Amazing Stories 1: To Tell and Retell [Paperback]

Lynda Berish (Author), Sandra Thibaudeau (Author)

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Paperback: 160 pages
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co; 1 edition (Aug 31 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0395884403
ISBN-13: 978-0395884409
Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 18.5 x 1 cm
Shipping Weight: 249 g
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #880,683 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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The Amazing Stories series provides engaging and motivating readings that help students build reading skills and vocabulary. Each thematic unit contains true human-interest readings adapted from newspapers or magazines and sequenced in order of increasing difficulty. The accompanying exercises ask students to dig into the subject matter, get involved in the reading process, and think actively.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Dependable, flexible, enjoyable, Nov 7 2010

By Elliot B. Bougis "E.B. de Sales" - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Amazing Stories 1: To Tell and Retell (Paperback)

I've been teaching English and ESL in Taiwan for about 7 years now and this is one of the few resources I have kept over the years. I went out of my way to buy all three books in the series, including the audio cassettes. I have also recommended them for in-school curricula, without reservation. I like these books so much because I find the content interesting to teach and students generally enjoy the content as well. It's got a very personal touch which stimulates a cognitive-emotional link from students. I also enjoy how many modalities each unit includes: listening, reading, vocabulary, writing, free association, spoken response, pictorial response, etc. You can ratchet the difficulty up or down with ease.

The only drawbacks are, one, the books don't use CD, two, they don't seem to have released any newer editions, and, three, they are relatively drab books. One: Solution: Recording the readings yourself is not a terrible chore. Two: Solution: if it ain't broke, don't fix it. (To my students: I don't authorize such improper English in class!) Three: Solution: make it interesting yourself or invest in the What a World, which is the multiculti, ADHD version of Amazing Stories. (That's a compliment.)

4.0 out of 5 stars HUMAN INTERST STORIES FOR FOR BEGINNING LEVEL ADULT READERS, Jan 23 2009

By Sharon Fullerton - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Amazing Stories 1: To Tell and Retell (Paperback)

THEY USE A CONTEMPORARY APPROACH TO TEACHING ADULT READERS. THE STORIES AND ACTIVITIES FROM NEWSPAPERS & MAGAZINES ARE USED TO STRENGTHEN IMPORTANT VOCABULARY. THE READING AND WRITING SKILLS ARE COVERED IN AN APPEALING WAY FOR ADULT LEARNERS. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL OR ELL) PROGRAMS FOR AGES 10 AND UP.

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