Reading Materials: The Adventures of Detective John — Parts I–IV

Abstract

The passages below comprise the first four of twelve instalments about Detective John. Four more instalments will be published in the September issue of The English Teacher and the last four in December. Ann Ward, one of the British teachers currently teaching in Malaysian lower secondary schools, wrote the series in order to meet the need for simpler reading materials for her students. The passages are intended to exemplify one or more teaching points from the LSES, with the accompanying exercises providing plenty of language practice. The language structures are limited and the vocabulary level low, but Ann has written an exciting series which we hope you will be able to try out in your own classrooms. Most of all, we hope the series will inspire you to write your own reading materials!