前言
Foreword
Preface
Introduction for the Teacher and the Student
PART ONE
THE TECHNIQUES OF FASTER READING
LESSON ONE
Preliminary Remarks
Exercise One : Albert Einstein in Princeton
Exercise Two : The American Drugstore
Exercise Three : Gardens in the United States
Exercise Four : Big Ben
LESSON TWO
Preliminary Remarks
Exercise One : As Others See Us
Exercise Two : The Cockney : London Dialect
Exercise Three : Piccadilly Circus : a Plaza of London
Exercise Four : Lunch in London
LESSON THREE
Preliminary Remarks
Exercise One : Buying Books in London
Exercise Two : The British ‘Pub’
Exercise Three : The British Bobby
Exercise Four : Sports in England
LESSON FOUR
Preliminary Remarks
Exercise One : England’s Daily Newspapers
Exercise Two : The Public Schools of England
Exercise Three : Shakespeare
Exercise Four : English Universities
LESSON FIVE
Preliminary Remarks
Exercise One : Movies, TV, and Radio in the U.S.
Exercise Two : Newspapers and Magazines in the U.S.
Exercise Three : Where to Live in the U.S. (I)
Exercise Four : Where to Live in the U.S. (II)
LESSON SIX
Preliminary Remarks
Exercise One : American Manners
Exercise Two : Dating the U.S.
Exercise Three : Seeing the U.S.
Exercise Four : Higher Education in the U.S.
LESSON SEVEN
Preliminary Remarks
Exercise One : The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (I)
Exercise Two : The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (II)
Exercise Three : The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (III)
Exercise Four : The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (IV)
PART TWO
PARAGRAPH READING: FOR INCREASED SPEED AND
REATER COMPREHENSION
LESSON EIGHT
Preliminary Remarks
Exercise One : Foreign Students in the U.S. (I)
Exercise Two : Foreign Students in the U.S. (II)
Exercise Three : Foreign Students in the U.S. (III)
Exercise Four : Foreign Students in the U.S. (IV)
LESSON NINE
Preliminary Remarks
Exercise One : An American View of Meiji Japan (I)
Exercise Two : An American View of Meiji Japan (II)
Exercise Three : An American View of Meiji Japan (III)
LESSON TEN
Preliminary Remarks
Exercise One : A Fair Deal for the Teacher (I)
Exercise Two : A Fair Deal for the Teacher (II)
Exercise Three : A Fair Deal for the Teacher (III)
Exercise Four : A Fair Deal for the Teacher (IV)
LESSON ELEVEN
Preliminary Remarks
Exercise One : American Folklore 1910-1955 (I)
Exercise Two : American Folklore 1910-1955 (II)
Exercise Three : American Folklore 1910-1955 (III)
LESSON TWELVE
Preliminary Remarks
Exercise One : American Folklore 1910-1955 (IV)
Exercise Two : American Folklore 1910-1955 (V)
Exercise Three : American Folklore 1910-1955 (VI)
Exercise Four : American Folklore 1910-1955 (VII)
APPENDIX
Words-Per-Minute Table
Record of Progress on Outside Reading
Calculating Reading Speed
Record of Test Results