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SmartPass Plus Audio Education Study Guide to Romeo and Juliet (Unabridged, Dramatised, Commentary Options)
- Narrated by: Full-Cast featuring Joan Walker, Chris Kelham, Sara Bowes
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
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SmartPass Plus Audio Education Study Guide to Romeo and Juliet (Unabridged, Dramatised, Commentary Options)
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Summary
The poetry of Shakespeare's star-crossed lovers is poignantly performed and expertly explained in this unique production: "Passion lends them power."
Critic reviews
"A wealth of useful material." ( Times Educational Supplement)
"Refreshing¿ clear and lively¿ a stimulating study aid." ( Sunday Times)
"Impressive teaching and study aid." ( SNIP Magazine)
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- Meg F
- 06-04-17
Amazingly helpful !
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
I would definitely recommend this for anyone studying. Easy to follow and explained in a way that the information sticks in your mind.
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I accidentally bought the original audio for my daughter to use as a study guide not knowing about this series. I am so happy she found them as she said it has helped so much and have since bought others in the series too. Excellent !
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- Gigi
- 10-02-23
Commentary stops halfway through
The excellent explanations are only in the first three acts. Then you’re on your own.
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- Sasha B.
- 06-10-22
brilliant for class stufy
played to my high ability y11s as we read for the first time. much more effective than reading parts themselves. really useful, short analysis moments alongside the fabulous acting to help support understanding. Just wish the follow-up discussion on themes was longer, or extended more to other important concepts that make up a typical GCSE exam response.
definitely recommend for teachers to play in students as well as studious students!
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- Cheryl
- 10-10-09
Very Helpful
I have to read Shakespeare for my UCLA class. I was dreading just reading it by myself. We were encourage to watch performances of the production to help us understand what's going on. I had some extra credits at audibles, so I purchased this audio book which was very helpful.
The "Pass Master" or narrator did a very good job of guiding me through the play. For my assignment, I read along. The "Pass Master" explains thing well. She translates unfamiliar terms, talks about theme and summarizes passages well.
The play it's (with commentary) is very long (nearly 5 hours) but I felt I got so much more out of this audio version than I would have if I just read it or even watched it.
There was another audio book that was a performance and commentary but because the audio clip did not give an example of how the performance and commentary would be mixed, I went with this audio because the sample demonstrated how the two were intermixed. I like the way the "pass master" interjects. Her voice is delightful to listen to.
I wish they had "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "Much Ado About Nothing" Henry the forth", Henry the 5th and hamlet in this series. That would make my last quarter at school go so well.
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- Jodie
- 25-05-12
Great for class!
I used this with my class of 9th grade students. It is really very good. The play is read by different voices and there is a moderator who stops things when it gets confusing and explains what is going on. She gives a lot of history as well, which I thought was helpful.
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- Robert Baker
- 18-02-14
Narrator cloying, uses modern British slang
This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?
I found the Narrator on this title to be annoying: overly enthusiastic over every detail. This became cloying after 10 minutes or so.
It was also not helpful for me to have Elizabethan English explained using modern British slang. Who is the intended audience here? It looks like it's British teenagers.
What did you like best about this story?
The story is, of course, timeless.
What aspect of the narrators’s performance would you have changed?
A more universal English would have been more appropriate, since this title is sold on both sides of the "pond", to adults of all ages.
What character would you cut from SmartPass Plus Audio Education Study Guide to Romeo and Juliet (Unabridged, Dramatised, Commentary Options)?
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- Brittany McDonald
- 14-05-12
Used for 9th grade English classroom- Wonderful!
What about the narrators’s performance did you like?
The explanations were great for my students to hear as they follow along in their text books. There were better explanations for context than our textbooks have.
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- Laura
- 06-12-11
Excellent tool for teachers!
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
I would recommend this recording for any teacher about to embark on teaching Romeo and Juliet to her class.
What was one of the most memorable moments of SmartPass Plus Audio Education Study Guide to Romeo and Juliet (Unabridged, Dramatised, Commentary Options)?
The explanation of the text as it played was exceptional.I could not have done much better myself.
Which scene was your favorite?
I had no favorite scene, they were all good.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
NO.
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- GN
- 22-05-15
Super helpful!
Once you get used to the narrator jumping in and out of the story you realize how helpful this technique is to understanding not just the story, characters and language but also the customs of the time.
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- Yan Xu
- 04-05-15
Great Book!!! <3
The smart pass guide was great and the story was fantastic. Just love it! :)
<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3
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