Would you believe … ? <ul>
<li>A woman invests in stocks and makes $22 million -- then donates almost all of it to a university!</li> </ul> <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> <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> Beyond True Stories, 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. Beyond True Stories is a book students won't want to put down. Features <ul>
<li> Reading strategies and vocabulary-building activities (including activities that target the Academic Word List) prepare students for academic work. </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> 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, Second Edition All New Easy True Stories True Stories in the News, Third Edition More True Stories, Third Edition Even More True Stories, Third Edition Beyond True Stories

Beyond True Stories: A High-Intermediate Reader

Reference

Heyer, Sandra

English as a Second Language

Allyn&Bacon

Imagine scuba diving near the Florida coast and suddenly getting sucked into the huge pump of a nuclear power plant! Or picking up a newspaper and seeing a photograph of a pair of twins who look exactly like you! Or writing love letters to someone every day for a year only to see that person marry the mail carrier? These stories and more -- humorous, poignant, astounding -- and all true! True Stories in the News, Second Edition, consists of 22 readings based on human-interest stories adapted from newspapers and magazines -- including new, updated, and improved material. The universal appeal of these stories ensures a pleasurable reading experience and motivates students toward reading fluency. Vocabulary, reading skills, discussion, and writing exercises have been refined and improved based on classroom experiences with the highly successful first edition.

True Stories in the News: A Beginning Reader

Foreign Language Study & Reference

Addison-Wesley Longman

Imagine …     waking up every night to a voice saying “Come and catch me”!     being on a boat in the middle of the ocean in a terrible storm!     finding millions of dollars on a busy highway!    These stories and more — humorous, poignant, astounding — and all true!    More True Stories, Third Edition, by Sandra Heyer, consists of 22 new or updated human-interest stories adapted from news sources around the world. The universal appeal of these believe-it-or-not stories ensures a pleasurable reading experience and encourages high-beginning-level students to read with fluency and confidence.    Features:    A photo and pre-reading questions introduce each story.   Average story length is 470 words. Stories are told in the past and past progressive tenses. Revised and improved exercises for vocabulary development, reading comprehension, discussion, and writing help students develop language proficiency. Background information and teaching tips in an expanded To the Teacher section help make the reading class more effective.  An audio CD with recordings of all stories is included in each textbook. A perfect partner with More True Stories Behind the Songs.     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, Second Edition All New Easy True Stories True Stories in the News, Third Edition More True Stories, Third Edition Even More True Stories, Third Edition Beyond True Stories  

Words, Language & Grammar

Pearson College Div

Would you believe … ? <ul>
<li>A man chokes on his favorite food, but his daughter saves him with a common household appliance. What does she use?</li> </ul> <ul>
<li>A lonely sailor puts a message in a bottle. A fisherman finds it and gives it to his daughter. What does she do with it?</li> </ul> <ul>
<li>On a very hot day, a boy finds two puppies locked in a car. How does he keep them alive?</li> </ul> More low-level yet high-interest stories! These 20 captivating stories, selected from news sources all over the world, are all true! They are told as simply as possible -- almost exclusively in the present tense -- and most stories are less than ½ page long. Features <ul>
<li>First, students look at a series of 9 pictures while the teacher tells the story. This pre-reading step gives students a global understanding of the story before they read.</li> </ul> <ul>
<li>Next, students read the story. </li> </ul> <ul>
<li>Finally, students complete exercises following each story to develop basic reading skills as well as build pronunciation, spelling, and vocabulary proficiency.</li> </ul> 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, Second Edition All New Easy True Stories True Stories in the News, Third Edition More True Stories, Third Edition Even More True Stories, Third Edition Beyond True Stories

All New Easy True Stories: A Picture-Based Beginning Reader

Pearson/Longman

Would you believe … ? <ul>
<li>A woman gets a phone call, but it is the wrong number. How does this call save her life?</li> </ul> <ul>
<li>A man parks near a “No Parking” sign and gets a ticket. Every day he goes back to the “No Parking” sign and parks there, and every day he gets a ticket. Why does he keep going back?</li> </ul> <ul>
<li>A woman is driving on a highway at 100 mph, and she cannot slow down. What does she do?</li> </ul> More very low-level yet high-interest stories! These stories, selected from mainstream news sources, are humorous, poignant, astounding -- and all true! They are told as simply as possible -- exclusively in the present tense -- and all stories are less than ½ page long. All New Very Easy True Stories, by Sandra Heyer, is an ideal first text for students with little experience with English. It is a companion book to Very Easy True Stories, which is at the same level but features different stories and exercises. These two parallel readers give students the option of lingering at the low-beginning level. They can go back and forth between Very Easy True Stories and All New Very Easy True Stories, or they can complete first one book and then the other. Or teachers can use Very Easy True Stories one semester and All New Very Easy True Stories the next. That way, students who stay in a low-beginning class when their classmates move on to the next level can essentially repeat the class but with all new material. Combined, the two books offer 28 stories, giving teachers multiple opportunities to incorporate reading into their thematically-based instructional units. Features <ul>
<li>First, students see a series of 18 captioned pictures that clarify the meaning of the sentences beneath the pictures.</li> </ul> <ul>
<li>Next, students read the story in text form for real reading practice.</li> </ul> <ul>
<li>Finally, students complete exercises following each story to develop basic reading skills as well as build pronunciation, spelling, and vocabulary proficiency.</li> </ul> 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, Second Edition All New Easy True Stories True Stories in the News, Third Edition More True Stories, Third Edition Even More True Stories, Third Edition Beyond True Stories

All New Very Easy True Stories: A Picture-Based First Reader

Would you believe … ? <ul>
<li>A woman invests in stocks and makes $22 million -- then donates almost all of it to a university!</li> </ul> <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> <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> Beyond True Stories, 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. Beyond True Stories is a book students won't want to put down. Features: <ul>
<li> Reading strategies and vocabulary-building activities (including activities that target the Academic Word List) prepare students for academic work. </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> 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, Second Edition All New Easy True Stories True Stories in the News, Third Edition More True Stories, Third Edition Even More True Stories, Third Edition Beyond True Stories

Beyond True Stories with Audio CD

Pearson Education ESL

Relaxed learners are more able learners. And what better way to relax students than through humor? Classroom-tested for universal appeal, the humorous passages in Just Joking are guaranteed to bring a smile to students' faces, using topics such as skydiving, marriage, memory, and a new job.

Just Joking

Humor & Entertainment

Humor

Did you know that… <ul>
<li>George Harrison wrote “Here Comes the Sun” on a cloudy, rainy day?</li> </ul> <ul>
<li>Johnny Cash’s hit song “Ring of Fire” wasn’t by him--it was about him?</li> </ul> <ul>
<li>the most popular song during the Great Depression was, paradoxically, “Happy Days Are Here Again”?</li> </ul> True Stories Behind the Songs, by Sandra Heyer, 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 songwriters. Companion stories related to the topic of the song round out the units. To see a sample unit, please go to pearsoneltusa.com/sampleunits. Teachers are encouraged to download the songs from their favorite website or to use a version they already own. Or you can purchase recommended recordings on iTunes. A link on the True Stories website (www.pearsoneltusa.com/truestories) will take you directly to the playlist. For a limited time, your Pearson representative will provide a free, legally copied CD of all the songs with a minimum order of 20 copies of True Stories Behind the Songs. Please go to www.pearsoneltusa.com/specialists to find your nearest representative. Features: <ul>
<li> Exercises for vocabulary development, reading comprehension, and writing and speaking practice help students develop language proficiency. </li> <li>A comprehensive To the Teacher section gives background information about the songs and stories as well as teaching tips.</li> </ul>
An access code at the front of the book enables teachers and students to download recordings of the stories free of charge at www.pearsoneltusa.com/truestories

True Stories Behind the Songs: A Beginning Reader

Children's Books

Imagine… <ul>
<li>a monkey stealing your groceries as you walk down the street.</li> </ul> <ul>
<li>a person buying a shirt in a thrift store and finding thousands of dollars in the pocket.</li> </ul> <ul>
<li>a bride learning that her in-laws want $25,000 before her wedding can go on.</li> </ul> All of these stories are true! This new edition presents 20 new or updated human-interest stories are adapted from news sources all over the world. These captivating stories are told as simply as possible -- almost exclusively in the present tense -- and most stories are less than ½ page long. To see a sample unit, please go to pearsoneltusa.com/sampleunits. Easy True Stories, Second Edition, by Sandra Heyer, is a companion book to All New Easy True Stories, which is at the same level but features all new stories and exercises. These two parallel readers give students the option of lingering at the low-beginning level. They can go back and forth between Easy True Stories and All New Easy True Stories, or they can complete first one book and then the other. Or teachers can use Easy True Stories one semester and All New Easy True Stories the next. That way, students who stay in a low-beginning class when their classmates move on to the next level can essentially repeat the class but with all new material. Combined, the two books offer 40 stories, giving teachers multiple opportunities to incorporate reading into their thematically-based instructional units. Features <ul>
<li>First, students look at a series of 9 pictures while the teacher tells the story. This pre-reading step gives students a global understanding of the story before they read.</li> </ul> <ul>
<li>Next, students read the story. </li> </ul> <ul>
<li>Finally, students complete exercises following each story to develop basic reading skills as well as build pronunciation, spelling, and vocabulary proficiency.</li> </ul> <ul>
<li>MP3 audio recordings of each story are available free at www.pearsonelt.com/truestories.</li> </ul> <ul>
<li>An expanded To the Teacher section gives additional teacher support with step-by-step phonics lessons, plus strategies for making the readings more interactive.</li> </ul> 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, Second Edition All New Easy True Stories True Stories in the News, Third Edition More True Stories, Third Edition Even More True Stories, Third Edition Beyond True Stories

Easy True Stories: A Picture-Based Beginning Reader (Level 2) (2nd Edition)

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

Easy True Stories Student Book with Essential Online Resources Level 1A, Silver Edition

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