THIS RESOURCE PAGE IS A ‘WORK IN PROGRESS’…I’LL GRADUALLY BE ADDING ALL THE STORIES & RELATED FILES…
WHAT DOES EACH STORY INCLUDE?
Below are PDF links to stories that you can read on your own. For each story you can find…
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- a PDF of the text in colour
- Audio file of the story (not available for all)
- A list of key grammar/vocabulary
HOW DO I UNDERSTAND WHAT I AM READING?
You’ll ignore this probably but if you really want to understand…and improve…follow these key steps. They’re the same ones we use in class!
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- Use the audio provided to do the following…and do it page by page!
- Listen to the Audio/Read a page
- After listening go through it again using the Vocabulary Resource
- Listen to the audio again as you read along
- If you like – write down words you think you will use again!
- Move on!
- When you are finished ‘reading’ go over the whole story one more time – using the audio!
RED LEVEL STORIES AVAILABLE (TEXT/VOCABULARY/AUDIO)
Christmas Present – a classic tale from US authour O. Henry – in Japanese
Issun Boushi – small in stature – mighty in heart!
Ikkyu San – an old tale of a wise young man ….
Gon The Fox – a tale of a fox..mistaken identity and the outcome…
The Town of Old People – when is a town not really what it appears to be…and how do you get out???