The World at a Glance
―America, Japan, Britain, and the World
| Author | Richard Best 著 Tamotsu Tanaka 著 Noboru Fukushima 著 |
|---|---|
| Category |
Reading |
| Level |
Intermediate |
| Release Date | 2006/04/01 |
| ISBN | 9784523175254 |
| Book Size・Number of Pages | B5・56 pages |
| Price | 1,650 yen (incl. tax) |
| Number of Units | 25 |
| Teacher’s Materials | ●Teacher's Manual（including Japanese translation) ●Teacher's Audio CD 〈Others〉 Teacher's Manual Data（PDF),Text Data (Word) |
| Stocks | 〇 |
This multi-purpose text does just what its title says: gives students The World At A Glance. Its 25 brief reading passages are packed with information and insights on trends, issues, ideas, and developments around the globe. Students get a quick tour of contemporary life and comparative culture, in clear, precise, useful language that they can readily read and comprehend. The exercises are designed to take students deeper into the text, thereby promoting better understanding in every sense of the word.
◆Key Features and Functions; 25 informative, provocative reading passages dealing with the latest topics from America, Britain, Japan and the world at large, including: public security vs. individual privacy/ Women’s rights and the new masculinity/ The problems of aging societies/ The World according to the iGeneration/ The cultural meaning of sports and film/ What the world needs now/ Only in America. 2-page, side-by-side layout of each unit encourages active involvement with the text and between-the-lines reading. Vocabulary recognition exercises enable students to grasp meaning from context, an essential skill for better comprehension. Writing drills give practice in using key idiomatic phrases. Brief, natural dialogues for listening comprehension reinforce students’ understanding of important ideas and concepts and provide useful models for discussion.
School ID Tags Anger Parents
Lesson 2 JAPAN
School Trips Become Workplace Visits
Lesson 3 BRITAIN
New Pub Hours Cause Concern
Lesson 4 THE WORLD
Saudi Arabia Debates Women Drivers
Lesson 5 AMERICA
Hero Hackers or Common Criminals?
Lesson 6 JAPAN
Women-only Train Cars a Hit... Sort of
Lesson 7 BRITAIN
A New Kind of Masculinity
Lesson 8 THE WORLD
Cambodian Cows See a Bright Future
Lesson 9 AMERICA
Horror Flicks Both Scare and Soothe
Lesson 10 JAPAN
A Whale of a Cooking Class
Lesson 11 BRITAIN
Man U Soccer Fans Unhappy
Lesson 12 THE WORLD
Help for the Homeless
Lesson 13 AMERICA
Parents Go on Strike to Teach Kids a Lesson
Lesson 14 JAPAN
Keeping Dementia at Bay
Lesson 15 BRITAIN
The World According to the iGeneration
Lesson 16 THE WORLD
Baby-making in Asia
Lesson 17 AMERICA
Spelling Contest Becomes Media Event
Lesson 18 JAPAN
Time for Daylight Saving
Lesson 19 BRITAIN
The Debate over Children
Lesson 20 THE WORLD
The Power of Names
Lesson 21 AMERICA
Only in America: 5 Short Stories
Lesson 22 JAPAN
An Old Acquaintance
Lesson 23 BRITAIN
Life Not Easy for Britain’s Ethnic Minorities
Lesson 24 THE WORLD
What the World Needs Now, Part I
Lesson 25 THE WORLD
What the World Needs Now, Part Ⅱ
