Overview

Short Takes in Fiction engages students in reading, speaking, and writing English, using brief selections by 20th-century writers. The content is designed to help students relate what they read to their own lives. Authors include Rumer Godden, Amy Tan, Margaret Atwood, Somerset Maugham, William Saroyan, Raymond Carver, and Marjorie Kellogg.

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Author:   Robert Saitz ,  Francine Stieglitz
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Pearson Education (US)
Dimensions:   Width: 18.50cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.350kg
ISBN:  

9780201516777

ISBN 10:   0201516772
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   06 October 1999
Audience:   ELT/ESL ,  ELT Intermediate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Unit One Exploring Differences 1. The Oyster by Rumer Godden 2. Two Kinds by Amy Tan 3. Lucy by Jamaica Kincaid Unit Two Relationships 1. Mother Dear and Daddy by Junius Edwards 2. Significant Moments in the Life of My Mother by Margaret Atwood 3. The Last Escapade by Harry Mark Petrakis Unit Three Mysteries 1. A Case for the UN by Miriam Allen de Ford 2. Drum Beat by Stephen Marlowe 3. Death Speaks by W. Somerset Maugham Unit Four Going Places 1. How My Love was Sawed in Half by Robert Fontaine 2. Estelle by Darryl Ponicsan 3. JonesBeach by Nicholas Gagarin Unit Five Values: What is Important? 1. Leaf and Loaf by William Saroyan 2. A Game of Light and Shade by Arturo Vivante 3. My Mother's Memoirs by Russell Banks Unit Six Milestones 1. Tell Me That you Love Me, Junie Moon by Marjorie Kellogg 2. Popular Mechanics by Raymond Carver 3. Jack by A.M. Homes

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