本书是全国教育科学规划“十一五”教育部重点课题子课题“基于语篇的课程资源开发与小学英语有效教学”的研究成果。它以《英语课程标准》为指导, 以主流小学英语教材内容为出发点, 以主题为线索, 围绕颜色、身体部位、服饰、家庭、食物、动物、访问、季节、天气、购物、日常活动、家务劳动、交通、旅行、职业、国家等话题分类创设, 按难易程度创编一级话题16项47个语篇, 力求为广大小学生提供课堂内外英语语篇诵读素材, 培养学生良好的英语语感, 体会英语语言的韵律美。本书按话题将语篇分类, 每一语篇设“语篇文本”“拓展词句”“活动示例”三个板块。
Colour
What's the Baby's Name?
Black or Pink?
Animals
Change Your Mind
Numbers
Queuing Up for the Doctor
Fruits & Vegetables
Make Some Nail Soup
I Like Them, Too!
Sour Grapes
Lunch of Rabbit Family
Am I a Vegetable?
Location
On the Monster
Furniture
Hide and Seek
Shopping
Lucky Is Not Lucky Today
Seasons
Colourful Seasons
Magic Glasses
An Apple Tree
Mum's Love
What's It Like in Spring?
Daily Routine
The Twins
Week
Jack and His New Classmates
Doing Things
It's Time for Bed
Where Is San Mao?
Who Eats the Cats' Lunch?
A Magic Puppet
Jimmy and Mr Tiger
Good friends
Surprise!
The Kitten Is Fishing
What Are We Doing on Festivals?
Housework
I Want to Be a Girl
Changing Roles
Sports
Animals' Olympic Games
We Love the Olympic Games
What's Your Favourite Sport?
Nature
The Real Treasure
Ma Liang and His Magic Writing Brush
In My Village
A Country Mouse and a City Mouse
Birthday
Only One Month Older
When Is Mum's Birthday?
Jobs
Do You Have a Son?
Hobbies
Hobbies and Dreams
Illness
Lazy Bajie
A Sick Tiger
I Have a Toothache!
Farm
Shooby and Dooby
Transportation
A Rainy Day
Travel
My Holiday