This book uses many authentic sources such as factual texts, newspaper articles, features and TV schedules, instruction manuals, everyday signs, stories, quizzes, emails and diary entries. Students are encouraged to read material on different levels and in different ways, such as reading for gist, scanning, skimming, comprehension, analysing structure, summarising and shadow reading.
Not only for reading comprehension - but for extra creativity during lessons.
Mimic
real-life reading situations to help students find information quickly
Help students become fast, flexible readersHelp students vary their
reading rate according to their purposeHelp students find specific
information quickly What time is that movie on TV? What was the general
idea of that memo? What team is leading the division? Skimming and
Scanning helps students pick out specific information quickly, training
them to tailor their reading rate depending on their purpose. These
drills use real-life situations to provide the encouragement students
need to become flexible, independent readers.