Just Like a Movie Level 1 Audio cassette (Cambridge English Readers) [Audiobook] [Audio Cassette]

Sue Leather (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0521788145 | ISBN-13: 978-0521788144 | Publication Date: September 25, 2000

Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. Brad and his girlfriend Gina love the movies and go every Saturday night. They want to get married but haven't got much money. Then one day, Brad gets an idea from a movie about how to make a lot of money - an idea that involves murder. But Brad's plan doesn't go quite as he hoped and he discovers that real life doesn't always have a happy ending. Audio Cassette with complete text recordings from the book.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'What distinguishes the series from all the others is the zest and freshness of the text. Where the emphasis in other series is on plain and straightforward language, Cambridge English Reading texts typically use very modern expressions and the dialogue is faster moving. This has an impact on the quality of the audio cassettes, which make for very enjoyable listening.' David R. Hill, Survey Review: Readers, ELT Journal

'It was only a matter of time before a major ELT publisher set out to challenge the market dominance of Penguin Classics in the area of readers ... CUP have hit back admirably. With something for everyone in your classes, this series is well worth investing in. In fact, it's going to be a difficult act to follow by other publishers.' IATEFL Issues

'The series breaks new ground in two respects. The first is the light and informal style of writing. It is notoriously difficult to write fluent prose using restricted lexis and syntax. Part of the secret is to use word and grammar lists flexibly; but it requires flair and a good ear to produce prose and dialogue that read so well and give such a genuine flavour of modern idiom.' English Teaching Professional

'These were a very good read: exciting fast-moving stories at all levels, and a good mixture of subjects. Most touched on up-to-date themes, such as corruption, refugees, psychology, hunger, feminism, or ecology without being prosy, or moralising.' BaNina Vivanco, SATEFL Newsletter Vol 19 No 3

'This is a well presented, authentic looking series of readers that students should enjoy. They are graded into five levels, and the accompanying cassette will be useful, especially for pronunciation - audio versions are very popular with students.' Josephine Caruana, Network News, Issue 34

Book Description

Brad and his girlfriend Gina love the movies and go every Saturday night. They want to get married but haven't got much money. Then one day, Brad gets an idea from a movie about how to make a lot of money - an idea that involves murder. But Brad's plan doesn't go quite as he hoped and he discovers that real life doesn't always have a happy ending. Audio Cassette with complete text recordings from the book.

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (September 25, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521788145
• ISBN-13: 978-0521788144
• Product Dimensions: 2.8 x 0.7 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,851,179 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I write mainly dramatic pieces and thrillers. My stories are usually born out of a strong sense of place. My characters start to speak to me and urge me to write about them. Why do I write? Because I want to know what happens in the end.

I was born in Manchester, England and lived there, in Leeds and Cambridge. Apart from my home country, I've also lived in Spain, Holland and now on the west coast of Canada. I have travelled to about 40 countries.


My works include:-

Bad Love
The Way Home (Shortlisted: The Language Learner Literature Award 2004)
Death in the Dojo
Dirty Money
Hotel Casanova
Just Like a Movie
The Amsterdam Connection
The Big Picture
Dead Cold (Winner: The Language Learner Literature Award 2005 )

(all with Cambridge English Readers)

Desert, Mountain, Sea (Oxford University Press)
Safety and Challenge (DELTA)

'Bad Blood' 2010 (Heinle/Cengage)
'Light' 2011(Heinle/Cengage)