This book is a
culturally-relevant reader
for students learning English as a second or foreign language (EFL, ESL) at C1 proficiency / advanced level. Each of the twenty units contains a culturally-relevant
text
and
reading test
questions to go with it, accompanied by a useful
glossary
and a
language awareness
page based on one or more language points illustrated in the text. Each unit serves four complementary purposes:
To broaden students'
background cultural knowledge
of the English-speaking world
To present a range of useful English
vocabulary in contex
t.
To revise and in cases explain important
points of grammar
.
To familiarise students with the nature and constraints of the main internationally-recognised proficiency-level reading tests.