American Cities + Audio CD

How much did the Dutch pay for Manhattan Island in 1614? Where is the world's blue jeans headquarters? Who can you meet in the 'Malibu Colony', near Los Angeles?
New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and New Orleans are America's most distinctive and exciting cities. Similar in some ways and yet completely different in others, they fascinate everyone who visits them. Open this book and find out why.

Reading & Training Discovery is a completely new series of factual readers. It is designed for teenagers, young adults and adults who, through reading about subjects of interest, can improve their English and broaden their knowledge at the same time. The series will cover a range of interesting subject matter, from famous people such as writers, explorers and scientists to places such as cities, countries and natural wonders.

These readers use Black Cat's expansive reading approach. The dossiers, activities and internet projects enable the reader to expand his/her knowledge and understanding beyond the information provided by the text.
The Discovery series is graded grammatically and lexically according to the levels in the Reading & Training series.

Features:
* informative texts on a range of interesting subject matter with vocabulary footnotes
* use of photographs and illustrations with captions
* wide range of activities promoting understanding of the text and practising the four language skills
* Cambridge ESOL and Trinity exam-style activities
* Internet projects
* dossiers which bring the subject matter into a literary, film or musical context
* full recording of the text, in British or American English
* answer key and exit test downloadable free from the Black Cat website

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