Interactions/Mosaic
Reading
4th Edition
Pamela Hartmann, Elaine Kirn, Miki
Knezevic, James Mentel, and Brenda Wegmann
high Beginning to Advanced
The reading strand of the Interactions Mosaic 4th Edition series addresses the academic reading needs
of students at five language proficiency levels. Each student
text contains theme-based chapters in which students steadily
improve their reading ability through the learning and applying
of reading skills and strategies.
Students are exposed to a variety of
reading genres including essays, interviews, speeches,
biographies, stories (fiction and non-fiction), news and
magazine articles, science and business texts, and poetry.
Access (beginning to high beginning) combines both the reading and writing strands in
one student text.
Interactions 1 (high beginning to low intermediate) exposes students to using context clues,
understanding verb prefixes and suffixes, summarizing,
comparison and contrast, connecting words and phrases,
recognizing the main idea, finding supporting reasons, making
inferences, and using context to identify meaning.
Interactions 2 (low intermediate to intermediate) exposes
students to using context clues, understanding idioms,
understanding meaning categories, summarizing, understanding
pronoun reference, using hyphenation, previewing vocabulary,
identifying main ideas, predicting reading content, skimming
for main ideas, scanning for information, understanding
conclusions, and distinguishing facts from theories.
Mosaic 1 (intermediate to high intermediate) exposes students to using prefixes and
suffixes, scanning for slang words, recalling definitions and
idioms, understanding business terms, identifying synonyms,
understanding figurative language, understanding irony,
interpreting charts, analyzing a line of argument, scanning for
facts, using headings as guides, forming key ideas, separating
fact from opinion, andidentifying quotations.
Mosaic 2 (high
intermediate to low advanced) exposes
students to choosing exact verbs and expressive synonyms,
recognizing dialectal differences, matching research terms with
contexts, selecting appropriate adjectives, distinguishing
shades of meaning, inferring the meaning of idioms and
expressions, inferring attitudes, identifying theme and irony,
interpreting metaphors, and describing point of view.
Features
• Photos and illustrations activate
prior knowledge of the reading topic and ensure comprehension
by supporting the text
• Vocabulary and language-learning
strategies give students
comprehension and self-assessment tools
• Real-life reading connects the classroom to real life through ads,
application forms, brochures, and other realia
• Skill development activities and Focus on Testing prepare students for standardized
tests through outlining, scanning, skimming, identifying the
main idea, and identifying supporting details
• Talk It Over and group work maximize
opportunities for discussion and negotiation and encourage
students to evaluate arguments and to do independent research
related to the topic of the chapter.
• Video news broadcasts immerse students in authentic language, complete
with scaffolding and follow-up activities to reinforce reading
skills.
