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Life is Surprising!
A graded reader for learners of English (EFL).
Level 1 - A1/A2 Starter (1)
Word 6203
There are five short stories in this book. Each story has a surprise ending!
Carlos is a taxi driver. He is in love with Maria. He dreams that Maria is his girlfriend, but he cannot speak to her. She died in 1929. One day, Carlos finds an earring in his taxi. There is a link between the earring and Maria. What is it? Will the earring help Carlos to find real love?
Min-ji is in hospital. She had a bicycle accident. One night, a nurse comes to her hospital room. She is holding a candle. She asks Min-ji some questions. The next morning, Min-ji says to another nurse “Last night there was a nurse in my room. She had a candle.”
The nurse says, “No, there were no other nurses here last night. I was alone. And I don’t have a candle.”
Who was the nurse with the candle? And what did she do to Min-ji?
Christina is alone in a dark forest. Her car has no gas. Then, she meets a man. The man helps her. The next day, Christina goes back to the forest to give the man a present. But he is not there. Where is he? Christina is shocked when she finds the answer.
Enjoy these stories and two more in Life is Surprising!
Level 1 - A1/A2 Starter (1)
Word 6203
There are five short stories in this book. Each story has a surprise ending!
Carlos is a taxi driver. He is in love with Maria. He dreams that Maria is his girlfriend, but he cannot speak to her. She died in 1929. One day, Carlos finds an earring in his taxi. There is a link between the earring and Maria. What is it? Will the earring help Carlos to find real love?
Min-ji is in hospital. She had a bicycle accident. One night, a nurse comes to her hospital room. She is holding a candle. She asks Min-ji some questions. The next morning, Min-ji says to another nurse “Last night there was a nurse in my room. She had a candle.”
The nurse says, “No, there were no other nurses here last night. I was alone. And I don’t have a candle.”
Who was the nurse with the candle? And what did she do to Min-ji?
Christina is alone in a dark forest. Her car has no gas. Then, she meets a man. The man helps her. The next day, Christina goes back to the forest to give the man a present. But he is not there. Where is he? Christina is shocked when she finds the answer.
Enjoy these stories and two more in Life is Surprising!
30 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 3, 2013
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I Talk You Talk Press
138 books4 followers I Talk You Talk Press is an award-winning Japan-based publisher of language textbooks, graded readers and language learning/teaching resources .
I Talk You Talk Press は日本を拠点とし複数の受賞歴を誇る出版社です。
外国語の多読用図書（グレイディッドリーダー）、教材などを出版しております。
I Talk You Talk Press es una editorial galardonado con sede en Japón que publica libros de texto de idiomas, lecturas graduadas y recursos para el aprendizaje y la enseñanza de idiomas.
I Talk You Talk Press est une maison d’édition de manuels de langues, de livres de lecture classés par niveau et de ressources pédagogiques pour apprendre et enseigner les langues. Elle a été récompensée par le prix littéraire pour les apprenants en langue (Language Learner Literature Award) et est basée au Japon.
I Talk You Talk Press ist ein preisgekrönter Verlag mit Sitz in Japan, der Lehrbücher, nach Schwierigkeitsgrad abgestufte Texte sowie Lehr-und Lernmittel für das Erlernen von Sprachen herausgibt.
I Talk You Talk Press は日本を拠点とし複数の受賞歴を誇る出版社です。
外国語の多読用図書（グレイディッドリーダー）、教材などを出版しております。
I Talk You Talk Press es una editorial galardonado con sede en Japón que publica libros de texto de idiomas, lecturas graduadas y recursos para el aprendizaje y la enseñanza de idiomas.
I Talk You Talk Press est une maison d’édition de manuels de langues, de livres de lecture classés par niveau et de ressources pédagogiques pour apprendre et enseigner les langues. Elle a été récompensée par le prix littéraire pour les apprenants en langue (Language Learner Literature Award) et est basée au Japon.
I Talk You Talk Press ist ein preisgekrönter Verlag mit Sitz in Japan, der Lehrbücher, nach Schwierigkeitsgrad abgestufte Texte sowie Lehr-und Lernmittel für das Erlernen von Sprachen herausgibt.
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July 6, 2020
There are a lot of interesting short story in it. One of my favorite story is dog story.
Firstly main character want to kill her dog but she gradually love her dog.so this is many interesting seen.
Firstly main character want to kill her dog but she gradually love her dog.so this is many interesting seen.
April 6, 2023
Me ha ayudado a practicar mi inglés. Tiene un vocabulario básico y las historias son entretenidas.
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