Reading Explorer 2 with Online Workbook

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. 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.

Unit 1: Food and Health
Reading A: Sweet Love
Reading B: Food for the Future
Unit 2: Our Bond with Animals
Reading A: Song of the Humpback
Reading B: Dogs in a Human World
Unit 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 Sahara
Reading B: The Changing Face of Kung Fu
Unit 5: Urban Underworlds
Reading A: Under Paris
Reading B: New York�s Underside
Unit 6: Reef Encounters
Reading A: Cities Beneath the Sea
Reading B: The Truth about Great Whites
Unit 7: Sweet Scents
Reading A: The Flower Trade
Reading B: The Power of Perfume
Unit 8: Great Explorers
Reading A: Marco Polo in China
Reading B: The Travels of Ibn Battuta
Unit 9: Who We Are
Reading A: The Teenage Brain
Reading B: Seeing Double
Unit 10: Global Warming
Reading A: The Big Thaw
Reading B: Last Days of the Ice Hunters
Unit 11: Incredible Insects

Reading A: Army Ants
Reading B: Unexpected Beauty
Unit 12: Going to Extremes
Reading A: The Dream of Flight
Reading B: Dark Descent