Athens Primary: Reading Comprehension with Fables is a 6-book series written in accordance with the Primary English curriculum. It is designed to enhance primary school students’ reading comprehension skills through captivating and thought-provoking fables, fairy tales and folklore.

Key Features

Reading and Writing Skills

• Fascinating passages with attractive illustrations cultivate students’ interest in reading.
• Various text types are embedded in the reading passages.
• Comprehension exercises are modelled on common question types in tests and exams.
• Language Corner highlights advanced vocabulary, phrasal verbs, idioms and useful expressions for vocabulary and sentence building.
• Tip boxes guide students to tackle challenging questions.
• Let’s Write demonstrates features of specific text types and provides writing practice.
• Audio recordings of the passages are accessible through QR codes.

Values and Attitudes

• Stories featuring moral and civic education foster positive values and attitudes such as perseverance, responsibility and integrity in students.
• Questions related to values and attitudes help students reflect on the morals of the stories.
• Let’s Remember summarises the morals in each chapter, as well as useful vocabulary.