Deadly_Letters_Learning_Guide.pdf

Deadly Letters: An English Through Stories Mystery
Audio: 2 hours 23 minutes
Learning Guide: 82 pages
English Level: intermediate and up
Type of English: American English

Course Description:
Deadly Letters is a mystery novel written especially for adults learning English. It is written in the form of a standard mystery novel with 15 chapters, but is written at an English level that is easier to understand. Listen to each chapter read at a comfortable speed, followed by a summary of the story and a preview of the next chapter. You can follow along with a transcript of every word said in each chapter, and learn the vocabulary in each Learning Guide. Listening to this novel will help you learn useful and frequently-used words in English and is for anyone who wants to improve their general knowledge of the language.

Deadly Letters tells the story of a murder at a university. The detective is a former university professor, Jeff McQueen, who is helped by his nephew, Derrick Cruz. McQueen is asked by a friend to find the person sending threatening letters. Murder, secrets, and lies. Can McQueen and Cruz find the killer before the killer gets them?

Audio for Each Chapter:
Part 1 – Listen to a review of the previous chapter and a preview of this one
Part 2 – Listen to the story (read a little slower than native-speaker rate)
Part 2 – Listen to summary of the chapter

Learning Guide for Each Chapter:
Part 1 – Transcript of the entire chapter with every word spoken in the chapter.
Part 2 – Glossary:
a) Definitions of vocabulary
b) Sample sentences using vocabulary