這是繼《美國語文》之后的另一套經(jīng)典原版教材，了解英國人文歷史、欣賞英國文學(xué)的優(yōu)秀讀本。全套共6冊，分級編寫，還附有大量插圖，本書為第四冊。充滿趣味的英語故事與優(yōu)美的英國文學(xué)相融合，讓國內(nèi)學(xué)生更好地感悟英國文化歷史，并真正學(xué)好英語這門語言。無論是作為英語學(xué)習(xí)的課本，還是作為提高英語水平的課外讀物，這套書都很有價值。

TheRoyalReaderswereeditedandpublishedbythefamousBritishpublisherandusedinschoolsuntilwellintothe20thcentury.TheyareeditedassixbooksintheRoyalSchoolSeries.Studentsprogressedfromtheveryeasylessonstoclassicreaders.

TheFirstBook,beginningwithsimilarlyeasylessons,consistedofrhymesandsimpleshortstorieswithplentyofillustrationsforyounglearners.Childrenlearnedlettersandeasyreading.Thefirstpartofthisbookfocusesexclusivelyonmonosyllabicwordsandthesecondpartintroducestwosyllablewords.

IntheSecondBookthereareshortselectionsofpoetryandprosedesignedtoencourageinterestinreading.Eachstoryisfollowedbyalessononpronunciation,simpledefinitionsofnewwordsandquestionsonitscontent.

TheThirdBookisverysimilarthoughslightlymoreadvancedandincludingmorewritingexercises.

TheFourthBookincludesphoneticexercises,modelcompositionsanddictationexercises,aswellasoutlinesofBritishHistoryfromRomanPeriodasfaras1400A.D.

TheFifthBookfeaturessectionsonhealthofthebody,plantsandtheiruses,aswellasquotesandstoriesofgreatmen.

BookSix,thefinalbookintheseries,containswordlessonsandpassageswithsectionsongreatinventions,classificationofanim