
Reading Highlights
KRW 11,700
Reading Highlights is a three-book reading comprehension series for intermediate learners of English as a foreign language. Intriguing and stimulating content is delivered through a series of approachable and well-organized passages. The clarity and natural feel of the writing encourages students to engage the text with an inquisitive mind. Students are guided towards the discovery that written English can be fun and relevant to their lives and interests.
Features
- Colorful and Engaging graphics that present the material in an eye-catching way
- Vocabulary exercises that lead students from reviewing the unit vocabulary to practicing and expanding their use of it
- Comprehension exercises that test understanding and encourage an investigative approach to reading
- Organize exercises that provide a framework for students to re-state and re-organize passage content
- Synthesize exercises that help students recall passage content in a new way
Components
Student Books | Workbooks | Audio CDs | MP3 files | Answer Keys
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Book 1
PDF versionReading Highlights 1
UNIT 1 What’s in a Head?
UNIT 2 Above and Beyond
Guinness Book of Records
A closer look at the record-holding book that is admired around the world.UNIT 3 A Surprise from the Sky
UNIT 4 A Flying Trap
Animals
Do animals commit suicide? How do dragonflies catch prey? Read more about these wonders of the natural world.UNIT 5 A Different Kind of Brain
UNIT 6 A Beastly Disease
Disease
Some diseases are deadly, some are terrible, and some are simply strange. Can you imagine a disease that actually makes you smarterUNIT 7 Reach for the Sky
UNIT 8 The Clean Machine
Invention
The human brain constantly surprises with its powers of invention. What will we think of next?UNIT 9 Ghost Hunter
UNIT 10 Did You See That?
Jobs
A normal job too boring for you? Then check out one of these supernatural occupations.65 / UNIT 11 City of Ghosts
71 / UNIT 12 Living in a Maze
Places
Across the world, strange and inspiring places wait to be discovered by you. Start your search right here!77 / UNIT 13 To Be an Astronaut
83 / UNIT 14 Life in Space
Space
After sailing the oceans and hiking the mountains of Earth, space is the last great adventure. 1, 2, 3... Blast Off!89 / UNIT 15 Making Music
95 / UNIT 16 Playing with Food
Music
It has ancient origins, but playing and listening to music will never get old. Open your ears to these amazing passages on music.101 / UNIT 17 A Terrible Monster
107 / UNIT 18 Too Scary to Help?
Fear
Reality can sometimes be scarier than the stuff of your worst nightmares. Learn more about some real-life monsters.113 / UNIT 19 The Ground Beneath Your Feet
119 / UNIT 20 Almost Gone
Earth
Our planet is not as solid as it seems and humanity is not as safe as we think. Just what is going on down there under the ground?Book 2
PDF versionReading Highlights 2
Folktale
Old stories of ghosts and strange beings are hard to believe, but they aren’t always just fiction.UNIT 1 From Fiction to Fact
UNIT 2 Real Enough
Light
Light gives us life and shows us the world. But it can be used for so much more.UNIT 3 A Bright Idea
Trees can give life, but they can also take it away. Learn how some trees are more than they seem.UNIT 5 The Tree of Life
UNIT 6 Not So Innocent
Trees
UNIT 7 Just for Fun
UNIT 8 Fame and Fortune
Unsolved Mysteries
Will she ever die? Who was he really? Perhaps you can answer these questions after reading the two intriguing stories here.UNIT 9 Forever Young?
UNIT 10 A Daring Escape
65 / UNIT 11 Sweet DisasterUNIT 12 Gone
Disasters
Disasters can happen at any time, and they can occur in the most unexpected places.UNIT 13 Zombie Ants!
UNIT 14 Why Stripes?
Animals
Real zombies? Stripes that protect against bugs? In the animal world, anything is possible.UNIT 15 Instead of Us
UNIT 16 Stuck Together
Origins
What use are giant dolls that look like people? How did Velcro come to be so popular? Find these answers and more in these units.UNIT 17 A Self-Portrait?
UNIT 18 What Is Art?
Art
Who really is the Mona Lisa? Is art all about painting or is there more to it?UNIT 19 Human Lightning Rod
UNIT 20 A Shocking Sight
Lightning
Lightning isn’t just a flash in the sky. Sometimes it can hit quite close to home.Book 3
PDF versionReading Highlights 3
History
What does a witch look like? Did the Spartans manage to fight off the huge Persian army?UNIT 1 Witches Everywhere!
UNIT 2 Better to Die
Ancient Stories
Myths and legends are always entertaining! Learn how Oedipus married his mother and how a shepherd scared off a giant.UNIT 3 No Escape
UNIT 4 A Painful Taunt
Cities
A city built on an old lake? A city where people live underground? Read more about these strange places.UNIT 5 Go with the Flow
UNIT 6 Opal Fever
Color
Can color make you happy? Do you see the same colors as everyone else? Discover how color can change your life.UNIT 7 Color Me Happy!
UNIT 8 Color Troubles
Sleep
Do you travel when you sleep? Some people do, both on their feet and in their heads!UNIT 9 Be Careful When You Sleep!
UNIT 10 Dream What You Want
Rivals
Comic book characters and famous generals: enemies find each other in many different places.UNIT 11 Order Vs. Chaos
UNIT 12 Clash of the Titans
Architecture
In the past, humans lived in caves and grass huts. Now we live in towering skyscrapers. What new buildings will the future bring?UNIT 13 Growing Up
UNIT 14 A Helping Home
Science
Remote-controlled animals? A nose that can taste? Science can show you the wonders of the world.UNIT 15 Robo-Rat
UNIT 16 No Nose Woes
Urban Legend
Don’t believe everything you hear. Some stories were made just to frighten you!UNIT 17 Bloody Mary
UNIT 18 Almost Hooked
Death
You never know when you’re going to die. How will it happen? What will you do when that moment comes?UNIT 19 The Dance of Death
UNIT 20 The Frozen Dead
