Beyond True Stories: A High-Intermediate Reader

Beyond True Stories: A High-Intermediate Reader

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<P style="MARGIN: 0px">Would you believe … ?</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <UL> <LI>A woman invests in stocks and makes $22 million -- then donates almost all of it to a university!</LI> </UL> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <UL> <LI>A Japanese guard helps a prisoner of war survive World War II because of the shared love of an opera aria.</LI> </UL> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <UL> <LI>The daughter of a grieving widow takes her mother on a vacation cruise -- and both women unexpectedly find romance on board.</LI> </UL> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> <B>Beyond True Stories</B>, by Sandra Heyer, continues and expands the True Stories tradition with eight thematic units, each based on a real-life, human-interest story. Each unit opens with A True Story in the News, followed by readings and activities that explore the theme in the story. <I>Beyond True Stories</I> is a book students won't want to put down.</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> <B>Features</B> </P> <UL> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"> Reading strategies and vocabulary-building activities (including activities that target the Academic Word List) prepare students for academic work.</DIV> </LI> <LI>A variety of texts -- including first-person accounts, expository pieces, graphs, charts, and maps -- provide practice with different kinds of reading.</LI> <LI>Thought-provoking discussion and writing prompts encourage personal expression and complete the reading process.</LI> <LI>The book is also available with recordings of the stories on CD.</LI> </UL> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">The <B>True Stories series </B>includes:</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">True Stories Behind the Songs</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">More True Stories Behind the Songs</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">Very Easy True Stories</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">All New Very Easy True Stories</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">Easy True Stories, Second Edition</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">All New Easy True Stories</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">True Stories in the News, Third Edition</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">More True Stories, Third Edition</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">Even More True Stories, Third Edition</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">Beyond True Stories</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P>