Dramas & Plays, English as a Second Language, Literature, Foreign Languages 

 The PlaysCool Classics is a collection of four short plays for students of English. Full of interesting characters and situations, the plays are a cool way to improve listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Written in lively, real-life American English, each play is fun to read and even more fun to perform. Imaginative preview and review activities will bring out the best in students and teachers. Language learning can be playful with Cool Classics!The Wall: Clever Tommy Sayero manages to get his friends--and even his enemies--to do his work for him, and pay for the privilege. (Based on the "The Glorious Whitewasher" from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain)10,000 Baskets: Money can't buy everything--or can it? What happens when Ms. Buckley, a powerful business executive, learns the answer is not what she expected? (Based on "Assembly Line," a short story by B. Traven)The Cowboy and the Wildcat: No one wants to marry "wild" Katarina until Pedro comes along-- and Katarina doesn't want to marry him. How can their marriage possibly work? (Based on The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare)The Necklace: Rosa, a pretty, self-centered young woman, is forced to change her life when she loses a borrowed necklace. (Based on "The Necklace' by Guy de Maupassant) - from Amzon