The Thirty-Nine Steps (ESL/EFL Version)
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Study Aids, ESL, Fiction & Literature, Thrillers, Mystery & Suspense
| Author: | Qiliang Feng | ISBN: | 9781310599125 |
| Publisher: | Qiliang Feng | Publication: | December 15, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
| Author: | Qiliang Feng |
| ISBN: | 9781310599125 |
| Publisher: | Qiliang Feng |
| Publication: | December 15, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
| Language: | English |
This book is Volume I-8 of the series of readers of Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP). It is suitable for readers with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words.
Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) is a project in which ESL/EFL learners at elementary level (with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words) are expected to read one million words within two or three years, and reach upper-intermediate level (with a vocabulary of about 3,500 words). This project contains about 40 simplified readers, enough for an ESL/EFL learner to read for two years, and this list is growing.
[Text Information]
Readability || 91.4
Total word count || 25961
Words beyond 1500 || 858
Headwords beyond 1500 || 349
Unknown word percentage (%) || 3.3
Unknown headword percentage (%) || 1.34
Unknown headword occurrence || 2.46
Unknown words that occur 5 times or more || 41
Unknown words that occur 2 times or more || 152
[Synopsis]
The year is 1914 and Europe is close to the First World War. Mining Engineer Richard Hannay is staying in London and is finding life in the city boring. One night, he is surprised to find Franklin Scudder at his door. Scudder is a spy and has information about a plan by German spies to steal the British plans for war. Hannay later finds Scudder killed in his flat and decides he must carry on Scudder’s work. With both German spies and the police after, Hannay must solve the riddle of the thirty-nine steps alone….
This book is rewritten from the novel “The Thirty-Nine Steps” by British writer John Buchan (1875-1940), which has been made into films several times.
This book is Volume I-8 of the series of readers of Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP). It is suitable for readers with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words.
Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) is a project in which ESL/EFL learners at elementary level (with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words) are expected to read one million words within two or three years, and reach upper-intermediate level (with a vocabulary of about 3,500 words). This project contains about 40 simplified readers, enough for an ESL/EFL learner to read for two years, and this list is growing.
[Text Information]
Readability || 91.4
Total word count || 25961
Words beyond 1500 || 858
Headwords beyond 1500 || 349
Unknown word percentage (%) || 3.3
Unknown headword percentage (%) || 1.34
Unknown headword occurrence || 2.46
Unknown words that occur 5 times or more || 41
Unknown words that occur 2 times or more || 152
[Synopsis]
The year is 1914 and Europe is close to the First World War. Mining Engineer Richard Hannay is staying in London and is finding life in the city boring. One night, he is surprised to find Franklin Scudder at his door. Scudder is a spy and has information about a plan by German spies to steal the British plans for war. Hannay later finds Scudder killed in his flat and decides he must carry on Scudder’s work. With both German spies and the police after, Hannay must solve the riddle of the thirty-nine steps alone….
This book is rewritten from the novel “The Thirty-Nine Steps” by British writer John Buchan (1875-1940), which has been made into films several times.
