Short Stories for Creative Language Classrooms
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Short Stories for Creative Language Classrooms
Cambridge University Press, 1993
- : pbk
- : cassette
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: cassette ISBN 9780521406529
Description
A collection of powerful, unabridged stories, accompanied by activities for creative language classrooms. Short Stories includes eleven vivid and memorable short stories written by a variety of authors from different backgrounds between the nineteenth century and the present day. Due to their powerful impact, these stories suggest many possibilities for creative activities in upper-intermediate and advanced level classrooms and can therefore be used to stimulate reading and fluency skills, as well as to explore literary aspects of English. This Audio Cassette accompanies the book and contains recordings of all the stories as well as extra material for listening activities.
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: pbk ISBN 9780521406536
Description
A collection of powerful, unabridged stories, accompanied by activities for creative language classrooms. Short Stories contains eleven memorable short stories written by a wide variety of authors between the nineteenth century and the present day. Aimed at upper-intermediate and advanced level students, the book offers: * creative activities before and after reading to stimulate reading and fluency skills; * a 'Creative Development' section at the end of each unit to extend the themes and the reader's involvement with the story; * notes on the authors and stories, and teacher's notes on using the material. This is paperback only. An accompanying Audio CD with complete audio recordings for each story is also available.
Table of Contents
- To the learner
- 'The star' by ALASDAIR GRAY
- 'Strange animal' an African story retold by ALEXANDER McCALL SMITH
- 'Hannah' by MALACHI WHITAKER
- 'Report on the shadow industry' by PETER CAREY
- 'Verbal transcription - 6 a.m. by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS
- 'The debutante' by LEONORA CARRINGTON
- ' Important things' by BARBARA L. GREENBERG
- 'Secrets' by TIM WINTON
- 'Dazzler' by SUNITI NAMJOSHI
- ' Misunderstood' an anonymous story
- 'Shell songs A letter from the laird's wife by GEORGE MACKAY BROWN
- The authors
- Notes on the stories
- Key
- Tapescripts
- To the teacher.
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