Heyer, Sandra
True Stories 4 / True stories. Level 4 Even more true stories student book level 4 : silver edition Sandra Heyer ; illustrations, Don Martinetti. - Silver ed. - Hoboken, NJ : Pearson Education, 2019. - ix, 93 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm. - True Stories (Pearson) . - True stories. .
"The Silver Edition of True Stories is a five-level reading series. The series is appropriate for beginning to low-beginning to high-intermediate learners of English as a Second or Foreign Language. The Silver Edition consists of revised editions of six of the highly successful and popular True Stories in the News books that have provided entertaining stories and effective reading skill instruction for many years. In fact, the first book in that series was published over twenty-five years ago (hence the tilte "Silver Edition"). The True Stories series has been going strong ever since. [...] True Stories, Level 4 is the fifth book in the True Stories, Silver Edition series. It is intended for intermediate learners of English. It consists of 16 eight- to ten-page units, each with the following distinguishing features:
The pre-reading task has students look at a photo that prompts them to speculate on the content of the story.
Each story has an average length of 3,000 words.
Writing exercises require students to write a dialog, a letter, a description, or a short essay about a personal experience.
Two-page "Challenge" readings at the end of every unit are at a slightly higher level and prepare students for the transition from controlled to authentic written English." (Introduction, pp. iv-v) CONTENTS Introduction Acknowledgments From the Author UNIT 1 Love at First Sight UNIT 2 The Semong (The Tsunami) UNIT 3 More Alike Than Different UNIT 4 Healthy Again UNIT 5 If You Have Time UNIT 6 The Buried City UNIT 7 Misunderstandings UNIT 8 A Real Bargain UNIT 9 Black Cats and Broken Mirrors UNIT 10 Flight 5390 UNIT 11 A Killer in the Back Seat UNIT 12 How You Finish UNIT 13 The Plain People UNIT 14 Does Death Take a Holiday? UNIT 15 Sucker Day UNIT 16 Love under Siege Key to Guessed Answers
"[This book] consists of 20 human-interest stories adapted from newspapers and magazines. The stories are told in simple yet natural language. Pre-reading drawings tell the stories visually and help students get ready for reading"--Page 4 of cover.
9780135177945 (pbk) 0135177944 (pbk)
English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers.
English language--Examinations, questions, etc.
Reading comprehension.
Readers (Adult)
Readers for new literates.
High interest-low vocabulary books.
B1 (CEFR).
Intermediate.
PE1128 / .H4352 2019 V.4
True Stories 4 / True stories. Level 4 Even more true stories student book level 4 : silver edition Sandra Heyer ; illustrations, Don Martinetti. - Silver ed. - Hoboken, NJ : Pearson Education, 2019. - ix, 93 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm. - True Stories (Pearson) . - True stories. .
"The Silver Edition of True Stories is a five-level reading series. The series is appropriate for beginning to low-beginning to high-intermediate learners of English as a Second or Foreign Language. The Silver Edition consists of revised editions of six of the highly successful and popular True Stories in the News books that have provided entertaining stories and effective reading skill instruction for many years. In fact, the first book in that series was published over twenty-five years ago (hence the tilte "Silver Edition"). The True Stories series has been going strong ever since. [...] True Stories, Level 4 is the fifth book in the True Stories, Silver Edition series. It is intended for intermediate learners of English. It consists of 16 eight- to ten-page units, each with the following distinguishing features:
The pre-reading task has students look at a photo that prompts them to speculate on the content of the story.
Each story has an average length of 3,000 words.
Writing exercises require students to write a dialog, a letter, a description, or a short essay about a personal experience.
Two-page "Challenge" readings at the end of every unit are at a slightly higher level and prepare students for the transition from controlled to authentic written English." (Introduction, pp. iv-v) CONTENTS Introduction Acknowledgments From the Author UNIT 1 Love at First Sight UNIT 2 The Semong (The Tsunami) UNIT 3 More Alike Than Different UNIT 4 Healthy Again UNIT 5 If You Have Time UNIT 6 The Buried City UNIT 7 Misunderstandings UNIT 8 A Real Bargain UNIT 9 Black Cats and Broken Mirrors UNIT 10 Flight 5390 UNIT 11 A Killer in the Back Seat UNIT 12 How You Finish UNIT 13 The Plain People UNIT 14 Does Death Take a Holiday? UNIT 15 Sucker Day UNIT 16 Love under Siege Key to Guessed Answers
"[This book] consists of 20 human-interest stories adapted from newspapers and magazines. The stories are told in simple yet natural language. Pre-reading drawings tell the stories visually and help students get ready for reading"--Page 4 of cover.
9780135177945 (pbk) 0135177944 (pbk)
English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers.
English language--Examinations, questions, etc.
Reading comprehension.
Readers (Adult)
Readers for new literates.
High interest-low vocabulary books.
B1 (CEFR).
Intermediate.
PE1128 / .H4352 2019 V.4