This popular three-level reading series is designed for beginning through low-intermediate students. It features high-interest dialogues and stories about ordinary people from around the world (some famous) with whom the students can identify. Students can identify with the hopes, dreams, and fears of these real people, and will enjoy reading and discussing these stories and dialogues as they relate their own experiences to the class.Each book features:
-- Relevant story topics that relate to student's lives.
-- Pre-reading and follow-up questions to check students comprehension and generate classroom conversation.
-- Word banks that precede each dialog and story to build basic vocabulary.
-- A cassette(s) that includes all the dialogues and stories from the text.This popular adult reader features 40 high-interest dialogues and stories covering a variety of themes, settings, and characters that entertain, inform, and touch emotions. Students will identify with the everyday struggles and joys of real people.
-- Stimulates interest, improves pronunciation, and increases fluency through role-playing of dialogues. Features three new dialogues and an audio program, as well as a glossary (Word Preview).
-- A variety of comprehensive questions strengthen reading skills, while exercises such as matching, synonym/antonym, and close expand vocabulary.