More True Stories

22 readings based on human-interest stories adapted from newspapers and magazines for ESL students.

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Would you believe ... ? A pilot gets sucked out of his plane and survives, as does everyone else on board. A young American woman goes to Paris to find herself and finds her long lost family instead. Even More True Stories, Third Edition, by Sandra Heyer, continues the True Stories tradition with sixteen new or updated human-interest stories adapted from curretn newspapers and magazines. The universal appeal of these real believe-it-or-not tales ensures a motivating reading experience for intermediate-level students of English. It's a book they won't want to put down. Features of the Third Edition Revised exercises for vocabulary development, reading comprehension, discussion, and writing to help students develop language proficiency. New or updated Challenge pages with authentic reading selections to motivate students to read on their own. A new To the Teacher section with background information and teaching tips to help teachers make the reading class more interactive. The True Stories series includes: True Stories Behind the Songs More True Stories Behind the Songs Very Easy True Stories All New Very Easy True Stories Easy True Stories All New Easy True Stories True Stories in the News, Third Edition More True Stories, Third Edition Even More True Stories Beyond True Stories

Since first published twenty-five years ago, True Stories has provided entertaining stories and effective reading-skill instruction to English language learners throughout the world, helping them build language skills through a carefully paced, step-by-step process. The Silver Edition continues to provide stories whose universal appeal ensures a pleasurable reading experience and motivates students toward reading fluency. New to this edition * New and updated stories maintain the high interest of the series and capture students' imaginations. * A colorful new design makes the readings inviting and enhance students' understanding and enjoyment of the stories. * A uniform unit structure runs across all six books* in the edition, making it easy for students to move seamlessly from one level to the next. * Audio recordings of every reading. Every story in the series has been recorded and made available online for students or teachers to download. * Digital Resources including: - audio recordings of every reading - teaching tips - answer keys - additional practice activities Other highlights * Pre-reading activities introduce the units visually to ease students into the readings. * Pre- and post-reading exercises develop vocabulary, reading, listening, writing, and speaking skills. * A structured discussion activity at the end of each unit prompts students to share their own "true stories." * Interactive activities for pair and group work are ideal for multilevel classes. * Mapped to the Global Scale of English

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"[This book] consists of 22 human-interest stories adapted from newspapers and magazines. The universal appeal of these stories ensures a pleasurable reading experience and motivates students to develop reading fluency"--Page 4 of cover.

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More True Stories Behind the Songs, a high-beginning reader for students of English, continues the True Stories tradition - with a twist. The text features lyrics for eight popular songs along with real, believe-it-or-not stories about the songs and their songwriter. Companion stories related to the topic of the song around out the uints.