Author : Judith Kay
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 24,71 MB
Release : 2012-12-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 110763802X
Equips students to read and understand great literature with vocabulary, reading, and critical thinking skills. Features: classic and contemporary stories give students a thorough background in North American literature; every chapter gives students practice in guessing meaning from context; students also learn to think critically, make inferences, discuss what they read, and write responses to the work. --
Author : Judith Kay
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 47,64 MB
Release : 2008-05-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780521703901
North American short stories enhance pre-intermediate students' reading skills, language learning, and enjoyment of literature. Discovering Fiction, An Introduction, has the same unit and chapter structure as the two higher level books, Discovering Fiction Level 1 and Level 2. There are four units, each containing three stories that are related in terms of their theme; extensive prereading and post-reading tasks accompany each story. Unlike the other two books, however, an audio CD containing a reading of each story is packaged into each Student's Book.
Author : Judith Kay
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 48,1 MB
Release : 2012-12-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1107652227
Discovering Fiction features short stories that enhance students' reading skills, language learning, and enjoyment of literature. Discovering Fiction, Second Edition, Student's Book 1 presents stories with universal appeal to engage students and make them think critically. Among the authors included are O. Henry, William Saroyan, Gwendolyn Brooks, Isaac Asimov, and Sandra Cisneros. Extensive pre-reading activities capture students' interest. Post-reading activities check their comprehension, increase their knowledge of grammar and vocabulary, and provide thought-provoking discussion and writing assignments. Literary term explanations and tasks enhance students' appreciation of literature.
Author : Judith Kay
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 25,59 MB
Release : 2001-02-26
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780521003513
Discovering Fiction is a two-level reading series that introduces students to authentic American literature. Student s Book 2 is an anthology of eighteen short stories by contemporary and classic American authors, including Kate Chopin, Ernest Hemingway, Langston Hughes, and Shirley Jackson. The stories have universal appeal that will touch students and make them think. Designed for high-intermediate to advanced students, the text provides interactive, integrated skills lessons developed around each story. Pre-reading sections include prior knowledge questions, author biographies, discussions of literary terms, and reviews of idioms and expressions found in the stories. Accompanying grammar exercises help students overcome such trouble areas as prepositions, articles, and irregular verbs. Also included are vocabulary sections, reading comprehension questions, and thought-provoking discussion and writing topics. Review sections tie the stories together and provide review tests.
Author : Judith Kay
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 25,13 MB
Release : 2001-02-19
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780521005593
Authentic North American short stories enhance students' reading skills, language learning, and enjoyment of literature. The universal appeal of the stories in this book touches students and makes them think. Among the authors included are O. Henry, William Saroyan, Gwendolyn Brooks, Isaac Asimov, and Sandra Cisneros. Extensive pre-reading activities capture students' interest. Post-reading activities check their comprehension, increase their knowledge of grammar and vocabulary, and provide thought-provoking discussion and writing assignments. Literary term explanations and tasks enhance students' appreciation of literature.
Author : Judith Kay
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 44,26 MB
Release : 2001-04-23
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780521002356
Authentic North American short stories enhance students' reading skills, language learning, and enjoyment of literature. The Instructor's Manual for Discovering Fiction, Student's Book 1, provides further information about the stories, teaching suggestions, and an answer key.
Author : Judith Kay
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 27,83 MB
Release : 2012-12-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 110762214X
Equips students to read and understand authentic short stories with vocabulary, reading, and critical thinking skills. Classic and contemporary stories give students a thorough background in North American literature. Every chapter gives students practice in guessing meaning from context, which research shows is one of the most important skills for reading unadapted texts. Students also learn to think critically, make inferences, discuss what they read and write responses to the work. --
Author : Dawn Terrick
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,18 MB
Release : 2018-01-30
Category : Academic writing
ISBN : 9781524923419
Designed for students who show signs of needing additional work on their college-level writing. This textbook focuses on two key tenets - writing as a process, emphasizing revision and reflection, and the inextricable connection between reading and writing.
Author : Ann Baker
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 30,80 MB
Release : 2007-09-24
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780521678087
CD contains: selection of listening tasks from the class audio program.
Author : Hans Paul Guth
Publisher :
Page : 660 pages
File Size : 10,56 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
The book elicits the students' intellectual engagement, emotional involvement, and imaginative participation with 75 stories from a blend of classic favorites, contemporary pieces, and works from outside the mainstream. Balances classic and modern works by men and women, white authors and minority authors, mainstream and formerly unheard-of voices; presents two or more contrasting interpretations of a work; pairs works from different periods or traditions that share a common theme to spark discussions; provides critical excerpts throughout the book; gives helpful guidelines for writing about important elements of literature; and more. An introductory guide for students of Fiction or Literature.
