Oxford Bookworms Library: The Long White Cloud: Stories from New Zealand: Level 3: 1000-Word Vocabulary

by Christine Lindop (Adapter)

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.

80 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

Christine 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.

Reviews

[Abrar Alarjan · Rating 2 out of 5]

أربعة قصص من من كتاب مختلفون من نيوزيلندا
اللهجة غريبة جدًا علي احتاج ثلاثة أيام على غير المعتاد لقراءتها .
القصة الاول عن مستعمر في جزيرة صغيرة في نيوزيلندا يحدثهم لهم زلال والطفل يسأل عن المرأة التي سقط عليها السقف.

القصة الثانية عن رجل عجوز لديه علم الإنساب فيقرر بأن يكتب جميع التاريخ العوائل لأنها احرقتُ في ليلة لكتب جميعها التي تحتفظ بعلم الأنساب ثم بعد أن ينتهي من الكتابة يموت أمام جميع الناس في القرية

القصة الثالثة عن شاب صياد اسماك يقود دراجة نارية ويحدث له حدث تنفجر فيه إحدى إطارات دراجته ثم يلتقي بفتاة تساعده في الوصول إلى وجهته ويحدث له ولها حادث نجا كلاهما منه

[Hye Been Kim · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was an story of an family which are traveling around the world starting from New Zealand. First, the story starts with the happening of earthquake. The earthquake happens on the morning that they are start the travel. Then they went to the place called Whakapapa. It was a place where people can rest and have lots of fun with their families. Also, they can enjoy the view of the cloud. One day, the main character called "Nani Tama" looked at their family one by one and his eyes were angry. So he gets to go his own ways. Then, his grandson drives a car and try to find Nani Tama until the nights come. However, his grandson couldn't find him and it was so hard to find him looking around everywhere.

I liked the part where his grandson was trying to find Nani Tama and looking around. Also, I didn't like the part where the earthquake happened because it was quite boring.

[Maho Asano · Rating 3 out of 5]

1.oxford level 3
2. 6/27= 27 min, 6/29= 16min, 6/30=31min, 7/1= 26min
3. Boy, asking, book, genealogy, a man, sick, no long life

4a.) About Maori family. An old man finished writing an book which is about genealogy of families.
4b.) I like second story because I was attracted to Maori. Also, in this story, many kind of special words used by Maori appear.

5. This book has 4 short stories. All stories set in the New Zealand. I think its English is unique expression of New Zealand. Therefore it was difficult for me to read fast. However I had a good chance to try learning it!!

[Halah . · Rating 3 out of 5]

the first Instructional book i read from oxford . It was good, so i will try buy more book like that :)