True Stories 2 /
True stories. Level 2 Pre-publication title: True stories in the news student book with essential online resources level 2 : silver edition
Sandra Heyer ; illustrations, Don Martinetti.
- Silver ed.
- Hoboken, NJ : Pearson Education, 2019.
- ix, 104 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
- True Stories (Pearson) .
- True stories series (White Plains, N.Y.) .
Includes Key to Guessed Answers as well as the Answer Key.
"The Silver Edition of True Stories is a five-level reading series. The series is appropriate for 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 2, is the third book in the Silver Edition of the True Stories series. It is intended for high-beginning learners of English. It consists of 22 four-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 350 words. The stories are told in the simple past, past progressive, and future tenses. Writing exercises require students to fill in a chart, complete sentences, compose single sentences, or write a short paragraph." (Introduction, pp.iv-v) CONTENTS Acknowledgements From the Author Unit 1 Dish Soap for Dinner Unit 2 A New Man Unit 3 The Runner Unit 4 The Love Letters Unit 5 Bad Luck, Good Luck Unit 6 Lost and Found Unit 7 Try, Try Again Unit 8 Man's Best Friend Unit 9 The Coin Unit 10 Love or Baseball? Unit 11 The First Day Unit 12 The Winning Ticket Unit 13 Thank You Unit 14 Together Again Unit 15 Saved By the Bell Unit 16 This is the Place for Me Unit 17 Nicole's Party Unit 18 A Strong Little Boy Unit 19 The Champion Unit 20 The Bottle Unit 21 The Last Laugh Unit 22 Old Friends Key to Guessed Answers Answer Key Credits
9780135177921 (pbk) 0135177928 (pbk)
English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers. Readers (Adult) Readers for new literates. High interest-low vocabulary books. A2+ (CEFR). High-beginners.