Strategic reading 1 : building effective reading skills : teacher's manual

Introduction; 1. Music (Music and Moods, Louis Armstrong, The Biology of Music); 2. Money (Dangers in Shopping, How to be a Millionaire, Pity the Poor Lottery Winner); 3. Work (Your First Job, Job Satisfaction, Are You a Workaholic?); 4. Sports (Do pro athletetes make too much money?, Extreme Sports, Frequently asked questions About the Ancient Olympic Games); 5. Nature (Keeping an Eye on the Weather, Nature's Weather Forecasters, Could You Survive a Natural Disaster?); 6. Clothes (Dressing for Success, Casual Dress in the Workplace, T-shirts Out; Uniforms In); 7. Culture (Adventures in India, The Dos and Don'ts of Body Language in the United States, Cross-cultural Differences); 8. Outer Space (Living in Space, The Planets, Space Tours not so far off); 9. Animals (The Terrible Toads, Exotic Animals--not as Pets!, Let's Abandon Zoos); 10. Travel (Adventure Travel, Choosing an Ecodestination, Jet Lag); 11. The Internet (Love on the Internet, Help on the Internet, Count Me Out); 12. Friendship (Ten Easy Ways to Make Friends, Best Friends, The New Family); 13. Gifts (Gift-giving, Modern Day Self-Sacrifice, Gifts for the Hard to Please); 14. Emotions (Jokes Can't Always Make You Laugh, The Value of Tears, Envy: Is it hurting or helping you?); 15. Food (Chocolate, What Our Tastebuds Say About Us, It Tastes Just Like Chicken); 16. Sleep and Dreams (Common Questions about Dreams, Power Napping Is Good for the IQ,; What is a Dream?); Appendix A:Unit Quizzes; Appendix B: Quiz answers.

Strategic Reading is a three-level series designed to develop reading, vocabulary-building, and critical-thinking skills. The Teacher's Manual provides clear, step-by-step notes on how to use the Student's Book in class. It includes an overview of the series, a model lesson plan, and detailed vocabulary and teaching suggestions for each unit. The Teacher's Manual offers optional warm-up and extension activities as well as many ideas for additional classroom activities. Also included are culture notes, unit quizzes, and suggested answers for all exercises and quizzes.