Written in 1910 by Gaston Leroux, The Phantom of the Opera intricately describes a love triangle between Christine (a beautiful opera singer), Raoul (a young nobleman), and the Phantom (a frightening figure hiding beneath the Paris Opera House). The story has spawned many creative adaptations and continues to win the hearts of readers around the world.
目錄
Introduction
How to Improve Reading Ability
Before You Read
Chapter One
The Opera Ghost
Comprehension Quiz
Understanding the Story
The Paris Opera House
Chapter Two
The Voice in the Room
Comprehension Quiz
Chapter Three
The Angel of Music
Comprehension Quiz
Understanding the Story
Film and Stage Versions of the Novel
Chapter Four
The Man Beneath the Opera House
Comprehension Quiz
Chapter Five
Christine Disappears
Comprehension Quiz
Understanding the Story
People in the Opera House
Chapter Six
In the House on the Lake
Comprehension Quiz
Appendixes
All the beautiful fairy tales and masterpieces that you have encountered during your childhood remain as warm memories in your adulthood. This time, let’s indulge in the world of masterpieces through English. When you enjoy reading , your ability to understand English will also rapidly improve.
This series of “Reading Room” is a special reading comprehension booster program, devised to improve reading comprehension for beginners whose command of English is not satisfactory, or who are elementary, middle, and high school students. With this program, you can enjoy reading masterpieces in English with fun and efficiency.
This carefully planned program is composed of 5 levels, from the beginner level of 350 words to the intermediate and advanced levels of 1,000 words. With this program’s level-by-level system, you are able to read famous texts in English and to savor the true pleasure of the world’s language.
In the audio recording of the book, texts are vividly read by professional American voice actors. The texts are rewritten, according to the levels of the readers by an expert editorial staff of native speakers, on the basis of standard American English with the ministry of education recommended vocabulary. Therefore, it will be of great help even for all the students that want to learn English.
Please indulge yourself in the fun of reading and listening to English through “Reading Room”.