TY - BOOK AU - Bassett,Jennifer AU - Galsworthy,Gay TI - The meaning of gifts: stories from Turkey T2 - Oxford Bookworms Library ; Stage 1, World stories SN - 9780194789271 (pbk.) AV - PE1126.A4 B376783 2008 U1 - 428.6 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - Readers (Adult) KW - English language KW - Textbooks for foreign speakers KW - Reading comprehension KW - Problems, exercises, etc KW - Short stories, Turkish N1 - "First published in Oxford Bookworms,1996 as Four Turkish Stories"--T.p. verso; Originally published as: Four Turkish stories; K; 530; Lexile; K; Raz-Plus N2 - 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 ER -