Pearson English Reading - (1) (A total of 6 books)

Author: Trombore
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: Preface Reading comprehension has been playing an increasingly important role in recent middle school and high school entrance exams. Improving reading comprehension skills can only be achieved by increasing reading volume and practicing reading techniques. To help achieve this goal, Yilin Press has introduced a graded English reading series from Pearson Education Group (Pearson Education) - "Pearson English Readers." Pearson Education Group is the world's largest educational publishing group, having published over 1,000 graded English readers, including "Pearson English Readers," all of which are highly systematic and assessable. The complete set of "Pearson English Readers" consists of 60 books, covering various topics such as practical technology, science fiction, marginal science, natural knowledge, and daily stories. The content is diverse and can meet the massive demand of middle school students for knowledge information. The series has been praised by American readers as "highly readable" and even as "a breakthrough in the field of youth literature." The entire series is divided into 6 levels based on language difficulty, corresponding to the different English proficiency levels of students from 7th to 12th grade. Each level offers two parallel reading options, with each set containing 5 books (4 books in Level 12), combining narrative stories and science popularization. Additionally, a supplementary workbook is included, providing Chinese parallel translations and answer keys for the series. Through "Pearson English Readers," students can naturally transition from picture interpretation to understanding longer English passages.
Six Key Features of "Pearson English Readers":
1. Written by American English education experts specifically for middle school students, the language is authentic, and the graded difficulty adapts to students of different grades and proficiency levels.
2. The selection is diverse, rich in illustrations, and the content aligns with the interests of middle school students.
3. Each year comes with 10 books, offering a rich volume that fully meets the extracurricular reading requirements of the new curriculum standards.
4. Experienced English teachers have designed reading skill training for the series based on their careful interpretation of the new curriculum standards for English reading.
- The arrangement of passages in each level balances original stories and science popularization, allowing students to master different reading strategies for various genres.
- In response to the new curriculum standards' requirements for "guessing word meaning" and "inferring plot" at Level 4 and above, experienced English teachers have meticulously designed exercises for guessing word meaning in all readers for grades 8 and above. New words are bolded and provided with 2–3 English definitions for students to choose from on the same page, with answers printed at the bottom of the page. In narrative stories, teachers have also designed questions for readers to predict plot developments at key turning points. These questions do not provide answers but are revealed naturally later in the text.
5. Easy to assess reading proficiency.
- The exercises after each passage are written by experienced English teachers, divided into two parts: reading comprehension and grammar/word consolidation. They not only test students' understanding of the passage but also help them reinforce the language points they should master, achieving the effect of in-class knowledge and extracurricular consolidation.
- The Chinese translations of all stories are separately placed in the accompanying "Workbook," making it convenient for teachers to check students' reading progress and for students to self-assess. The answer keys are also included in the "Workbook."
- Key vocabulary in the passages is bolded and specially practiced in the post-reading exercises to test students' mastery.
6. The books are concise and short, with the longest not exceeding 64 pages, allowing better students to finish them quickly within a short time. Each book is divided into several chapters, with each chapter only a few pages, suitable for classroom time arrangements. "Pearson English Readers" enables middle school students to learn authentic English step by step, helping them explore rich cultural background knowledge in the process and fall in love with English reading.