This book has been penned to meet the needs of students who intend to pass a general course in English. It has been authored in such a fashion that it can benefit both intermediate and advanced students. In other words, certain chapters are deemed appropriate for intermediate students and certain others for the advanced ones.Great care has been exercised to make the texts as student friendly as possible. There is a great variety of topics to engage the interest of most any student. The texts are as informative as they are interesting to read. One unique point about the book is its utilization of a technique to teach vocabulary. The roots of words have been analyzed to assist students to gain deeper insights into vocabulary items. The book is of great benefits for students whose first language is not English.