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8. yüzyılda Abbasi Halifesi Harun Reşid zamanında Bağdat önemli bir kozmopolit şehirdi; İran, Çin, Hindistan, Afrika ve Avrupa'dan gelen tüccarlar ile dolup taşmaktaydı. Bu dönemde, şehrin kültürel yapısı da gelişmiş, Arap kültürü, özellikle diğer Doğu kültürleriyle harmanlanmıştı. Binbir Gece Masalları'ndaki hikâyeler işte bu dönemde, halk hikâyeleri olarak ortaya çıkmıştır. Sözle aktarılan bu hikâyeler sonunda tek bir eserde derlenmiştir. Hikâyelerin çekirdeğini eski bir Fars (İran) kitabı olan Hazâr Afsâna (Bin Efsane) oluşturmuştur. 9. yüzyıl dolaylarında hikâyeleri derleyen ve Arapça'ya çevirenin masalcı Ebu Abdullah Muhammed el-Gahşigar olduğu söylenir. Eserdeki hikâyelerin çerçevesini oluşturan Şehrazad öyküsünün esere 14. yüzyıl dolaylarında katıldığı düşünülmektedir. Eser Fransızcaya 1704'te çevrilmiş, ilk modern Arapça derlemesi ise 1835'te Kahire'de yapılmıştır. Fransızca'ya 1704'te çevrilmişse de, eserin ve ihtiva ettiği hikâyelerin bir kısmının daha önceden Batı'ya geldiği düşünülmektedir.

The various ways of using this reader depend on YOU. Do you want it for classwork? For self study at home during the school year or the holidays? Or perhaps a little of each? For example, the Before reading activities can be done at home, ready for discussion at school. This is also possible with the While reading section: the answers can be checked in class. Perhaps you prefer to keep the reading itself as a private activity. If you do, prepare the comprehension work in the While/After Reading sections for the classroom. The listening activities can be effective in class, while listening to the whole story at home is a relaxing way of checking that you've understood it! If you decide to use the book simply as a reader for the holidays, it would be helpful to prepare some of the Before reading activities, or even one of the shorter stories complete, in class during the last week of school. Hopefully, this will encourage you all to read purely for pleasure. Peter Foreman

The various ways of using this reader depend on YOU. Do you want it for classwork? For self study at home during the school year or the holidays? Or perhaps a little of each? For example, the Before reading activities can be done at home, ready for discussion at school. This is also possible with the While reading section: the answers can be checked in class. Perhaps you prefer to keep the reading itself as a private activity. If you do, prepare the comprehension work in the While/After Reading sections for the classroom. The listening activities can be effective in class, while listening to the whole story at home is a relaxing way of checking that you've understood it! If you decide to use the book simply as a reader for the holidays, it would be helpful to prepare some of the Before reading activities, or even one of the shorter stories complete, in class during the last week of school. Hopefully, this will encourage you all to read purely for pleasure. Peter Foreman

The various ways of using this reader depend on YOU. Do you want it for classwork? For self study at home during the school year or the holidays? Or perhaps a little of each? For example, the Before reading activities can be done at home, ready for discussion at school. This is also possible with the While reading section: the answers can be checked in class. Perhaps you prefer to keep the reading itself as a private activity. If you do, prepare the comprehension work in the While/After Reading sections for the classroom. The listening activities can be effective in class, while listening to the whole story at home is a relaxing way of checking that you've understood it! If you decide to use the book simply as a reader for the holidays, it would be helpful to prepare some of the Before reading activities, or even one of the shorter stories complete, in class during the last week of school. Hopefully, this will encourage you all to read purely for pleasure. Peter Foreman