Day, Richard R. <br/><br/>
Cover to Cover 3 :  Reading Comprehension and Fluency / 
Richard R. Day and Leslie Ono ; with Genevieve Kocienda (Teacher's Book). 
 - 1st ed. 
 - New York :  Oxford University Press,  2008. 
 - 195 p. :  ill. ;  26 cm. +  3 CDs (178 min.) + 1 Teacher's Book (56 p. ; 26 cm). 
 - Cover to Cover .
<br/><br/> Includes the Class Audio CD set as well as the Teacher's Book. 
<br/><br/>Includes a vocabulary index. 
<br/><br/>"Cover to Cover develops reading skills, builds vocabulary, and makes reading more enjoyable. The reading passages are taken not only from magazines and newspapers, but also from popular classic stories such as A Christmas Carol and The Secret Garden. These extracts, specially adapted for learners of English, provide a practical way to introduce extensive reading into the classroom.<br/>  Reading texts explore up-to-the-minute such as online gaming, why more women are choosing to stay single, and the secret of a long life.<br/>  Extracts from the Oxford Bookworms graded readers develop reading fluency and encourage reading for pleasure.<br/>  Reading comprehension and fluency strategies develop key skills such as predicting, scanning, and identifying main ideas.<br/>  Timed reading activities and reading rate charts motivate students to read faster.<br/>  Vocabulary activities focus on looking at meaning in context and expanding vocabulary." (Book Cover) CONTENTS:<br/> Unit 1 Beauty<br/> Reading Text:<br/>  1. Male Beauty<br/>  2. Changing Faces<br/> Reading Skill:<br/>  Identifying Supporting Details<br/>  Previewing and Predicting<br/> Vocabulary: <br/>  Meaning in Context<br/>  Synonyms<br/> Extensive Reading 1: Picture of Dorian Gray<br/> Reading Skill: Reading Faster and More Fluently<br/> Unit 2 Travel<br/> Reading Text:<br/>  1. Travel Mistakes and Miscommunications<br/>  2. Dealing with your Travel Companion<br/> Reading Skill: <br/>  Summarizing <br/>  Skimming for the Main Idea<br/> Vocabulary: <br/>  Meaning in Context<br/>  Word Formation<br/> Extensive Reading 2: The Wind in the Willows<br/> Reading Skill: Reading Faster and More Fluently<br/> Unit 3 Lying<br/> Reading Text:<br/>  1. The Decay of the Art of Lying<br/>  2. Top Seven Signs that Someone is Lying to you<br/> Reading Skill:<br/>  Recognizing the Author's Purpose<br/>  Scanning<br/> Vocabulary:<br/>  Meaning in Context<br/>  Antonyms Extensive Reading 3: The Railway Children<br/> Reading Skill: Reading Faster and More Fluently<br/> Unit 4 Hoaxes<br/> Reading Text:<br/>  1. Hoaxes and April Fool's Day<br/>  2. Internet Hoaxes<br/> Reading Skill:<br/>  Distinguishing Fact from Opinion<br/>  Ignoring Unknown Words<br/> Vocabulary: <br/>  Meaning in Context<br/>  Compound Words<br/> Extensive Reading 4: Skyjack!<br/> Reading Skill: Reading Faster and More Fluently<br/> Unit 5 The Sea<br/> Reading Text:<br/>  1. Lost at Sea<br/>  2. From Surfer to Celebrity<br/> Reading Skill:<br/>  Identifying Meaning from Context<br/>  Previewing and Predicting<br/> Vocabulary:<br/>  Meaning in Context<br/>  Word Formation<br/> Extensive Reading 5: Kidnapped<br/> Reading Skill: Reading Faster and More Fluently<br/> Unit 6 Learning<br/> Reading Text:<br/>  1. Learning through Failure<br/>  2. Learning and Memory<br/> Reading Skill:<br/>  Making Inferences<br/>  Recognizing Signal Words<br/> Vocabulary:<br/>  Meaning in Context<br/>  The Suffix -ize<br/> Extensive Reading 6: Tobermory<br/> Reading Skill: Reading Faster and More Fluently<br/> Unit 7 Role Models<br/> Reading Text:<br/>  1. Who is Your Role Model?<br/>  2. A Role Model Makes a Difference<br/> Reading Skill:<br/>  Summarizing<br/>  Skimming for the Main Idea<br/> Vocabulary: <br/>  Meaning in Context<br/>  Homonyms<br/> Extensive Reading 7: The Prisoner of Zenda<br/> Reading Skill: Reading Faster and More Fluently<br/> Unit 8 The Mind<br/> Reading Text:<br/>  1. Drugs that Help the Mind<br/>  2. Will Computers Have Minds?<br/> Reading Skill:<br/>  Identifying Supporting Details<br/>  Ignoring Unknown Words<br/> Vocabulary:<br/>  Meaning in Context<br/>  Synonyms<br/> Extensive Reading 8: The Fall of the House of Usher<br/> Reading Skill: Reading Faster and More Fluently<br/> Unit 9 Entrepreneurs<br/> Reading Text: <br/>  1. Google It!<br/>  2. A Woman with a Cybervision<br/> Reading Skill: <br/>  Recognizing the Author's Purpose<br/>  Scanning<br/> Vocabulary:<br/>  Meaning in Context<br/>  Synonyms <br/> Extensive Reading 9: Chemical Secret<br/> Reading Skill: Reading Faster and More Fluently<br/> Unit 10 Technology<br/> Reading Text: <br/>  1. Wired Youth Want Face Time<br/>  2. Cell Phones: For Better, Or For Worse?<br/> Reading Skill: <br/>  Distinguishing Fact from Opinion<br/>  Recognizing Signal Words<br/> Vocabulary: <br/>  Meaning in Context<br/>  Adverbs<br/> Extensive Reading 10: Frankenstein<br/> Reading Skill: Reading Faster and More Fluently<br/> Unit 11 Happiness<br/> Reading Text: <br/>  1. Job Happiness<br/>  2. Laughter<br/> Reading Skill: <br/>  Identifying meaning from context<br/>  Skimming for the Main Idea<br/> Vocabulary: <br/>  Meaning in Context<br/>  Synonyms<br/> Extensive Reading 11: A Christmas Carol<br/> Reading Skill: Reading Faster and More Fluently<br/> Unit 12 Culture<br/> Reading Text: <br/>  1. Cross-Cultural Communication<br/>  2. Culture Shock<br/> Reading Skill: <br/>  Making Inferences<br/>  Scanning<br/> Vocabulary: <br/>  Meaning in Context<br/>  Prefixes<br/> Extensive Reading 12: The Secret Garden<br/> Reading Skill: Reading Faster and More Fluently 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780194758154 (Student Book) 9780194758116 (Teacher's Book) 9780194758185 (Class CD) 9780194758123 (Assessment CD-ROM) 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label> 00200426 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.<br/>English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers.<br/>Reading comprehension.<br/>Vocabulary.