Gulliver's Travels

by Janet Borsbey (Adapter), Ruth Swan (Adapter), Jonathan Swift

A1+ retelling of Jonathan Swift's classic satire (with audio CD) for learners of English

Finalist in the 2013 Extensive Reading Foundation Language Learner Literature Awards: 'an excellent retelling of this classic, with good clarity and language control. Including several of Gulliver's journeys, it goes much farther than some other 'simple' versions in familiarizing readers with the thrust of Swift's social commentary.'

80 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2012

About the author

Janet Borsbey has been working in English Language Teaching, in the UK and Italy, for many years. She is an examiner and teacher trainer with vast experience of preparing students for international examinations. She is also a freelance materials writer and has co-authored, with Ruth Swan, a number of books for the Italian secondary market. She has presented at conferences in Italy and overseas. Janet’s interests include motivation in the language classroom, CLIL and culture studies, although she is particularly committed to developing materials for extensive reading programmes at different levels within the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

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Reviews

[Hamza Ifleh · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overly simplified adaptation had it on the shelf so I had to give it a go.