Elementary School English is very simple, and Junior High School English is gradually beginning to show some complexity. It is precisely because of this that junior high school students need to read more extracurricular books. Through extracurricular reading, help yourself improve your understanding of English and see how English is used. This can not only help children grasp the knowledge of school learning from multiple perspectives, but also improve the overall literacy of children.
Of course, because each child's English foundation is not the same. Therefore, in the selection of extracurricular reading materials, it is also necessary to pay attention to it as appropriate.
For children with a weak foundation in English
The Bookworm series is a very suitable choice
Bookworm is a bilingual book published by the Foreign Research Agency and Oxford University Press. Informative.
Some people think that the books in the "Bookworm" series are abbreviated from famous works, and they cannot experience the original taste of famous works. If from the point of view of language appreciation, it is true. However, from the perspective of language use, these abbreviated works can make children realize that even if simple words are used, they can still organize the language reasonably and clearly express the whole story. This set of books allows children to start from a shallow place, wait until the foundation is solid, and then explore the beauty of language in the depths.
Children with a weak foundation can start reading at the introductory level or the first level. Be careful not to read Chinese translations when reading.
Children who feel relaxed reading the Bookworm series
Can challenge the Readings of the Lens 650L-850L
Although the Lens Index is not a perfect indicator of the difficulty of reading, it is a reasonable reference standard.
The Lens Index measures the difficulty of the text based on two core indicators:
Word frequency: The amount of words a text contains and the frequency in the corpus are a direct requirement for vocabulary.
Sentence length: Directly related to the grammatical difficulty of the text. One of the important reasons why philosophy books are difficult to understand is because the sentences are very long and the grammatical stacks are frequent.
10 recommended readings
(Lens Index 650L-850L)
No. 1 Charlotte's Web
Charlotte's net
Author: E. B. White
Lens Index: 680L
Synopsis: In a barn, Wilbur the Pig and Charlotte the Spider forge their most sincere friendship. After learning that Wilbur was about to be slaughtered, the seemingly small Charlotte used her own silk to weave online words on the pig pen that were regarded as miracles by humans, reversing Wilbur's fate, but Charlotte's life came to an end.
No. 2 The Little Prince
The Little Prince
Originally written by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Lens Index: 710L
Synopsis: The pilot tells the story of the little prince he met the little prince in the Sahara Desert six years ago due to a plane failure. The mysterious little prince comes from another planet. He was accompanied by a small rose that he loved so much. But the little rose's vanity hurt the little prince's feelings for her. The little prince bid farewell to the asteroid and began a journey through space. Later, the little prince met a little fox, and the little prince conquered the little fox with patience and became close friends with it. The little fox gave the secret of his heart as a gift to the little prince. Using this secret, the little prince found the fountain of life in the Sahara Desert with the pilot in distress.
No. 3 Flipped
Exciting
Written by Wendelin Van Draanen
Lens Index: 720L
Synopsis: Girl Julie, the girl Julie who is as ordinary as a tree, is independent, industrious, empathetic, willing to defend a tree with her life, as if it is a symbol of all the good things in life. The boy Bryce thrills her, and childishly thinks that Bryce will do whatever it takes for a tree as she does, but...
No. 4 A Wrinkle in Time
Wrinkles of time
By Madeleine L'Engle
Lens Index: 740L
Synopsis: It tells the thrilling journey of two children and their friends, with the help of mysterious friends, through the "wrinkles of time", into another planet to rescue their trapped father. Despite the hardships and dangers of the journey, the three children never wavered in their determination to find and rescue their father.
No. 5 The Chronicles of Narnia: The lion, theWitch and the Wardrobe
Narnia Legends 1: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Author:C. S. Lewis
Lens Index: 790L
Synopsis: Four children flee London to escape the London Blitz, staying with an old professor. They found that a wardrobe could lead to another world, the world called Narnia. Here, because of the White Witch's curse, "it is winter all year round, but there is never Christmas.". The true ruler of Narnia, Aslan the Lion, came here specifically to free the land from the spell of the White Witch. Due to the negligence of some of the children, Aslan died, but was later reborn from death.
No. 6 The Long Winter
Long winters
By Laura Ingalls Wilder
Synopsis: The temperature is as low as -40 degrees Celsius, and the town is completely isolated from the outside world. Laura's family ran out of food and the coal burned out. At this critical moment, Amanle and another boy in the town risked their lives to walk out of the town and bring back food to help the town's residents survive the life-and-death situation.
No. 7 The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games
By Suzanne Collins
Lens Index: 810L
Synopsis: The work tells the story of North America destroyed after a major war, on the ruins of the original United States, people build new homes, but the new regime stipulates that the 12 regions under its jurisdiction must pay tribute to young men and women every year to participate in a live TV show "The Hunger Games", and Katniss fights to the death in the game.
No. 8 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
By Roald Dahl
Synopsis: Charlie's family is very poor. Once lucky Charlie got the chance to go to the world's largest chocolate factory — with four other lucky kids. None of the other children resisted the temptation of chocolate, except that Charlie persisted until the end, and the owner of the factory, Willie Wonka, planned to give the chocolate factory to Charlie. But from then on, they were not allowed to live with their families. Charlie refused for the sake of his family. Charlie convinces Wonka, and eventually Wonka, his father and Charlie's family move into the factory and live together.
No. 9 The Kite Runner
Kite chaser
Written by Khaled Hosseini
Lens Index: 840L
Synopsis: Amir, a 12-year-old rich Afghan young master, grew up with his servant Hassan. During a kite race, a tragic incident occurs, amir feels remorse for his cowardice, and the design forces Hassan away. Soon, because of the war, Amir and his father fled to the United States. After Amir learns that Hassan and his wife have died and their son is in an orphanage, how will Amir atone for his sins?
No. 10 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
Written by Lewis Carroll
Lens Index: 850L
Synopsis: It tells the story of the little girl Alice who chases a white rabbit with a pocket watch and can talk, falls into a rabbit hole, and thus falls into the magical underground world. In this fantasy crazy world, it seems that only Alice is the only sober person, she constantly explores, and at the same time constantly asks "who am I", while exploring at the same time, she constantly knows herself, continues to grow, and finally grows into a "big" girl, suddenly wakes up, only to find that all this is her own dream.