Reading Explorer 2: Student Book

Paul MacIntyre earned his MA in TESL from Simmons College in Boston, Massachusetts. He has been an ELT professional for over 20 years. Paul has teaching experience in Japan and the United States, and as an editor participated in the development of numerous ELT courses for classrooms around the world. As a writer, he has contributed to various major course book and testing programs. For National Geographic Learning he is proud to have authored Reading Explorer 2, Reading Explorer 4, and most recently Pathways Listening and Speaking 4. David Bohlke has over 30 years of experience as a teacher, teacher trainer, program director, editor, and materials writer. He has lived and worked in Japan, Korea, Singapore, Australia, Saudi Arabia, and Morocco, and has conducted multiple teacher-training workshops in Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, Africa, and the Pacific. As an editor he has worked on some of the world’s best-selling ELT courses for teens and adults. For National Geographic Learning he has authored the series Time Zones, Keynote, and Reading Explorer. David holds an M.A. in Applied Linguistics/TESOL.

• Unit 1: Food and Health Reading A: Sweet LoveReading B: Food for the FutureUnit 2: Our Bond with Animals Reading A: Song of the HumpbackReading B: Dogs in a Human WorldUnit 3: History Detectives Reading A: Was King Tut Murdered?Reading B: Who Killed the Iceman?Unit 4: Traditions and Rituals Reading A: Bride of the SaharaReading B: The Changing Face of Kung FuUnit 5: Urban Underworlds Reading A: Under ParisReading B: New York’s UndersideUnit 6: Reef Encounters Reading A: Cities Beneath the SeaReading B: The Truth about Great WhitesUnit 7: Sweet Scents Reading A: The Flower TradeReading B: The Power of PerfumeUnit 8: Great Explorers Reading A: Marco Polo in ChinaReading B: The Travels of Ibn BattutaUnit 9: Who We Are Reading A: The Teenage BrainReading B: Seeing DoubleUnit 10: Global Warming Reading A: The Big ThawReading B: Last Days of the Ice HuntersUnit 11: Incredible Insects Reading A: Army AntsReading B: Unexpected BeautyUnit 12: Going to Extremes Reading A: The Dream of FlightReading B: Dark Descent