Bar 2: Tales With A Twist

Description: Genre: Classic Fiction Level: Difficult Words: 1,700-2,200 Headwords Enjoy this collection of short stories from the pens of Saki, Roald Dahl and Thomas Hardy. What ghostly vision causes young Framton to run out on his hostess so suddenly? Will an antiques dealer really buy a valuable treasure for a fraction of its worth? Will a young girl be forced to marry an old man or will the love of her life return in time to claim her hand? These witty stories will delight you - but watch out for the clever twist at the end. The prestigious Burlington Activity Readers Series, now with 102 titles, offers an exciting range of classic adaptations, original stories and non-fiction. This full-colour series offers the following key features: Grammatical structures and vocabulary are carefully controlled, ensuring each reader corresponds perfectly to the levels and syllabus of the Spanish school system. Multilingual introduction and glossary of difficult words translated into Spanish, Catalan, Basque and Galician in every reader. Vocabulary and comprehension activities integrated after every two chapters in ESO and after every three chapters in Bachillerato, to consolidate students’ understanding and develop their ability to use textual and visual information. Did You Know? boxes with interesting information related to the content of the reader. Cross-curricular pages at the end of each reader, to enrich students’ general knowledge by expanding upon a theme from the story. Student’s website materials with MP3 recordings, comprehension activities, vocabulary games, book report tasks and a progress report (ESO), and web-based activities (Bachillerato), available in the Student’s Zone. Teacher’s materials are available from the Teacher’s Zone. They include all the student’s website resources, plus: Plot summary Background information Before and after reading activities Final tests in editable format Answers to all the reader activities General series information leaflet