More True Stories Behind the Songs

Did you know that…

• an ex-girlfriend--not a stranger on a subway--inspired the song “You’re Beautiful”?

• the tradition of singing “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” at baseball games is relatively new?

• the song “I Have a Dream,” which made Susan Boyle a celebrity overnight, describes her own life?

More True Stories Behind the Songs, by Sandra Heyer, continues the True Stories tradition -- with a twist. The text features lyrics for eight popular songs along with real, believe-it-or-not stories about the songs and their songwriters. Companion stories related to the topic of the song round out the units. To see a sample unit, please go to pearsoneltusa.com/sampleunits.

Teachers are encouraged to download the songs from their favorite website or to use a version they already own. Or you can purchase recommended recordings on iTunes. A link on the True Stories website (www.pearsoneltusa.com/truestories) will take you directly to the playlist. For a limited time, your Pearson representative will provide a free, legally copied CD of all the songs with a minimum order of 20 copies of More True Stories Behind the Songs. Please go to www.pearsoneltusa.com/specialists to find your nearest representative.

Features

•  Exercises for vocabulary development, reading comprehension, and writing and speaking practice to help students develop language proficiency.
• A comprehensive To the Teacher section gives background information about the songs and stories as well as teaching tips.
• An access code at the front of the book enables teachers and students to download recordings of the stories free of charge at www.pearsoneltusa.com/truestories.
• Coming in 2013: A free website will provide lists of additional classroom-friendly songs that fit the unit themes, accompanied by reproducible worksheets and teaching tips.

The True Stories series includes

True Stories Behind the Songs

More True Stories Behind the Songs

Very Easy True Stories

All New Very Easy True Stories

Easy True Stories, Second Edition

All New Easy True Stories

True Stories in the News, Third Edition

More True Stories, Third Edition

Even More True Stories, Third Edition

Beyond True Stories

Unit 1   Finding a Lost Love

Song: “You're Beautiful”

Story 1: The Angel of the Subway

Story 2: The Return to Borovlyanka

Unit 2    Baseball

Song: “Take Me Out to the Ballgame”

Story 3: Baseball Fever

Story 4: Three Strikes -- And the Pitcher's Out?

Unit 3    Somebody to Lean On

Song: “Lean on Me"

Story 5: A Husband and Father to Lean On

Story 6: A Cup of Coffee and a Kidney to Go

Unit 4    A Simple Life

Song: “Simple Gifts”

Story 7: The Last Three?

Story 8: A Wonderful Gift?

Unit 5     The Way to Peace

Song: “Peace Train”

Story 9: The Professor and the Peace Train

Story 10: Three Cups of Tea

Unit 6     You Can't Judge a Book by Its cover

Song: “I Dreamed a Dream”

Story 11: Susan's Got Talent

Story 12: The King in the Nursing Home

Unit 7    Great Escapes

Song: “Follow the Drinking Gourd”

Story 13: The Drinking Gourd

Story 14: Twelve Kilometers to a New Life

Unit 8    Survivors

Song: “My Heart Will Go On”

Story 15: The Littlest Passenger

Story 16: Miracle on the Hudson

Answer Key

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