† Level 3 - Heinemann Guided Readers - Room 13 and other Ghost Stories.pdf - Level 3 - Pre-Intermediate - Gichon

HEINEMANN GUIDED READERS

ELEMENTARY LEVEL

Series Editor John Milne

The Heinemann Guided Readers provide a choice of enjoyable

reading material for learners of English The series is published at five

levels - Starter, Beginner, Elementary, Intermediate and Upper At

Elementary Level, the control of content and language has the

following main features:

Information Control

Stones have straightforward plots and a restricted number of main

characters. Information which is vital to the understanding of the

story is clearly presented and repeated when necessary Difficult

allusion and metaphor are avoided and cultural backgrounds are

made explicit

Structure Control

Students will meet those grammatical features which they have

already been taught in their elementary course of studies Other

grammatical features occasionally occur with which the students may

not be so familiar, but their use is made clear through context and

reinforcement This ensures that the reading as well as being enjoy-

able provides a continual learning situation for the students

Sentences are kept short — a maximum of two clauses in nearly all

cases — and within sentences there is a balanced use of simple

adverbial and adjectival phrases Great care is taken with pronoun

reference

Vocabulary Control

At Elementary Level there is a limited use of a carefully controlled

vocabulary of approximately 1,100 basic words At the same time,

students are given some opportunity to meet new or unfamiliar

words in contexts where their meaning is obvious The meaning of

words introduced in this way is reinforced by repetition Help is also

given to the students in the form of vivid illustrations which are

closely related to the text

Contents

A Note About the Author and His Stories

ROOM 13

THE WHISTLE

THE MESSAGE OF DEATH

THE MAZE

THE LOST CROWNS OF ANGLIA

Points for Understanding

List of titles at Elementary Level

A Note About the Author

and His Stories

Montague Rhodes James (1862-1936) was a scholar who

wrote many books on history and languages. He also wrote

many famous ghost stories. He read these stories to his

friends at King's College, Cambridge University.

Many of the people in the stories have plenty of money

and do not need to work. They live in large houses and have

servants to look after them. Many of them like to travel. All

of them are interested in books.

These people lived in the same way that M. R. James

lived. But life for ordinary people was very different.

As you read these stories, think about M. R. James. He

read these stories at Christmas. He sat in a room lit by

candles. Outside it was dark and cold. The gentlemen

listened to James reading. They smoked cigars and drank

brandy.

After you have read the story, it will be time to go to bed.

But don't turn out the light straight away. Something may

be waiting for you, in the dark!

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