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Compass Publishing: 2010, 20 pages. (2nd Edition)
<em>Reading Challenge, Second Edition is a three-book non-fiction reading series designed for intermediate to advanced English language learners. The series presents a wide range of topics through controlled language aimed to engage the interest of readers while ensuring that the content remains accessible. The graded reading passages found in three books of the Reading Challenge series allow learners to comfortably progress from easily accessble readings to more challenging ones through repeated exposure to frequently encountered non-fiction language structures and vocabulary. In addition to developing students' reading skills, the exercises in the Reading Challenge series provide learners the opportunity to practice listening, speaking, and writing through activities specifically targeting each of these skills.
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Reading Challenge 1 2nd – Answer Key Unit 1 1. I would like to stay in the Ice Hotel. I think it is The Ice Hotel a unique place. 2. The most unusual place that I have heard of Pre-Reading (answers will vary) is this Ice Hotel. 1. It is winter in the photo. I know that because I 3. An interesting place I have visited is Bangkok can see a lot of ice. in Thailand. I saw many amazing palaces and 2. I think this hotel must be in a cold place. temples there. 3. I think this hotel is special because it is made of ice. Grammar Are you into skiing? Vocabulary Preview 1. c 2. f 3. b Of course, all of these hotels are made of ice. 4. e 5. d 6. a Vocabulary and Idiom Review Reading Comprehension 1. b 2. d 3. c 4. b 5. b Idiomatic Expressions 1. check in 2. am into 3. made (out) of Summary 1. unique 2. freezing 3. Surprisingly 4. fantastic 5. cozy Listening 1. d 2. d 3. b Discussion (answers will vary) 1 1. b 2. b 3. d 4. a 5. b 6. a 7. d 8. b 9. c 10. b Reading Challenge 1 2nd – Answer Key 3. The first sandwich was made with bread and Unit 2 meat. Food Firsts Discussion (answers will vary) Pre-Reading (answers will vary) 1. My favorite foods from other countries are 1. My favorite food is Cajun chicken salad. Tom Yang soup and fried noodles. Tom Yang 2. The most unusual food I have eaten is fried soup is from Thailand and fried noodles are from insects. Hong Kong. 3. I can cook many kinds of dishes, from 2. Some traditional foods from Canada are spaghetti to steak. barbequed salmon and steak. 3. One untrue story people believe is that Vocabulary Preview 1. f 2. c 3. b spaghetti was first made in Italy. In fact, noodles 4. a 5. e were first made in China. 6. d Reading Comprehension 1. d 2. b 3. a 4. d Grammar 5. b Cooks of wealthy English families during the time of Richard I were making curry dishes. Idiomatic Expressions The Persians were eating round, flat bread with 1. Dig in cheese in the 500s. 2. find out 3. catching on Vocabulary and Idiom Review Summary 1. 1377 2. Wealthy 3. Created 4. 500s 5. Introduced 6. 1891 Listening 1. Mike found Janet surfing the Internet. 2. Lord Montagu was the Earl of Sandwich. 2 1. d 2. d 3. c 4. a