ABOUT THE BOOK

This Golden English Reader Series has been designed in line with the latest curriculum developed by CDC, Nepal. This integrated English course primarily aims to develop core English skills, including listening, speaking, reading and writing. The text materials in the series are well-graded, authentic, interactive and task-based. The series incorporates STEAM approach in English language teaching that integrates different disciplines and contents. The major feature is that it has bound all the 21st century skills and life skills activities. The activities have been designed for the learners to communicate and interact in pairs, groups and individually. The independent thinking and creative writing have been highly valued in this series. This comprehensive series has been carefully crafted to help learners develop and enhance their English language skills through a structured and engaging approach. English is a globally recognized language and the medium of communication for people from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds. In today’s world, it has become essential to have a good command of English to succeed in personal and professional life. This series is based on the premise that language learning is most effective when it is focused on practical skills. Rather than simply memorizing vocabulary and grammar rules, learners should focus on developing the ability to use English in real-world situations. To that end, this series is designed to help learners develop the skills that they need to communicate effectively in a variety of contexts. Within each unit, learners can find a variety of exercises and activities designed to help them practice and develop English skills. These activities are designed to be engaging and interactive, so that learners can have fun while they learn. Throughout the series, learners will also find helpful tips and strategies for improving their language skills. The reading texts in this series are rich in vocabulary and themes. They offer variety of topics, genres and contents. Each reading text is followed by different student-friendly activities based on reading comprehension and vocabulary. The series covers a wide range of topics that are relevant and useful in real-life situations. It is developed to carter to learners of diverse interests, abilities, needs and backgrounds. The series includes interesting listening activities, situational conversations and dialogues for the learners to practice listening and speaking in the target language. The pictures included in the lessons provoke thoughts on the given topics. The grammar practice activities have been presented both inductively and deductively with appropriate contextual examples. Controlled and free writing activities help the learners enhance their ability in written communication. There are fun activities in each unit for the learners to enjoy and experiment with English language. The appendices section of this series contain the listening texts and answer key for more challenging exercises. We hope that this skill-based series will be a valuable resource for learners who want to improve their language skills. We welcome feedback and suggestions from experts and advanced readers to continually improve and enhance the series in days to come.

Features

• Designed in line with the curriculum developed by CDC, Nepal
• Designed to help learners practice and develop four language skills
• Well-graded, authentic, interactive and task-based text materials
• Communicative activities to interact in pairs, in groups and individually
• Focus on developing the ability to use english language in real-world situations
• Student-friendly activities based on reading comprehension and vocabulary with focus in literal comprehension, recoganization, inference and evaluation.
• Activities for learners of diverse interests, abilities, needs, ages and backgrounds
• Interesting listening and speaking activities with situational conversations and dialogues
• Inductive presentation of gramnitcal topics with ample exercises to
• practice
• Controlled, guided and free writing activities to enhance ability in written communication