Timesaver is a series of photocopiable materials
for English teachers to use with students aged 11 and upwards.

Teachers of advanced level students need a resource of authentic
reading extracts which are exploited to suit the level and interests
of their students.


These extracts from classic and contemporary literature
will develop students' intensive reading skills and motivate them
to read more extensively in English.


This book provides 14 authentic extracts from modern and classical
literature, each exploring a different theme, from the best
of English authors and novels:





Bridget Jones' Diary by Helen Fielding

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

About a Boy by Nick Hornby

The Time Machine by H G Wells

The Beach by Alex Garland

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

A Passage to India by E M Forster

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 133/4 by Sue
Townsend

The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan
Doyle

Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens

The Millstone by Margaret Drabble

Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernieres




Each extract is accompanied by useful background information on
the authors and the context of their novels.


The extracts are followed by two photocopiable exercises and include
a wide variety of language practice, such as





reading comprehension

vocabulary exercises

discussion activities

role-play, and composition topics

gap fill exercises



and develops reading skills, summary techniques and stylistic
appreciation for the Cambridge CAE and CPE examinations.


All the extracts are read aloud on the accompanying audio component.






Advanced (C1)



Tried and tested by teachers around the world, these are full
of imaginative, lively activities and perfect for introducing, consolidating
or practising recently taught structures and lexical
sets



ABOUT THE SERIES





Timesavers series save teacher preparation time
with a wide range of refreshing easy-to-use lessons and activities,
providing motivational ideas for classes at all levels.

They are idea for developing topics, introducing or revising
language areas, or supplementing course materials.

Simply select the lessons by language point, activity type or
theme and photocopy the pages you need!