The book is for intermediate English learners and is useful for vocabulary and reading instruction at the college level. The English POWER-On: Building Vocabulary and Reading Skills series is comprised of three books catering to English learners of different proficiency levels. Each book contains 18 units and 38 lessons that provide attractive reading material on different themes and various topics, including Travel, Animals, People, Art & Literature, Sports, Business, Entertainment, Science & Technology, Computers & the Internet, and Nature. This series offers you valuable practice with real English and a wealth of reading strategies and activities designed to help you build your vocabulary and comprehension skills. BASIC STRUCTURES OF THE BOOK Each lesson of the book is divided into three main parts that serve different functions and purposes. BEFORE YOU READ Before you read, each Pre-reading Warm-up exercise provides discussion questions to help you warm up your brain, increase your comprehension of the article, and familiarize you with the main topic. READING PASSAGE As you read, each short Reading Passage covers one of the many interesting topics and genres in the book, and points out target words and phrases to enhance your vocabulary and reading competence as well as foster your skills in appropriate word usage. AFTER YOU READ After you read, this section provides you with different kinds of after-reading activities, including: • Reading Skill practices reading skills such as Making Inferences, Drawing Conclusions, Identifying Causes and Effects, Distinguishing Main Ideas and Supporting Details, and Evaluating Text Features. • Word Study reinforces the appropriate usage of words and phrases. • Exercise consists of Reading Comprehension, Target Vocabulary, and Critical Thinking. These after-reading activities will help you gain a better understanding of the article and also build up your vocabulary and reading skills.