English Easy Reader: Love in Shakespeare: Five Stories by William Shakespeare, Adapted by Jennifer Gascoigne English Easy Reader, 112 page fully-illustrated book+ audio CD. Level B1(Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) Beautifully designed and illustrated easy reader complete with grammar and comprehension exercises. The text includes an introduction in accessible English containing interesting facts that place the story into context as well as a glossary at the bottom of the page which explains difficult terms. The audio CD contains both a complete reading of the text by a professional narrator and a set of pronunciation exercises. The combined package of book and CD work brilliantly together to create a wonderful, captivating learning resource for beginners of English.
English Easy Reader: Love in Shakespeare: Five Stories by William Shakespeare - Summary:
In The Taming of the Shrew, Katharina learns to love Petruchio only after she has learnt to be an obedient wife. Romeo and Juliet’s love is destined to end in tragedy. In Twelfth Night, love is romantic but also painful, while in Othello love turns into jealousy. And in the final story, Antony and Cleopatra’s passionate love has tragic consequences.
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Key Benefits
Fun immersive, way to learn English as a second language through engaging stories
Suitable for adolescent and adult learners of English
The accompanying audio CD to this English Easy Reader includes the narrated abridged text, pronunciation and listening exercises
Grammar and comprehension activities throughout the text in the book reinforce learning
Annotations in English underneath the text in the book help to explain difficult phrases
The English introduction contains interesting facts which put the story into context
The convenient format easily allows intermediate level learners to access the English language