平易で短い英文パッセージで生活の中の不思議な世界にアプローチ!

私たちの身近にある、普段はあまり気にかけない物や事象について、ふと「あれは何だろう、何故だろう？」と思うことはないでしょうか。本書はその謎や疑問に答えるべく編まれた読解中心の教材です。「なぞなぞ」の質問に始まり、平易な英文のReading Passage（平均200words）、関連Topicを材料にしたListening、様々なExercises、学んだことを話し合うDialogで構成されています。
From discovering why the ocean is salty to which direction lightning flows, Our Wonder-Filled World contains 14 units designed to keep students fascinated and curious about the world around them. Readings are short and written with simple grammar.
●　Pre-reading tasks include a “Fast Fact,” three multiple-choice questions to challenge their logic, and a scientific riddle, the correct answer being in the reading.
●　Five short post-reading comprehension/listening/speaking tasks are included.
●　TM includes a chunk-based shadowing/translating technique for each reading which can be used as an English-Japanese or Japanese-English “simultaneous translating” exercise, improving student’s comprehension, pronunciation, and speaking speed.