The Piano (Bookworms) [Paperback]

Rosemary Border (Author)

Book Description

Series: Bookworms | Publication Date: June 1992

"Oxford Bookworms" offer students at all levels the opportunity to extend their reading and appreciation of English. There are six stages, taking students from elementary to advanced level. At the lower stages, many of the texts have been specially written for the series, to provide elementary and lower-intermediate students with an introduction to real reading in English. At the higher stages, most of the books have been adapted from works originally published for native speakers. The language controls used in "Oxford Bookworms" are based on a syllabus specially created for the series by Tricia Hedge. This takes account of the more traditional approaches to grading and recent research into the nature of reading difficulty. The approximate vocabulary count for each stage is: Stage 1 - 400 words; Stage 2 - 700 words; Stage 3 - 1000 words; Stage 4 - 1400 words; Stage 5 - 1800 words; Stage 6 - 2500 words. All stages have exercises for classroom or private use, plus a supporting glossary to help students with vocabulary. Illustrations are used, especially at the lower stages, to help comprehension.

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About the Author

Rosemary Border has written many books for learners of English. She lives and works in Suffolk, in the east of England.

Product Details

• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr (Sd) (June 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0194216306
• ISBN-13: 978-0194216302
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,910,212 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars poor and lucky, February 4, 2002

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A. Rentsch (Adlikon, Switzerland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Oxford Bookworms Library: Stage 2: 700 Headwords The Piano (Paperback)

Tony was a poor boy and not so good at school. He left school when he was fourteen and his mother took hime to a farm. The farm belonged to Mr and Mrs Wood. They had a daughter named Linda but no son so they were very kind to him. Tony worked hard and one day when he was working he found a piano in a building. He played the piano. Linda taught Tony the notes for the piano and then Tony took music lessons from Mr Gordon. Later he went to a college of music where Mr and Mrs Wood paid for him to study. He gave a lot of concerts and became a famous pianist. In the end Tony married Linda and was a happy man.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars talent, hard work or pure luck?!, January 20, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: The Oxford Bookworms Library: Stage 2: 700 Headwords The Piano (Paperback)

This is a simple story of a young boy, who with a bit of luck, discovers his natural talent for playing the piano. Through the support of his friends and family and much hard work the boy becomes a world-famous pianist.
It's an enjoyable story that makes you wonder, if you too may have a talent. Maybe you never discovered it, maybe you never had the support to pursue it, maybe you never worked hard enough to become the very best??!!