Reading : B1+ (Collins English for Life: Skills)

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Do you understand everything you read in English
To read fluently in all situations you need to practise reading different kinds of texts.

Collins Reading presents 20 different texts with exercises to help you develop the skills to read anything you come across.

Reading features authentic texts and a wide variety of styles to help you develop your reading skills, such as reading for general understanding and reading for detail.

Featured texts include:

signs and labels
advertisements
newspapers
brochures
recipes
classic and modern novels
social networking sites
blogs

Collins Reading is part of the new English for Life series and uses authentic material from the Collins Corpus, the worlds largest database of the English language. It is suitable for self-study and classroom use, and can help towards Cambridge FCE preparation. Suitable for Intermediate learners of English (CEF level B1+).

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About the Collins English for Life series:
superb, attractively packaged series () excellent support for candidates preparing for the Cambridge FCE and higher () work on the topics, skills and current needs of the language learner () may be used in various ways: either by learners alone, by teachers, or by teacher trainers on language development courses.

About English for Life: Reading:
Recipes, song lyrics, modern and classic novels and sport reports all come under the spotlight

Wayne Trotman, EL Gazette, August 2012

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Anna Osborn has worked as a teacher and editor across Europe for more than 15 years. She has written numerous English language learning materials including business and general study books, online self-study courses and classroom workshops.