Day Saved & Other Modern Stories

Klappentext How does a man become successful although unable to read or write? How does a woman get her final revenge on her husband? What happens when a man invites friends to a party at which he himself doesn't appear, but watches from a distance? What happens to a boy who feels fated to be a genius? These are some of the questions dealt with in the ten stories in this collection. The stories, by important modern authors, have been specially selected for advanced students of English. They are not simplified, but vocabulary explanations and notes are provided in order to help comprehension. Zusammenfassung Ten stories by important modern authors! specially selected for advanced students of English. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. The killers Ernest Hemingway; 2. The verger Somerset Maugham; 3. The way up to heaven Roald Dahl; 4. Time H. E. Bates; 5. A king of the road Morris Lurie; 6. A day saved Graham Greene; 7. A man of mystery Shiva Naipaul; 8. The educated girl V. S. Pritchett; 9. Life of the party Murray Bail; 10. The genius Frank O'Connor.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Peter Taylor
• Edition: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Broché
• Sortie: 01.10.1979
• EAN: 9780521225946
• ISBN: 978-0-521-22594-6
• Pages: 144
• Dimensions: 110 mm x 180 mm x 10 mm
• Thèmes: Cambridge English Readers; Print on demand titles
• Catégories: Ecole et pédagogie > Lectures/interprétations/auxiliaires de lecture > Anglais; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Linguistique générale et comparée; Englisch; Lektüre, English, FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / English as a Second Language, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Readers, Language readers