Strategies for Readers, Book 1: A Reading/Communication Text for Students of ESL (Student Book)

(Each chapter contains a Prereading Activity, Prereading Exercises and Key Words, Exercises and an Activity.) Preface and Acknowledgments. Information for Teachers. List of Exercises by Chapter and Kind. List of Abbreviations and Symbols. I. INTRODUCTIONS. 1. Names. Main Reading: Names. Extra Reading: International Last Names: Look in the Telephone Book! Extra Reading 2: An Announcement. 2. Textbooks. Main Reading: This Book. Extra Reading: The Helpful Features of Textbooks. Extra Reading 2: A Table of Contents. II. THINGS. 3. Classrooms. Main Reading: Classrooms. Extra Reading: The `Best' Study Atmosphere. Extra Reading 2: Memorandum. 4. Containers. Main Reading: Containers. Extra Reading: Supermarket Containers. Extra Reading 2: A Definition. 5. Supplies. Main Reading: Supplies: A Personal Essay. Extra Reading: A Multipurpose Adjective. Extra Reading 2: An Advertisement. 6. Substances. Main Reading: Substances. Extra Reading: The Process of Papermaking. Extra Reading 2: What is a Toxic Substance? Appendix 1: How to Calculate Reading Speed: Words per Minute (WPM). Appendix 2: Key Content Words. Index.