PART 1 Extensive Reading 1
Unit 1：Choosing a Book for Extensive Reading 3
Unit 2：Reading and Discussing Nonfiction 5
Unit 3：Reading and Discussing Fiction 9
PART 2 Vocabulary Building 19
Unit 1：Strategies for Building a Powerful Vocabulary 20
Unit 2：Learning New Words from Your Reading 26
Unit 3：Inferring Meaning from Context 30
Unit 4：Word Parts 40
Unit 5：Collocations 51
PART 3 Comprehension Skills 57
Unit 1：Previewing 58
Unit 2：Making Inferences 71
Unit 3：Understanding Paragraphs 86
Unit 4：Patterns of Organization 105
Unit 5：Reading Longer Passages Effectively 121
Unit 6：Skimming 134
Unit 7：Study Reading 144
Unit 8：Summarizing 151
Unit 9：Critical Reading 164
PART 4 Reading Faster 181
Unit 1：Learning to Read Faster 182
Unit 2：New Technology and Its Impact Around the World 194
Unit 3：People Who Have Made a Difference 204
Unit 4：Inventions That Are Changing Our Lives 214
Appendix 1：2,000 Most Frequent Words in English Language Texts 224
Appendix 2：Academic Word List 238
Appendix 3：Record of Books Read 243
Appendix 4：Words and Expressions 244