Synopses & Reviews
Short Stories is a collection of eleven powerful short stories, written between the ninteenth century and the present day. These stories are mostly very short, but unabridged. They can be used to stimulate reading and fluency skills, as well as to explore literary aspects of English.
Short Stories contains: stories by a wide variety of authors from very different backgrounds, from Leonora Carrington to Peter Carey; creative activities before, during and after reading; a creative development section at the end of each unit to extend the themes and the reader's involvement with the story; notes on the authors and stories; and notes for the teacher on using the material.
Contributors: Alasdair Gray, Alexander McCall Smith, Malachi Whitaker, Peter Carey, William Carlos Williams, Leonora Carrington, Barbara L. Greenberg, Tim Winton, Suniti Namjoshi, George Mackay Brown.
Synopsis
A collection of powerful, unabridged stories, accompanied by activities for creative language classrooms.
Synopsis
Short Stories is a collection of eleven very short but unabridged stories, selected both for their powerful impact and also because they suggest many possibilities for creative activities in upper-intermediate and advanced level classrooms. Short Stories contains - creative activities both before, during and after reading , and a creative development section at the end of each unit - notes on the authors and stories, and notes for the teacher The book is accompanied by a cassette containing recordings of all the stories.
Synopsis
A collection of powerful, unabridged stories, accompanied by activities for creative language classrooms. Short Stories contains eleven memorable short stories written by a wide variety of authors between the nineteenth century and the present day. Aimed at upper-intermediate and advanced level students, the book offers: * creative activities before and after reading to stimulate reading and fluency skills; * a 'Creative Development' section at the end of each unit to extend the themes and the reader's involvement with the story; * notes on the authors and stories, and teacher's notes on using the material. This is paperback only. An accompanying Audio CD with complete audio recordings for each story is also available.
Table of Contents
To the learner; 'The star' by ALASDAIR GRAY; 'Strange animal' an African story retold by ALEXANDER McCALL SMITH; 'Hannah' by MALACHI WHITAKER; 'Report on the shadow industry' by PETER CAREY; 'Verbal transcription - 6 a.m. by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS; 'The debutante' by LEONORA CARRINGTON; ' Important things' by BARBARA L. GREENBERG; 'Secrets' by TIM WINTON; 'Dazzler' by SUNITI NAMJOSHI; ' Misunderstood' an anonymous story; 'Shell songs A letter from the laird's wife by GEORGE MACKAY BROWN; The authors; Notes on the stories; Key; Tapescripts; To the teacher.