Name: The Grass is Singing (Penguin Readers: Level 5 Series) (in English)
Price: 33.05 USD
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Author: Doris Lessing
ISBN: 9780582417892

portada The Grass is Singing (Penguin Readers: Level 5 Series) (in English)

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Physical Book

Author

Doris Lessing

Publisher

Penguin

Synopsis "The Grass is Singing (Penguin Readers: Level 5 Series) (in English)"

Mary marries Charlie Turner, a poor white South African farmer. As her loneliness and unhappiness increase, she falls obsessively in love with her black servant, yet she still treats him cruelly, as with all black people. "Penguin Readers" is a series of simplified novels, film novelizations and original titles that introduce students at all levels to the pleasures of reading in English. Originally designed for teaching English as a foreign language, the series' combination of high interest level and low reading age makes it suitable for both English-speaking teenagers with limited reading skills and students of English as a second language. Many titles in the series also provide access to the pre-20th century literature strands of the National Curriculum English Orders. "Penguin Readers" are graded at seven levels of difficulty, from "Easystarts" with a 200-word vocabulary, to Level 6 (Advanced) with a 3000-word vocabulary. In addition, titles fall into one of three sub-categories: "Contemporary", "Classics" or "Originals". At the end of each book there is a section of enjoyable exercises focusing on vocabulary building, comprehension, discussion and writing. Some titles in the series are available with an accompanying audio cassette, or in a book and cassette pack. Additionally, selected titles have free accompanying "Penguin Readers Factsheets" which provide stimulating exercise material for students, as well as suggestions for teachers on how to exploit the Readers in class.

Doris Lessing

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(Irán, 1919 - Londres, 2013). Escritora inglesa nacida en Irán. En 1924 su familia se trasladó a Zimbabwe, allí vivió su infancia y juventud en una granja. Abandonó el Instituto a los catorce años para iniciar una formación autodidacta. Premio Nobel de Literatura 2007. Su contacto y amor por África constituyó la narrativa de algunas de sus novelas; el tema de la emancipación de la mujer abunda también en su obra de ficción. También incursionó en el terreno de la fantasía como ángulo de observación de la condición humana. El cuaderno dorado (1962) es su obra más famosa.

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