True Stories in the News: A Beginning Reader, 3rd Edition

True Stories in the News: A Beginning Reader, 3rd Edition

<P style="MARGIN: 0px">Imagine…</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <UL> <LI>finding yourself all alone on a mountain during a blizzard -- and being saved thanks to a surprise phone call!</LI> </UL> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <UL> <LI>having a party to celebrate your wedding -- and there was no wedding!</LI> </UL> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <UL> <LI>picking up a newspaper and seeing a photograph of twins who look exactly like you!</LI> </UL> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">These stories and more -- humorous, poignant, astounding -- and all true!</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> <B>True Stories in the News</B>, Third Edition, by Sandra Heyer, consists of 22 readings based on human-interest stories adapted from worldwide news sources and includes new, updated, and improved materials. The universal appeal of these believe-it-or-not stories ensures a pleasurable reading experience and encourages beginning-level students to read with fluency and confidence.</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> <B>Features</B> </P> <UL> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">A photo and pre-reading questions introduce each story. </DIV> </LI> <LI>Average story length is 375 words.</LI> <LI>Stories are told in the past and past progressive tenses.</LI> <LI>Revised and improved exercises for vocabulary development, reading comprehension, pronunciation, discussion, and writing help students develop language proficiency.</LI> <LI>Background information and teaching tips in an expanded To the Teacher section help make the reading class more effective. </LI> <LI>Audio CD with recordings of all stories is included in each textbook.</LI> <LI>A perfect partner with <I>True Stories Behind the Songs</I>. </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>