Title Author ISBN For: Advanced search Click here to request a complimentary copy of our ELT catalogue. Enter your e-mail address to receive news and information from IPI's world of ELT! Click here for details Black Cat Reading and Training is a 6-level series of richly illustrated graded readers recommended for young adult and adult learners. It offers a wide range of both classic and original stories in a variety of genres such as love, history, crime, mystery and horror, ghosts, human interest, tragedy and more. Each title in the series integrates a story with activities in the four skills, as well as informative background information to provide students with an enjoyable and rewarding, all-in-one reading experience. Key features of the series Integrated activities: The stories are divided into several chapters that are interspersed with a wide variety of stimulating activities that develop the four skills. These provide opportunities for students to check their understanding, practice grammar patterns and use new vocabulary. The format of many of the activities is similar to that found in the Cambridge ESOL Examinations (PET; FCE; CAE) and provides useful additional practice for students preparing for these exams. - Step 1: KET (Key English Test) - Step 2 & Step 3: PET (Preliminary English Test) - Step 4 & Step 5: FCE (First Certificate in English) - Step 6: CAE (Certificate in Advanced English) Color illustrations: Almost all titles feature rich, full-color illustrations and photographs to aid comprehension and add visual stimulation. A small number of titles at Step 6 contain sepia-toned illustrations and photographs to match the historical time periods in which they are set. Vocabulary support: Story pages feature extensive footnotes with explanations and definitions of difficult words used in the story. Background information: Informative dossier sections included throughout the books present useful background information to the stories, their related themes and their authors. Internet projects: Some titles contain Internet projects that are designed to encourage students to do further research on the story or themes presented if they wish. Exit tests: An exit test is included at the back of most titles to allow students to check their overall understanding of the story, the characters and the themes introduced. Audio/visual materials: All titles are available with or without CDs. The CDs contain dramatic recordings of the stories and the additional listening activities. Some titles are available with specially-enhanced CDs that operate both as audio CDs and as CD-ROMs. When used in a computer (Windows/Macintosh), they present a number of games, activities and film clips, in addition to the recording of the text, to help learning in an innovative and enjoyable way. Teacher’s notes: Complimentary teacher’s notes for all titles are available from IPI on request. These contain answer keys to the exercises and exit tests, and for many titles, also contain an additional photocopiable exit test with answers. How is the language content organized? The Reading and Training series is based on internationally recognized standards of lexical and structural control. Click here to view a list of the grammatical structures covered at each level. What do the books look like? Click the links below to view examples of a selection of story pages, activity pages and dossier sections from the titles indicated. Step 2 The Fisherman and His Soul [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 ] Step 3 The £1,000,000 Bank Note [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 ] Step 4 The Last of the Mohicans [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 ] Step 5 A Tale of Two Cities [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 ] Step 6 Silas Marner [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 ] How do students choose? Students can choose titles to read based on their current language ability. There are six levels in the series that cover a range of abilities from beginners to advanced learners. Another way to choose is to consider the genre, that is, the general theme of the stories. In this way, students can choose stories from genres that interest them the most. Genres represented in the Reading and Training series are: Love, Humor and comedy, Fairy tale and fantasy, History, Crime, Mystery and horror, Legend, Adventure, Ghosts, Human interest and Tragedy. Click here to view a list of titles categorized according to genre. What titles are available? Click the links below to view the Reading and Training titles currently available at each level. Black Cat Reading and Training Step 1 (Forthcoming) Black Cat Reading and Training Step 2 Black Cat Reading and Training Step 3 Black Cat Reading and Training Step 4 Black Cat Reading and Training Step 5 Black Cat Reading and Training Step 6 Are there graded readers for other ages? Black Cat Publishing also produces various other series of graded reader for a range of ages and levels. Click the links below for more information. For elementary school students: Black Cat Primary Readers For teenagers: Black Cat Green Apple Readers For advanced learners: Black Cat Reading Classics Black Cat The Original Classics Black Cat Interact with Literature Black Cat Web of Themes Top

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