Books by Jack C. Richards

Strategic Reading is a three-level series designed to develop reading, vocabulary-building, and critical-thinking skills. Strategic Reading Level 3 is a reading skills book that contains twelve thematic units, each with three high interest authentic readings. The readings are unsimplified and are appropriate for students at the low-advanced to advanced level. Exercise material surrounding the readings builds students' vocabulary and develops their reading and critical thinking skills.

Strategic Reading Level 1 is a reading skills book that contains twelve thematic units, each with three high interest readings. All readings come from authentic sources and have been slightly adapted to be appropriate for study by intermediate-level students. Exercise material surrounding the readings builds students' vocabulary and develops their reading and critical thinking skills.

Written for language teachers in training, this book surveys issues and procedures in conducting practice teaching.

Workbook 4 provides additional reading and writing reinforcement of Student's Book 4. There is one workbook page per Student's Book lesson. In the Check Yourself section, students assess their own performance. Answer keys are in Teacher's Edition 4.

The comprehensive, interleaved Teacher's Edition 4 provides step-by-step instructions to present, practice, and review all new language for Student's Book 4. It also features the audio scripts, optional exercises, and informative notes.

A new edition of a successful title, which has been fully revised and updated to reflect contemporary issues in curriculum.

Workbook 1 provides additional reading and writing reinforcement of Student's Book 1. There is one workbook page per Student's Book lesson. In the Check Yourself sections, students assess their own performance. Answer keys are in Teacher's Edition 1.

The comprehensive, interleaved Teacher's Edition 2 provides step-by-step instructions to present, practice, and review all new language for Student's Book 2. It also features the audio scripts, optional exercises, and informative notes.

The comprehensive, interleaved Teacher's Edition 1 provides step-by-step instructions to present, practice, and review all new language for Student's Book 1. It also features the audio scripts, optional exercises, and informative notes.

Connect Student's Book 4 is an intermediate level text for students aged 11-15 who are learning English for the first time. It develops speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills in engaging contexts. The Audio CD includes the Vocabulary, Language Focus, and Get Connected sections.

Workbook 3 provides additional reading and writing reinforcement of Student's Book 3. There is one Workbook page per Student's Book lesson. In the Check Yourself section, students assess their own performance. Answer keys are in Teacher's Edition 3.

The comprehensive, interleaved Teacher's Edition 3 provides step-by-step instructions to present, practice, and review all new language for Student's Book 3. It also features the audio scripts, optional exercises, and informative notes.

Connect Student's Book 3 is a low intermediate level text for students aged 11-15 who are learning English for the first time. It develops speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills in engaging contexts. The Audio CD includes the Vocabulary, Language Focus, and Get Connected sections.

Passages, Second Edition, is a thoroughly revised edition of Passages, the successful two-level, multi-skills course that takes adult and young-adult learners of English from the high-intermediate to advanced level. The Workbook has six-page units that provide additional practice in grammar, vocabulary, reading, and writing. The Workbook can be used for in-class work or assigned as homework.