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Imagine … waking up every night 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, by Sandra Heyer, consists of 22 new or updated human-interest stories adapted from news sources around the world. The universal appeal of these believe-it-or-not stories ensures a pleasurable reading experience and encourages high-beginning-level students to read with fluency and confidence. Features: A photo and pre- reading questions introduce each story. Average story length is 470 words. Stories are told in the past and past progressive tenses. Revised and improved exercises for vocabulary development, reading comprehension, discussion, and writing help students develop language proficiency. Background information and teaching tips in an expanded To the Teacher section help make the reading class more effective. An audio CD with recordings of all stories is included in each textbook. A perfect partner with More True Stories Behind the Songs. 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, Second Edition All New Easy True Stories True Stories in the News, Third Edition More True Stories, Third Edition Even More True Stories, Third Edition Beyond True Stories

Would you believe ...? A woman gets a phone call, but it is the wrong number. How does this call save her life? A man parks near a No Parking sign and gets a ticket. Every day he goes back to the No Parking sign and parks there, and every day he gets a ticket. Why does he keep going back? * A woman is driving on a highway at 100 mph, and she cannot slow down. What does she do? More very low-level yet high-interest stories! These stories, selected from mainstream news sources, are humorous, poignant, astounding -- and all true! They are told as simply as possible -- exclusively in the present tense -- and all stories are less than 1/2 page long. All New Very Easy True Stories, by Sandra Heyer, is an ideal first text for students with little experience with English. It is a companion book to Very Easy True Stories, which is at the..

Would you believe ... ? A pilot gets sucked out of his plane and survives, as does everyone else on board. A young American woman goes to Paris to find herself and finds her long lost family instead. Even More True Stories, Third Edition, by Sandra Heyer, continues the True Stories tradition with sixteen new or updated human-interest stories adapted from curretn newspapers and magazines. The universal appeal of these real believe-it-or-not tales ensures a motivating reading experience for intermediate-level students of English. It's a book they won't want to put down. Features of the Third Edition Revised exercises for vocabulary development, reading comprehension, discussion, and writing to help students develop language proficiency. New or updated Challenge pages with authentic reading selections to motivate students to read on their own. A new To the Teacher section with background information and teaching tips to help teachers make the reading class more interactive. 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 True Stories in the News, Third Edition More True Stories, Third Edition Even More True Stories Beyond True Stories

Relaxed learners are more able learners. And what better way to relax students than through humor? Classroom-tested for universal appeal, the humorous passages in Just Joking are guaranteed to bring a smile to students' faces, using topics such as skydiving, marriage, memory, and a new job.

Would you believe ...? A woman invests in stocks and makes $22 million -- then donates almost all of it to a university! A Japanese guard helps a prisoner of war survive World War II because of the shared love of an opera aria. The daughter of a grieving widow takes her mother on a vacation cruise -- and both women unexpectedly find romance on board. Beyond True Stories, by Sandra Heyer, continues and expands the True Stories tradition with eight thematic units, each based on a real-life, human-interest story. Each unit opens with A True Story in the News, followed by readings and activities that explore the theme in the story. Beyond True Stories is a book students won't want to put down. Features Reading strategies and vocabulary-building activities (including activities that target the Academic Word List) prepare students for academic work. A variety of texts -- including first-person accounts, expository pieces, graphs, charts, and maps -- provide practice with different kinds of reading. Thought-provoking discussion and writing prompts encourage personal expression and complete the reading process.* The book is also available with recordings of the stories on CD. 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, Second Edition All New Easy True Stories True Stories in the News, Third Edition More True Stories, Third Edition Even More True Stories, Third Edition Beyond True Stories

*Imagine scuba diving near the Florida coast and suddenly getting sucked into the huge pump of a nuclear power plant! *Or picking up a newspaper and seeing a photograph of a pair of twins who look exactly like you! *Or writing love letters to someone every day for a year only to see that person marry the mail carrier? These stories and more -- humorous, poignant, astounding -- and all true! True Stories in the News, Second Edition, 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.