Vocabureaders: Wheels and Wingsand The
Zodiac
Level: Elementary, High School, and Adult/Intermediate proficiency
What are Vocabureaders?
They are readers with short articles on subjects of general interest
written in simple English. Students are asked to determine the meaning
of highlighted vocabulary from context. Then exercises teach the noun,
verb, adjective and adverb forms of those words. There are an answer
key and teaching suggestions in each book.
Wheels and Wings Exploring the World of Transportation and Travel by Raymond C. Clark and Susannah J. Clark.
Price: $5.00 Special !
ISBN:0-86647-053-0
Transportation and travel effect our lives
in many interesting ways. There are many related cultural, environmental,
and economic issues for discussion. This book describes walling,
automobiles, airlines, railroads, buses, boats, taxicabs, subways,
trucks, bicycles, motorcycles, and for fun, RVs and snowmobiles.
The introductory reading gives some historical perspective.
Special features: subway map charts crosswords.
The Zodiac Exploring Human Qualities and Characteristics by Mary Riddle Moore.
Price: $5.00 ISBN: 0-86647-080-8
The Zodiac is about astrology, but
students learn important language while reading and discussing
each sign, the language descriptive of personality, from "aggressive"
Aries to "gentle" Pisces.
Special features: for each Zodiac sign, there is a brief advice column
and a list of famous people born under that sign a glossary suggestions for conversation starters, intercultural
explorations, and class activities.
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