Oxford Bookworms Library: A Passage to India: Level 6: 2,500 Word Vocabulary

by E. M. Forster

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780194792714
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	11/23/2009
Series:	Oxford Bookworms ELT Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	4.90(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.40(d)
Lexile:	830L (what's this?)
Age Range:	14 - 18 Years

About the Author

Born in London in 1879, E. M. Forster is the author of six novels: Where Angels Fear to Tread, The Longest Journey, A Room with a View, Howard’s End, A Passage to India, and Maurice, the last published posthumously. He also wrote a number short stories, in addition to criticism and essays. His books have been adapted into several popular movies. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 13 separate years. He died in 1970.

Date of Birth:

January 1, 1879

Date of Death:

June 7, 1970

Place of Birth:

London

Place of Death:

Coventry, England

Education:

B. A. in classics, King's College, Cambridge, 1900; B. A. in history, 1901; M.A., 1910