Stories of Nasreddin (ESL/EFL Version with Audio)
By Qiliang Feng & Various sources
- Release Date: 2015-12-19
- Genre: Humor
This is Book 14, Collection II, of the Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) readers. It is suitable for learners with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words.
Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) is a reading project for ESL/EFL learners at the elementary level (with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words). In two years, for about fifteen minutes each day, an ESL/EFL learner can read one million words, and reach the upper-intermediate level, gaining a vocabulary of about 3,500 words and a large number of expressions.
[Text Information]
Readability | 79.08
Total word count | 21779
Words beyond 1500 | 1324
Unknown word percentage (%) | 6.08
Unknown headword occurrence | 2.45
Unknown words that occur 5 times or more | 56
Unknown words that occur 2 times or more | 240
[Synopsis]
Nasreddin is believed to have lived and died during the 13th century in Turkey. He was very clever and had a good sense of humour. He was also called Hodja, which is a title given to a scholar or very educated person. He is one of the most loved and celebrated personalities of Turkey.
Stories about Nasreddin are known throughout the Middle East and have touched cultures around the world. There are thousands of stories about Nasreddin, and in these stories, Nasreddin is always clever, sometimes wise, and sometimes even foolish. These stories are generally humorous, but there is always a lesson to be learned.