* Brief questions before each story alert you to important themes to watch for
* A glossary of vacabulary words before every story prepares you for reading
* "Focusing on the Story" questions after each reading help you check your understanding of basic plot
details and concepts
* "Idea for Writing and Further Discussion" sections help relate events in the stories to your own life and get
you thinking about topics you might want to write about
◎ 讀前的簡要問題設計，協助讀者掌握全文重要主旨所在。
◎ 每篇故事開始前有字彙介紹，幫助讀者做好閱讀的準備。
◎ 每篇文章後的「本文焦點」問題編寫，有助讀者檢視對故事主要架構和基本概念的理解程度。
◎ 「集思廣益: 寫作與深入討論」單元目標在於鼓勵讀者將故事提及的事件和自己的生活經驗聯結，激盪出創作的題材和靈感。