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The Pearl (Macmillan Reader Intermediate) (1947)

by John Steinbeck

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Reading Level:  IntermediateKino quickly pushed his knife into the shell. The shell tried to close, but Kino pushed hard and the shell fell open. The flesh of the oyster moved, then was still. Kino lifted the flesh and there lay a great pearl. The sunlight fell on the pearl and made it shine like silver. It was the largest pearl in the world.Kino and Juana are poor, their difficulties are made worse when their baby son is bitten by a scorpion. When Kino finds a large pearl, they believe thei… (more)
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I like this book becuse it is rich in language lessons. In Steinbeck’s beautifully descriptive opening, we meet Kino and Juana, a poor Mexican couple who live close to the sea and close to the land. Two events shake their world. Their baby Coyotito is stung by a scorpion and they venture into the city to find help. Then, to pay for a doctor, Kino goes diving and emerges with a pearl “perfect as the moon.” Kino is torn from his simple, peaceful life and enters a world of deception, greed and grief. They story is based on a Mexican folk tale and has the style of a myth or parable. it's a nice story...

My story is about the pearl which talks about a man who strruggle in life , he found the pearl and lead a happy life.

I liked the book because it happens in reality and its the first time that I read this kind of book. The way it's written was attractive so it attracted me.

To be honest,this book was not interesting, because this book all about decribes places and people,but it well be useful for writing in first semester ( )
  getreadingadw | Nov 2, 2008 |
Early Upper-Intermediate,
  ChatterMatters | Oct 11, 2018 |
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Reading Level:  IntermediateKino quickly pushed his knife into the shell. The shell tried to close, but Kino pushed hard and the shell fell open. The flesh of the oyster moved, then was still. Kino lifted the flesh and there lay a great pearl. The sunlight fell on the pearl and made it shine like silver. It was the largest pearl in the world.Kino and Juana are poor, their difficulties are made worse when their baby son is bitten by a scorpion. When Kino finds a large pearl, they believe thei

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