ESL Books that will guide you on your way to mastering English!
https://www.amazon.com/author/dianeengelhardt
These readers are ideal for EAP/University Pathways courses and concentrate on:
- reading comprehension
- academic vocabulary building, including vocabulary from the Academic Word List (Coxhead, 2000)
- summary and paraphrasing skills
- critical thinking and analysis
Practice Makes Perfect Intermediate English Reading and Comprehension
ISBN 978-0-07-179884-6
To order from the publisher go to
http://www.mhprofessional.com/product.php?isbn=0071798846
- 15 texts about unusual and amazing topics written to help build vocabulary, develop reading comprehension skills at the intermediate level, and stimulate further investigation on the Internet
Contents
1 Bananas about bananas
2 Schloss Neuschwanstein: A king and his castle
3 The Three Racketeers: Wildlife experiences on a small island
4 The lure of lost treasure ships
5 Terry Fox: A real-life hero
6 Storm chasers: Scientists, nature freaks or daredevils?
7 Pixar Studios: Movie magic
8 Karaoke: Everyone can be a star
9 The flying doctors of Australia: Reaching “the furthest corner”
10 Cirque du Soleil: A dream makes the big time
11 The Findhorn Community: A garden of spirits
12 Aron Ralston: Surviving the worst
13 Harry Potter: More than magic
14 The Paralympics: Believe in yourself
15 Superman: Everyone’s hero
Practice Makes Perfect Advanced English Reading and Comprehension
ISBN: 9780071798860
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http://www.mhprofessional.com/product.php?isbn=0071798862
- 15 texts about controversial subjects written to help build academic and non-academic vocabulary, develop reading comprehension skills at an advanced level, and stimulate critical thinking on important social issues.
Contents
1 Eco-Tourism: Another Way to See the World
2 The Human Genome Project: Writing the Book of Life
3 Near Death Experiences: Fact or Fantasy?
4 Genetically Modified Organisms: Bread Basket or Pandora’s Box?
5 Men and Women: Long Live the Difference
6 Electric Cars: Cleaner, Greener Driving
7 DNA Fingerprinting: Condemning Evidence
8 Ecocities: Building Sustainable Urban Communities
9 Solar Power: Energy for the Future
10 Healing Circles: A Gentler Justice
11 Medical Technology: New Frontiers in Health Care
12 The Enneagram: Understanding Our Personalities
13 Artificial Intelligence: Can Machines Think?
14 Voluntary Simplicity: Making More out of Less
15 Future Directions: Technology or Ecology?
