Tim Herdon Livres

A satire on England's educational system tells of the harsh schoolmasters and the boys who are at their mercy

What is the secret of happiness, or the best thing for a wife to take with her when she leaves home?How does a man pay for the smell of bread, or decide if he is lucky?What happens when a friend steals a gift meant for you, or is careless when he tries to make his dreams of a better life come true?How can you change dirt into gold, or get what you want?The eight wise tales in this collection can teach us some important lessons about life.If you need lively supplementary reading material, take a look at Oxford Dominoes - the readers series with integrated activities, ideal for individual study or for reading practice in class.The activities in Dominoes keep students engaged in the stories and help to reinforce their understanding of the key language. They can be completed at home or in class. The project activities in Dominoes build on the themes from the story and encourage students to draw on their own experiences.Activities include note-taking and language tasks, leading to extended writing, poster-making, and class presentations. They are ideal for group work in class or individual assignments.

Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive readers series that offers students a fun reading experience while building their language skills. With integrated activities, and exciting, fully dramatized audio for every story, the new edition of the series makes reading motivating for students while making it easy for you to develop their reading and language skills. Listen along with downloadable MP3 Audio.