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                                     Career Paths: Environmental Science is a new educational resource for environmental
                                     science professionals who want to improve their English communication in a work environment.                               Vir
                                     Incorporating career-specific vocabulary and contexts, each unit offers step-by-step instruction                           ginia Evans –
                                     that immerses students in the four key language components: reading, listening, speaking,
                                     and writing. Career Paths: Environmental Science addresses topics including the parts of
                                     the environment, natural resource management, biodiversity, pollution, and climate change. 
                                     The series is organized into three levels of difficulty and offers a minimum of 400 vocabulary                             Jenny Dooley –
                                     terms and phrases. Every unit includes a test of reading comprehension, vocabulary, and
                                     listening skills, and leads students through written and oral production.
                                     Included Features:
                                      • A variety of realistic reading passages
                                      • Career-specific dialogues                                                                                               Dr
                                      • 45 reading and listening comprehension checks                                                                           . Ellen Blum     
                                      • Over 400 vocabulary terms and phrases
                                      • Guided speaking and writing exercises
                                      • Complete glossary of terms and phrases
                                     The Teacher’s Book contains a full answer key and audio scripts.
                                     The Teacher’s Guide contains detailed lesson plans, a full answer key and audio scripts.
                                     The audio CDs contain all recorded material.
                                                                                                                     ISBN 978-1-78098-669-2
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                                                                Virginia Evans
                                                                Jenny Dooley
                                                                Dr. Ellen Blum
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                    Scope and Sequence
                     Unit         Topic           Reading                                  Vocabulary                                    Function
                                                   context
                        1 The Earth:            Textbook        atmosphere, biosphere, core, crust, geosphere, hydrosphere, Correcting
                            Structure and                       lithosphere, mantle, stratosphere, troposphere                       yourself
                            Spheres
                        2 Landforms             Webpage         canyon, cliff, glacier, hill, island,mountain, peninsula, plain,     Wishing
                                                                plateau, valley                                                      someone luck
                        3 Ecosystems:           Article         abiotic, biotic, community, component, ecosystem, genetic            Talking about
                            Components                          diversity, habitat, organism, population, species                    the past
                        4 Trophic Levels        Textbook        autotroph, consumer, decomposer, detritus feeder,                    Describing
                                                                heterotroph, omnivore, primary consumer, producer,                   consequences
                                                                secondary consumer, trophic level
                        5 Terrestrial           Report          biome, chaparral, coniferous forest, deciduous forest,desert,        Checking for
                            Biomes                              grassland, high mountain, rainforest, savanna, tundra                understanding
                        6 Aquatic               Brochure        aquatic life zone, coastal wetland, coastal zone, coral reef,        Describing
                            Systems 1                           estuary, intertidal zone, ocean, ocean bottom, open sea,             mixed results
                                                                saltwater
                        7 Aquatic               Poster          floodplain zone, flowing, freshwater, inland wetland, lake,          Reacting to 
                            Systems 2                           pond, river, source zone, standing, stream, transition zone          bad news
                        8 The Scientific        Textbook        conclusion, control group, evaluate, experiment, experimental        Asking about
                            Method                              group, hypothesis, independent variable, observation,                progress
                                                                problem, result, testable, the scientific method
                        9 Measurements          Conversion      acre, convert, gallon, hectare, imperial, kilogram, kilometer,       Agreeing to a
                                                chart           liter, metric, mile, pound                                           suggestion
                       10 Climate:              Magazine        average, climate, current, elevation, latitude, pattern,             Describing
                            Factors             article         prevailing wind, range, rotation, terrain                            averages 
                       11 Climate:              Webpage         arid, cool temperate, Equator, highland, humid, polar,               Estimating 
                            Zones                               subarctic, tropical, warm temperate, zone                            time
                       12 Weather               Webpage         cloud cover, humidity, meteorology, moisture, precipitation,         Stating
                                                                pressure, short-term, temperature, weather, wind speed               probability
                       13 Matter                Guide           atom, atomic number, compound, electron, element, ion,               Describing
                                                                mass number, matter, molecule, neutron, proton                       common errors
                       14 Energy                Textbook        conserve, electromagnetic radiation, energy, energy                  Introducing 
                                                                efficiency, energy quality, heat, kinetic energy, potential          a difference
                                                                energy, transfer, work
                       15 Basic Units of        Magazine        cell, chromosome, DNA, eukaryotic, gene, genetic                     Introducing
                            Life                article         information, multicellular, nucleus, prokaryotic, unicellular        unexpected
                                                                                                                                     results
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                                      Table of Contents
              Unit 1 – The Earth: Structure and Spheres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
              Unit 2 – Landforms   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
              Unit 3 – Ecosystems: Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
              Unit 4 – Trophic Levels  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
              Unit 5 – Terrestrial Biomes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
              Unit 6 – Aquatic Systems 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
              Unit 7 – Aquatic Systems 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
              Unit 8 – The Scientific Method  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
              Unit 9 – Measurements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
              Unit 10 – Climate: Factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
              Unit 11 – Climate: Zones  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
              Unit 12 – Weather  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
              Unit 13 – Matter   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
              Unit 14 – Energy  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
              Unit 15 – Basic Units of Life  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
              Glossary  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34