This book is intended to be used by university students who are taking a one year English prep class. The book was originally put together to fill the nedd for simplited academic texts. It is designed to be used for the whole year by near beginners or for the first semester or more by preintermediate students. The texts are graded according to grammar structure vocabulary and lenght ad the book progresses in difficulty o an upper intermediate level. An index of words in provided at the back of the book. The contents of the book are as follows: Jobs People Animals Sport and Games Food and Drinks Famous People Traditions environment Economics Nature Science News Health Society