Suitable for beginning-level ESL students, thiis title uses short, believe-it-or-not, real-life stories to stimulate vocabulary acquisition and build reading comprehension. It features 20 short, reading passages on topics such as a hotel that's 21 feet below the ocean, a woman who lived in a tree, and blind people who use seeing-eye horses.
These best-selling, academic skills texts systematically develop students' reading and vocabulary skills through engaging themes and intensive practice. Students learn successful reading strategies and are further prompted to build proficiency in their writing, listening, and speaking skills.
Themes for Today is the first in a five-level academic skills program that systematically develops students’ reading and vocabulary skills through engaging themes and comprehensive practice. The Reading for Today series teaches essential reading strategies like skimming, scanning, fact-finding, and paraphrasing, and gives students opportunities to talk and write about what they’ve read. The new edition of this best-selling series helps learners build solid skills for academic success!
The entertaining reading series for beginning-level ESL students that uses short, believe-it-or-not, real-life stories to stimulate vocabulary acquisition and build reading comprehension. Read Onis a new reading series designed for beginning and high-beginning level ESL students. Each book in the series features 20 short, stimulating reading passages on high-interest topics such as a hotel that’s 21 feet below the ocean, a woman who lived in a tree, how twin brothers fell in love with twin sisters, and blind people who use seeing-eye horses. Each reading contains vital, high-frequency vocabulary that is recycled throughout the chapters in each book. This gives students a chance to see new vocabulary a number of times and in a variety of contexts. Teachers and students will also enjoy the self-standing format of the series. They can either select chapters according to need and interest or systematically work through each book. FEATURES: Chapter-opening photographsintroduce students to the themes of the readings. Before You Readactivitiesask students to make inferences, activate their prior knowledge, and answer questions based on their experience. Audio recordingsof each reading selection provide students with listening practice to increase their comprehension skills. Key vocabulary itemsappear in bold-faced type for easy reference. Main idea questionspresented instandardized testing formatshelp students check their reading comprehension as well as prepare them for success in taking standardized tests. Learn New WordsandComplete the Paragraphactivitiestest students’ understanding of new vocabulary words. Think It Overactivitiesencourage students to use critical thinking skills to examine ideas introduced in the reading selections. Write It Downactivitiesprompt students to write sentences and paragraphs about their thoughts, opinions, and ideas. Talk It Overactivitiesask students to discuss ideas related to the chapter topics AnActivity Menusection at the end of each pair of chapters, gives students the opportunity to practice and recycle new vocabulary and do expansion work through: Tie It Togetheractivities-- students use graphic organizers to synthesize information from the previous two chapters. Just for Funactivities– students practice spelling and word order. Go Onlineactivities--students Internet search skills. This teacher's manual is designed to accompany the high beginning level student book.
Themes for Today is the first in a five-level academic skills program that systematically develops students’ reading and vocabulary skills through engaging themes and comprehensive practice. The Reading for Today series teaches essential reading strategies like skimming, scanning, fact-finding, and paraphrasing, and gives students opportunities to talk and write about what they’ve read. The new edition of this best-selling series helps learners build solid skills for academic success!
Concepts for Today contains timely and thought-provoking reading passages providing ample opportunities for academic reading skills development. -- Reading skills: word formation, dictionary usage, information organization -- Critical thinking strategies -- Integrated speaking and writing skills in each chapter
Issues for Today combines stimulating reading topics with a carefully planned combination of pre- and post-reading exercises and activities designed to reinforce comprehension and develop critical-thinking skills. -- High interest, stimulating topics: changing lifestyles, crime, dreams, astronomy, and language -- Thematically grouped readings (three chapters per unit) -- Additional opportunities for task-based activities outside the classroom
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