《Basic Readers》是美国现代时期一套广泛使用的标准化英语阅读课本,在美国学校一直使用到20 世纪70 年代。全套书由芝加哥大学阅读研究专家、世界阅读学会首任会长威廉·格雷教授与著名教材专家威廉·爱尔森共同编写。从选文篇幅、词汇难度、故事内容、课后练习、插图使用等方面,编者都做了精心考量。该读本以综合培养学生的朗读(oral reading)与默读(silent reading)技巧为目的,让孩子们学会阅读,并通过阅读为今后的人生阶段打下基础。对中国孩子来讲,这是一套循序渐进地进行英语阅读训练的优秀读本。适合从学前阶段开始,向小学和中学阶段扩展训练。 本册为第一级,内容多以动物为主人公,透过简短生动的情节传递给孩子做人道理,并巧妙达到学习语言的目的。同时提供配套英文朗读免费下载,让孩子在阅读精彩故事的同时亦能更好练习英语发音。 This set of textbook readers was used in the schools of the United States till 1970s. It was the first reading series to enforce strict vocabulary control over selections. William S. Gray, a renowned educational psychologist and reading authority from the University of Chicago became a senior co-author with William H. Elson in creating this series. The authors have attempted to provide an interesting, purposeful, and comprehensive reading course for children. To achieve this purpose the authors have assembled materials from the worldwide field of children’s favorite readings. Thus basic reading attitudes and habits are developed through the purposeful use of interesting and significant content. Using this series of readers, the children can learn to read first, and then read to learn in their future life.
【作者简介】
威廉· S· 格雷(William Scott Gray, 1885- 1960),美国芝加哥大学博士、教授,曾担任芝加哥大学教育系研究生院阅读研究专业主任,及世界阅读学会首任会长。在近40 年的时间里,他一直是世界阅读研究的代表性学者。他在芝加哥大学的博士论文题为“小学阅读的标准化测试”。他带领的研究团队,将阅读技巧训练与阅读效果检测相结合,并将学术研究成果应用于学校阅读教材的编写,《Basic Readers》便是他与另一位教育者和教材编写专家合作的成果。
PART I PETS, TOYS AND PLAY 01 The Toy Elephant................................................. 002 02 Bunny Boy............................................................. 008 03 Fun in the Snow.................................................... 014 04 Fun in the Rain..................................................... 019 05 My See-saw........................................................... 024 06 The Wind and the Toys........................................ 025 PART II ANIMALS AND BIRDS 07 Bunny Plays a Trick............................................. 030 08 A Surprise for Bobby............................................ 034 09 The Bluejay Tree................................................... 039 10 Little Bear and the Honey................................... 044 11 The Circus Elephant............................................. 049 12 Little Duck Says Quack....................................... 055 PART III JUST FOR FUN 13 Carlo and the Big Bird......................................... 060 14 Mother Pig’s Joke................................................. 065 15 The Gum-drop Tree.............................................. 072 16 The Little Rooster................................................. 077 17 The Boy and His Goats........................................ 081 PART IV LITTLE WORKERS 18 The Little Errand Girl.......................................... 088 19 A Surprise for Mother.......................................... 094 20 Billy Goes to School............................................. 098 21 The Busy Bees....................................................... 102 22 Paddy Bear............................................................ 108 PART V OLD TALES 23 The Lambkin..........................................................114 24 Johnny-Cake......................................................... 122 25 Sweet Porridge..................................................... 129 26 The Billy Goats Gruff........................................... 135 27 The Little Red Hen............................................... 140 PART VI HAPPY DAY STORIES 28 A Glad Thanksgiving........................................... 146 29 The Christmas Fairy............................................ 150 30 The Old Flag......................................................... 155 31 Our Flag................................................................. 159 32 The White Easter Rabbit...................................... 160 33 Easter Time............................................................ 168
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