TY - BOOK AU - Wharton,Jennifer TI - Academic encounters: the natural world : reading, study skills, writing T2 - Academic encounters SN - 0521715172 AV - PE1128 .W57 2009 U1 - 428.24 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Cambridge, New York PB - Cambridge University Press KW - English language KW - Textbooks for foreign speakers KW - Rhetoric KW - Problems, exercises, etc KW - Study skills KW - Earth sciences KW - Readers (Secondary) N1 - "Low Intermediate."; "The companion book, Academic Listening Encounters: The Natural World, develops students' listening, note-taking, and discussion skills using authentic interviews and lectures and a variety of pre- and post-listening activities."; Includes bibliographical references; Introduction --; Unit 1; Planet Earth --; 1; The Physical Earth --; 2; The Dynamic Earth --; Unit 2; Water on Earth --; 3; Earth's Water Supply --; 4; Earth's Oceans --; Unit 3; The Air Around Us --; 5; Earth's Atmosphere --; 6; Climate and Weather --; Unit 4; Life on Earth --; 7; Plants and Animals --; 8; The Human Body --; 9; Living Longer, Living Better --; Unit Quizzes --; Unit Quiz; Answers ER -