Reading Pass Intro <Second Edition>

Reading Pass Intro is the introductory volume to the Reading Pass series. Ideal for low-level learners, Reading Pass Intro helps beginners build key linguistic skills while gaining confidence in their English ability. The approximately 150-word readings that form the core of each unit cover a wide range of important topics that will be of great interest to today ‘s students, providing a well-rounded look at the world we live in. The skill-building exercises are short and simple, but they are backed by a solid pedagogy that effectively develops both receptive and productive skills.

◆Key Features and Functions

• 20 activity-oriented units, each centered around a short but information-packed reading passage on topics ranging from science and technology to arts and entertainment, from history and culture to health and medicine̶and many, many more
• Innovative, result producing but quick-and-easy exercises cover all the vital areas of language learning and familiarize students with question types found on TOEIC, TOEFL, and other standardized tests of English
• Develops true fluency and critical-thinking skills through all-English format
• Accompanying CD features recordings of all reading passages as well as listening exercises and activities
• Teacher's Manual contains complete answer key, listening-exercise and listening-activity transcripts, and Japanese translations of the reading passages