Oxford Bookworms - W. W. Jacobs, "The Monkey's Paw" - Stage 1

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Oxford Bookworms - W. W. Jacobs, "The Monkey's Paw" - Stage 1

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"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.

Review : 'sure to be a welcome addition to any school's library of materials to support the development of literacy in weaker readers… [the] books blend fiction and non-fiction interestingly and attractively… should appeal to both girls and boys.'TES 'Good mixture of reading narrative, illustrations, explanations and opportunity for extension activities.'
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About the Author - W. W. Jacobs (1863-1943) was a writer of short stories. The Monkey's Paw is probably his most famous story.

"I had always heard that this short story by W.W.Jacobs was one of the great classic Victorian ghost stories. I was recently reminded of it when Stephen King mentioned it in his new e-book, "Riding the Bullet". So, alas! - I finally got my hands on it, and it is indeed worthy of it's acclaim. A visitor brings a magical talisman - a monkey's paw - to his hosts' home; the macabre dismembered simian appendage is charmed with the ability to grant wishes. But the visitor who leaves the object with his hosts, also leaves their premises with a strong warning of the outcome of the things wished for.

The monkey`s paw is one of the most sinister and unforgettable tales ever written which sticks in the memory long after reading - a horror story which somehow manages to make the unbelievable believable - make sure the young ones don`t read it!"

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