Edgar Allan Poe: Storyteller

Edgar Allan Poe: Storyteller contains seven popular Poe stories: "The Mask of the Red Death," "The Story of William Wilson," "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Black Cat," "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," "The Tell-Tale Heart," and "The Cask of Amontillado." The stories are slightly adapted for language learners and are suitable for high-intermediate and advanced learners of English.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

The Mask of the Red DeathExpand

The Story of William WilsonExpand

The Fall of the House of UsherExpand

The Black CatExpand

The Murders in the Rue MorgueExpand

The Tell-Tale HeartExpand

The Cask of Amontillado

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Describing People

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Subjunctive in English

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REPORTED / INDIRECT SPEECH

Formal English. Functions : Asking a Favour, Asking for Approval, Asking People to Wait

Asking a Favour

• Can you give me a hand with this?
• Could you help me for a second?
• Can I ask a favour?
• I wonder if you could help me with this?
• I could do with some help, please.
• I can’t manage. Can you help?
• Give me a hand with this, will you?
• Lend me a hand with this, will you?
• Could you spare a moment?
• I need some help, please.

Asking for Approval

• Do you think it’s all right to do it?
• What do you think about (me doing that)?
• Do you think / reckon I ought to (do it)?
• What would you say if I (did it)?
• Would you approve of (doing something)?
• What is your attitude to the idea of…
• Are you in favour of (me doing something)?
• You are in favour of … aren’t you?
• Do you think anyone would mind if I…
• Do you think it would be really awful if I..

Asking People to Wait

• Hang on a moment / a mo.
• Give us a second.
• Half a moment / a mo.
• I’ll be right with you.
• Sorry, I’m a bit tied up right now.
• Wait and see.
• You’ll just have to be patient.
• Give me a chance.
• Don’t be so impatient.
• We wish to apologize for the delay 

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