WayAhead一書是以文學為基礎的閱讀課程，專門設計來提供給高中生和大學生學習英語。本書的每一章節都有兩篇閱讀文章：第一篇是經典文學的選讀；第二篇則是以文章寫作的形式，針對本章主題來進行新時代的討論。
除了閱讀文章之外，本書還提供了豐富的內容，包括針對節選文學作品的討論、文法提示和練習題。詞彙的學習及衍伸是本書的主要成分，書中提供了詞彙的定義、範例和字句改寫或釋義，以期讓讀者得到充分的學習和理解。
對於授課老師而言，本書具備多項學習技能，WayAhead絕對是最佳選擇。閱讀能力雖然是本書的重點，但學生也可以從當中發展出寫作技巧，並進行對話練習。
本書特色：
o全書共有15章，涵蓋的範圍可概分為五個主題：旅行、科技、社會、音樂與藝術，全球議題等。
o豐富的詞彙和練習題，全書各章節使用了700多個詞彙。
o各章節所使用的主要詞彙約略符合CEFR水平之情況（大約百分比）：A1-A2（28％）、B1-B2（46％）、C1-C2（26％）
o每章各有兩篇內容豐富且具啟發性的閱讀文章。
o每章各有五十個練習題，包括詞彙練習、閱讀理解測驗和反省思考問題。
CEFR程度:B1~B2+
WayAheadisaliterature-basedreadingcoursedesignedfortheadvancedhighschoolandcollege/universityEnglishlanguagestudent.Usedasafull-yearEnglishcoursetextbook,thisbookwillbuildthestudents’readingskillsthroughguidedreadingsandexercises.Thecarefullyselectedreadingtopics,alongwithamplewriting,grammarandconversationpractice,makethisbookanexcellentchoicefortheteacherlookingforamulti-skillstextbookforthereading-focusclass.Usedbythestudentforself-study,eachchapterinWayAheadiseasytofollowfromsectiontosection.Thereadings,discussionsandvocabularypresentationsarewritteninanon-technicalandaccessiblestyle,whilealsoprovidingthecuriouslearnerapathforfurtherinvestigationandstudy.
Thefirstreadingineachchapterisfollowedbyadiscussionofselectedliterarydevices.Thestudentwilllearnhowtorecognizethedevicesandhowanunderstandingofthesedeviceswillaidinreadingcomprehension.Themainvocabularysectionoccupiesthecenterofeachchapterandpreparesthestudentforthesecondreading.Severalgrammarpointsarealsopresentedwhichrelatetobothreadings.
TheapproachofWayAheadishighlyintegrated.Acentralthemeoftheliteratureselectionofeachchapter’sReading1isfurtherexploredinReading2.Also,examplesofliterarydevicesusedintheliteratureselectionsareexplainedanddiscussed.Further,allthegrammartipsaresupportedbyclearexamplesfromthereadings.
Theapproachisalsoversatile.Theteacher,ortheself-studystudent,canopttofocusoncertainchapterelementswhileleavingoutothers.Forexample,heorshemayteachonlyoneortwogrammartipsperchapter.Similarly,somedevicesmightwarrantmorestudytimethanothers,dependingonthenatureofthecourseandtheneedsofthestudents.Inotherwords,thisbookisusefulforavarietyoflearningsituationsandcanserveboththeEnglishmajoraswellasthegeneralEnglishlanguagestudent.
Thisbookfeatures:
oFifteenchaptersonavarietyoftopicsgroupedintofiveunit:Travel,Science&Technology,Society,Music&Art,GlobalIssues
oAnabundanceofvocabularypresentedwithexercisesforpractice,withover700wordsandexpressionsfromthechapterreadings
oCEFRlevelsofthewordsinthechapters’mainvocabularysection(approximatepercentages):A1-A2(28%),B1-B2(46%),C1-C2(26%)
oTwoInformativeandinspiringreadingsperchapter:
oReading1:apresentationanddiscussionofanexcerptfromaliteraryclassic
oReading2:anup-to-datediscussionofthechapter’stopicinessayformat
oFiftyexercisequestionsperchapterdividedintosevensections:
oGettingtoKnowDevices
oReading1Comprehension
oPracticetheVocabulary(conversationpractice)
oReading2Comprehension
oVocabularyandGrammarExercises
oMoreVocabularyPractice
oGrammarPractice
oRecapandAssimilation:Shortanswerquestions,vocabularysentencepracticeandtwooptionalessayquestions
CEFRcorrelation:B1~B2+
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