National Geographic : Living English
英語閱讀影音書 (書+ DVD)
A Ticket to the World！
看國家地理頻道學英文 為你開啟世界大門
影音與閱讀的完美結合 視野與知識的精采交會
書細分級介紹
《National Geographic 英語閱讀影音書》四種程度不同於：
等級 生字數 等級說明 CEF考試級距對照
Level 1 800~1000 headwords Pre-Intermediate/Intermediate (初級) – with 2-3 years of English A2
Level 2 1000~1200 headwords Intermediate (中級) – with 3 or more years of English A2
Level 3 1200~1400 headwords Intermediate (中級) – with 3 or more years of English B1
Level 4 1400~1600 headwords Upper-Intermediate（中高級）– with 4 or more years of English B1
1. 全新登場的National Geographic系列，是結合影音、聲音、閱讀《NGC 國家地理頻道》24集精彩內容，包括世界文化、自然生態、環保議題、旅遊探險、氣候變遷等各種議題。
2. 系列內容多樣化，全彩色印刷，製作精美，題材由淺入深。輔以精彩照片及視聽兩用DVD，是結合閱讀、影像和聽力三種學習的全方位讀本。
3. 本系列由美國Heinle Cengage Learning 出版社，分為4個級數，內含文法聚焦、文法練習、影音考題、閱讀測驗等內容，幫助讀者快速擴展字彙，並增進英語口語、聽力、閱讀能力。
4. 精心編寫導讀材料，有助學生學習有效的閱讀策略(reading strategies)。每本書附有速讀訓練功能、延伸閱讀及中英對照生詞表。
5. 讀本用字選自Collins Cobuild 等著名語料庫，收錄平日生活常使用之字詞，按程度增加。內容貼近生活，可在英語或通識課堂上引起討論，啟發學生思考及聽講能力，培養通識閱讀視野。
學習重點
Grammar Focus 文法焦點：解釋語法重點。
Grammar Practice 文法練習：各種的練習題供讀者即時複習所學
Video Practice 影音練習
Exit Test 小考
書內其他練題，有助讀者掌握學習技巧如scanning, prediction, summarizing, identifying the main idea
English-Chinese Vocabulary List 中英字彙表：設於書末，既不影響讀者閱讀正文，又具備參考作用。
影音內容介紹
結合影像、聲音與閱讀
影像Video
聲音Audio
閱讀Reading
Level 2
True Adventures and Exciting Sports (挑戰海陸空)
The Adventure Capital of the World 高空彈跳冒險
It is never easy to jump, especially when you go bungee jumping. What do bungee jumpers feel like before and after a 134-meter drop?
紐西蘭有玩不完的刺激運動─高空彈跳就是其中一項！猜猜看，從134公尺的高度上往下跳，會是什麼感覺呢？
Alaskan Ice Climbing 阿拉斯加冰河歷險
Brave climbers want to reach the top of the highest mountain in North America. They are not hindered by the risk of falling or getting lost.
勇敢的探險家在阿拉斯加攀登冰河，還有人開設課程教入門者登上北美最高山峰。德納理國家公園中，一群旅客不畏墜崖和迷路的危險，挑戰北美第一高峰。
Water Sports Adventure 極限水上運動
A wakeboarder launches himself high up to the air. He and his team are all having great fun in this exciting water sport.
哥倫比亞大峽谷位於兩座山之間，因此擁有強勁的風力。看玩家如何運用風力體驗風箏滑水和水上滑板的刺激與樂趣，以及發明新的運動器材享受乘風的快感！
出版說明
本館一向倡導優質閱讀，近年連續推出以”Q”為標誌的優質英語學習系列 (Quality English Learning)，為進一步推閱讀，本館引入Cengage出版之FootprintLibrary，使用National Geographic的圖像及語料，編成百科英語階梯閱讀系列，有別於Black Cat古典文學閱讀，透過現在真實題材，百科英語語境能幫助讀者認識今日的世界各事各物，擴展視野，提高認識及表達英語的能力。
本系列屬non-fiction(非虛構故事類)讀本，結合閱讀、視像和聽力三種學習功能，是一套三合一多媒介讀本，每本書的英文文章以headwords寫成，headwords選收自以下數據語料庫：Collins Cobuild The Bank of English、British National Corpus及BYU Corpus of American English等，並配上精彩照片，另加一張 video / audio 兩用DVD。編排由淺入深，按級提升，只要讀者堅持學習，必能有效提高英語溝通能力。
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