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Red Roses
This award-winning collection of adapted classic literature and original stories develops reading skills for low-beginning through advanced students.
Accessible language and carefully controlled vocabulary build students' reading confidence.
Introductions at the beginning of each story, illustrations throughout, and glossaries help build comprehension.
Before, during, and after reading activities included in the back of each book strengthen student comprehension.
Audio versions of selected titles provide great models of intonation and pronunciation of difficult words.
Accessible language and carefully controlled vocabulary build students' reading confidence.
Introductions at the beginning of each story, illustrations throughout, and glossaries help build comprehension.
Before, during, and after reading activities included in the back of each book strengthen student comprehension.
Audio versions of selected titles provide great models of intonation and pronunciation of difficult words.
- GenresShort StoriesFiction
40 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2007
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About the author
Christine Lindop
114 books38 followersChristine Lindop was born in New Zealand where she began her teaching career. She later taught EFL in France and Spain before settling in Great Britain, and has worked as an editor, proofreader, and writer since 1993.
With Oxford University Press, Christine has worked extensively on the Oxford Bookworms Library and is the Series Editor for Oxford Bookworms Factfiles. Her original titles include Sally's Phone and Red Roses (Starters), Ned Kelly: A True Story (Stage 1), and Australia and New Zealand (Stage 3). She has also adapted Goldfish (Stage 3) and two volumes of World Stories, The Long White Cloud: Stories from New Zealand (Stage 3) and Doors to a Wider Place: Stories from Australia (Stage 4), and edited A Tangled Web for the Oxford Bookworms Collection.
She has worked on many other Oxford readers series as both an editor and a writer.
With Oxford University Press, Christine has worked extensively on the Oxford Bookworms Library and is the Series Editor for Oxford Bookworms Factfiles. Her original titles include Sally's Phone and Red Roses (Starters), Ned Kelly: A True Story (Stage 1), and Australia and New Zealand (Stage 3). She has also adapted Goldfish (Stage 3) and two volumes of World Stories, The Long White Cloud: Stories from New Zealand (Stage 3) and Doors to a Wider Place: Stories from Australia (Stage 4), and edited A Tangled Web for the Oxford Bookworms Collection.
She has worked on many other Oxford readers series as both an editor and a writer.
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January 28, 2013
جميل وسهلة ، كانت اول كتاب اقرأه لي في مشروعي لتحسين لغتي الانجليزية ،الله يسهل ويعين
هذا الكتاب سيبقى له ذكرى عندي في ما اظن
لانه اول قراءاتي الانجليزية التي ارجو ان تمتد وتطول
شكرا oxford bookworms
هذا الكتاب سيبقى له ذكرى عندي في ما اظن
لانه اول قراءاتي الانجليزية التي ارجو ان تمتد وتطول
شكرا oxford bookworms
September 30, 2017
کتاب آموزش زبان
December 15, 2020
It was a cute and adorable story!
I liked it.
I liked it.
April 1, 2017
هي قصة تريد أن تخبرنا بأن الصدفة ممكن أن تصنع شيئًا جميلاً ، تتحدث عن آنا وويل اللذان أحبوا بعضهما من أول نظرة ، نوعا ما الحبكة هي المشجع الأول لإكمال القراءة ،فعلى الرغم أني أعرف ماذا سيحدث وهي النهاية السعيدة المفتوحة ،ولكنني أكملت لنهاية
July 11, 2015
it's ok.
I Read it For Improving My English.
I Read it For Improving My English.
October 19, 2021
It's funny and quite romance I really liked it ! :)
September 16, 2017
Red roses , it means alto to me , my first English reading so I can say it's my English birthday , I wrote a plan for six months "bookworms series" , I will do it may Allah well.
October 5, 2018
it’s funny
April 3, 2017
Good not bad
April 25, 2020
oh my gosh i can´t believe i read that
March 4, 2022
The plot is about is a young woman who likes roses, and a man who likes the guitar.
The main characters are Anna and Will.
Anna saw a man holding a bunch of roses outside her apartment building while she was waiting for her friend Vicki. She liked both of the roses and the man!
The man looked at her and her face went pink and looked away.
Anna thought that those roses were for his wife or girlfriend, but in fact, Will always brought his gran roses.
They struggled to meet again, but in the end they got together in a miraculous way.
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The story is 2 stars, but the whole book (As a book for leaners) is 5 stars.
But still, the plot is not very good.
I'm also not interested in romantic stories.
This is my first review in English, and I'm looking forward to write more reviews.
The main characters are Anna and Will.
Anna saw a man holding a bunch of roses outside her apartment building while she was waiting for her friend Vicki. She liked both of the roses and the man!
The man looked at her and her face went pink and looked away.
Anna thought that those roses were for his wife or girlfriend, but in fact, Will always brought his gran roses.
They struggled to meet again, but in the end they got together in a miraculous way.
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The story is 2 stars, but the whole book (As a book for leaners) is 5 stars.
But still, the plot is not very good.
I'm also not interested in romantic stories.
This is my first review in English, and I'm looking forward to write more reviews.
November 28, 2022
A book with the scent of roses and the melodies of music
هذا ثالث كتاب في سلسلة (Oxford Bookworms) لغرض تعلم اللغة الانجليزية، الفكرة ذكية جدا وممتعة لأنها تعتمد على التكرار في الجمل بشكل غير ملحوظ .. اتمنى الاستمرار حتى الاتقان
هذا ثالث كتاب في سلسلة (Oxford Bookworms) لغرض تعلم اللغة الانجليزية، الفكرة ذكية جدا وممتعة لأنها تعتمد على التكرار في الجمل بشكل غير ملحوظ .. اتمنى الاستمرار حتى الاتقان
December 14, 2019
Nice story about love!
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April 5, 2020sweet and romance
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September 24, 2020the concept of the story is clear in the beginning of first 5 pages than the mysteries are coming ...
January 9, 2021
So good
October 7, 2021
In beautiful books
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August 4, 2022
The red Roses are about a Coincidence for two persons attract each other they find each other again by the smell of flowers .. it's easy to understand.
June 29, 2023
هذا اول كتاب اقرأه في خطوة لتحسين لغتي الانجليزية
من المفترض ان اقرا كتب على نفس مستواي الحالي في اللغة الانجليزية وهو ال b1 ولكنني اريد ان ابدا خطوة فعلية وجدية في سبيل تحسين لغتي الانجليزية وهذا الكتاب سوف يبقى ذكرى ك بداية لي
من المفترض ان اقرا كتب على نفس مستواي الحالي في اللغة الانجليزية وهو ال b1 ولكنني اريد ان ابدا خطوة فعلية وجدية في سبيل تحسين لغتي الانجليزية وهذا الكتاب سوف يبقى ذكرى ك بداية لي
August 13, 2023
Loved it
February 5, 2024
I love it ... it's easy ❤️❤️
November 20, 2024
برای پرسیدن از زبان آموزم خوندمش
به نظرم یه سری شخصیت ها که حضورشون در حد یه جملس الکی کتاب رو برای زبان آموزا پیچیده میکنن
ولی در کل جالب بود
به نظرم یه سری شخصیت ها که حضورشون در حد یه جملس الکی کتاب رو برای زبان آموزا پیچیده میکنن
ولی در کل جالب بود
August 7, 2025
اولین کتاب انگلیسی ای که دستم گرفتم و عاشقش شدم چون همشو میتونستم متوجه بشم
December 3, 2025
I love it !
October 15, 2020
I am not sure if this book is normally sold because my friend could not stand my insistence and got into a language course and now the teachers gave it to everyone to read in the first course.
I think you will learn about 200 words in this 25-page book. It has a simple and pleasant expression. Each page already has visuals, so it looks like the books we read when we just started reading in primary school, only the story is adult. I do not want to explain the subject of the book because whatever I say for 25 pages, I will have translated the book and I do not want to spoil anyone who will read it. At the end of the book; There are practice sections "before reading, reading and after reading" and there is a CD of the book. According to my friend, the book is also available on YouTube. Of course, those who want to listen can find it from there. So it's a good starter book for those who want to learn a language.
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Bu kitap normalde satılıyor mu emin değilim çünkü arkadaşım milyonlarca ısrarıma dayanamayıp dil kursuna yazıldı ve şu anda ilk kurda hocaları okumaları için herkese vermiş bu kitaptan.
25 sayfalık bu kitapta yaklaşık 200 kelime öğrenirsiniz diye düşünüyorum. Basit ve keyifli bir anlatımı var. Her sayfada zaten görseller var yani ilkokulda okumaya yeni başladığımızda okuduğumuz kitaplara benziyor sadece hikayesi erişkin. Kitabın konusunu anlatmak istemiyorum çünkü 25 sayfa ne desem kitabı çevirmiş olurum ve okuyacak olan olursa keyfini yok etmek istemiyorum. Kitabın sonunda; "okumadan önce, okurken ve okuduktan sonra" diye alıştırma bölümleri var ve kitabın cd'si de varmış. Arkadaşımın söylediğine göre kitap youtube da varmış. Dinlemek isteyenler de oradan bulabilir elbette. Yani dil öğrenmek isteyenler için güzel bir başlangıç kitabı.
I think you will learn about 200 words in this 25-page book. It has a simple and pleasant expression. Each page already has visuals, so it looks like the books we read when we just started reading in primary school, only the story is adult. I do not want to explain the subject of the book because whatever I say for 25 pages, I will have translated the book and I do not want to spoil anyone who will read it. At the end of the book; There are practice sections "before reading, reading and after reading" and there is a CD of the book. According to my friend, the book is also available on YouTube. Of course, those who want to listen can find it from there. So it's a good starter book for those who want to learn a language.
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Bu kitap normalde satılıyor mu emin değilim çünkü arkadaşım milyonlarca ısrarıma dayanamayıp dil kursuna yazıldı ve şu anda ilk kurda hocaları okumaları için herkese vermiş bu kitaptan.
25 sayfalık bu kitapta yaklaşık 200 kelime öğrenirsiniz diye düşünüyorum. Basit ve keyifli bir anlatımı var. Her sayfada zaten görseller var yani ilkokulda okumaya yeni başladığımızda okuduğumuz kitaplara benziyor sadece hikayesi erişkin. Kitabın konusunu anlatmak istemiyorum çünkü 25 sayfa ne desem kitabı çevirmiş olurum ve okuyacak olan olursa keyfini yok etmek istemiyorum. Kitabın sonunda; "okumadan önce, okurken ve okuduktan sonra" diye alıştırma bölümleri var ve kitabın cd'si de varmış. Arkadaşımın söylediğine göre kitap youtube da varmış. Dinlemek isteyenler de oradan bulabilir elbette. Yani dil öğrenmek isteyenler için güzel bir başlangıç kitabı.
May 20, 2016
My ten year old sister's required read. Being such a nice sister, I've read it along with her.
And it was horrible. I was about to say how the lack of plot, sense or identifiable characters strips this tiny little story of any chance of being worthwhile - when my sister joined in. I was pretty surprised with her, because she's still a kid and a youtube-watching, celeb-adoring kid. I nearly forgot these youngsters are capable of having their own abstract thoughts, so I was quite impressed.
All in all, we - fluent English speaker and a beginner level one - agree that if you want to learn English - books are definitely the way to go (that's how I acquired it, anyway. Books and a few TV series), and perhaps even books in this particular series. But, beware of this one. It will bore your eyes out. Has absolutely no substance, the roses signify nothing of relevance to any literary discussion as I had previously hoped, and even a child who watches Disney channel content can easily recognize that.
And it was horrible. I was about to say how the lack of plot, sense or identifiable characters strips this tiny little story of any chance of being worthwhile - when my sister joined in. I was pretty surprised with her, because she's still a kid and a youtube-watching, celeb-adoring kid. I nearly forgot these youngsters are capable of having their own abstract thoughts, so I was quite impressed.
All in all, we - fluent English speaker and a beginner level one - agree that if you want to learn English - books are definitely the way to go (that's how I acquired it, anyway. Books and a few TV series), and perhaps even books in this particular series. But, beware of this one. It will bore your eyes out. Has absolutely no substance, the roses signify nothing of relevance to any literary discussion as I had previously hoped, and even a child who watches Disney channel content can easily recognize that.
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April 16, 20141:oxford stage 1
2:4/16 =20
3:guitar, rose, apartment,gran, balcony, music,vice
4a:Where are you going, Anna? I'm going to Grandview Apartments It's on Park Road. That's funny, says Will. I'm going to Grandview Apartments.
4b:Although they are in a car together, Will and Anna don't notice the person who they are looking for each other,While reading this passage, I strongly hope for them to notice each other. This passage makes my heart pound and excited.
5:A man and woman wants to meet each other, they can do it accidentally,so they are confused by this situation, but as a result, they could meet and love each other. I think this story is typical love story.
2:4/16 =20
3:guitar, rose, apartment,gran, balcony, music,vice
4a:Where are you going, Anna? I'm going to Grandview Apartments It's on Park Road. That's funny, says Will. I'm going to Grandview Apartments.
4b:Although they are in a car together, Will and Anna don't notice the person who they are looking for each other,While reading this passage, I strongly hope for them to notice each other. This passage makes my heart pound and excited.
5:A man and woman wants to meet each other, they can do it accidentally,so they are confused by this situation, but as a result, they could meet and love each other. I think this story is typical love story.
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April 17, 20131 oxford stage1
2 4/12 20 minutes
3 rose love music grandmother beautiful friends coffie
4 why this book' title is red rose?
5 This story is love story. a young girl become to like the man who met grandmother with yello rose and yang boy also like her. but they can not met accidently. finally they can met he gift her red rose not yello rose. I like this scen very much becauce so lovely.
2 4/12 20 minutes
3 rose love music grandmother beautiful friends coffie
4 why this book' title is red rose?
5 This story is love story. a young girl become to like the man who met grandmother with yello rose and yang boy also like her. but they can not met accidently. finally they can met he gift her red rose not yello rose. I like this scen very much becauce so lovely.
September 2, 2011
silly story.
August 10, 2012
nice story ..
I love It
I love It
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