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PREFACE

"EFL TOPICS & BEYOND" is a textbook series that focuses on
developing cross-cultural literacy through theme-based content instruction
for EFL. It has been designed to meet the need for reading and information
that allow Ukrainian students entry into the dialogue of the culture of
English-speaking countries, mainly the U.S.A. and UK.
The series includes readings covering broad-based topics
presupposed by the Ukrainian national curriculum for EFL minors. The
series consists of ten books, and each book is devoted to a common theme.
1. Let's Get Acquainted - biography, career mosaic, family, friends,
character, appearance, cross-cultural stereotypes, gender stereotypes;
2. My Home - housing problems; homes and houses; urban and rural life;
towns and cities;
3. Time for Work and Leisure - daily routines, students' working day;
duties about the house, leisure, entertainment;
4. Education - our university, teaching and learning, students at leisure,
library, foreign languages, research, computers; education in Ukraine /
U.S.A./ UK;
5. A Food and Shopping Tour - meals, food, eating habits, diets, recipes,
buying food and clothing, fashion;
6. Have a Nice Journey - travelling by train/air/sea/car; hiking, travelling
abroad, immigration, hotels;
7. All the Year Round - weather, climate, seasons, holidays;
8. Art and the Arts;
9. Enjoying Literature;
10. Challenges of the Contemporary World.
Sources of reading include magazines, newspapers, professional
journals, World Book Encyclopedia and literary fiction texts.

THE MAIN PRINCIPLE OF “EFL TOPICS & BEYOND”
1. Learning merely the vocabulary and grammar of another language is not
enough to be able to function in this language appropriately. More than
words (which mean different things to different people) is necessary for
successful communication: learners must become comfortable in the
culture of the target language.

OBJECTIVES OF “EFL TOPICS & BEYOND”
The key objectives of "EFL Topics & Beyond" fall mainly into
three categories: general educational objectives, language objectives and
cross-cultural objectives.