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    The English Chip: An ESL Easy Read
    The English Chip: An ESL Easy Read
    The English Chip: An ESL Easy Read
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    The English Chip: An ESL Easy Read

    By Clare Harris

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    Charlie's in Australia, studying English, but English is so hard. He just wants to have fun, not to study all day! Then he sees a notice: INSTANT ENGLISH! VOLUNTEER NEEDED.

    Instant English? It all sounds so easy. Soon Charlie is part of an experiment—but experiments can go wrong...

    This ESL Easy Read is original fiction for Intermediate learners of English, or for anyone who wants a quick, easy reading experience.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherClare Harris
    Release dateMay 25, 2014
    ISBN9781922191083
    The English Chip: An ESL Easy Read
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    Clare Harris

    Clare Harris lives in Perth, Western Australia (one of the most isolated cities in the world!). Writing ESL readers draws on her three favourite things: writing, teaching English and drinking coffee.Clare has taught English as a volunteer tutor in the UK, as a migrant English teacher in Australia, in refugee camps in Thailand, and in workplaces and factories. Now she publishes ESL materials at The Book Next Door and here, online.Her little (but always taller) sister Emma Laybourn is a children’s author (Megamouse Books).

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      The English Chip - Clare Harris

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      The English Chip

      Smashwords Edition

      ISBN: 978-1-922191-08-3 

      Copyright © 2014 by Clare Harris

      Published by The Book Next Door

      Cover and layout copyright © 2014 by The Book Next Door

      Cover art copyright © Dreamstime

      This book is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. All rights reserved. This is a work of fiction. All the characters and events in this book are fictional. Any resemblance to real people or real incidents is purely coincidental. This book, or parts of this book, may not be reproduced in any form without permission.

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      Chapter 1

      MY NAME’S CHARLIE. Of course, that’s not my real name. I chose it. Australians couldn’t pronounce my real name, but no one had a problem with ‘Charlie’.

      Even my mum called me Charlie when we talked on Skype. She was so happy that I was in Australia, learning English at Gatetree College, but I wasn’t happy. I loved being in Australia, but I didn’t love English. It was so difficult.

      That crazy spelling! Threw. Through.

      Those crazy idioms! Who says Catch ya later! when they mean Goodbye? Australians, that’s who. As for writing reports and essays … forget it.

      So, Charlie, is everything okay? my mum asked.

      I smiled at her face on my laptop. Oh yes, I said. Can you see I’m in the college coffee shop? I’m holding a cappuccino, and it smells wonderful. I took a sip. Mmm, it tastes just as good. I’m going to meet my friends in a moment. I’ve got heaps of friends. Hey, here’s Victor! Victor, come over here and wave to my mum!

      Victor came over and waved.

      Everything’s great, Mum.

      My

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