本教材设计针对阅读过程。本书注重培养学生的阅读技巧和能力,注意在阅读过程中激发学生的动机,培养兴趣;分别介绍了6种阅读技巧,通过大量的由易到难的阶梯式操练,帮助学生了解并掌握所涉及的具体阅读技巧。

PART 1 Reading for Pleasure
PART 2 Comprehension Skills
Unit I Previewing
Unit 2 Scanning
Unit 3 Skimming
Unit 4 Using Vocabulary Knowledge for Effective Reading..
Unit 5 Making Inferences
Unit 6 Finding Topics
Unit 7 Discovering Topics of Paragraphs
Unit 8 Understanding Main Ideas
Unit 9 Identifying Patterns of Organization
Unit 10 Summarizing
PART 3 Thinking Skills
PART 4 Reading Faster
Unit 1 Maria Montessori
Unit 2 Africa Today
Unit 3 Global Issues
Appendixes
Teacher's Guide
Words and Expressions