Behind the Headlines - Pleasant Books in easy English - Stage 3 download book

Book: Behind the Headlines - Pleasant Books in easy English - Stage 3

Author: G. C Thornley

Pages: 92

Format: PDF

Language: English

ISBN10: 0582531861

The books of this seris are intended for those who have left the age of fairy tales behind them, but require some reading material in easy English.
The vocabulary of stage 3 is limited to about 1,100 of the commonest words in English. At this stage the text may include all the tenses of the verb (Active and Passive) , with the exception of the Future Perfect, but constructions involving might are not used. All normal subordinate clauses are admitted, though long and complicated sentences are avoided.

CONTENTS

1.- THE SAN FRANCISCO FIRE
2.- SIGNALS ACROSS THE ATLANTIC
3.- THE FINDING OF THE ROSETTA STONE
4.- THE SINKING OF THE TITANIC
5.- THE GERMAN MINERS AT LENGEDE
6.- THE GREAT PLAGUE OF LONDON
7.- GORDON COOPER IN SPACE
8.- THE TIGRIS AND ITS FLOODS
9.- KRAKATOA
10.- THE FINDING OF TUTANKHAMEN’S TOMB
MEANING OF WORDS