What a world. amazing stories from around the globe 2

Summary: Series that explores topics from around the world and across history. Each unit opens with a question that is answered in the reading and continues with vocabulary, comprehension, discussion, writing, spelling and punctuation. Includes circling, filling-in-the-blank, matching, and short answer exercises.

Record details

ISBN: 0131849239
Physical Description: kit
kit
2 sound discs, 1 text (vi, 148 p. : ill. (some col.), map ; 26 cm.)
Publisher: White Plains, NY : Longman, c2004.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Who is the most important person from history? -- What are fattening rooms? -- Where do people celebrate girls' day and boy's day? -- Why is Marco Polo famous? -- Who reached the South Pole first? -- What is the Royal Flying Doctor Service? -- How did the Egyptians make mummies? -- Why is Louis Pasteur important? -- Who is Nasreddin Hodja? -- What did the ancient Mayans believe in? -- How do Koreans celebrate a wedding? -- Why are sumo wrestlers so fat? -- Who is Stephen King? -- What is the story behind the bed? -- How did the Spanish conquer the Aztecs? -- Why are the Williams sisters good at tennis? -- Where is Timbuktu? -- Where do the most vegetarians live?
Target Audience Note:	Intended for upper beginner level ESL students.