Strategic Reading 3 Student's book: Building Effective Reading Skills - Softcover

Richards, Jack C.; Eckstut-Didier, Samuela

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521555787 ISBN 13: 9780521555784

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2004

Synopsis

Strategic Reading is a three-level series designed to develop reading, vocabulary-building, and critical-thinking skills.

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Book Description

The Student's Book contains 16 thematic units with a selection of engaging topics that motivate learners to relate the reading to their own experiences. Three inviting reading passages in each unit, all adapted from authentic sources, allow students to explore the theme in depth. The original sources expose learners to a wide range of writing styles. Preview pages in every unit introduce new vocabulary and ask thought-provoking questions. Vocabulary-building activities improve students' ability to deal with unfamiliar words, and recycle key vocabulary with challenging exercises and puzzles. Reading topics include superstitions, technology, memory, personality, the media, art, and humor.

Synopsis

Strategic Reading is a three-level series designed to develop reading, vocabulary-building, and critical-thinking skills. The Student's Book contains 16 thematic units with a selection of engaging topics that motivate learners to relate the reading to their own experiences. Three inviting reading passages in each unit, all adapted from authentic sources, allow students to explore the theme in depth. The variety of original sources - including newspapers, magazines, the Internet, and works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry - expose learners to a wide range of writing styles. Preview pages in every unit introduce new vocabulary and ask thought-provoking questions. There are also pre-reading activities, such as predicting and thinking about personal experience, that stimulate students' interest in the unit theme. Vocabulary-building activities improve students' ability to deal with unfamiliar words, and recycle key vocabulary with challenging exercises and puzzles. Student's Book, Level 3, is for students at the high-intermediate level. Reading topics include superstitions, technology, memory, personality, the media, art, and humor.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521555787
• ISBN 13: 9780521555784
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144