{"product_id":"greek-stories-john-taylor-9781350005655","title":"Greek Stories: A GCSE Reader","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGreek Stories\u003c\/i\u003e is an ideal first reader for students of Classical Greek. It offers 100 self-contained passages of manageable length, chosen for their intrinsic interest and adapted from a wide range of ancient authors. Generous help is given, with a short introduction to each story and glossing of all proper names and non-GCSE vocabulary. The collection will also be attractive to older students beginning or returning to the language. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Updated to match the 2016 OCR specification, this edition has been restructured to reflect the new examinations, which now have a single language paper. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eSection 1 \u003c\/b\u003eprovides 30 passages, starting with very short and simple stories and building up to the level of the current OCR GCSE. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eSection 2 \u003c\/b\u003eprovides 30 differentiated passages of increasing difficulty on historical topics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eSection 3 \u003c\/b\u003eprovides 20 shorter passages of uniform length on mythological topics, with comprehension questions, in the style of Section A of the new GCSE language paper. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eSection 4 \u003c\/b\u003eprovides 20 passages on historical topics, with comprehension and unseen sections, in the style of Section B of the new GCSE language paper. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The new edition is supported by a companion website with an answer key and additional passages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Taylor, Kristian Waite\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350005657\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350005655\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 0.70d","brand":"John Taylor","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43924998848767,"sku":"9781350005655","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_52316784-c866-4205-b096-2d755c26c89b.jpg?v=1681074723","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/greek-stories-john-taylor-9781350005655","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}