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Imagine being run over by a speeding train -- and living to tell the tale. Or paying $3 for an old cardboard map, then realizing it's worth millions!   With the newly expanded True Stories series, English language learners from lowbeginning through high-intermediate proficiency can enjoy the fun and engaging "believe-it-or-not" quality of these colorful news stories.   Each book features: Pre-reading questions. Activities for pair or small-gro...

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Imagine scuba diving near the Florida coast and suddenly getting sucked into the huge pump of a nuclear power plant! Or picking up a newspaper and seeing a photograph of a pair of twins who look exactly like you! Or writing love letters to someone every day for a year only to see that person marry the mail carrier? These stories and more -- humorous, poignant, astounding -- and all true!   True Stories in the News, Second Edition, consists of ...

Did you know that... an ex-girlfriend--not a stranger on a subway--inspired the song "You're Beautiful”? the tradition of singing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game” at baseball games is relatively new? the song "I Have a Dream, ” which made Susan Boyle a celebrity overnight, describes her own life? More True Stories Behind the Songs, by Sandra Heyer, continues the True Stories tradition -- with a twist. The text features lyrics for eight popular s...

Did you know that... George Harrison wrote "Here Comes the Sun” on a cloudy, rainy day? Johnny Cash's hit song "Ring of Fire” wasn't by him--it was about him? the most popular song during the Great Depression was, paradoxically, "Happy Days Are Here Again”? True Stories Behind the Songs, by Sandra Heyer, continues the True Stories tradition -- with a twist. The text features lyrics for eight popular songs along with real, believe-it-or-not sto...

Imagine ... waking up every might to a voice saying "Come and catch me"! being on a boat in the middle of the ocean in a terrible storm! finding millions of dollars on a busy highway! These stories and more - humorous, poignant, astounding - and all true! "More True Stories, " Third Edition, consists of 22 new or updated human-interest stories adapted from newspapers and magazines. The universal appeal of these stories ensures a pleasurable re...

Would you believe ... ? A pilot gets sucked out of his plane and survives, as does everyone else on board. A young American woman goes to Paris to find herself and finds her long-lost family instead. A misunderstood word on a bus causes a 15-mile-long traffic jam. Even More True Stories, Third Edition, by Sandra Heyer, continues the True Stories tradition with sixteen new or updated human-interest stories adapted from news sources around the w...

Would you believe … ?   A woman gets a phone call, but it is the wrong number. How does this call save her life?    A man parks near a “No Parking” sign and gets a ticket. Every day he goes back to the “No Parking” sign and parks there, and every day he gets a ticket. Why does he keep going back?   A woman is driving on a highway at 100 mph, and she cannot slow down. What does she do?   More very low-level yet high-interest stories! These stor...

Have you heard the one about the girl who was run over by a train and lived -- unharmed -- to tell about it? Or the cancer patient who needed money for medical costs? She tried to sell her lamb at a farm auction -- and came back home with her lamb and $16, 000! Or the two elderly piano players who make music together -- one can only use her left hand and the other can only use her right hand? These stories and more -- humorous, poignant, astou...

A three-year-old boy falls 18 feet into a gorilla cage and is saved by a mother -- a mother gorilla, that is! A waitress finds a lottery ticket for a tip, instead of cash. And she wins six million dollars! Very Easy True Stories, by Sandra Heyer, presents 14 very low-level stories of high-level interest -- humorous, poignant, astounding -- and all true! Selected from newspapers and magazines, and adapted for the beginning student, the stories ...