Welcome email

Reading strategy

Grasp the text's purpose first from its title and type.
Do not stop at unknown words; follow the flow. Hover the underlined key words to jump to the vocabulary track.
Find the clue each question asks about directly in the passage.

Passage

Dear new member,

Welcome to Brightway Books! Thank you for creating an account with us. We are very happy to have you as part of our reading community.

Your membership gives you several benefits. As a member, you can borrow up to five e-books at the same time, and you will receive a discount on every paper book you buy in our online store. Members also get early access to new titles before they are released to the public.

To start using your account, please click the link below and verify your email address. The link will expire in 48 hours, so we recommend doing this soon. If the link does not work, you can copy it and paste it into your browser.

Once your account is active, you can update your username and choose the topics you are interested in. Based on your choices, we will send you a short newsletter every month with book recommendations.

If you ever forget your password, simply click "Forgot password" on the login page, and we will help you reset it. Should you have any questions, our support team is available seven days a week.

Happy reading,
The Brightway Team

Hover the underlined words for their definition and a link to the vocabulary track.

Sentence structure

Key sentences split into meaning units, showing the role of each part.

As a member, you can borrow up to five e-books at the same time, and you will receive a discount on every paper book you buy.

ModifierAs a memberrole phrase (as a member)

Clauseyou can borrow up to five e-booksclause 1 (you can borrow)

Connectiveandcoordinating "and"

Clauseyou will receive a discountclause 2 (you will receive)

Clauseon every paper book you buycontact clause (omitted "that")

"As a member" is an adverbial phrase expressing a role ("in your capacity as a member"). Two complete clauses are linked as equals by "and." In the final "every paper book you buy," the relative pronoun "that" is omitted between "book" and "you buy" — an object relative pronoun can be dropped like this, read as "every book that you buy."

If you ever forget your password, simply click "Forgot password" on the login page, and we will help you reset it.

ClauseIf you ever forget your passwordconditional clause (if ... ever)

Predicatesimply click "Forgot password"imperative (you omitted)

Modifieron the login pageplace

Clauseand we will help you reset ithelp + object + base verb

After the conditional "If you ever forget ...," an imperative "simply click ..." follows (subject "you" omitted). The final "help you reset it" uses "help + object + base verb," where the verb after "help" comes without "to" — "help you (to) reset it." The adverb "ever" in the conditional adds the nuance of "at any time / if it should happen."

Questions

Q1How many e-books can a member borrow at once?

Q2When does the verification link expire?

Q3What should you do if you forget your password?