Advanced Anecdotes in American English (2075 word level) is the third in a series of three readers by L. A. Hill. Amusing and anecdotal in content, these high-interest, controlled vocabulary books for classroom or individual use will appeal to a broad range of English as a Second Language students, from young adult to adult. Each book contains thirty illustrated anecdotes. Each anecdote, approximately 150 words long, is accompanied by exercises for comprehension and vocabulary development. An appendix in each book lists all vocabulary items included in the text. The other two books in this series are Elementary Anecdotes in American English (1000 word level) and Intermediate Anecdotes in American English (1500 words).
Leslie A. Hill is an internationally known ELT expert who has published, in a number of different countries, about 240 books in the field of ELT plus gramophone records, tapes and lessons for Educational Television Overseas. He is the Chairman of Hill Publications Limited and based in the Channel Islands, UK.
John was ten years old, and he was very lazy boy. he had to go to school of course, but he was bored and tried to do as a litle work as possible. his father and mother were both doctors and they hoped that he would become one, too, when he grew up, but one dayJohn said to his mother, "When I finish school, I want to become a garbage collector." "A garbage collector?" his mother asked. She was very surprised, "that's not a very pleasant job. Why do you want to become a garbage collector?" "Because then I'd only have to work one day a week, " John answered. "Only one day a week?" his mother said. "what do you mean?" "Well," John answered, "I know that the ones who come to our house only workon wednesday, because I only see them on that day."