Choice Readings An intermediate-level ESL reading textbook from the authors of the highly successful Reader's Choice. Through a range of authentic reading materials, the book introduces intermediate students to the skills and strategies of independent and efficient reading. Includes essays and editorials, magazine and newspaper articles on topics of widespread interest, maps, charts, and graphs, and fiction. Comes with an answer key, and is ideal for self-study or as a supplement to a mainstream ESL course. The International Editions are abridged versions of Choice Readings. By Mark A. Clarke, Barbara K. Dobson, and Sandra Silberstein - (University of Michigan Press)   Order Now > Choice Readings Book Choice Readings - International Edition (Book 1) Book | Cassette Choice Readings - International Edition (Book 2) Book | Cassette     Anecdodes in American English A 3-level series humorously illustrated readers for Beginner to Advanced level students of English. Each book includes 30 funny stories followed by comprehension questions and vocabulary exercises to generate class discussion. All the vocabulary items are listed at the back of each book, and the accompanying cassette contains the reading passages and the comprehension questions accompanies each book. Very popular with students of all ages. By L A Hill - (OUP)   Order Now > Intermediate Anecdotes | Cassette       Select Readings Select Readings is a 3-level collection of reading texts for High School, College and University age students from Low Intermediate to High Intermediate level. It contains teacher-selected readings from a variety of sources, and provides students with practice in a number of skill areas including reading skills, comprehension, and vocabulary, plus post-reading practice via discussion and writing tasks. By Jean Bernard and Linda Lee - (OUP)   Order Now > Select Readings (Intermediate) - Student Book     Reading Connections A 2-level topic-based series to develop effective academic and professional reading skills for ESL students from Intermediate to High Intermediate level. Prepares learners for the academic reading process by teaching them the vocabulary, reading and critical thinking skills essential for becoming effective readers. The series contains high-interest texts in a wide variety of genres and from a range of sources to simulate real-life academic reading. Challenging unit tasks give vital practice in the actual academic research process. There is also an Reading Connections website, which offers quizzes and answer keys for each level. A great resource. By Anne Ediger and Cheryl Pavlik - (OUP)   Order Now > Student Book (Intermediate) | Answer Key       Intermediate Reading Practices - Building Reading and Vocabulary Skills Offers an extensive variety of exercises designed to provide students with strategies for comprehending what they read, and practice in reading faster and more efficiently. Students will master the skills essential to improving reading speed and comprehension, thereby improving their confidence in language learning. Contains exercises involving developing vocabulary, finding context clues, using the dictionary, forming conclusions, locating answers, scanning, and finding the main idea. In addition, unique timed word recognition and reading exercises help improve reading rates. The ten lessons are supplemented by an appendix and an answer key. A great resource. By David Cotton, David Falvey and Simon Kent - (University of Michigan Press)   Order Now > Book       Open Sesame - Understanding American English and Culture through Folktales and Stories A great resource which teaches culture and vocabulary through 26 of the most popular and enduring children's folktales and stories. It promotes discussions by comparing and contrasting American folktales and stories with those of students' native cultures. As students learn the stories, they learn more about American culture. Included are such classics as Cinderella, The Three Little Pigs, Johnny Appleseed, Paul Bunyan, Charlotte's Web and The Wizard of Oz. A great supplementary reading and speaking resource for Intermediate level students. By Planaria J. Price - (University of Michigan Press)   Order Now > Book | Cassette | Set       Readers' Choice (4th Edition) A highly popular text designed to expand the reading skills of Intermediate to Advanced level ESL/EFL students. The text includes authentic readings from a variety of sources (including websites), specific instruction and exercises for developing students' skills in skimming, scanning, reading for detail, and critical reading. Readings are accompanied by a variety of exercises, including a composition focus to encourage use of the text in integrated reading-writing programs. Readings are accompanied by questionnaires, websites, menus, schedules, maps, magazines, newspapers, advertisements, textbooks, and poetry and fiction. Topics addressed by the new readings include: the globalization of tourism, English as a global language, genetic engineering, aging of the world's population, the world's fight for food, and the cross-generational workplace. An excellent resource. By Sandra Silberstein, Barbara K. Dobson, and Mark A. Clarke - (University of Michigan Press)   Order Now > Book       Open Minds - Exploring Global Issues through Reading and Discussion A collection of engaging activitities to promote speaking and reading fluency. Each unit discusses a topic chosen to help learners become more aware of current social and environmental issues, and consists of two short readings followed by a set of fluency activities. Topics range from nutrition to homosexuality, to ecology and poverty. The book also includes prereading tasks, maps and photos to provide support. For use with Intermediate to Advanced level young adult and adult students.. By Steven Widdows and Peter Voller - (University of Michigan Press)   Order Now > Book       Discovering Fiction An engaging collection of short stories by contemporary and classic American authors such as Isaac Asimov, Gwendolyn Brooks, Sandra Cisneros, Kate Chopin and Ernest Hemingway. Each story has universal appeal, which will touch the students and make then think. The activities, thought-provoking discussion and writing assignments arouse students' interest and encourage them to share their ideas. Suitable for Intermediate to Advanced level students. By Judith Kay and Rosemary Gelshenen - (CUP)   Order Now > Student's Book 1 | Instructor's Manual 1 Student's Book 2 | Instructor's Manual 2       American Roots - Readings on U.S. Cultural History Written for intermediate-level students, this useful text includes readings which describe major events, people, and trends within nine broad historical periods, and are designed to increase reading confidence while building knowledge of U.S. history and culture. Maps, photos, charts, and graphs accompany the readings, as do follow-up exercises - previewing, identifying main ideas and details, separating fact from opinion, summarizing, understanding inferences, etc - which strengthen reading skills. By Karen Blanchard and Christine B. Root - (Longman)   Order Now > Book       Samantha - A Soap Opera and Vocabulary Book for Students of English as a Second Language A very enjoyable reading text which uses a soap opera as a storyline. It contains reading passages that hold the adult learner's interest and provide ESL learners with vocabulary and idiom practice. The stimulating and intriguing storyline offers continuing topics for discussion on social, moral, and cross-cultural issues such as love, marriage, dating customs, and gender roles in all societies. Chapters contain prereading and comprehension questions, as well as exercises that reinforce the vocabulary and idiomatic expressions. By Meryl Robin Becker - (University of Michigan Press)   Order Now > Samantha Student's Book | Cassettes Samantha - The Sequel Student's Book | Cassettes | Teacher's Edition     Back to Bookstore