英國小說家。作品反映英國仕紳的生活,及女性面對愛與婚姻的課題,出版至今深受讀者愛戴。代表作有《理性與感性》(Sense and Sensibility, 1811)、《傲慢與偏見》(Pride and Prejudice, 1813)、《曼斯菲爾德莊園》(Mansfield Park, 1814)與《艾瑪》(Emma, 1815)等。
在Before You Read中以繪製精美的跨頁情境繪圖,結合圖帶出故事中的重要單字和英文表述法;不時適時穿插One Point Lesson提點重要文法要點;每章末並有閱讀理解測驗,幫助學生學習重要字彙並了解故事文本的意義;全書並搭配有精緻的插畫。此外,「聽力引導練習」單元不只能加強閱讀理解,也能強化聽力理解技巧。
All the beautiful fairy tales and masterpieces that you have encountered during your childhood remain as warm memories in your adulthood. This time, let’s indulge in the world of masterpieces through English. You can enjoy the depth and beauty of original works, which you can’t enjoy through Chinese translations.
The stories are easy for you to understand because of your familiarity with them. When you enjoy reading, your ability to understand English will also rapidly improve.
This series of “Let’s Enjoy Masterpieces” is a special reading comprehension booster program, devised to improve reading comprehension for beginners whose command of English is not satisfactory, or who are elementary, middle, and high school students. With this program, you can enjoy reading masterpieces in English with fun and efficiency.
This carefully planned program is composed of 5 levels, from the beginner level of 350 words to the intermediate and advanced levels of 1,000 words. With this program’s level-by-level system, you are able to read famous texts in English and to savor the true pleasure of the world’s language.
The program is well conceived, composed of reader-friendly explanations of English expressions and grammar, quizzes to help the student learn vocabulary and understand the meaning of the texts, and fabulous illustrations that adorn every page. In addition, with our “Guide to Listening,” not only is reading comprehension enhanced but also listening comprehension skills are highlighted.
In the audio recording of the book, texts are vividly read by professional American actors. The texts are rewritten, according to the levels of the readers by an expert editorial staff of native speakers, on the basis of standard American English with the ministry of education recommended vocabulary. Therefore, it will be of great help even for all the students that want to learn English.
Please indulge yourself in the fun of reading and listening to English through “Let’s Enjoy Masterpieces”.