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    Il ‘A.56-page book and 70-minute audio CD ala 4) STORIES SHORT STORIES FOR TEENS INTERMEDIATE LEVEL 9 short stories with complete recordings and pphotocopiable activity pages for leaming English Speakeasy Publications Emst Klett Verlag, SHORT STORIES FOR TEENS TABLE OF CONTENTS ro mo PAGE, TRACK | TIME © E457 MONEY oy conn nan 1 | oo | oor fine saan rope sr grndoter uy nn’? ieee : = See Conon Aaa ear © 1am kwartkout 1 041 | os | nar Tintin at ate san aon and mde te meres Te —| Sa cae a ore © ravine LE580N5 by ea ponte | os | ova youn gitar ton ad oe pap See 618 sine Car Ae Se tore 1057 16 by cise risen | or | one dion cy es fa ors, oe dce tte ia gene 2H a ee eerie © NLL wean a ROSE ty srcrunais ol] oo | o« Annwhatedes ae aT en | ee © FUN KERELLA by cany sare So ee Ain never tae ye. Sa es “ 2s {Seng reer ey —— | ore a eee scone re © Auiew myaven oy rer ses a] ow | ors fbn strong | sabi nea aa Sag Se aa or ee Stee Sang comes ees eta © Aminnonor THe MAN ny carwoner | a | a | vse ‘ dnsinsesage eat gd Some aE re ee ene Se saree saree SE SEE CSE ee GREE Qnisacnnes = eee ee wes Sigmenonene oecenersecn ‘Two friends learn to love inspite of thelr separation. Seen cecnee oo ‘ay Pewee "— a a a iy epee Se © at bess Paton ER. a Era et Vers Listening Comprehension Activity 2 36 92 or ta INTRODUCTION HORT STORIES FOR TEENS it 9 colection of shor stoves wate by cenages. They have been caret selected to motte adolescent stents anc enable teachers to analjse ond dacs themes that are of special erst to this age grou fam elatonshos, actions vs modem le, cing ears, the prononme, love onc fence, problems wi cuss These stories to ofr stdents nights ito contemporary British end American eisaon seen through the eyes of teenasersthenaeve. (Our main objective nth photocopiable collection eo have stents rea tion Engh an enjoy doing so at thei nn hm Shor sores, «popular fo ofEnlsh erature, ae an ideal means to achieve ti soa. They provice eames with the ‘Spportunty to read complete werk fom besining to enc. Longe works of feton are cen discouraging for students because of hee Tena, esis! complenty ans descrotve rate. n short sis, the mstery or ie Isreveled rather auch and tsa source of pleasure and motvaton, READING (ur approch wl show students at they so not have to undead eventing mn oer te uncestana te story We meke tem aia of the 108 they aready have, by paring ateron tothe content, sual Cues andthe erent legen te tet Tne sons thie collection are ‘genset y lee feel and ranma. The Importance of wrerece and enon Increases fom the ht story tothe ast Each story i accompanies by both Reading and Listening Comprehension Aces Inceates in the Tale ot Content. ‘The Reading Actes wil help stusens ‘velop ther comprenersion ss (to make ypatheses and check them to bul ose inks to undestane what imp, nd 116 reeen a complete understanding ofthe ston ‘They Beg with Global Comprehension (wtralstions) when students shout be ele to answer ater the tt reag, Tiss olowed by Detaled Comprehension cuestors which help them dent speetecues concerning the onsructon ofthe sey and then a Word store forrenorcement ace of voeabulry fom the story. The fia section What do you tk? proposes questo to encourage sent tO ‘ve ther opinion about the story an the harecters ane couldead to cles debate USTENING ach sory i record on the accompanying sudio CD Listening tothe story can simpy be 8 Source of pleasure nthe Gasstoom or be wes fest approach toa Global Comprehension ofthe story The Listening Aciites, complement the Reading Actes and focus ‘nurleserminaton ana mcr tstenns Some ae designed to be wed belore ves the soy some after. Tel variety wil show Students Pow to pay rater attention to what they near and thus improve the string comprehension ss, ‘Altnoush a CD is more practical both in terms of packesng and selecting specie element ve suggest hat you copy he Cassette which may be mere sutable for use In the clasroom or language sborator i @ EAsy MONEY by Gemma Ingram Sx wes trying to explain ter tandmother how lo programme the new ie, ve gott now” sald Gran. “This baton is ay “No, tha’ stop said Stephane. “I must go, but come bak tomorow anc ‘explain gal.” “That evening, Stephenie told Sumer, “I's Impossible. Gran loves new gadgets, but she ‘con't work them! | explained the video three times Wiseman” ext cy, Stephane stopped at her Gran’ “ster wore She found her happily watching & fn tom the day betore “Did you video that, Gran?™ Oh, a ice young man hes just moved Int the house opps Hed for me.” “That's nice,” said Stephani. She tought, “Whois this man? Why does he want to help s soitary old aay?" “You don't need to come every day, dea Gran told Stephanie. “My young man wl help ‘When Stephane got into her cas, she saw ‘the young man oppose. His alr was long and his jeans hd ets of hoes “en worried” she told Simon, “Oran doesn't know ths men, Maybe helt tote vantage a her” "Maybe he's ust being nce” “im going to nvestigate.” ‘Afew days laa, there was a bouguet of tulips on Gran TV. Da you ke the flowers my young man gave me? He's charming, but he nee his haircut sto long” "You don't give him money, Gran, do yur™ “ust a few pence for programming the ‘veo. promised him a preset ihe gets his heir cat He wots a ea but I don't know if they’ expensive” Oh, no" thovaht Stephanie “Wil you see him today>" sheathed “Oh yes, he's coming at sorte John Wayne film [As sh let the hour, ‘Stephanie sew tere were tulips in the garden next doot. Same wete missing ‘She phoned Simon and explained, "You ust come to Gron’s ats We must meet im "es, that’s incredible! Teking money for progrriing video. Easy money! he eped. aon [Aton to si, Stephane arrived a her Cran," Stephanie nd Simon “Oh, come in, dears!" “brought some bist,” sid Stephanie, “Amado too many.” Come aed meet my young man He loves Im the lving room, In front of the ideo, was 2 young man in jeans. He had short blond halt ‘snd two font esth missing Stephanie ‘aided he must be seven years od “Thi is Dani said Gran, "Dani, this ‘Stephanie and Simon, “illo” eid Stephanie “Thank you, young man” said Gran. She handed hr ten pence and one of Stephanie's “Helis with his dad expined Gran“ look afer hin wa his dad i corti the house." ‘Danie took a red ear fom his pocket, "So you bought theca." said Stephane laughing "Yes. only cost 50p at the market, and his dd pays me two pounds an hour to lok after. Easy mane” er A Pe EASY MONEY Sonat Conmmenension 1. The prncalceracter is z young git Sa young woman Cano ly 2. Shelves wth her chien C boyfiend lone Explain with woes fom the sony erate Conrachension ‘The problem she ual ha: 4. Object hat outs her ts problen Her pasion is new gsdoete videos Joba Wayne ‘She ses the princi character onc a week 1. Her don 23. Twe youn mas — hoe {ener Cote 4. Py ezrin EASY MONEY fh. Te other carats nas sn he young an Ease Money 4 {Te dferences between the nat he wating Whe sentence in the try suppor your answer? Wich sentences in the story supports your arse? Shelshapay the other caractar has wt: yes C0 4. wo ebe gets money: +. ter eating about the were : Amount of mone: 1. wnat for. Wien sentences inthe tory support your answer? 8 Stephanie winsshe has aeady sen the young g. This alu Ceay man ys ino xplan with sentences inthe story. Wo gts 8s many? 1. After the explanations, he could manage al by hese yes Sno. pain with a sentence fam se ston —— 4, vina oes se magine abou the vis? = 1. The young man tating Stephanie place lye no aloo with sentence rom the son: 1. wmatse notes ane doy tips baits eae ~ — who gave the presen Woro Srore 1 seas vitor regulary never |. Wat shes helt the hoe: Fi somone 6 STORY lan 1 to understand soit to operate something dear te ha that could mean tobe concemed: 1 unbelvabe = 2. Tre oven ema CHARACTER “ 'b,Relationsio with the principal character Her botienamusbanas name: fend nae granddaughter 4. peop War 09 vou nau? to babys 2. bo you think the grandmother sds protection or an she ook aftr hel perfect wall” ANSWERS (78-9) GLOBAL CowmnENERSON {he principal aac ono ey She ea sot oy 3. Her passion new goes (Gan oat new reget Deraueo Coumenension Doe" om sd ey“ stan ay etoame nthe san ran ne problm sh ly Ra Sh rt ork ee ‘Sparen ying to lina her ander “ay young an wh me” Ih Shean opty Sot and he ung an come ait her 5 Ret tht pip race ane Sion eon, rie Sh pone Seon Snes ar tan ce Gon rer do aglinwori ty rhe mane ty lt iat ne mags about th ws Mob et 90 nate ties one do: tis Fata arte ne fue sae ls wr ater acon tat Se antomel word Oh, nl” ‘ow: 7s saphone decd he must be seven seo Ihe ster land ha and fron ath msn, a Wane eweseng jane 5 dad pps ero pound an hour ok ofa] Th ates heater bese har heady anen toe | ‘pang een ean go ns or he Met sarangi at een 3 Gitta sy “ea money ae ‘tame ronan mon © Grondmater babs he young boy er. {Sting ancy pope # eo rede 4. ine ate gts money: Gone! | f Amun of money sto fe pence no gts en money" ran and ant Wor Some Fo srmonves wee one 4 potent Betas took after Lusrtune Commmenenson (253) 3. Sinan mur ee ‘rons new napbour ¥ @1 AM KWAKKOLI by Bisco Ht to me about ecsving my incon name. He ssid his had to be done by 2 medicine ‘han in ou tbe. My sister, Megan, bad received her Idan name, Macueitany {Woman of the Woods), when she was ony three. At hat ime we lived en the Ones Reservation just outside of Green Ba Wisconsin. avays thought my sister’ Ion ae was so perfect for he. The medicine ‘man mediated for tee days before the name ‘came to him. My family moved rom Wisconsin to Colorado thee years Defoe Iwas born. My Grandfather died when | wes oly ve. Because ofthese important events my Naming Ceremony couldn't take place before. My uncle Rick beceme the chatmen af the tube hen [was ten, and he aed othe igh people and selected the time. was around the summer solstice, near une 20, tthe tne ofthe anna Siraberry Ceremony. ‘There re many trations connected to the Naming Ceremony. Fer ane thing, there are 2 limited number cf names among the Oneida Deople. When a person die, her neme eturs tothe group of avaiable names and an be given to someone ese. The medicine ‘man decides whee energy Is which valle name. my ease [was named afer ‘my granather through my Anglo name, but | {350 wanted to ake his Indian name, which ‘wos avalable end hed been wating for me for ‘Sven yrs fl tat had both of He names made afl cle and I was totally Connected ohm and 1 my fay The name that was hii “Kako typeof Dr [few days bore the ceremony in June 1900, my parents and New tothe Oneida Reservation. A fiend of my dad's made me a Deautal rbbon shi”. was deep wrauoise ‘th pink, purple an green boone, oon ‘The night before the ceremony got very nervous Hell asleep at about 3.30 in te ‘morning, doit know what wos rid of — ‘maybe just not knowng what was going © heppen orwhot I woul Pave todo. J attr my tenth birthday my dad talked My mother could not the ceremony because ony tba members were dilowed. She was “Asappoined, bu told re to remember the Gets and tel her bout tee | woke up in te morning nd quickly pt on my ribbon shirt, lack trousers and maccases, one “The ceremony nally began. The Clan, then maved'on to the Turtles and frved in front of me. He spoke to ma a Oneida. Most ofthe words were mot Uunderstandsble to me He Iter translated them: "You must yt lam the Oneida language and our tadtions | would tke you to.come to seme other ceremonies end events. You new have an Oneida name, rwakicl”, and the Creatr wll know you By thot name. Twas proud to have bh ny ‘rancather's mes because he wor on Important man it ou be “The Falthkeeper named the others. and we tll sat down asthe Chief aad few more prayers. Aer about an hour we all danced to Indian songs an drum musi ext, we ate and drank. One ofthe drinks was stiawbeny juice. tis a sacted pata he ‘erermony Because the Creator gave this git ofthe strawberry to the Oneida people ‘When it waste o ge, we thanked the Featthkeeper and the Chef and gave them its. The gt that recived, and wl be mine fore ie very special nome tht makes me remember the many vadions and bobs hat fae part of my hetage, about which have & {otto lem. look forward o isting my reservation a6 170 up. ‘oven Pen Ente Ame en 1AM KWAKkKOLT Gio4at Commnenunson 2.thenaator is: Sa young ght la young boy ‘teenage git (a teenage boy 3 Year when the soy takes place: Deraueo Conmunension 1. Te nanaaron 6 se Age: atonal og Hiner parents have the same xg Cyes no Wat seeence inthe son supper your answer? Famiys home when the nartor was young: Near ton state: Number of brothers and sites Give thee detail sbout he Flin the ri about the other member of he family mentioned the so ‘5: How many people are mentioned in the tony? Whi word tom the story supports your ansnet? 1 re twornecasary lens to cone fr the dein: Number of clans and Dt Ce aden to ‘hen they stand Ct Give information abou the dinky eis socal dink yes Ono Wich sentence rom the try sppors your answer? 23. THE NARMATOR AND 1 cneMOMY plan with words and sentence from the ty lan with word from the toy (The narator nee ar © ar Wown Stone 1. Prot our wonos mLATEO To NarivE AMERICANS group of people who have the same language and terres ware hey ie ee 2. no sree me stony 2 something tat happens: the main charge ofa grou (two word Wr 00 vou mina? 1AM KWAKKOLTI Wien word from he story Seppo your answer? ‘The naatrs feings before the event at he hd to eae etal “he narrators feling after te event: plain why with sme from the ony i new ety Suppor your answer with a sentence fam the sty to goby pane: something you can understand 4. tieimporant to respect farly adtone and bali? 2. ean advantage wo hve a double era heritage? yaa 7 a7 rary ANS WER S (ni 3) sree Cowrasnanson 253) sina 3 nomed 3 bes A moved 5 ord 6 ware toma Couraenension corneas eO7™ eee ee 1 Reon a erate Coumnsnsnsion 6 age 10 ate wnere de er: olrade ‘Spi sonst tox oun ree By Se he teins oe nda name 1 gneve rhe by i Ao eons of recetng anda name given bythe means "spe of br es b en who perf the een th Falher X Menge we gino th arte: eb! mer ther of cane and the names 2th Bsr Canard they dee tay eatey ak ner srry ce ta spel dink ys Poe Geng he ao he roe fe “nents any moved am Wit aloo “Rami Ceremony ou ae pe bas” 1: hth had 0 wea (ge deta He ad to wear Iban she dep fuse wth pear ‘ren rors bic tous and mone Wore srore re ofp wha hve the ame ngage a i Retnann rg of up wort cama 3 al eat you can et with ream sawbeny {2 be un someone an Be ae after omeone to goby pane: 0 9 ‘meting ou en undrandundertnabe present a © DRIVING LESSONS by Chrissie Russell tive Idd think be good deve, ‘cerain [be too tert to go over ten mpi When Iwas finaly old enough to get iy license, [signed up wi @ private ding School the same one my brother John had Used: wasnt surprised When [got he same Instruct, Frank “John ssid Frank was fanny and 39 | new that Frank wes Cobon and very religous, but didn't know that he dressed lke a Hels Angol most of the tm. Walking ‘down my crveway to meet him — learner's cerete, versed certificate, and @ ‘heck for $135 in my hand — my heart speeded up and my steps slowed down Franc just handed me the Keys and pointing tothe litle ted sedan ssid "Go oa!” ‘Of course, had driven before with my ‘mom, but was sil ust beginet. pu he key nthe ignition and turned on the engine Ld music eame fom the speakers it tok ‘me a tmoment to realize tht twas Spanish Tncther moment to realie that i was & religious song "Amazing Grace," Itured the oxner, stopped atthe sgn, andl sed Freie "a the end ofthe world, Always sraght to the end f the world” he sid ina tick ‘Spanish accent that I thought nobody had in real fe. Fronk pt in tape. could only ‘make out a few ofthe words wth my schoo! Spanish: “Este es peligroso,pligoso! PELIGROSOT” someone shoes. Tis

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