It's fun to learn English by listening to interesting stories. A woman goes to an Indian reservation. She wants to see the shaman. She wants him to help her find a husband. The shaman knows a lot of things. Can he help her? A man breaks into a house. He thinks nobody is in the house. He has no idea that inside the house his worst nightmare is waiting for him. A woman is separated from her newborn daughter ...

Easy Reading for ESL Students - Starter 1 is a comprehensive reader designed especially for beginning and intermediate students of English as a Second Language. The book was developed and tested by full-time teachers of English. There are twelve short stories. Each story is designed to engage students in a well-rounded language learning experience. There are vocabulary, comprehension, speaking, and writing exercises following each story. The stories are entertaining and have plot twists and surprise endings. Teachers of English as a Second Language will enjoy using them to engage students on a wide range of topics and interests. A man is testing a hang-glider. He accidently lands in the lions' enclosure. A lion sees him and walks towards him. The man is terrified. Is he going to die? A young man is celebrating his graduation. He jumps in a swimming pool and disappears. His friends look for him. They can't find him. Where is he? A girl gets a kitten from a strange old woman. The girl brings the kitten home. She doesn't tell her parents anything. The cat gets bigger and bigger. Her brother thinks it's a leopard. Is it? And much more. The stories are short (300 - 400 words). Each story and its exercises can be completed in 60 minutes. This book is for everybody who wants to improve their English. It's fun to learn English by reading interesting stories. You can also download a free audio version of the book read by a professional actor. See page 76.

Easy Reading for ESL Students - Book 3 is a comprehensive reader designed especially for intermediate and advanced students of English as a Second Language. The book was developed and tested by full-time teachers of English. There are twelve stories accompanied by comprehension, vocabulary, speaking and writing exercises. The stories are short (400 - 500 words). Each story and its exercises can be completed in 60 minutes. An American doctor is captured by an Indian tribe and taken into their village in the middle of the rain forest. His chances to survive are very small. Then something unbelievable happens, and he becomes the shaman. A policeman is arresting a man on the street in the middle of the night. When he looks at the man's face, he can't believe his eyes. Who is that man? After a road accident a group of children are stuck in the mountains. Their bus driver and their teacher are hurt. It is dark and cold. The children are frightened. A boy prays for a miracle. And then the miracle happens. It's dark. A man is running in the forest. Suddenly he hears voices. He stops and goes to see who is speaking. Then a big adventure unfolds. And many more ... This book is for everybody who wants to improve their English. It's fun to learn English by reading interesting stories. You can download a free audio version of the book read by a professional actor. See page 76.

Easy Reading for ESL Students - Book 5 is a comprehensive reader designed especially for intermediate and advanced students of English as a Second Language. The book was developed and tested by full-time teachers of English. There are ten stories accompanied by comprehension, vocabulary, speaking and writing exercises. The stories are short (1500 - 2000 words). Each story and its exercises can be completed in 90 minutes.A man has ichthyophobia - the irrational fear of fish. One day he finds himself in a boat at sea. A woman is drowning near the boat. He sees a shark, but he jumps into the water to help her anyway. Why does he do it? A man inherits a cat in strange circumstances. A cat is the last thing he wishes for because he is allergic to cats. But he keeps the cat, and the cat rewards him by saving his life.A man discovers a rock in the forest. It looks like a woman's face with an open mouth. He enters the mouth and then lives an incredible adventure. A Texas woman receives a letter from her dead grandfather. Then, a quest for eternal happiness unfolds across two continents. And many more ...This book is for everybody who wants to improve their English. It's fun to learn English by reading interesting stories. You can download a free audio version of the book read by a professional actor.

A comprehensive reader designed especially for beginning and intermediate students of English as a Second Language. The book was developed and tested by full-time teachers of English. There are twelve short stories. Each story is designed to engage students in a well-rounded language learning experience. There are vocabulary, comprehension, speaking, and writing exercises following each story.

This is the second book in the series and aims to improve educational outcomes for indigenous and ESL students. It introduces students to six entertaining and engaging short stories which are delightfully and meaningfully illustrated. The stories are clearly and simply written, to help students develop some basic comprehension skills. They deal with characters spending time with their family and friends, not feeling well and interacting with Australian wildlife: situations in which the students are likely to find themselves. Carefully designed student activities, which are outcome linked, are connected to each story and encourage careful reading and understanding of the texts. The solutions for these activities are provided at the back of the book. Includes photocopiable material.

This is a fun and user–friendly way to learn English English Made Easy is a breakthrough in English language learning—imaginatively exploiting how pictures and text can work together to create understanding and help learners learn more productively. It gives beginner English learners easy access to the vocabulary, grammar and functions of English as it is actually used in a comprehensive range of social situations. Self–guided students and classroom learners alike will be delighted by the way they are helped to progress effortlessly from one unit to the next, using a combination of pictures and text to discover for themselves how English works. The pictorial method used in this book is based on a thorough understanding of language structure and how language is successfully learned. The authors are experienced English language teachers with strong backgrounds in language analysis and language learning. English Made Easy, Volume 1 consists of a total of 20 units arranged in groups of five. The first four units present language and provide learners the opportunities to practice as they learn. The first page of each unit has a list of all the words and phrases to be learned in that unit, together with a pronunciation guide. At the end of each unit, an entertaining story which uses the language that has just been learned is presented. The fifth unit in each group contains exercises designed to reinforce the language learned in the first four units.