Day, Richard R.
Cover to Cover 3 : Reading Comprehension and Fluency / Richard R. Day and Leslie Ono ; with Genevieve Kocienda (Teacher's Book). - 1st ed. - New York : Oxford University Press, 2008. - 195 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. + 3 CDs (178 min.) + 1 Teacher's Book (56 p. ; 26 cm). - Cover to Cover .
Includes the Class Audio CD set as well as the Teacher's Book.
Includes a vocabulary index.
"Cover to Cover develops reading skills, builds vocabulary, and makes reading more enjoyable. The reading passages are taken not only from magazines and newspapers, but also from popular classic stories such as A Christmas Carol and The Secret Garden. These extracts, specially adapted for learners of English, provide a practical way to introduce extensive reading into the classroom.
Reading texts explore up-to-the-minute such as online gaming, why more women are choosing to stay single, and the secret of a long life.
Extracts from the Oxford Bookworms graded readers develop reading fluency and encourage reading for pleasure.
Reading comprehension and fluency strategies develop key skills such as predicting, scanning, and identifying main ideas.
Timed reading activities and reading rate charts motivate students to read faster.
Vocabulary activities focus on looking at meaning in context and expanding vocabulary." (Book Cover) CONTENTS:
Unit 1 Beauty
Reading Text:
1. Male Beauty
2. Changing Faces
Reading Skill:
Identifying Supporting Details
Previewing and Predicting
Vocabulary:
Meaning in Context
Synonyms
Extensive Reading 1: Picture of Dorian Gray
Reading Skill: Reading Faster and More Fluently
Unit 2 Travel
Reading Text:
1. Travel Mistakes and Miscommunications
2. Dealing with your Travel Companion
Reading Skill:
Summarizing
Skimming for the Main Idea
Vocabulary:
Meaning in Context
Word Formation
Extensive Reading 2: The Wind in the Willows
Reading Skill: Reading Faster and More Fluently
Unit 3 Lying
Reading Text:
1. The Decay of the Art of Lying
2. Top Seven Signs that Someone is Lying to you
Reading Skill:
Recognizing the Author's Purpose
Scanning
Vocabulary:
Meaning in Context
Antonyms Extensive Reading 3: The Railway Children
Reading Skill: Reading Faster and More Fluently
Unit 4 Hoaxes
Reading Text:
1. Hoaxes and April Fool's Day
2. Internet Hoaxes
Reading Skill:
Distinguishing Fact from Opinion
Ignoring Unknown Words
Vocabulary:
Meaning in Context
Compound Words
Extensive Reading 4: Skyjack!
Reading Skill: Reading Faster and More Fluently
Unit 5 The Sea
Reading Text:
1. Lost at Sea
2. From Surfer to Celebrity
Reading Skill:
Identifying Meaning from Context
Previewing and Predicting
Vocabulary:
Meaning in Context
Word Formation
Extensive Reading 5: Kidnapped
Reading Skill: Reading Faster and More Fluently
Unit 6 Learning
Reading Text:
1. Learning through Failure
2. Learning and Memory
Reading Skill:
Making Inferences
Recognizing Signal Words
Vocabulary:
Meaning in Context
The Suffix -ize
Extensive Reading 6: Tobermory
Reading Skill: Reading Faster and More Fluently
Unit 7 Role Models
Reading Text:
1. Who is Your Role Model?
2. A Role Model Makes a Difference
Reading Skill:
Summarizing
Skimming for the Main Idea
Vocabulary:
Meaning in Context
Homonyms
Extensive Reading 7: The Prisoner of Zenda
Reading Skill: Reading Faster and More Fluently
Unit 8 The Mind
Reading Text:
1. Drugs that Help the Mind
2. Will Computers Have Minds?
Reading Skill:
Identifying Supporting Details
Ignoring Unknown Words
Vocabulary:
Meaning in Context
Synonyms
Extensive Reading 8: The Fall of the House of Usher
Reading Skill: Reading Faster and More Fluently
Unit 9 Entrepreneurs
Reading Text:
1. Google It!
2. A Woman with a Cybervision
Reading Skill:
Recognizing the Author's Purpose
Scanning
Vocabulary:
Meaning in Context
Synonyms
Extensive Reading 9: Chemical Secret
Reading Skill: Reading Faster and More Fluently
Unit 10 Technology
Reading Text:
1. Wired Youth Want Face Time
2. Cell Phones: For Better, Or For Worse?
Reading Skill:
Distinguishing Fact from Opinion
Recognizing Signal Words
Vocabulary:
Meaning in Context
Adverbs
Extensive Reading 10: Frankenstein
Reading Skill: Reading Faster and More Fluently
Unit 11 Happiness
Reading Text:
1. Job Happiness
2. Laughter
Reading Skill:
Identifying meaning from context
Skimming for the Main Idea
Vocabulary:
Meaning in Context
Synonyms
Extensive Reading 11: A Christmas Carol
Reading Skill: Reading Faster and More Fluently
Unit 12 Culture
Reading Text:
1. Cross-Cultural Communication
2. Culture Shock
Reading Skill:
Making Inferences
Scanning
Vocabulary:
Meaning in Context
Prefixes
Extensive Reading 12: The Secret Garden
Reading Skill: Reading Faster and More Fluently
9780194758154 (Student Book) 9780194758116 (Teacher's Book) 9780194758185 (Class CD) 9780194758123 (Assessment CD-ROM)
00200426
English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.
English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers.
Reading comprehension.
Vocabulary.
Cover to Cover 3 : Reading Comprehension and Fluency / Richard R. Day and Leslie Ono ; with Genevieve Kocienda (Teacher's Book). - 1st ed. - New York : Oxford University Press, 2008. - 195 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. + 3 CDs (178 min.) + 1 Teacher's Book (56 p. ; 26 cm). - Cover to Cover .
Includes the Class Audio CD set as well as the Teacher's Book.
Includes a vocabulary index.
"Cover to Cover develops reading skills, builds vocabulary, and makes reading more enjoyable. The reading passages are taken not only from magazines and newspapers, but also from popular classic stories such as A Christmas Carol and The Secret Garden. These extracts, specially adapted for learners of English, provide a practical way to introduce extensive reading into the classroom.
Reading texts explore up-to-the-minute such as online gaming, why more women are choosing to stay single, and the secret of a long life.
Extracts from the Oxford Bookworms graded readers develop reading fluency and encourage reading for pleasure.
Reading comprehension and fluency strategies develop key skills such as predicting, scanning, and identifying main ideas.
Timed reading activities and reading rate charts motivate students to read faster.
Vocabulary activities focus on looking at meaning in context and expanding vocabulary." (Book Cover) CONTENTS:
Unit 1 Beauty
Reading Text:
1. Male Beauty
2. Changing Faces
Reading Skill:
Identifying Supporting Details
Previewing and Predicting
Vocabulary:
Meaning in Context
Synonyms
Extensive Reading 1: Picture of Dorian Gray
Reading Skill: Reading Faster and More Fluently
Unit 2 Travel
Reading Text:
1. Travel Mistakes and Miscommunications
2. Dealing with your Travel Companion
Reading Skill:
Summarizing
Skimming for the Main Idea
Vocabulary:
Meaning in Context
Word Formation
Extensive Reading 2: The Wind in the Willows
Reading Skill: Reading Faster and More Fluently
Unit 3 Lying
Reading Text:
1. The Decay of the Art of Lying
2. Top Seven Signs that Someone is Lying to you
Reading Skill:
Recognizing the Author's Purpose
Scanning
Vocabulary:
Meaning in Context
Antonyms Extensive Reading 3: The Railway Children
Reading Skill: Reading Faster and More Fluently
Unit 4 Hoaxes
Reading Text:
1. Hoaxes and April Fool's Day
2. Internet Hoaxes
Reading Skill:
Distinguishing Fact from Opinion
Ignoring Unknown Words
Vocabulary:
Meaning in Context
Compound Words
Extensive Reading 4: Skyjack!
Reading Skill: Reading Faster and More Fluently
Unit 5 The Sea
Reading Text:
1. Lost at Sea
2. From Surfer to Celebrity
Reading Skill:
Identifying Meaning from Context
Previewing and Predicting
Vocabulary:
Meaning in Context
Word Formation
Extensive Reading 5: Kidnapped
Reading Skill: Reading Faster and More Fluently
Unit 6 Learning
Reading Text:
1. Learning through Failure
2. Learning and Memory
Reading Skill:
Making Inferences
Recognizing Signal Words
Vocabulary:
Meaning in Context
The Suffix -ize
Extensive Reading 6: Tobermory
Reading Skill: Reading Faster and More Fluently
Unit 7 Role Models
Reading Text:
1. Who is Your Role Model?
2. A Role Model Makes a Difference
Reading Skill:
Summarizing
Skimming for the Main Idea
Vocabulary:
Meaning in Context
Homonyms
Extensive Reading 7: The Prisoner of Zenda
Reading Skill: Reading Faster and More Fluently
Unit 8 The Mind
Reading Text:
1. Drugs that Help the Mind
2. Will Computers Have Minds?
Reading Skill:
Identifying Supporting Details
Ignoring Unknown Words
Vocabulary:
Meaning in Context
Synonyms
Extensive Reading 8: The Fall of the House of Usher
Reading Skill: Reading Faster and More Fluently
Unit 9 Entrepreneurs
Reading Text:
1. Google It!
2. A Woman with a Cybervision
Reading Skill:
Recognizing the Author's Purpose
Scanning
Vocabulary:
Meaning in Context
Synonyms
Extensive Reading 9: Chemical Secret
Reading Skill: Reading Faster and More Fluently
Unit 10 Technology
Reading Text:
1. Wired Youth Want Face Time
2. Cell Phones: For Better, Or For Worse?
Reading Skill:
Distinguishing Fact from Opinion
Recognizing Signal Words
Vocabulary:
Meaning in Context
Adverbs
Extensive Reading 10: Frankenstein
Reading Skill: Reading Faster and More Fluently
Unit 11 Happiness
Reading Text:
1. Job Happiness
2. Laughter
Reading Skill:
Identifying meaning from context
Skimming for the Main Idea
Vocabulary:
Meaning in Context
Synonyms
Extensive Reading 11: A Christmas Carol
Reading Skill: Reading Faster and More Fluently
Unit 12 Culture
Reading Text:
1. Cross-Cultural Communication
2. Culture Shock
Reading Skill:
Making Inferences
Scanning
Vocabulary:
Meaning in Context
Prefixes
Extensive Reading 12: The Secret Garden
Reading Skill: Reading Faster and More Fluently
9780194758154 (Student Book) 9780194758116 (Teacher's Book) 9780194758185 (Class CD) 9780194758123 (Assessment CD-ROM)
00200426
English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.
English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers.
Reading comprehension.
Vocabulary.