More True Stories: A High-Beginning Reader, Second Edition [Paperback]

Sandra Heyer (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0201695162 | ISBN-13: 978-0201695168 | Publication Date: March 1997 | Edition: 2

* Have you heard the one about the girl who was run over by a train and lived -- unharmed -- to tell about it? * Or the cancer patient who needed money for medical costs? She tried to sell her lamb at a farm auction -- and came back home with her lamb and $16,000! * Or the two elderly piano players who make music together -- one can only use her left hand and the other can only use her right hand? These stories and more -- humorous, poignant, astounding -- and all true! More True Stories, Second Edition, by Sandra Heyer, consists of 22 readings based on human-interest stories adapted from newspapers and magazines -- including new, updated, and improved material. The universal appeal of these stories ensures a pleasurable reading experience and motivates students toward reading fluency. Vocabulary, reading skills, discussion, and writing exercises have been refined and improved based on classroom experiences with the highly successful first edition.

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From the Back Cover

 

Imagine … 

• waking up every might to a voice saying “Come and catch me”!
• being on a boat in the middle of the ocean in a terrible storm!
• finding millions of dollars on a busy highway!

These stories and more — humorous, poignant, astounding — and all true!

 

More True Stories, Third Edition, consists of 22 new or updated human-interest stories adapted from newspapers and magazines. The universal appeal of these stories ensures a pleasurable reading experience and motivates high-beginning-level students toward reading fluency.

 

Features of the Third Edition:

• Revised and improved exercises for vocabulary development, reading comprehension, pronunciation, discussion, and writing to help students develop language proficiency.
• An expanded To the Teacher section with background information and teaching tips to help make the reading class more effective.
• Audio CD with recordings of all stories for further instruction and practice

The True Stories series includes:

• True Stories Behind the Songs
• More True Stories Behind the Songs
• Very Easy True Stories
• All New Very Easy True Stories
• Easy True Stories
• All New Easy True Stories
• More True Stories, Third Edition
• Even More True Stories
• Beyond True Stories

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 94 pages
• Publisher: Addison Wesley Publishing Company; 2 edition (March 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0201695162
• ISBN-13: 978-0201695168
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #263,493 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great resource!, December 13, 2005

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Luci (Healdsburg, CA, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: More True Stories: A High-Beginning Reader, Second Edition (Paperback)

I use Heyer's True Stories series with my high school ELD classes. The stories are varied levels (this one is suitable for early intermediate students), and very high interest. I don't use them as primary texts, but to supplement our curriculum. They can be used for reading comprehension, class discussion, and writing topics.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource, May 20, 2007

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This review is from: More True Stories: A High-Beginning Reader, Second Edition (Paperback)

This is one more of an excellent series of true stories written for ESL learners.

The stories are presented in separate chapters with a photograph of the subjects of the story and then exercises following the story which test specific and general comprehension. I use this for students who have a good grasp of past tense and who have begun learning the present and past perfect tenses, although those are used lightly and that knowledge isn't essential.

The stories are of high interest and after each one my students look at me amazed and ask me the same question - "Is it true?" (They are!) At the end of the book is some more information the author provides that fleshes out the story a bit more.

Even my most reluctant learners always brighten up when I pull the book out and they are even willing to do the exercises. This book and the entire series has added enormously to my classes.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars just right for its title, February 20, 2010

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This review is from: More True Stories: A High-Beginning Reader, Second Edition (Paperback)

I use this for my adult ESL students as they go beyond the need for lots of accompanying pictures to help them understand the stories. The version is well-placed and, as usual, most of the stories are quite fun. The amount of student work is appropriate for the level.