TY - BOOK AU - Santamaria, Jenni Currie, author. TI - Better reading English : : improve your understanding of written English T2 - Better reading series SN - 9780071744768 AV - PE 1112.3 .Sa59 2017 PY - 2017///] CY - New York : PB - McGraw-Hill Education KW - English language KW - Self-instruction KW - Written English KW - Problems, exercises, etc N1 - Nature in the United States -- The 20th Century -- San Francisco -- The Early United States -- Entertainment -- Eating In, Eating Out -- Playing the Game -- Sickness and Health -- Children and Parents -- Free Time, Fun Time N2 - "The more you read in English, the greater your knowledge of the language and of the culture of its native speakers. The short articles in Better Reading English reflect real-life, contemporary issues and situations that will help you understand more about American English and the people who speak it daily. Each chapter features articles that cover a specific topic, with each subsequent piece becoming more challenging as the section progresses. These engaging texts come from everyday sources, so you get a contemporary snapshot of the culture of the American English-speaking world, from the natural world to urban life, and from the early United States to modern technology. The exercises that follow each article will help the development of your language skills. Better Reading English will not only help you improve or revive your language skills, but will also open up the enjoyable and exciting world of reading in English,"--Amazon.com ER -