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Plan of the book

Unit Title/Topic Reading texts Reading skills Vocabulary
Cycle 2 7 Languages Languages Skimming Word parts: prim
Disappearing
Collocations
Scanning
1 The Rise and Fall of
Example: primary
2 The Killer Language
Checking details
The disappearance
Cause and effect
of other languages
because of English
Making inferences
Pages 49–56
8 Our Crowded 1 The Consequences of Scanning Collocations
Population Growth
Word parts: ex
Skimming
Earth
Cycle 2 Overpopulation 2 The Exploding Checking details
Example: expansion
Population
Making inferences
Identifying purpose
Pages 57–64

9 Do Great 1 The Economics of Scanning Collocations
Sport
Skimming
Athletes
Word parts: tract
Cycle 2 Deserve Great Sportspeople Checking details
Example: attract
2 Salaries of Top
Pronouns
Salaries?
Making inferences
The pros and cons of
high salaries
Pages 65–72
10 The Global 1 The Modern Meaning Scanning Collocations
of Myth
Skimming
Word parts: pro
Warming
Cycle 2 Myth? 2 Global Warming Checking details Example: prospect
Mythmakers
Identifying reasons
Doubts about global
Identifying opinions
warming
Pages 73–80
11 Is Beauty Skin 1 Improving on Nature? Scanning Collocations
2 The Never-Ending
Word parts: poly
Skimming
Deep?
Cycle 2 Tattoos and cosmetic Desire for Beauty Checking details Example: Polynesia
Cause and effect
surgery
Making inferences
Pages 81–88
12 Animals as 1 Meat Made Man Scanning Collocations
Word parts: ab
Skimming
2 Animal Slaves
Food
Cycle 2 Factory farming of Checking details Example: abuse
Identifying reasons
animals
Making inferences
Pages 89–96

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