Pearl Harbor

Author: Lei En
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
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 features:
- It includes classic Western literary works, helping students improve their language proficiency while allowing them to glimpse the full picture of literary masterpieces through simplified versions suitable for their foreign language level.
- Graded according to the new curriculum standards, with vocabulary ranging 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 feature one exercise per page, with a large volume of practice and a rich variety of test question types, which are very beneficial for students and teachers to assess and evaluate reading abilities and levels quantitatively, serving as a good supplement to classroom teaching.
- The language is simple, vivid, and authentic, published with English annotations, which preserves the original essence of English while bilingual annotations help readers overcome language barriers when reading English, fully engaging their interest and making English reading easier.
Luke knew his summer plans were ruined. He had to leave New York and go to the seaside to spend a month with his uncle and aunt and his elderly grandfather. The grandfather received a telegram, learning of the death of his old war comrade, Tommy. Under Luke's questioning, the grandfather recounted the dangers of the war, which left Luke deeply shocked and moved.