LEARNING ENGLISH THROUGH STORIES

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LEARNING ENGLISH THROUGH STORIES

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FROM OLLY RICHARDS 101 CONVERSATIONS SERIES

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index

HOW DOES IT WORK ?.....................

THE FIVE STEP PLAN.....................

THE THREE PHASES.......................

NATALIE................................

ALICE..................................

LAURENCE WINDSOR.......................

OTHER CHARACTER PROFILES...............

INTRODUCTION TO THE STORY..............

AND FINALLY............................

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how does it work ?

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STORY LEARNING RULES

WHAT DO I NEED TO KEEP IN MIND ?

RULE TEN: It shouldn't be too easy to read.

RULE SIX:Don't look up words.

RULE FIVE: Listen while reading.

RULE NINE: It shouldn't be too difficult to read.

RULE FOUR: Read it, read it again. Then read it again.

RULE EIGHT: DON'T PANIC You need to be able to follow the gist (l'idée générale) and the plot, not understand every word.

RULE THREE: Don't study the grammar.

RULE TWO: Read a little every day.

RULE SEVEN Close the door, turn your phone off and CONCENTRATE.

RULE ONE: Trust in the process.

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THE FIVE STEP PLAN ...

read one chapter

read it again

read the chapter summary

look up key words to unlock understanding

read it again

REMEMBER : IT'S OK NOT TO UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING.

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... IN THREE PHASES

PHASE ONE :IMMERSE YOURSELF

PHASE THREE: ACTIVATE

PHASE TWO:LEARN

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CHARACTER PROFILE ONE

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Nathalie

Nathalie is a very observant and curious young woman. She studied History of Art at Oxford University in England. Her parents are English but she has lived in Spain all of her life. She loves to read, visit museums and draw.

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CHARACTER PROFILE TWO

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ALICE

Alice is a 28-year-old writer who writes mystery novels for an important English publishing company. She lives in Spain, with Natalie, but she loves to travel to England, her native country. Unlike Natalie, she does not like history and does not know much about art. She prefers reading mystery novels, watching horror movies and loves the outdoors.

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CHARACTER PROFILE THREE

Laurence windsor

Laurence Windsor is a wealthy middle-aged man. He is the father of a young girl, named Mariana. Lawrence has always been an avid art collector and his most prized collection contains a number of important 18th and 19th century English art works, including a number of paintings by the legendary English artist, William Turner.

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OTHER CHARACTER PROFILES

ROBERT GREEN

Robert Green is an antiques dealer who has a shop in one of London's oldest antiques markets. Robert is known for not being picky about the objects he receives. He will accept stolen objects and is just as ready to swindle the sellers he obtains objects from as he is to prey on innocent buyers. However, Robert doesn 't know very much about art, so he would not be capable of recoginising a truly valuable work, even if it was right under his nose ...

THE MAN IN THE HAT

mariana Windsor

This mysterious character has been seen visiting London's antiques market and museums a lot lately. Nobody knows much about him, except that he seems to have a passion for art and history and he always keeps the brim of his hat down so it is hard to catch a clear glimpse of his face.

Mariana is the daughter of Laurence and she has inherited his love for collections. Mariana's greatest passion is her collection of rare comics, which she passes her days reading in her bedroom.

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06 Process

THE MYSTERY OF THE STOLEN DRAWINGS

THE MYSTERY OF THE STOLEN DRAWINGS

BY OLLY RICHARDS

Translated by Lucy Daghorn

Introduction to the story

Natalie, a young art historian, travels to England with her friend Alice.One day, while wandering throught an antiques market in London, the friends see a collection of beautiful paintings which imediately draw Natalie's attention. Before long, Natalie recognises one of the paintings as an original work by the legendary English painter, William Turner.But why would one of Turner's paintings be on sale in an old antiques market ?

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