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ACADEMIC SKILLS
UNIT THEME READING VIDEO READING SKILL VOCABULARY BUILDING CRITICAL THINKING

A:  Sweet Love A:  Skimming for the Main Idea of Paragraphs A:  Phrasal verbs with cut A:  Applying Ideas
1 Food and Health B:  Food for the Future
Space Food B:  Identifying the Purpose of Paragraphs B:  Collocations for size B:  Evaluating Items
adjectives

A:  Song of the Humpback A:  Understanding Pronoun Reference A:  Prefix inter- A:  Identifying Reasons
2 Call of the Wild B:  The 1,000-Year Bird Song
The Lion’s Roar B:  Scanning for Details B:  Suffix -tion B:  Applying Concepts;
Synthesizing Information

A:  Was King Tut Murdered? A:  Creating a Timeline of Events A:  Words acting as nouns and A:  Justifying Opinions
3 History Detectives B:  Who Killed the Iceman?
Walking with Giants B:  Distinguishing Facts from Speculation verbs (1) B:  Evaluating Evidence
B:  Collocations with cruel

A:  Living Treasures A:  Dealing with Unfamiliar Vocabulary (1)—Using Context A:  Prefix pro- A:  Applying Ideas
4 Traditions and Rituals B:  The Changing Face of Kung Fu
Dragon Boat Festival B:  Differentiating Between Main Ideas and Supporting B:  Prefix en- B:  Relating Information;
Details Applying Ideas

A:  The Secrets in the Sand A:  Interpreting Infographics A:  Words acting as nouns and A:  Analyzing Claims
5 Finding Wonders B:  The Stories in the Rocks
Digging into the Past B:  Dealing with Unfamiliar Vocabulary (2)—Affixes verbs (2) B:  Ranking Items
B:  Collocations with access

A:  Cities Beneath the Sea A:  Understanding Cause-and-Effect Relationships A:  Collocations with negative A:  Evaluating Ideas
6 Reef Encounters B:  The Truth about Great Whites
Ocean Megabuilders B:  Recognizing Contrastive Relationships B:  Prefix in- B:  Analyzing Reasons;
Evaluating Sources

A:  The Flower Trade A:  Summarizing Using a Venn Diagram A:  Suffix -able B:  Applying Ideas;
7 Dollars and Scents B:  The Power of Perfume
Flowers from Ecuador B:  Recognizing and Understanding Synonyms B:  Collocations with distinctive Evaluating Pros and Cons

A:  An Incredible Journey The Legend of A:  Taking Notes on a Reading (1) A:  Word forms of admire and A:  Inferring Information
8 Great Explorers B:  The Travels of Ibn Battuta Marco Polo B:  Taking Notes on a Reading (2)—Using a Concept Map observe B:  Applying Ideas;
B:  Prefix mis- Evaluating Arguments

A:  The Teenage Brain A:  Understanding Claims A:  Phrasal verbs with go A:  Reflecting
9 Identity B:  Seeing Double
The Global Village B:  Making Inferences B:  Collocations with severe B:  Justifying Opinions;
Reflecting

A:  The Big Thaw The Sled Dogs of A:  Identifying Supporting Information A:  Collocations with shift A:  Evaluating Claims
10 Facing Change B:  Life on the Edge Greenland B:  Identifying Arguments For and Against an Issue B:  Phrasal verbs with up B:  Analyzing Arguments;
Inferring Information

A:  The Knowledge Illusion A:  Dealing with Unfamiliar Vocabulary (3)—Using a A:  Collocations with average B:  Evaluating a Claim;
11 Fact or Fake? B:  The Limits of Lying
Smile Trial Dictionary B:  Word forms of honest Applying Ideas
B:  Understanding a Research Summary

A:  The Dream of Flight A:  Understanding Definitions in a Text A:  Synonyms for fantastic A:  Ranking Activities
12 Going to Extremes B:  Dark Descent
Sea Caves B:  Taking Notes on a Reading (3)—Creating a Visual B:  Collocations with out of B:  Synthesizing Information
Summary

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