Content

• Overview

• Key Features

• Unit Walkthrough

– Student Book

– Workbook

• Interactive Hybrid CD

OverviewSchool Subject Readings, Second Edition is a three-level course in reading fluency for elementary to

high beginner learners of English. Incorporating the important features of a North American textbook,

each book captures readers’ interest through fiction and non-fiction readings of various genres:

stories, letters, journal entries, and articles. In addition, the readings over a broad range of academic

subjects, including history, literature, social studies, astronomy, and more. Each reading is

accompanied by illustrated vocabulary words and a variety of exercises that check comprehension

and develop essential reading skills.

New In Second Edition:

• Useful key expressions in each unit that aid in reading fluency

• Detachable Workbook with vocabulary, listening, writing, and speaking exercises to reinforce content

• Interactive Hybrid CD and free app activities to engage students to practice more vocabulary,

sentences, and passage summarizing

• Homepage downloadable materials for further practice

Key Features

•Full-color photographs that help students relate to the content

• Pre-reading questions designed to activate readers’ background knowledge and interest

• Key vocabulary illustrated by photos and practices using common collocations

• Reading skill exercises that include sequencing, identifying main ideas and details, classifying ,and more

• Unit summaries that reinforce comprehension and writing skills

Student Book

The questions can be discussed in

groups or as a class, generating

students’ interest in the topic and

activating their background

knowledge.

Pre-Reading

Important vocabulary is introduced

through full-color pictures.

Students find the key words in the

reading.

Key

Words

Fiction and non-fiction passages

explore a broad range of relatable

and important school subjects.

Students can read on their own

and/or listen and follow along with

the audio track.

Reading

Student BookStudent Book

This exercise helps ensure

that students understand

what the pronouns in the

reading refer to.

Quick

Check

A fun matching exercise

reinforces the key words

through common

collocations.

Collocation

WorkbookStudent Book

Exercise A checks basic

comprehension through simple

questions about the main idea

and details of the reading.

Reading

Comprehension

In Exercise B, students both

demonstrate their comprehension

and practice unscrambling the

unit’s key expressions.

Interactive Hybrid CDStudent Book

Students hone such reading skills

as identifying the main idea,

recognizing cause and effect,

sequencing, and more. At the same

time, they deepen their

understanding of the content and

practice key expressions. More

photos heighten interest and aid in

comprehension.

Reading Skill

Practice

By completing the summary, students

tie together their knowledge of the

content, vocabulary, key expressions,

and reading skills.

Summary

Practice

Supplementary Material Workbook

Exercise A checks basic

comprehension through

simple questions about the

main idea and details of the

reading.

Words We’ve

Learned

Exercise B provides a quick

multiple-choice check of the

unit’s key words in new

contexts.

Supplementary Material Workbook

In Exercise C, students hear

the passage and fill in the

blanks, practicing the key

expressions and sharpening

listening skills.

Passage We’ve

Read

In Exercise D, students

reinforce their knowledge

of both the content and the

new language through both

writing and speaking. They

use the cues to complete

the dialogs and then

practice them with a

partner.

Supplementary Material Hybrid CD

School Subject Readings,

Second Edition, provides more

language practice on the hybrid CD

and free mobile application. Scan

the QR code on the back cover of

the book using your mobile device

to download the app.

Target word flashcards

Word matches

Sentence-building activities

Summary activities

MP3 audio recordings

Report cards

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