Reading Explorer Foundations with Online Workbook

Becky Tarver Chase is an experienced English instructor who has taught all subject areas including reading, writing, grammar, communication skills, and test preparation. She has worked at universities and in private programs in the United States, Mexico, and Thailand. Her current focus is on creating effective language-learning materials, and she is one of the authors of the World English, Reading Explorer, Close-Up, and Pathways series from National Geographic Learning. Kristin Johannsen held an MA in Applied English Linguistics from the University of Wisconsin - Madison. She had extensive experience teaching English in Japan, the United Arab Emirates, South Korea, France, and the United States. She has presented her ideas on global issues at multiple conferences around the world and was a published author. She spoke several languages including French, German, Spanish, Norwegian, and Korean. 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 worlds 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: Mysteries
Reading A: Have Aliens Visited Us?
Reading B: The Lost City of Atlantis
Unit 2: Favorite Foods
Reading A: The History of Pizza
Reading B: The Hottest Chilies
Unit 3: Cool Jobs
Reading A: Training Grizzlies!
Reading B: Getting the Shot
Unit 4: Shipwrecks
Reading A: Ive Found the Titanic!
Reading B: Treasure Ship
Unit 5 Science Investigators
Reading A: At the Scene of a Crime
Reading B: The Disease Detective
Unit 6: Explorers and Pioneers
Reading A: Who Was Sacagawea?
Reading B: Polar Pioneer
Unit 7 Minds Eye
Reading A: The Meaning of Dreams
Reading B: Seeing the Impossible
Unit 8: Animal Wonders
Reading A: A Penguin Family
Reading B: Do Animals Laugh?
Unit 9: Incredible Domes
Reading A: A Love Poem in Stone
Reading B: The Great Dome of Florence
Unit 10: Wild Weather

Reading A: A Warming World
Reading B: Freaky Forces of Nature
Unit 11: Giants of the Past
Reading A: The Mammoths Tale
Reading B: Sea Monsters
Unit 12: Technology
Reading A: The Robots Are Coming!
Reading B: How Will We Live in 2035?