Download or read book Jataka Tales (ESL/EFL Version with Audio) written by Qiliang Feng and published by 百萬英語閱讀計劃. This book was released on with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is Book 3, Collection I, of the Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) readers. It is suitable for learners with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words. Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) is a reading project for ESL/EFL learners at the elementary level (with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words). In two years, for about fifteen minutes each day, an ESL/EFL learner can read one million words, and reach the upper-intermediate level, gaining a vocabulary of about 3,500 words and a large number of expressions. Text Information Readability | 87.3 Total word count | 24319 Words beyond 1500 | 1452 Unknown word percentage (%) | 5.97 Unknown headword occurrence | 4.96 Unknown words that occur 5 times or more | 80 Unknown words that occur 2 times or more | 171 Synopsis Jataka tales are stories about the previous lives of the Buddha, in both human and animal form. In these stories, the Buddha appear as a king, a god, an animal. With these stories, the Buddha taught his students about moral values and good behavior. Many of these stories, like “The Monkey and the Crocodile”, are popular with both children and adults throughout the world.