This article aims to highlight the contribution of a textbook in the learning process. In this sense, textbook evaluation, concerning its components, that is the skills, grammar and vocabulary is of utmost importance. The present article delves into the reading skill and gives helpful insights about the students’ strengths and weaknesses while dealing with A1 level reading texts and tasks. To this end, the researchers tried to evaluate a textbook used in the ELT classroom of a private language school at the level A1 of the CEFR (2018) which is Way Up 1 (Grivas, 2017). A students’ needs analysis questionnaire disclosed the students’ preferences in reading and attempted to explore whether these needs are met by the book, as well as, shed light on its strengths and any shortcomings. In an attempt to ameliorate the reading component of the textbook under investigation the present researchers designed appropriate tasks to supplement the reading component of one unit with the aim of aiding the learners to become autonomous readers.
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