Markstein, Linda.

Developing reading skills : beginning / Developing reading skills. Beginning Linda Markstein - 2nd ed. - Boston, Mass. : Heinle & Heinle, c1994 - ix, 193 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Introduction. - Unit 1. Names and Naming Customs. 1. What's Your Name? 2. Given Names. 3. Changing Names. "My Name" from The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. - Unit 2. Cities. 1. New York. 2. Beijing. 3. Mexio City. "Welcome to New York!" by Elsie Voltaire. - Unit 3. Education. 1. The United States. 2. Saudi Arabia. 3. South Korea. Excerpt from Iron & Silk by Mark Salzman. - Unit 4. Sport. 1. Sports Around the World. 2. Professionals Sports. 3. The History of Football. "Goals" by Jesse Lee Hardy. - Unit 5. Superstitions. 1. Magic and Mirrors. 2. The Unlucky Number 13. 3. Black Cats. Excerpt from The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan. - Glossary. - Credits.

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