This book is the first in a series devoted to boosting reading comprehension ability. Starting from vocabulary and grammar, this integrated skills text, will go a long way in reinforcing basic skills.

As the first in a series aimed at improving reading comprehension, this book focuses on reinforcing basics. It builds comprehension skills using texts made up of simple sentences that are both stimulating and fun. Starting at the 200-word level, the book aims to help students firm up their basic English proficiency through boosting their vocabulary, grammatical proficiency and comprehension skills. A book starting at the 300-word level is scheduled for next year. The teacher’s material contains practice exercises and end-of-semester exams.

Contents

Moon Exploration / Stephen Spielberg / World Population / Money and Sport / Positive Thinking / Esperanto / Globalization / Online Language Learning / Advertising / Life Without Technology / Urban Wildlife / Smart Drugs / Crime and Sentencing / Disappearing Language / Ergonomics / Climate Change / Online Commerce / Pop Art / Steve Jobs / A Short History of Money, etc. (Total 24 units)