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LEARNING ENGLISH THROUGH STORIES

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FROM OLLY RICHARDS 101 CONVERSATIONS SERIES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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WHAT DO I NEED TO KEEP IN MIND ?

STORY LEARNING RULES

RULE ONE:Trust in the process.

RULE TWO:Read a little every day.

RULE THREE:Don't study the grammar.

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

RULE FIVE:Listen while reading.

RULE SIX:Don't look up words.

RULE SEVENClose the door, turn your phone off and CONCENTRATE.

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

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

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read one chapter

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read the chapter summary

THE FIVE STEP PLAN ...

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REMEMBER : IT'S OK NOT TO UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING.

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PHASE ONE :IMMERSE YOURSELF

... IN THREE PHASES

PHASE TWO:LEARN

PHASE THREE: ACTIVATE

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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.

CHARACTER PROFILE ONE

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ALICE

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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.

CHARACTER PROFILE TWO

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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.

Laurence windsor

CHARACTER PROFILE THREE

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OTHER CHARACTER PROFILES

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mariana Windsor

ROBERT GREEN

THE MAN IN THE HAT

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.

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 ...

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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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 ?

THE MYSTERY OF THE STOLEN DRAWINGS

BY OLLY RICHARDS

Introduction to the story

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THE MYSTERY OF THE STOLEN DRAWINGS

Translated by Lucy Daghorn

Natalie and Alice decide to speak with the owner of the market stall to find out. The stall owner, Robert Green, tells them that a few days ago, a strange man sold him the paintings. He explains however, that he did not realise they were original works and that he did not pay very much for them. Natalie begins to worry, realising that the artworks must be stolen. Robert promises the girls that he will contact a friend who is an expert in English art and ask him to examine the paintings and verify their authenticity. He tells them that if the paintings turn out to be stolen, he will call the police the next day to report the crime. Natalie and Alice decide to take Robert at his word and leave the market promising to return the next day to find out what happens. But as they leave, neither of them can shake the feeling that something is not right about the whole situation ...

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AND REMEMBER, YOU NEED TO ACTIVATE YOUR NEW VOCABULARY SO COME BACK AND TALK ABOUT IT.

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TALK ABOUT THE STORIES, TRY OUT THE NEW WORDS YOU HAVE LEARNT AND EXPERIMENT WITH THE GRAMMAR.