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lll Contents troduction aiii Chapter I Are You Getting Enough Sfeep? | "Who,thappens if Eou don't get enough sleep? Randy Gardner, a high school stud,ent in the United, States, wanted, tofind out." Chapter 2 MikaSHomestayin London 1| "'What d,ogou u:antfor your 19'kbirthdag?' my parents asked,rne. Howeuer, i,nstead of a Nng, mg pa,rents gaue nl,ea one-nlonth homestaE i,n London." Chapter 3 The Book of the Future 22 'WCll books in thefuture be simil,o,r to the booksgou can buy todag? The ansusr to thnt questi,on,is no." Chapter + How to Be a Successful Businessperson 32 uHere's a story about one successful busi,nessperson.He sta,rted,out utashing d,ishes and, tod,ay he ouns 768 restaurants." Chapter 5 TonicWater;Please +3 "Dtr,ri,ngm,Efirstmonths in Catmdn, I didn't hnue a lnt of trouble und,erstanding peopl,e. Unfortunatelg, hntnuuer, Carlad,iuxls couldtt't alw ay s unfl,erstand, ma " Chapter 6 CelfPhones:Hang Up or KeepTalking? 5+ "Whai is it that makes mobi.tephones Ttotentially haltnful? The answer is radiation." Chapter 7 The Ghost Pilot 65 "Theflight attendantleaned down to speak to the man but he ignored her. Thert, as she touched his arm, he slouly faded aru;ay,lea,aing onlg an emptA seat.
Chapter I HelpingOthers 75 "On the Lastday, all of us stood inside o,roon1, we had built in just a week,feeling a sense of fulfillment." Chapter I BaseballFansAround the World 85 "Taitnanesefans often gell'Charge!' to ercite the baseballplayers." A 2l " CenturyMusician Chapter I O Vanessa-Mae: 96 "By the ti,me she uas twelue, Vanessa-Mae had plaged with orchestras all oaer the world as a soloist." Chapter | | How Safels'NuclearPower? lO7 "SuTtporters of nuclear eTLergAsa,g it is a necessary source of power. This i,s especiallE true in countries like Japan, which depends on nuclear energy for about 35o/oof i,ts g)o?rer." Chapter 12 Loveat FirstSight | |6 "It lnas loue atfirst sight. It's always erciti,ng to hear those words. But d,opeople reallg beli,eaei,n Ioae atfi,rst sight?" Chapter | 3 ADay in the Lifeof a Freshman 127 "I get ugt about seaen o'clock in the motning.
Since my fdend,s and, I haue a group bli,nd date toni,ght, I take ertra time to look my best." Chapter t 4 GreatPlacesto Visit | 38 Each montlt National Geographic Magazine asks one of its editors: What are the bestplaces to uisit in your area of the world? s 164 frregular rbs 168. v Scopeand Sequence Readi Building ntent iu Vocabularg cus Chapter I The Using context Learning Understanding Are You Getting importance clues words in the present Enough Sleep? ofsleep context perfect and simple past Chapter 2 Studying in Understanding Keeping a Giving reasons Mika3 an English- words with vocabulary withbecause Homestay speaking more than one log andsince in London country meaning Chapter 3 Technologrfor Previewing Using Using The Book of future books compound comparative the Future nouns forrns of adjectives Chapter 4 Building a Making Making aword Using How to Be successful inferences form chart infinitives a Successful business Businessperson Chapter 5 Commr.rnicating Scanning Understanding Connecting Tonic Water, in aforeign prefixes ideas with Please language and, but, and howeuer Chapter 6 The dangers of Understanding Expressing Understanding Cell Phones: cell phone use the difference certainty and what pronouns Hang Up or between facts uncertainty referto Keep Talking? and opinions Chapter 7 Aghoststory Summarizing Leaming IJsingmust TheGhostPilot synonyrns haae + past participle vl. Scopeand Sequence Chapter 8 Volgnteering Identilyingthe Usingprefixes: Understanding Helping Others topic and main un-, im-, in-, gerunds idea 'Lr- Chapter 9 The behavior Making Grouping Using the BaseballFans ofbaseball predictions wordsand verbssee,hear, Around the fans phrases watch, andfeel World +obiect+4ng form Chapter lO Ayoung Dealingwith Understanding Showinga Vanessa-Mae: musician's life unfamiliar suffixes contrast with A 2l st Century words although Musician Chapter | | Nuclear power Writing margin Learning word Using a verb + How Safe ls notes forms that cla'use Nuclear Power? Chapter | 2 Falling in love Asking Using a Using the past Love at First yourself learner's continuous Sight questions dictionarY while you read Chapter t 3 Auniversity Using context Understanding Expressing A Day in the student's life clues two-word cause and Life of a verbs effect with so + Freshman noun/a{iective + thnt Chapter 14 Tlavel Reading Using context Understanding Great Placesto destinations words in to lmow if a -ins clauses Visit chunks wordis anoun or averb. vii Introduction Select Readings is a seriesof readingtexts for pre-intermediateand intermediate students of English.
In both books high-interest reading passagesserve as springboards for reading skills development, vocabulary building, Ianguageanalysis, and thought-provoking discussionsand writing. ln Select Readings-Pre-fntermediate, the readingsaddressa wide range of fresh and engagingtopics, Iike how to be a successful businessperson,electronic books of the future, love at first sight, and baseball fans around the world. onen The compl eteSelect Reading s-Pre-Intermediate program includes the following components: o Student Book o Quizzes and Answer Key. This is available for downloading at w'tDw.com/elt/selectreadings.
This easy-to-useinstructor's companion includes an answer key for all activities in the Student Book and a reproducible,one-pagequiz for eachchapter.An accompanylngaudio cassettefeatures recordings of all of the reading passagesin the book. The following principles have guided our approach throughout the developmentof Select Readings:. Readers become engaged with a selection when they are asked to respond personally to its theme. While comprehension questionshelp students seeif they have understood the information in a reading, discussionquestionsask students to consider the issues raisedby the passage.
Readers sharpen their reading, vocabulary-building, and language analysis skills when tasks are tied directly to the content and language of each reading passage.Select Re ad.ing s-Pre-Intermediate introduces students to reading skills such as previewing and making inferences,to vocabulary-building strategiessuch as learning synonymsand keeping a vocabulary log, and to languagestudy topics such as using infinitives and giving reasonswithbecauseand si,nce. Good readers make good writers. Readinghelps students develop writing skills, while writing experiencehelps students become better readers. Background knowledge plays an important role in reading comprehension.
An imporbantgoal of Select Read'ings is to illustrate how thinking in advanceabout the topic of a reading prepares readers to better comprehendand interact with a text. ter Oaeraiew Each chapter in Select Read,ings includes the eight sections described below Suggested time frames for covering the material are also given. Opening Page (5 to 15 minutes) The purpose of this page is to draw readers into the theme and content ofthe chapter. CalIstudents'attentionto the ChapterFocusbox.
Givethem a chanceto think aboutthe contentandskills they areaboutto study and to set their own learning goals for the chapter. Ask students to identify what they see in the photo(s) or artwork on the page and guesswhat the chapter is about. Have them read the quotation, restate it in their own words, and then say if they agree with it. Finally, ask what connection there might be between the image(s) and the quotation.
Before You Read (30 to 40 minutes) Questions in many of the Before YouRead,sections ask students to reflect on their prior knowledgeof each chapter'stopic. Giving studentstime to think about and discussthese questionsis an essential part of helping them activate their backgroundknowledge on each topic. In Chapter4 andbeyond,the majority of. l x sections include aPreui,ewi,ng Chart.