Longman Reading Spectrum 2

MY HOBBIES
1 Teen bloggers mean business
Magazine article / Talking about the future / Parts of a blog
2 Feels like flying
Explanation, Poem / Talking about amounts / How things move in the air
3 More shoppers are shopping online
Survey report, Survey form / Reporting statements / Departments in a department store
4 Interview with a circus performer
Interview / Prepositions of movement / People who work in the arts
5 Take a chocolate break
Cookbook excerpt Recipes / Connectives of sequente / Dairy products

MY AMAZING WORLD
6 There's no place like home
Magazine article / Conditionals (Type 0) / Types of homes
7 Coconut crabs
Journal entry / Question phrases / Animal movements
8 The Cottingley fairies & Balloon Boy
Comic strips / Can and could / Features of a comic strip
9 People need people
Poem / Nouns without articles / Words describing relationships
10 The Nobel Prizes
Encyclopedia entry / Comparative and superlative adverbs / Awards

MY NEWS
11 Kelly's book blog
Book reviews / The past continuous / Adjectives describing friends
12 Homework! Oh, Homework!
Poem / Direct speech / Talking about likes and dislikes
13 Peer Pressure
Drama script / Relative clauses / Types of competition
14 Inspiring young people: Anne Frank
15 Combined talent, shared spirit
Newspaper article / Reflexive pronouns / Kinds of music

MY ENVIRONMENT
16 The last tiger
Short story / Conditionals (Type 1) / Exotic animals
17 Sharks
Poem / Some-, any-, no- words / Things we can do to help animals
18 Becoming part of the solution
Personal account / Gerunds and to-infinitives / Ways to achieve the 3Rs
19 Clear the air, please!
Memo, Formal letter / The present perfect / Adgectives describing air quality
20 Waste Land
Film review, Poster / Question tags / Kinds of rubbish

Glossary