GRADES 9 - 11

Dear friends,

Reading in English is one of the most effective ways to improve language skills. These stories help to extend vocabulary in the most natural way. Research has shown that students who read in English improve in every area of language learning at a faster rate than students who don't read.

As you read the stories in this collection you will explore a new and delightful world of people and places. You will discover interesting facts and ideas to think about and sometimes to surprise you.

• Jane Eyre (after Charlotte Bronte)
  
  
• The Idealist (by Frank O'Connor)
  
  
• "He Was Not of an Age but for All Time" (about William Shakespeare)
  
  
• Only Facts (by Charles Dickens)
  
  
• The Lucid Eye in Silver Town (by John Updike)
  
  
• First Prize (by Roselee Rockman)
  
  
• The Pedestrian (by Ray Bradbury)
  
  
• The Lights Still Burn (by Charles Edison)
  
  
• Alfred Nobel - a Man of Contrasts
  
  
• The Lost World (after Arthur Conan Doyle)
  
  
• Albert Einstein (biography)
  
  
• Out of Order (by William Saroyan)
  
  
• Fresh Air Will Kill You (by Art Buchwald)
  
  
• The Time Machine (after H.G. Wells)
  
  
• Is Your Friend Hard Work?
  
  
• The Fruitcake Special and Other Stories (by Frank Brennan) - книга рекомендована для 11 класса
  
  

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