Reading Space · New Curriculum English Graded Readers Literature Classics Series 4, Part 3

Author: Mark Twain
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: This is a graded reading series of world literary classics published for students whose first language is not English. The series is closely aligned with the requirements of the new English Curriculum Standards and is divided into 8 levels based on difficulty, catering to the reading needs of students at various stages. It helps students achieve the cultivation goals of the new curriculum standards in terms of language skills, language knowledge, learning strategies, and cultural awareness. The series has the following main features:
- It includes classic Western literary works, helping students improve their language proficiency while allowing them to get a glimpse of the full picture of literary masterpieces through reading simplified versions suitable for their foreign language level.
- According to the new curriculum standards, the vocabulary ranges from 150 to 3,500 words, meeting the reading needs of primary and secondary school students.
- The language difficulty progresses gradually, helping teachers expand students' language knowledge and cultural background, and enhancing their English reading skills.
- Levels 1 to 5 include one exercise per page, with a large volume of practice and a rich variety of test question types, which is beneficial for students and teachers to assess and evaluate reading abilities and levels in a quantifiable way, serving as a good supplement to classroom teaching.
- The language is simple, vivid, and authentic, published with English annotations, which preserves the original flavor of English while the bilingual annotations (Chinese-English) remove language barriers for readers, fully engaging their interest in reading and making English reading easier.
Tom Sawyer is a mischievous boy. He often teases his aunt, and she can't do anything about him. Tom's mother passed away, and his aunt adores him but hopes he becomes a good child. Tom frequently skips school, fights with older boys, and chases girls. His adventurous stories are varied and countless.