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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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