Day, Richard R.
Cover to Cover 2 : Reading Comprehension and Fluency / Richard R. Day and Kenton Harsch. - 1st ed. - New York : Oxford University Press, 2008. - 171 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. + 2 CDs. - Cover to Cover .
Includes index and glossary.
"Cover to Cover developed 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 The Canterville Ghost and Anne of Green Gables. 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 issues such as gender roles, youth gangs, and why being cute helps some animals survive.
Extracts from 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
Living with Stress
UFO Mud Baths Voodoo Island UNIT 2
A Woman Who Loves Boxing A Beauty-Contest for Men! Grace Darling UNIT 3
Unusual Festivals Invented, Then
The Canterville Ghost Lost UNIT 4
Stupid Criminals
LIfe Choices Magazine Interview: A Second Chance
Sherlock Holmes Short Stories
UNIT 5
Michelle Wie
Fans, or Fanatics
The Love of a King
UNIT 6
Being Cute to Survive
The Science of Weather Prediction
The Death of Karen Silkwood
UNIT 7
What Is Intelligence?
Animal Intelligence
The Jungle Book
UNIT 8
Stereotypes
All in a Day's Work
Robinson Crusoe
UNIT 9
Falling Out
Can ''Love at First Sight'' Last?
Anne of Green Gables
UNIT 10
The Wisdom of the World
American Sayings
Stories from the Five Towns
UNIT 11
Creating Your Own Luck
The Winning Ticket
New Yorkers - Short Stories
UNIT 12
A Worldwide Phenomenon
The Concert for Bangladesh
Dracula
"Cover to Cover developed 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 The Canterville Ghost and Anne of Green Gables. 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 issues such as gender roles, youth gangs, and why being cute helps some animals survive.
Extracts from 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
Living with Stress
UFO Mud Baths
Voodoo Island
Unit 2
A Woman Who Loves Boxing
A Beauty-Contest for Men!
Grace Darling
Unit 3
Unusual Festivals
Invented, Then Lost
The Canterville Ghost
Unit 4
Stupid Criminals
LIfe Choices Magazine Interview: A Second Chance
Sherlock Holmes Short Stories
Unit 5
Michelle Wie
Fans, or Fanatics
The Love of a King
Unit 6
Being Cute to Survive
The Science of Weather Prediction
The Death of Karen Silkwood
Unit 7
What Is Intelligence?
Animal Intelligence
The Jungle Book
Unit 8
Stereotypes
All in a Day's Work
Robinson Crusoe
Unit 9
Falling Out
Can ''Love at First Sight'' Last?
Anne of Green Gables
Unit 10
The Wisdom of the World
American Sayings
Stories from the Five Towns
Unit 11
Creating Your Own Luck
The Winning Ticket
New Yorkers - Short Stories
Unit 12
A Worldwide Phenomenon
The Concert for Bangladesh
Dracula
9780194758147 (Student book) 9780194758109 (Teacher's book)
English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers
English language --Reading comprehension
Reading --Problems
Reading --exercises.
Cover to Cover 2 : Reading Comprehension and Fluency / Richard R. Day and Kenton Harsch. - 1st ed. - New York : Oxford University Press, 2008. - 171 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. + 2 CDs. - Cover to Cover .
Includes index and glossary.
"Cover to Cover developed 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 The Canterville Ghost and Anne of Green Gables. 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 issues such as gender roles, youth gangs, and why being cute helps some animals survive.
Extracts from 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
Living with Stress
UFO Mud Baths Voodoo Island UNIT 2
A Woman Who Loves Boxing A Beauty-Contest for Men! Grace Darling UNIT 3
Unusual Festivals Invented, Then
The Canterville Ghost Lost UNIT 4
Stupid Criminals
LIfe Choices Magazine Interview: A Second Chance
Sherlock Holmes Short Stories
UNIT 5
Michelle Wie
Fans, or Fanatics
The Love of a King
UNIT 6
Being Cute to Survive
The Science of Weather Prediction
The Death of Karen Silkwood
UNIT 7
What Is Intelligence?
Animal Intelligence
The Jungle Book
UNIT 8
Stereotypes
All in a Day's Work
Robinson Crusoe
UNIT 9
Falling Out
Can ''Love at First Sight'' Last?
Anne of Green Gables
UNIT 10
The Wisdom of the World
American Sayings
Stories from the Five Towns
UNIT 11
Creating Your Own Luck
The Winning Ticket
New Yorkers - Short Stories
UNIT 12
A Worldwide Phenomenon
The Concert for Bangladesh
Dracula
"Cover to Cover developed 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 The Canterville Ghost and Anne of Green Gables. 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 issues such as gender roles, youth gangs, and why being cute helps some animals survive.
Extracts from 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
Living with Stress
UFO Mud Baths
Voodoo Island
Unit 2
A Woman Who Loves Boxing
A Beauty-Contest for Men!
Grace Darling
Unit 3
Unusual Festivals
Invented, Then Lost
The Canterville Ghost
Unit 4
Stupid Criminals
LIfe Choices Magazine Interview: A Second Chance
Sherlock Holmes Short Stories
Unit 5
Michelle Wie
Fans, or Fanatics
The Love of a King
Unit 6
Being Cute to Survive
The Science of Weather Prediction
The Death of Karen Silkwood
Unit 7
What Is Intelligence?
Animal Intelligence
The Jungle Book
Unit 8
Stereotypes
All in a Day's Work
Robinson Crusoe
Unit 9
Falling Out
Can ''Love at First Sight'' Last?
Anne of Green Gables
Unit 10
The Wisdom of the World
American Sayings
Stories from the Five Towns
Unit 11
Creating Your Own Luck
The Winning Ticket
New Yorkers - Short Stories
Unit 12
A Worldwide Phenomenon
The Concert for Bangladesh
Dracula
9780194758147 (Student book) 9780194758109 (Teacher's book)
English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers
English language --Reading comprehension
Reading --Problems
Reading --exercises.