《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。 本册为第三级,从本册开始故事的长度和情节复杂程度都有所增加,逐渐开始需要孩子自己思考与理解故事内容。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 GOOD STORIES FROM EVERYWHERE 01 A Ride to Animal-Town....................................................003 02 Tippy Elephant’s Hat........................................................010 03 The Princess Who Could Not Cry..................................019 04 The Simpleton....................................................................030 PART II OUT-OF-DOORS 05 The Squirrel’s Policeman.................................................039 06 How Ethan Found a Pet...................................................044 07 The Swallows Learn a Lesson.........................................052 08 How Buzzy Saved the Beehive.......................................057 09 Brother Green-Coat...........................................................063 10 The Spring..........................................................................069 11 The Food Factory...............................................................070 12 Early....................................................................................075 13 The Snow Man...................................................................076 PART III OLD TALES 14 The Princess Who Never Laughed.................................081 15 Brother Fox’s Tar Baby.....................................................087 16 The Golden Pears..............................................................095 17 Why the Rabbit’s Tail Is Short.........................................104 18 Hans and the Four Great Giants.....................................108 PART IV BIG AND LITTLE WORKERS 19 Three Hundred Years Ago...............................................121 20 The Luck Boy of Toy Valley.............................................127 21 The Wonderful Gardener.................................................136 22 The Holiday.......................................................................140 23 The Milkman......................................................................145 24 The Valentine’s Journey...................................................146 25 The Postman......................................................................154 26 In Reindeer Land...............................................................155 PART V FAIRY TALES 27 The Magic Cottage............................................................167 28 The Brownie of Blednock.................................................177 29 The Sleeping Beauty.........................................................187 30 Cinderella...........................................................................195 31 The Fairy Shoes.................................................................209 32 Fairyland............................................................................216 PART VI FESTIVAL STORIES 33 The Thanksgiving Loaves................................................221 34 A Thanksgiving Fable.......................................................228 35 Gretchen’s Surprise...........................................................230 36 Paddy’s Christmas............................................................237 37 A Little Lad of Long Ago..................................................244 38 Why Jimmie Missed the Parade......................................249 39 Flag, Our Flag....................................................................253 PART VII HERO STORIES 40 Joseph, The Ruler..............................................................257 41 David, The Singer..............................................................267 42 Saint George And The Dragon........................................277 .....
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