Connections in Reading B makes reading an enjoyable and rewarding experience for pre-intermediate students of English. Its pages are packed with a wide variety of colourful material, ranging from short puzzles and curious facts to complete short stories. All the passages are highly illustrated and fun to work with.
This text offers students the opportunity to learn about daily life and culture in the different countries where English is spoken as a first language. It shows the similarities and differences between life in Britain, the USA, Canada, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica and Trinidad. The book provides information through a wide variety of reading texts, colour photographs and illustrations. Also included are regular and frequent exercise sections focusing on reading and listening comprehension and language skills development.
Disney Educational - Bill Nye The Science Guy - Balance
In this discussion of balance and the forces that affect it, Bill Nye is up to his usual shenanigans, mixing jokes and wild graphics with science concepts. He relates the ideas to the activities of students, in this case the push/pull of tug-of-war. This science series has won many awards, including daytime Emmys and a National Education Association Award.
