Read this! fascinating stories from the content areas intro

Summary: This book is the first book in a 4 book series for adults and young adult improving their English reading skills. This introductory book is suitable for beginning to high-beginning students. It contains high interest readings in education, sociology, science, marketing, and TV and film studies. It introduces content and vocabulary that can support academic studies.

Record details

ISBN: 9781107630710 (pbk.)
ISBN: 1107630711 (pbk.)
Physical Description: print
125 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 26 cm.
Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Late start :secondary content area: biology -- First write ... it helps!: secondary content area: psychology -- Student government: secondary content area: government -- A strange place to live!: secondary content area: architecture -- King Peggy: secondary content area: anthropology -- Quidditch: the world of Harry Potter comes to life: secondary content area: literature -- Rescue in Chile: secondary content area: engineering -- Sleeping beauty: secondary content area: medicine -- Memory palace: secondary content area: education -- FarmVille: secondary content area: computer studies -- Guerilla marketing: secondary content area: art and design -- The land of Poyais: secondary content area: travel and tourism -- Mean judges: secondary content area: sociology -- The uncanny valley: secondary content area: psychology -- A new language: secondary content area:language studies.