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Effective Reading 1 Copyright 2005 All rights reserved for Japan. No parts of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission from Seibido Co., Ltd.
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Level 1 powerd by reallyenglish CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 5 CHAPTER 6 STUDY GUIDE CONTENTS Prediction Predicting from clues Lesson 1 Leisure time Free Running Lesson 2 People in business Coffee Republic Scanning Scanning for word Lesson 3 Eating out Theme restaurants Lesson 4 Traveling by train The highest train in the world Understanding Paragraphs Identifying topics Lesson 5 Weather Strange raining Lesson 6 Education A degree in surfing Understanding Text Organization Identifying patterns 1 Lesson 7 Famous people Oprah Winfrey Lesson 8 Money Good habits with money Vocabulary Training Identifying pronouns and synonyms Lesson 9 Movies Touching the Void Lesson 10 Global warming Global warming Skimming Skimming for the general idea Lesson 11 Animals Rescue rats Lesson 12 People in politics President Lincoln and President Kennedy i iii v ix 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 11 13 14 15 17 18 19 21 22 23 ix
Level 1 powerd by reallyenglish CHAPTER 7 CHAPTER 8 CHAPTER 9 CHAPTER 10 CHAPTER 11 CHAPTER 12 Prediction 2 Predicting from content Lesson 13 Hotels Underwater hotel Lesson 14 Jobs Indian call centers Scanning 2 Scanning for information Lesson 15 Popular music Elvis Presley Lesson 16 Traveling by road Flying cars Understanding Paragraphs 2 Identifying the main idea Lesson17 Space travel Becoming an astronaut Lesson18 Relationships Family problems Understanding Text Organization 2 Identifying patterns 2 Lesson 19 International commerce Cola wars Lesson 20 Health and sickness Growing old Vocabulary Training 2 Guessing meaning from context Lesson 21 Crime An unusual bank robbery Lesson 22 Fashion Men and skirts Skimming 2 Skimming for the point of view Lesson 23 Technology The future of technology Lesson 24 Vacations Grown up vacations for children Time Recoad Chart 25 26 27 29 30 31 33 34 35 37 38 39 41 42 43 45 46 47 49 x
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Lesson 1 Leisure time Free Running Imagine martial arts, gymnastics, and skateboarding (with no skateboard) mixed together. This is what the dangerous and exciting sport of free running looks like. Free runners move across a city by jumping from building to building, climbing walls, and running across roofs. They move quickly and smoothly like a cat using buildings, walls, fences, park benches, and street lights to run, climb, jump, swing, balance, bounce, and roll on. It is amazing to watch. You do not need any special equipment or money to do free running. All you need is a pair of sneakers and an open mind, says Vincent Roux, who has been a free runner for six years. Beginners start by practicing on one-meter-high walls. There are lots of moves to learn, with names like cat jump and the spider, but the only rule is that you must go forward, not backward. Free running was started in Paris in 1989 by two bored teenagers who liked climbing trees and watching Jackie Chan movies. Together, they started a team of free runners called the Yamakasis. Since then, free running has featured in Nike and Toyota commercials and is becoming more and more popular with young people worldwide. Although free running is not illegal, many people are against it. They think it is too dangerous and does not show respect for property. But for free runners, it is about being free and powerful. When you free run, says Roux, you feel like a cross between Spider-Man and Superman. free running Yamakashi Comprehension Check 1. What is free running? a. A martial art b. A new urban sport c. Long-distance running 2. Which of the following statements about free running is true? a. It s free. b. You make up your own moves. c. It s against the law. 2 3. Why did free running begin? a. It was featured in a Jackie Chan movie. b. Young people wanted to copy Spider-Man and Superman. c. Young people needed something to do in the city.
Vocabulary Study 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 equipment hobby knit martial arts practice relaxing take up yoga Lesson 2 People in business Coffee Republic Dreams and Coffee Beans: The Success of a Family Business British people are famous for drinking tea. But brother and sister, Sahar and Bobby Hashemi, became young millionaires when they opened a chain of American-style coffee shops in the U.K. Having the idea It started when Sahar took a weekend trip to New York to visit her brother Bobby. One evening, in a Thai restaurant, Sahar told Bobby how much she wished she could buy American-style coffee in London. Bobby suggested they start their own coffee shop. Sahar fell in love with the idea. Doing the Research Back in London, she spent a whole day on the London subway, getting off the train at different stations to taste the coffee. It was horrible, and I knew there was a gap in the market. In November 1995, they opened their first Coffee Republic shop in central London. Making it work The first year was very difficult. There were problems finding and keeping staff, and British people were not used to the names of American coffees, like latte and macchiato. But this was their dream and they were not going to give up. Today, there are over 100 Coffee Republic shops all over the country, and the company has revenues of 30 million a year. 3
Advice for others Sahar has now written a best-selling book about their experience, called Anyone Can Do It! She hopes it will help other young people to start their own businesses. She believes success is 1% idea and 99% hard work, but she says, If you think you have the energy, then get out and follow your dream. latte macchiato Comprehension Check 1. What is Coffee Republic? a. A coffee export company b. A type of American coffee c. A British coffee shop 2. What gave the Hashemis the idea for their company? a. The coffee in train stations b. Sahar s love of American coffee c. The coffee in a Thai restaurant 3. Which of these is given as a reason why their company was successful? a. They worked hard. b. They were a family business. c. They found a great team of staff. Vocabulary Study 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 customer entrepreneur goal millionaire profitable revenue risk run a business 4