Close Reading 14-16 provides a wide selection of extracts with accompanying interpretation/comprehension-type questions, and is appropriate for pupils working towards certificate examinations in English, including Standard Grade, Intermediate 2 and Higher. In addition, the 'Taking A Closer Look' section in each chapter focuses on a specific language feature from the passage and provides further explanations and practice exercises on that aspect of language. An edition of the book is available without answers.

 

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 144 pages in this book. This book was published 2007 by Hodder Education .

Mary Firth and Andrew Ralston are hugely successful authors of English books for Scotland. they both teach at Hutchesons' Grammar School.

This book has the following chapters: Getting Started Writing in Focus 1 17 Passages for Close Reading Practice Writing in Focus 2 Answers