Ladybirds and Other Elementary Very Short Stories [antikvár]

Introduction As with my first collection, Wild Mushrooms and Other Very Short Stories, the stories in this book are very short. Each one is on average 1250 words long, so you should be able to read a story in one go. You should not find the language difficult. The stories use a vocabulary of about 1700 headwords and most sentences are one or two clauses at the most. At the back of the book, you will find a list of key vocabulary for each story. Unusual words or expressions are also explained. You will also find some language practice: comprehension, vocabulary exercises and a little bit of grammar (mainly phrasal verbs and prepositions). There is no key to these exercises because you can always find the answers by going back to the story. There are also some questions for discussion for students who are not working alone. I hope you find the language practice useful and interesting, but, more than that, I hope you enjoy the stories. They are set in many different places - England, Israel, Italy, Switzerland, Tanzania and Turkey. They are about happy people and sad people, good people and bad people, funny people and frightening people, miracles and mysteries, love and jealousy, life and death. Are they true stories? Well, the sixth story is exactly as it happened. As for the other stories, you must decide for yourself. It is not usual to thank one's editor, but I want to thank 1