The Man of Property

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It was a sensible marriage. Soames Forsyte had money and Irene had beauty. But instead of loving her husband, Irene loved another man. A poor man without property. The Forsytes did not want another scandal. They did not understand Irene at all. Heinemann Guided Readers U3 - Upper Level Readers at Upper Level are intended as an aid to students which will start them on the road to reading unsimplified books in the whole range of English literature. At the same time, the content and language of the Readers at Upper Level are carefully controlled with the following main features: Information Control As at other levels in the series, information that is vital for the development of a story is carefully presented in the text and then reinforced through the Points for Understanding section. Some background refeences may be unfamiliar to students, but these are explained in the text and in the Glossary. Care is taken with pronoun reference. Structure Control Students can expect to meet those structures covered in any basic English Course. Particularly difficult structures, such as complex nominal groups and embedded clauses, are used sparingly. Clauses and phrases within sentences are carefully balanced and sentence lenght is limited to a maximum of four clausesin nearly all cases. Vocabulary Control At Upper Leve,l there is a basic vocabulary of approximately 2,200 words. At the same time, students are given the opportunity to meet new words, including simple idiomatic and figurative English usages that are clearly expained in the Glossary.