ELT Readers: Rocky Balboa簡介，目錄書摘
This range of Scholastic ELT readers reflects a world that teenagers will instantly recognise. It includes popular films and TV series and coming-of-age classics like Billy Elliot and Angela’s Ashes.
Inspiring full-colour graphics attract your students to reading. Images tie in with the media versions, and creative formats such as blogs, manga stories and comic strips generate instant appeal.
The People & Places spread at the start of each story sets the scene by introducing the key characters in a visually stimulating and accessible way.
The magazine-style Fact Files at the back of each reader include interviews, behind-the-scenes features, UK/US culture and themes developed in the reader.
The self-study section let students check comprehension as they progress through each story.
Free online teacher's resource sheets provide more activities and follow-up project work.
Most readers are also accompanied by an audio recording of the story.
Many years ago Rocky Balboa was the heavyweight boxing champion of the world. Now he runs a restaurant in his home town of Philadelphia. Life seems hard and empty since his wife died. But then the current world champion, Mason Dixon, challenges Rocky to an exhibition match. Is Rocky too old to fight again? Will both men be able to leave the ring with respect?
Rocky Balboa is adapted from the final 2007 Rocky movie and is sure to appeal to fans of the Rocky franchise everywhere.
2. Story
3. Fact Files (cross-curricular connections)
4. Self-Study Activities
5. New Words
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