Tales from The Thousand and One Nights by Jennifer Gascoigne

English Graded Reader (Easy Reader): Tales from The Thousand and One Nights by Jennifer Gascoigne

English Graded Reader (Easy Reader), 96 page fully-illustrated book+ audio CD. Level A2 (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages)

Beautifully designed and illustrated easy reader complete with grammar and comprehension exercises. The text includes an introduction in accessible English containing interesting facts that place the story into context as well as a glossary at the bottom of the page which explains difficult terms. The audio CD contains both a complete reading of the text by a professional narrator and a set of pronunciation exercises. The combined package of book and CD work brilliantly together to create a wonderful, captivating learning resource for beginners of English.

Tales from The Thousand and One Nights by Jennifer Gascoigne - Summmary:

A selection from the famous collection of Oriental stories known as the One Thousand and One Nights, including the classic favourites Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves and Sindbad the Sailor. Travel through the streets of old Baghdad, around luxurious palaces and fragrant gardens in India, to desert islands in the China seas… all in the company of kings, sultans, princesses, merchants, enchanted horses, sailors and thieves.

Dossiers:

The Origins of The Arabian Nights

Baghdad, the city of The Arabian Nights