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A magic stone cracks open like an egg.Monkey jumps out! He is not afraid ofanyone or anything. Forget aboutSuperman, Batman and all the otherstrong, brave people in books, ontelevision and in films. Monkey isthe superhero. Monkey is magic.

‘A reader absorbed in astory is a readerlearning languagewithout really beingaware of it.’

Oxford Progressive English Readers provide a widerange of enjoyable reading at six language levels.Visit www.oupchina.com.hk/elt/oper to see the complete range.

Oxford Progressive English Readers (OPER) employ the latest methods of textanalysis, using specially designed software, to ensure that readability is carefullycontrolled.

OPER stories are easy for the average student at any given level to read.Students become accustomed to a natural, flowing style of reading.The need tointerrupt their enjoyment of the story to look up difficult words or grammaticalforms is minimized by the intelligent use of contextual clues and illustrations.Footnotes and other distractions are also eliminated. Students experience readingin its purest form, but always at a level they can manage.

The OPER difference Natural reading

The number of less familiar wordsin each level is strictly controlled.

The word is recycled throughoutthe text for reinforcement.

Starter The Monkey King

Special words and expressions that are importantto the stories are included. However, their numberin any one title is restricted to not more thanabout five for every 1,000 words of text.

The words are identified in the Word bank(see Teaching resources)

immortal is first introducedon page 2 and explained incontext to aid understanding

immortal is recycled throughoutthe text for reinforcement(e.g., again on page 27)

The word is restated moresimply in context to aidunderstanding.

Illustrations help to clarifythe meaning of a word.

‘What’s the use of abook without pictures?’

Lewis Carroll, Alice in WonderlandLevel 1

Starter The Ant and the Grasshopper and

Other Stories by Aesop

waterfall is explained incontext with an illustrationto help clarify meaning

hollow is explained incontext, with an illustrationto help clarify meaning

throne is explained incontext, with an illustrationto help clarify meaning

Teaching support

Every OPER includes a variety of interesting end-of-book questions designedto test understanding and elicit responses to imaginative literature.

Comprehensive teaching notes and worksheets for each title are available fromthe OPER website, along with a range of book report templates and othermaterial.

End-of-book questionsand activities

Book reporttemplate

Teachingresources

Contact your salesrepresentative or log on tothe website to downloadteaching resources

Beyond reading Tools for school-based assessment

School-based assessment will form 20% of the total grade in the 2007HKCEE.After 2008, the new 3 + 3 curriculum and the proposed Hong KongDiploma of Secondary Education will also follow this pattern.

Students will need to read relatively unaided and be able to comment andreflect on the experience of reading in preparation for oral assessment.Yourjunior secondary students will be the first to face this challenge.

More than any other readers series, Oxford Progressive English Readers will prepareyour students for this experience by presenting highly readable texts thatpreserve the flavour of the originals and encourage students to express theiropinions.

The CD-ROM gives students the opportunity to:• Perform the stories interactively• Practise pronunciation of difficult words and names• Give their opinions of the book in a ‘safe’ computer environment• Build their confidence for public speaking and oral assessment

The Oxford Progressive English ReadersLanguage Arts CD-ROM goes one stepfurther by presenting dramatic readingsof selected passages from each level.

Learn more about Oxford Progressive English Readers and see the complete list of titles.

www.oupchina.com.hk/elt/oper

Visit our reading website to see the full range of readers from Oxford University Press.

www.oupchina.com.hk/elt/readers

For enquiries, please contact the OUP Account Executive for your school or call our Sales andService Hotline 2516 3126.

Starter The Ant and the Grasshopper and Other Stories by AesopThe Brave Little Tailor and Other Stories by the Brothers GrimmThe Emperor’s New Clothes and Other Stories by Hans Christian AndersenFolk Tales from Around the WorldHeroes and HeroinesThe Monkey King

Level 1 Alice’s Adventures in WonderlandThe Golden Goose and Other StoriesLittle WomenTales from the Arabian NightsTreasure IslandThe Wizard of Oz

Level 2 The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesA Christmas CarolThe Golden Touch and Other StoriesGulliver’s Travels — A Voyage to LilliputThe Jungle BookA Midsummer Night’s Dream and Other Stories from Shakespeare’s Plays

Level 3 The Adventures of Tom SawyerAround the World in Eighty DaysThe Canterville Ghost and Other StoriesDavid CopperfieldThe Merchant of Venice and Other Stories from Shakespeare’s PlaysRobinson Crusoe

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