Aesop’s Fables (ESL/EFL Version with Audio)


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This is Book 10, Collection III, of the Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) readers. It is suitable for learners with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words. Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) is a reading project for ESL/EFL learners at the elementary level (with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words). In two years, for about fifteen minutes each day, an ESL/EFL learner can read one million words, and reach the upper-intermediate level, gaining a vocabulary of about 3,500 words and a large number of expressions. Text Information Readability | 82.7 Total word count | 16505 Words beyond 1500 | 1370 Unknown word percentage (%) | 8.3 Unknown headword occurrence | 2.69 Unknown words that occur 5 times or more | 69 Unknown words that occur 2 times or more | 268 Synopsis Aesop was a slave and storyteller. He is believed to have lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 560 BC. He was clever and good at telling stories. His stories are short, but they are full of wisdom and teach children moral lessons. Aesop’s fables are among the best known in the world and have been translated in many languages and become popular in dozens of cultures. They have been told and retold in various forms, from spoken form to written storybooks, stage, film and animated cartoon versions.




We Are Family


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Affectionate, funny and joyful, this is the newest collaboration between internationally successful illustrator Judi Abbot and award-winning author of the Aliens Love Underpants series Claire Freedman. From slupring milkshakes with a big crowd of siblings, to the heartwrenching difficulty of sharing that favourite teddy with a sister, and the joys of cuddling up together at the end of the day, this delightful picture book explores the love between siblings in all its forms, whatever the size or make up of a family.




Learn English Through Stories


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This English language book is perfect for ESL (English as a second language) learners to help you improve your English grammar and English vocabulary. Learners of any English level and ESL students can benefit from this fun and interesting English learning book. The stories range from beginner English level to Advanced (native) English level... By studying this English learning book you will be able to study English grammar in use and English vocabulary to help build better fluency in English.




The Swollen Fox


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In The Swollen Fox, Aesop and his troupe teach their audience the value of sharing. They learn that it is important to take only what you need.




Lousy Rotten Stinkin' Grapes


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Retells Aesop's fable of a frustrated fox that, after many tries to reach a high bunch of grapes, decides they must be sour anyway.




Aesop's Fox


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Several fables from Aesop are adapted and woven into a story about the adventures of a fox.




The Boy of the Three-year Nap


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A poor Japanese woman maneuvers events to change the lazy habits of her son.




Stories


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An exploration of story-telling as discourse through a wide range of teaching activities.




Grammar, Meaning, and Concepts


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Grammar, Meaning, and Concepts: A Discourse-Based Approach to English Grammar is a book for language teachers and learners that focuses on the meanings of grammatical constructions within discourse, rather than on language as structure governed by rigid rules. This text emphasizes the ways in which users of language construct meaning, express viewpoints, and depict imageries using the conceptual, meaning-filled categories that underlie all of grammar. Written by a team of authors with years of experience teaching grammar to future teachers of English, this book puts grammar in the context of real language and illustrates grammar in use through an abundance of authentic data examples. Each chapter also provides a variety of activities that focus on grammar, genre, discourse, and meaning, which can be used as they are or can be adapted for classroom practice. The activities are also designed to raise awareness about discourse, grammar, and meaning in all facets of everyday life, and can be used as springboards for upper high school, undergraduate, and graduate level research projects and inquiry-based grammatical analysis. Grammar, Meaning, and Concepts is an ideal textbook for those in the areas of teacher education, discourse analysis, applied linguistics, second language teaching, ESL, EFL, and communications who are looking to teach and learn grammar from a dynamic perspective.




Ayat Jamilah


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Presents Islamic stories that offer a background in Islamic traditions, folk tales, and mystical verse.