This month's Free Story

She watched him pack his clothes and his wedding suit into his old suitcase. She could smell his cologne. When did he last wear cologne? Ah, at their wedding. It smelt strange then too. She never wore perfume. What use was perfume to a working woman like her? And married women who wear perfume are looking for lovers, trying to catch other men. That’s what people say. She already had a good, hardworking husband with a shop of his own. What more can a woman want? Download this story Use the lesson plan provided with last month's free story. This time, as you play the Audio Hook, give your students a copy of the picture on page 3 of the free story. Then ask them these questions about the picture: How do the people in the picture feel? Whose wedding is the husband going to? Can you guess? Ask your students: Why do you think the author wrote this story? How long did she take to write it? Encourage students to find out by reading the interview with the author. http://www.oup-bookworms.com/teachers-only.cfm