English Learner 500 Short Stories for Beginner-Intermediate
I wrote these 500 short stories for English learners, primarily for beginner to intermediate levels. However, advanced learners can also enjoy the subtleties of many of the stories. The stories are for all English learners, regardless of what their first language is (even if itas English!). Only 150 words long, each story stems from news events, my own and othersa personal experiences, and/or my imagination (limited as it is). Many stories contain references to New York City, where my wife and I are lucky enough to live. The Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level and Flesch Reading Ease Score follow each story title. These two measures can guide learners who wish to start with the easiest stories and work their way up to the hardest stories. Teachers and parents can use these measures to guide their students and children. Grade Levels range from 0.1 to 6.5 (kindergarten to sixth grade), and Reading Ease Scores range from 100 to 62.8 (easiest to hardest). The two measures correlate inversely, and generally, with each other. Sentences are short, averaging 7.2 words for all stories. The stories are slices of everyday life, with fantasy thrown in here and there. Some story titles are: Hairy Ears; When 47 Equals 50; Where Did the Mustard Go?; A Dangerous Light Bulb; Superman at the Driving Range; Feel the Bananas; I Love New York City!; Till Death Do Us Part; I Hate My Name; Pink Doesnat Mean Heas Gay; The Bi-Coastal Cat; The Cow with Two Tails; A Genie in a Bottle; A Big, Fat NYC Cookie; A Lucky Blind Person; The Dangerous Paper Clip; Smoker Seeks Nonsmoker; That aOld Peoplea Smell; Mom the Matchmaker; and New, Improved EZ English. Just so youall have an idea of what the stories are like, hereas the first story: 1. Eat, Sleep, and Think Burgers 2.1, 91.3 Burger Queen flew Billy and his Bronx coworkers to its training center. After returning, Billy told his cousin about his trip. aBoy, was it great! I made tons of money in overtime. We were in training 12 days straight. We worked almost 16 hours a day. We learned how to make ten new menu items. Youall see them on the menu next month. Everything was free! I had my own private room in the hotel. The food was fantastic. The hotel had six different restaurants. I ate all I could eat three times a day. I canat wait to go back there again.a Jill asked, aGo back where? Where did you go?a He said, aThey said we were in Texas.a She asked, aThey asaida? Where in Texas? What city?a He said, aI donat know. I didnat even see a city. All I saw were the hotel and the training center.a Like many of the other stories, this one is based on fact. aBillya loves his job. When he told me this story, he hadnat been outside of NYC since moving here from his native country. He didnat seem bothered at all that he hadnat seen more of Texas. He thoroughly enjoyed the training, the hotel room, the food, and the money. When I asked the Brooklyn resident if head visited the Statue of Liberty yet, he smiled and said he was too busy. We all have our priorities and interests, which often change over the years. I think someday, after Billy owns his own aBurger Queena or two, he might visit the Statue of Libertyawith his children or grandchildren. These stories first appeared on my website, and then I collected them into this book. My website iswww.eslyes.com, which contains 1, 600 stories and dialogues that I wrote. Accompanying these stories and dialogues are Vocabulary, Yes/No Questions, Crosswords, Scrambled Sentences, Cloze, Dictation, and/or Audio. I wrote these 150-word stories so learners wouldnat get alosta in longer stories and so teachers could easily print the stories onto one page. Each story is only one paragraph, even if it contains quoted conversation (as you see above). I have a masteras in Education and taught ESL to adults in Pasadena, CA for 20 years. I hope these stories will become one small part of the education and entertainment of English learners everywhere. aMike Carlson, April 2014A New Laptop (1) 5.3, 68.5 Bob pushed the power button on his laptop computer. Nothing ... This went on for a week a 50 to 60 pushes to turn the computer on. Finally ... The technician saidit wouldcost $50 to $150 to repair thepower button.
| Title | : | English Learner 500 Short Stories for Beginner-Intermediate |
| Author | : | Mike Carlson |
| Publisher | : | Mike Carlson - 2014-04-09 |
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