{"product_id":"9780072942149","title":"Reading for a Reason 2 : Expanding Reading Skills","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis three-level academic, theme-based reading series focuses on cross-cultural content and promotes critical thinking skills.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeatures\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReading selections span fiction, non-fiction, news and magazine articles, interviews, maps, charts, web pages, quotations, and photo captions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReading passages reflect controlled word count and vocabulary and structure progression.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSkills are continually recycled to build student reading fluency, confidence, and mastery.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnits open with engaging photographs and questions to introduce the theme, provide academic focus, set chapter goals, and activate prior knowledge.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eBefore You Read\u003c\/i\u003e activities stimulate background knowledge, focus on vocabulary presentation and practice, and introduce important expressions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eAs You Read\u003c\/i\u003e sections focus students on the main idea, offer timed readings to build fluency, and provide pair work activities to promote topic discussion and information processing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA specific section in each unit focuses on Internet reseach.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStructured speaking activities help students further explore each unit theme.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach unit concludes with three writing activities.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the intermediate level student book.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McGraw-Hill Companies, The","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47049162883312,"sku":"9780072942149","price":35.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780072942149_p0.jpg?v=1763636995","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780072942149","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}