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<p><P>Especially written for intermediate to high-intermediate students, <b><i>Building on Basics and Building Understanding</i></b> feature authentic, thematically organized readings from nonfiction, academic, and literary sources. The high-interest topics and thematically linked readings effectively build students&iquest; background knowledge and vocabulary for later readings. With their increased knowledge of a topic, students will have more to talk, think, and write about as they acquire English.<br>Interactive pre-reading activities, varied comprehension exercises, writing and discussion activities and text analyses develop students&iquest; academic skills and encourage oral and written skills.</p>

Author

Joan Baker de Gonzalez, Eileen K. Blau, Joan Baker De Gonzalez

Publisher

Pearson Education ESL

Published

1999

Language

EN

ISBN

9780201340525

Subjects

Language Learning, Literary Fiction, Humanities

Rating

4.5 / 5 (2 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14