Classics Canada : Authentic Readings for ESL Students /
(compiled by) Patricia Brock and Brian John Busby.
- Scarborough, ON : Prentice Hall Regents Canada, 1995.
- 205 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Book 3 in this series.
Includes bibliographical references.
"Prentice Hall Regents Canada continues its Canadian literature collection for learners of English with the four book series, Classics Canada: Authentic Readings for ESL Students. Classics Canada is an exciting introduction to unabridged Canadian literature - from myths and legends to modern poetry, drama and prose, all combined with language learning activities. Beginning students will enjoy the following features of Book Three: Activities surrounding each literature piece build key reading skills Balanced skill development is encouraged through comprehension, vocabulary, discussion and writing activities Illustrations spark reader response and motivation Easy reference glossary supports each literature selection." (Book Cover) TABLE OF CONTENTS: Acknowledgments Preface 1. The Whale / Yves Thériault 2. Two Saints / Antonine Maillet; Translated by Philip Stratford 3. Bambinger / Mordecai Richler 4. Love Poetry April 19, 19_ There is Certainly Someone Love's May / George Elliott Clarke / Anne Hébert / Émile Nelligan 5. The Gift / Claire Martin 6. The Mirage of Edward Pontifex / Ethel Wilson 7. When Twilight Falls on the Stump Lots / Charles G. D. Roberts 8. DRAMA - Les Belles Soeurs / Michel Tremblay 9. The Patient / Albert Laberge 10. All the Years of Her Life / Morley Callaghan 11. The Springfield Fox / Ernest Thompson Seton 12. Lyric Poetry As the Mist Leaves No Scar Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye The Only Tourist in Havana Turns His Thoughts Homeward
Suzanne Take You Down / Leonard Cohen / Leonard Cohen / Leonard Cohen / Leonard Cohen 13. Socks / Hugh Hood 14. Everyone Talked Loudly in Chinatown / Anne Jew 15. NOVEL - Who Has Seen the Wind / W. O. Mitchell Map of Canada
ESL students at a beginners level.
0133711706 (pbk)
English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers. English language--Study and teaching (Secondary)--Foreign speakers. Readers--Canada. Canadian literature.