Timesaver is a series of photocopiable materials for English teachers to use with students aged 11 and upwards. Teachers of advanced level students need a resource of authentic reading extracts which are exploited to suit the level and interests of their students. These extracts from classic and contemporary literature will develop students\' intensive reading skills and motivate them to read more extensively in English. This book provides 14 authentic extracts from modern and classical literature, each exploring a different theme, from the best of English authors and novels: Bridget Jones\' Diary by Helen Fielding Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen About a Boy by Nick Hornby The Time Machine by H G Wells The Beach by Alex Garland The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde A Passage to India by E M Forster The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 133/4 by Sue Townsend The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens The Millstone by Margaret Drabble Captain Corelli\'s Mandolin by Louis de Bernieres Each extract is accompanied by useful background information on the authors and the context of their novels. The extracts are followed by two photocopiable exercises and include a wide variety of language practice, such as reading comprehension vocabulary exercises discussion activities role-play, and composition topics gap fill exercises and develops reading skills, summary techniques and stylistic appreciation for the Cambridge CAE and CPE examinations. All the extracts are read aloud on the accompanying audio component. Advanced (C1) Tried and tested ...