Oxford Univ Pr Esl Jazz Chant Fairy Tales

Jazz Chants are Carolyn Graham's snappy, upbeat chants and poems that use jazz rhythms to illustrate the natural stress and intonation patterns of conversational American English. Her first book, "Jazz Chants, was published in 1978, followed by "Jazz Chants for Children one year later. For over 25 years, classes all over the world have enjoyed jazz chanting as a unique way for students to improve their speaking and listening comprehension skills while reinforcing the language structures of everyday situations. "Jazz Chant Fairy Tales is a collection of enchanting fairy tales, including such favorites as "Little Red Riding Hood, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Rumpelstiltskin, Chicken Little, The Three Billy Goats Gruff, The Three Little Pigs, The Little Red Hen, and "The Fisherman and His Wife. Set to the rhythms of jazz, each fairy tale is designed to present a number of basic language structures. Children and teachers will enjoy listening to the fairy tales on the accompanying "Cassettes/CDs, reading them together, and ultimately performing them as plays. The "Teacher's Edition contains structure notes, pair-practice activities, and guidelines for presenting the fairy tales as plays. ...