. The Northern Lights Sing in the Sky | Web Article | Recognizing Cause and Effect | Superlatives | Collaboration and Communication | 98 | |
Review 4 | Video 4 Matthew Burnett & Tanya Menendez—Maker's Row Made in America | 110 | ||||
9 Amazing Places | 1. Laos: The Forgotten Land | Travel Article | Scanning for Georegraphical Data | Points of the Compass | Critical Thinking | 112 |
2. A Walk in the Park: Amazing Green Spaces Around the World | Online News | Using Headings to Understand Text | The Suffixes -ic and -ical | Critical Thinking | 112 | |
10 Relationships | 1. The Uncertain World of Digital Dating | Advice Column | Using Flow Charts | Synonyms | Communication | 124 |
2. Unlikely Pals: The Life-Long Bond of Baloo, Leo, and Shere Khan | Magazine Article | Recognizing Comparison and Contrast | Antonyms | Communication | 124 | |
Review 5 | Video 5 Melody Bales—The Lady from Haiti | 136 | ||||
11 Travel | 1. My Working Holiday | Letter | Previewing | Signal Words | Creativity | 138 |
2. Couchsurfing and Airbnb: Changing the Game | News | Identifying Supporting Ideas | The Suffix -ment | Creativity | 138 | |
12 Human Rights | 1. The Case for Marriage Equality | Magazine Article | Understanding Purpose and Tone | The Suffix -ion | Critical Thinking | 150 |
2. Are the Oscars Too White? | Essay | Taking Notes | The Suffix -ness | Critical Thinking | 150 | |
Review 6 | Video 6 Jennifer Webb-McRae—I’m Passionate About Doing Justice | 152 |