Sinopse: "National Geographic Learning brings the world to your classroom with Life, a six-level integrated-skills series featuring content from National Geographic presented through stunning images, text, and video. Learners will strengthen their existing global connections while learning the English skills needed for communication in the 21st century. To encourage a generation of informed decision-makers, Life prepares learners to think critically while teaching the English skills needed communicate effectively. A practical, competency-based syllabus helps learners in their development of grammar, vocabulary, functions, pronunciation and skills through appropriate communicative tasks. Real life lessons model and practice everyday functions, preparing learners to use language in the real world. National Geographic video in each unit allows teachers to bring lessons to life. Information-rich topics and a carefully designed critical thinking syllabus challenges learners to understand texts at a deeper level. Vocabulary is introduced thematically, with additional emphasis on key words and word building in Word focus and Word building sections."
Biografia: John Wilden Hughes, Jr. foi um cineasta, produtor e roteirista estadunidense.
Considerado precursor do "cinema adolescente", Hughes marcou a década de 80 e o início dos anos 90 com filmes, em sua maioria, ambientados na Região Metropolitana de Chicago, - cidade em que passou sua juventude - e que retratavam a adolescência, a época escolar, a maioridade e os conflitos dessa fase da vida.
