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Aladdin and the Magic Lamp Illustrated by Gustavo Mazali. Retold by Jane Cadwallader.

Aladdin is a poor boy who plays all day long in the streets with his monkey, but something will change his life.

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Aladdin loves Bulbul but his love is impossible. She is a princess and he is just a poor boy. But the magic lamp of a bad magician changes everythingandhelpsAladdintogetwhathewants.Well,that’swhathe thinks! The bad magician has other ideas!

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Granny Fixit and the Ball

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‘The small dog has the football! The small dog has the football! Granny Fixit, can you ﬁx it? Granny Fixit, can you ﬁx it? Can you get the ball for Paul?’ In this Reader you will find: - Games and language activities - A picture dictionary

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A hilarious adventure with Granny Fixit, a magic bag and a ball. This is a story about Granny Fixit and a boy who loses his ball. There’s a skateboard chase through the town when a dog, a cat and then a squirrel take the ball. Can Granny Fixit get the ball back for the boy? Young

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Granny Fixit and the Pirate

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Granny Fixit and the Yellow String

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‘Ann is running to school. Her school bag is open! Her books and her pencil and ruler are falling out of her bag. Ann is ALWAYS losing her things!’ In this Reader you will find: - Games and language activities - A picture dictionary

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A hilarious adventure with Granny Fixit, Ann and a yellow string.

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Hooray for the Holidays!

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Illustrated by Alistar.

‘It’s summer time and Jack is really happy. He loves the summer holidays. This year he’s going on holiday with his grandma and grandad’



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It’s summertime! Jack loves the summer holidays. He’s going on holiday to the seaside with his grandma and grandad. Young Readers

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Jack is on his summer holidays. He’s at the seaside with his grandma and grandad. Alfie is Jack’s dog. He’s on holiday too! Follow Jack and Alfie in their adventures at the beach.

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Sophie’s Dream

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‘It’s late. Sophie is asleep in her bed and she is having a lovely dream. She is dreaming about a day at the circus. In her dream she meets Giggles the clown and Juliet the ballet dancer.’ In this Reader you will find: - Games and language activities - A picture dictionary

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the night elephants and lions, musicians and entertainers, clowns and ballet dancers came in your little room? The never ending and fascinating show of the circus seen from the eyes of a curious child in a very poetic tale accompanied by artistic illustrations. Syllabus

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PB3 and Coco the Clown

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and Coco the Clown Illustrated by Gustavo Mazali

‘It’s night. Sally is with her uncle Coco the clown circus motorhouse. They are having dinner. Suddenly they hear a strange noise’ In this Reader you will find: - Games and language activities - A picture dictionary

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An exciting adventure with a friendly extraterrestrial and his robot.

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How PB3 and Robin help to save a life and a love!

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PB3 and his robot are excited to find themselves in a circus! Elephants and jugglers and an acrobat and a clown! They go with Sally to have tea in Coco the clown’s motorhome, visit the circus school and finally the big top. Little did they suspect that the excitement is just about do begin!

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PB3 and the Jacket

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PB3 and the Jacket

‘These are animals from a farm. A pig goes oink and a sheep goes baa. There’s a chicken and a duck and a horse of course. And a sad little goat with a curly coat.’ In this Reader you will find: - Games and language activities - A picture dictionary

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An exciting adventure with a friendly extraterrestrial and his robot. When a big black spaceship arrives everyone is afraid. Who is in it? What do they want? Illustrated by Gustavo Mazali

Two children, Sue and Ben, dive into the sea and meet PB3 and his robot,

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PB3 and the Vegetables

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Illustrated by Gustavo Mazali.

‘They don’t have apples. Potatoes or beans. Or even a pea. They don’t have pears. They don’t have grapes. Poor Robin and PB3!’

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An extraterrestrial adventure in which a bully gets more than he expects.

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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

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Illustrated by Gustavo Mazali. Retold Retold by Jane Cadwallader. L. Frank Baum

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Can you imagine being whooshed away by the wind to a magic land of witches and strange characters? In this Reader you will find: - Games and language activities - A picture dictionary

Tags Friendship Fantasy Courage and persistence

HaveyouevermetMunchkinsorWinkiesormonkeyswithwingsandanall powerfulwizard?ThisisthestoryofhowDorothymadesomewonderful friendsinamagiclandandhowshetriedtogetbackhometoKansas.Did shemanage?You’llhavetoreadthestorytofindout!

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J. M. Barrie

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Peter Pan

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Illustrated by Elena Prette. Retold by Richard B. A. Brown.

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‘Once upon a time, a long time ago, in London there was a happy family in a happy house. Happy parents, happy children, and a happy dog.’ In this Reader you will find: - Games and language activities - A picture dictionary

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Never leave your windows open at night. Anything can get in.

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Thestoryofaboywhonevergrewup,withhisfriendsWendyandthe jealousfairyTinkerBell.WhyaretherenoLostGirlsinNeverland?What did the crocodile want to eat? Find out in this new edition of the classic story, Peter Pan. Illustrated by Elena Prette

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Oscar Wilde

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The Canterville Ghost

| 300 headwords | A1.1 | Movers

Classic

Illustrated by Gustavo Mazali. Retold by Jane Cadwallader. Oscar Wilde

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Do you believe in ghosts? Well, the Otis family didn’t until they met the Canterville Ghost. In this Reader you will find: - Games and language activities - A picture dictionary

Tags The Supernatural Human values

This is a story of life and death and love … of a ghost trapped in the present because of the bad things he did in the past and how a young girl helps him to move on.

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Uncle Jack and the Bakonzi Tree

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‘In the deep green forest what can you see? Ants and snakes and spiders and monkeys up a tree! In the deep green forest what can you do? Take photos. Climb up and swing from trees too!’ In this Reader you will find: - Games and language activities - A picture dictionary 3 e g a t S

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Uncle Jack

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A nail biting adventure in the Rwandan rainforest with Uncle Jack, Jim, Daisy and May (and of course Grumpy the dog!). Can they save the life of King Kambogo? You will learn something about the Nyungwe Forest in this exciting adventurewhereUncleJackandtheothersflyofftoAfricatolookfora cure for King Kambogo. They don’t realise but there are some bad men who don’t want them to find the cure! Syllabus

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Uncle Jack and the Emperor Penguins

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‘Here are the Emperor Penguins as happy as can be. They’re off to lay their eggs in a place far from the sea. They stay here all the winter as cold as cold can be. Until their babies hatch in a place far from the sea.’ In this Reader you will find: - Games and language activities - A picture dictionary

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Uncle Jack

and the Emperor Penguins Illustrated by Gustavo Mazali

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Come on an Antarctic adventure! Some Emperor Penguins cannot get to the place where they go every year to lay their eggs. Will Uncle Jack be able to help them? In this hilarious story you will learn something about the habits of the Emperor Penguins and follow Uncle Jack and the others in their race against time to help the penguins to the place where they lay their eggs.

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Jane Cadwallader

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Uncle Jack and the Meerkats

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‘Six baby meerkats sad and far from home! Uncle Jack and the children come to the rescue!’ In this Reader you will find: - Games and language activities - A picture dictionary

When Uncle Jack and the children find some homesick baby meerkats they decide to take them home to the Kalahari Desert.

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Lewis Carroll

A2

Stage 4 | 400 headwords | A2 | Flyers

Alice in Wonderland

Classic

Illustrated by Margherita Micheli. Retold by Richard B. A. Brown

‘It was a hot, hot day; her boring sister was reading a boring book – with no pictures! –and Alice didn’t know what to do. When suddenly ... she saw ... a white rabbit.’ In this Reader you will find: - Games and language activities - A picture dictionary


‘I am not a monster!’ thought Alice. ‘But who am I? What am I?’ The classic story of a young girl who falls into a hole, eats and drinks poison and grows bigger and smaller. Syllabus Topics Gender and gender role

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Young Readers

Jane Cadwallader

A2


Harry and the Crown

Original


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‘Put your elbows up stamp your feet on the ground make circles with your shoulders and turn around do the Armour Jive and count to five 1 2 3 4 5 HEY!’ In this Reader you will find: - Games and language activities - A picture dictionary

Tags Adventure Crime

In this amusing story Harry, the reluctant hero, braves robbers and ghosts and armour to triumph in the end (by accident!).

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Stage 4

Young Readers

Jane Cadwallader

A2


Harry and an Electrical Problem

Original


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‘When you have a problem and you don’t know what to do. Just stop a moment and look around you. You might think your problem is as big as a house. But in fact it might be as small as a ... MOUSE!’

Harry and his detective friends go on an adventure to discover the dark secretofafamousmagician,buttheygettooclose!WillHarrybeableto rescuehisfriends?Willhebeabletosolvethepuzzle? Syllabus Topics


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Past Simple Past Continuous Present Perfect


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Stage 4

Young Readers

Jane Cadwallader

A2


Harry and the Sport’s Competition

Original


‘Harry is the very last person to volunteer for a sport competiton! In this story our reluctant hero braves golf and volleyball to come out tops (to everyone’s surprise!).’

Jane Cadwallader

Harry and the Sport’s Competition




Harry and his three friends are selected to take part in the Police Sport Competition.

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They arrive at the luxury hotel by the sea where the competition is to take place. Everything seems normal ... but something strange is going on at the hotel. Young Readers

Syllabus ELT A2

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Sports and leisure, time, clothes and materials, work, the world around us

Past Simple Past Progressive Present Perfect

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Young Readers

Rudyard Kipling

A2


The Jungle Book

Classic

Illustrated by Valentina Mai. Retold by Richard B. A. Brown.

‘I can call him Mowgli’, she said to her husband. Mowgli is Little Frog in the language of the jungle. In this Reader you will find: - Games and language activities - A picture dictionary

Tags Friendship Family Animals

This is the real story of the Jungle Book. It is not a funny film for children. People and animals die. And one child kills the great tiger and changes the laws of the jungle. Syllabus

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Verbs: Simple Present for narrative (common

Positive, comparative and superlative adjectives verbs-allforms) adverbs of time and manner Simple Past for narrative Connectives: and but so Notions and (common verbs – all because Determiners:aanthatthe concepts forms) Ability, actions Modal verbs can and this and activities, could for ability; must for Nouns life and death, necessity/obligation Pronouns: Subject, object narration Adjectives and adverbs: and possessive

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Young Readers

Paloma Bellini

A2


The Secret Passage

Classic

Illustrated by Luigi Raffaelli.

‘You must start packing, Ned,’ says his mother, ‘We are leaving early tomorrow... the mountains, remember?’ In this Reader you will find: - Games and language activities - A picture dictionary

Tags Adventure Nature

Ned is bored when his parents take him on holiday to the mountains, but there is an exciting adventure waiting for the boy from the city. Ned is not happy when his parents take him on holiday to a small mountain village – he wants to stay at home and play computer games – but the little village has a special secret, Ned just has to open his eyes! Syllabus

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Jack London

A2


White Fang

Classic

Illustrated by Gustavo Mazali. Retold by Jane Cadwallader. Jack London

White Fang Illustrated by Gustavo Mazali

Would you like a wolf as a pet? This is the story of a wolf named White Fang and his journey through the world of men. In this Reader you will find: - Games and language activities - A picture dictionary

Tags Nature Friendship Loyalty

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Fang learns that between animals and people there can be love and respect and loyalty. Young Readers

Syllabus ELT A2

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Mark Twain Maureen Simpson

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court In Search of a Missing Friend

CharlesDickens

Oliver Twist

Maria Luisa Banfi Mary Flagan Frances H. Burnett Robert Louis Stevenson

A Faraway World The Egyptian Souvenir The Secret Garden Treasure Island

CharlesDickens

Maureen Simpson

David Copperfield Destination Karminia

Mary Flagan

Robin Hood Val’s Diary

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Stage 1

A1

Mark Twain

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court

Stage 1 | Elementary | 600 headwords | A1 | Movers Classic

Illustrated by Margherita Micheli. Retold by Jane Bowie. ˜ Mark Twain ˜

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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court

This novel tells the story of Hank Morgan, the boss of a factory in late 19th century Connecticut, who awakens to find himself transported back in time to early medieval England at the time of the legendary King Arthur. In this Reader you will find: - Games and language activities

Tags Fantasy

Legend

Adventure

Love

Oneday,whileHankMorganisworking,amanattackshimandhitshim onthehead.WhenHankwakesupheisinsixthcenturyEngland.Heis at the Court of King Arthur where he meets the Knights of the Round Table and Queen Guenever. Syllabus

Teen Readers

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Audio CD 14,8 x 21 cm, 80 pages Booklet ISBN 978-85-8076-084-2 Audio recording of the whole story

Teen Readers

Stage 1

A1

Maureen Simpson

In Search of a Missing Friend

Stage 1 | Elementary | 600 headwords | A1 | Movers

Illustrated by Andrea Goroni. ActivitiesandFocusonbySaraWeiss.

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In this Reader you will find: - Focus on… - Comprehension activities - Glossary of difficult words - Test yourself

Tags Friendship Social Issues

Whathave theBlack HandGang done? Have they kidnappedWills,a brilliantyounginventor?Whereishe?Wherehavetheytakenhim? Nooneknows whereWills has gone – and his best friends,the twins HarryandCamilla–areveryworried.Lasttimetheysawhim,Willswas with the Black Hand Gang – and he looked extremely unhappy! Luckily, Willshasleftthetwinslotsofcluestofollow–maybethey’llfindhim soon.Youcansolvethemystery,youcanfindWills.You’lldiscoverhis fantastic inventions too! Syllabus


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Teen Readers

Stage 1

A1

Charles Dickens

Stage 1 | Elementary | 600 headwords | A1 | Movers

Oliver Twist

Classic

Illustrated by Maja Celija. Retold by Sarah Gudgeon.

‘Please, sir, can I have some more?’ asks Oliver. In this Reader you will find: - Focus on… - Comprehension activities - Glossary of difficult words - Test yourself

Tags Friendship and hate Social Issues

OliverTwistisapoororphanboy.Hehasn’tgotamumordadandhe lives in a terrible placecalled the workhouse.One day, he makes the masteroftheworkhouseveryangryandhislifechangesforever...What willhappennexttoOliver?Wherewillhego?Willhefindanicefamily tolivewithorwillFaginandhisgangofthievesmakeOliverstaywith them? Read this exciting tale of life in 19th century England and find out! Syllabus Topics Family and friends, The home, Colours, Food


Grammar and structures Adjectives, Adverbs, Comparatives and Superlatives, Conjunctions, Canforabilityandrequests/permission, Determiners,Have got , Infinitive of purpose, Must for obligation, Nouns, Prepositions (place, time), Pronouns, Question words, Relative clauses, There is / There are, Verb tenses; Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple,Verb+infinitive/+ing, When clauses, Would like

Teen Readers

Stage 2

A2

Maria Luisa Banfi

Stage 2 | Pre-Intermediate | 800 headwords | A2 | Flyers/KET

A Faraway World

Original

Illustrated by LibellulArt. Activities and Focus on by Angela Tomkinson. Maria Luisa Banfi

A Faraway World

Illustrated by LibellulArt

‘Oh!’ says Alex, a little surprised. ‘Don’t you feel African at all?’ ‘No, not at all!’ Marquat replies firmly. ‘Just because I’m black doesn’t mean I’m not British. I am British, just like you!’ In this Reader you will find:

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- Focus on... - Test yourself - KET-style activities - Comprehension activities - Glossary of difficult words

Friendship Social Issues

Marquat, born in Cardiff, but with Nigerian parents is a typical teenager. He’s an intelligent, inquisitive boy but also sometimes insecure and shy.

Hehopestodowellinlifeandworkshardtoachievehisdreams.Oneday, unfortunately, he comes across racial prejudices because of the colour of his skin. However, just as he begins to think he’s alone, he discovers the value of friendship which will help him overcome any problem. Syllabus Topics Family, friends and ourselves,

Occupationsand


the world of work School and education: including school subjects,

Dailyroutine

Functions and Notions Ability, Actions and activities: including routines and manner,

Feelings,Obligation, Offers,Likesand dislikes, Predictions, Suggestions, Talking about future plans

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Grammar and structures Adverbs, Adjectives, Prepositions, Phrases with when, Comparatives and superlatives, Gerunds, Imperatives, Present Simple, Future forms

Teen Readers

Stage 2

A2

Mary Flagan


The Egyptian Souvenir

Original

Illustrated by LibellulArt. Activities and Focus on by Sarah Gudgeon.

‘I’m going to solve this mystery! I’m tired, but before I turn out the light, I’m going to write down all the things I’ll need for my investigation.’ In this Reader you will find: - Focus on… - Glossary of difficult words - Comprehension activities - Test yourself

Tags Crime Friendship

Sally wants to be a detective and her hobby is solving mysteries. But this time the mystery is really difficult! Read about Sally’s adventures and enjoy! Syllabus


Topics People Personal feelings School and Study Travel and holidays

Functions and Notions Making predictions, talking about (im)probability and (im)possibility, Expressing opinions, agreement and disagreement, Expressing degrees of certainty and doubt,Understanding simple signs and notices

Grammar and structures Present tenses: simple, continuous and perfect, Past tenses: simple, continuous, Future tenses: going to, will , Adjectives, Adverbs, Modals, Prepositions, Question formation, Verb patterns

Teen Readers

Stage 2 Frances Hodgson Burnett

A2


The Secret Garden

Original

Illustrated by Philip Giordano.

‘One day, in India, nine-year old Mary wakes up and finds that she is completely alone.’ In this Reader you will find:

Tags

- Information about Frances Hodgson Burnett - Comprehension activities - A section providing background and - An exit text contextual information - A glossary of difficult words

Friendship Emotions

Back home in England, she is sent to live with an uncle she has never met. His house is a strange, lonely place where she will gradually discover secret after secret in a new and magical world. Teen Readers

ELT A2


Syllabus Topics Family, friends and ourselves Occupationsand the world of work School and education: including school subjects Dailyroutine

Functions and Notions Ability, Actions and activities Feelings,Obligation Offers,Likesand dislikes Predictions, Suggestions Talking about future plans

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Grammar and structures Adverbs, Adjectives Prepositions, Phrases with when Comparatives and Superlatives Gerunds, Imperatives Present Simple, Future forms

Teen Readers

Stage 2 Robert Louis Stevenson

A2


Treasure Island

Classic

Illustrated by Bombo. Retold by Silvana Sardi.

Treasure Island is an adventure novel, narrating a tale of “pirates and buried gold”. Treasure Island is an adventure tale known for its atmosphere, characters and action. In this Reader you will find: - Focus on… - Test yourself - Glossary of difficult words - CLIL activity - Comprehension activities

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After Jim Hawkins finds a map in an old sea chest, he starts an exciting adventure which will take him to a far off island in search of treasure. He sets sail with his friends, but they do not realise that many of the crew are pirates and their leader is the cook, Long John Silver. The pirates are determined to find the treasure first at all costs!

Teen Readers

ELT

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Syllabus

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Topics Adventure, Betrayal, Loyalty, Courage, Friendship

Grammar and structures Verb tenses: present, past, future, Modals,

Questionforms,Synonyms/antonyms, Adjectives, comparative and superlative forms, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Pronouns,

Quantifiers,Verbpatterns,Functions,Discuss plans, Ask for and give information, Give


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Teen Readers

Stage 3 Charles Dickens

B1

Stage 3 | Intermediate | 1000 headwords | B1 | PET

David Copperfield

Classic

Illustrated by Felicita Sala. Retold by Alex Peet.

The story traces the life of David Copperfield from childhood to maturity. 3 e g a t S

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- Information about Charles Dickens

Family

Friendship

Love

Adventure

DavidCopperfieldlooksbackonthefirsttwenty-fiveyearsofhislife.He is only eight years old when his mother, a young pretty widow, remarries.

UnfortunatelyMrMurdstoneisnotagoodhusbandorfather.Davidis sent away to school and only returns home when tragedy strikes. Syllabus Teen Readers

ELT B1

Topics Clothes, daily life, work, family, home, emotions, people

Grammar and structures Tenses: Present simple: states, habits. Past simple: finished time. Past continuous: actions in progress at a specific time in past, interrupted actions. Present perfect simple: indefinite past, unfinished

past.Pastperfect:narrative.Futures:will/shall, present continuous Verb forms: Imperatives. Passives: present, past simple. Gerunds: after verbs, prepositions Conditionals: 1st conditional:

possiblepresent/future.2ndconditional: hypotheticalpresent/future.Reportedspeech: Audio CD 14,8 x 21 cm, 80 pages Booklet ISBN 978-85-8076-082-8 Audio recording of the whole story

statements, questions, commands.

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Stage 3

B1

Maureen Simpson

Destination Karminia


Illustrated by Simone Pontieri. Activities and Focus on by Angela Tomkinson.

Original

‘After a long, sweaty and exhausting climb the team reaches the eastern peak of Ben Nevis. But a surprise is waiting for them when they reach the top...’ In this Reader you will find:

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- Focus on… - PET-style activities - Glossary of difficult words - Test yourself - Comprehension activities

Adventure Nature Friendship

YoungprofessorPengislookingforarchaeologyenthusiaststohelpher Maureen Simpson

in the search for the lost city of Karminia. Are you ready to follow her and

herfriendsinthisfascinatingadventure?OnthesummitofBenNevis, Illustrated by Simone Pontieri

Teen

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in the Scottish highlands, an ancient city is hidden away. It can only be revealed in the sunlight. Three youngsters who are passionate about archaeology are going to discover the mysterious Karminia. Syllabus


Topics Adventure, Ancient civilisations, Friendship, Nature, Technology

Functions and Notions Asking for information, Expressing surprise, Giving instructions, Making arrangements, Making deductions, Making predictions,

Makingsuggestions,Offering to do something, Summarising

Grammar and structures Adverbs, Adjectives, Conditionals, Gerunds, Infinitives, Linking words, Phrasal verbs, Question tags, Verb tenses

Teen Readers

Stage 3 Robin Hood

B1


Illustrated by Paola Chartroux. Retold by Silvana Sardi.

Original

‘The daring and handsome nobleman Robin Hood is forced to live as an outlaw in Sherwood Forest, after the evil Sheriff of Nottingham kills his family and takes his land and money. With the help of his Merry Men, Robin becomes a hero, stealing from the rich to give to the poor.’

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In this Reader you will find: - Focus on… - Comprehension activities - Glossary of difficult words

Tags - Test yourself - CLIL activity

Adventure Friendship

WillthewickedSheriffofNottinghammanagetocaptureRobinandhisfriends? WillRobinregainhislandandbeabletoofferMarian,hislove,arealhome?Read Teen Readers

ELT

about this legendary hero of the English Middle Ages and discover all the exciting and romantic adventures he has with his band of Merry Men!

B1

Syllabus Functions and Notions

Grammar and structures VerbTenses:Present/PastSimple,Present/Past Continuous,Present/PastPerfect(Continuous) Questionforms/Futuretenses/Conditionals

Express opinions

Makesuppositions/ requests/suggestions Agree/disagree


Clauses with if, when, unless, as soon as , until, as long

as/Modalverbs–Present,Past,Future,Conditional Verbpatterns/Synonyms

Invite Give information Give directions Apologise Promise

Adjectives, Comparatives and Superlatives

Too/enough Direct/indirectspeech Active/passive

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Teen Readers

Stage 3

B1

Mary Flagan

Val’s Diary

Stage 3 | Intermediate | 1000 headwords | B1 | PET Original

Illustrated by Laura Ferracioli. ActivitiesandFocusonbyManuelaDeAngelis.

‘Wow! A date! This is my first date. Maybe next year my diary will be full of photos and secret letters like all my friends. Please come, Luke. Oh, I’m so excited. I can’t wait to phone Sally and tell her everything. Wednesday is so far away!’ In this Reader you will find: - Focus on… - PET-style activities - Glossary of difficult words

Tags - Test yourself - Comprehension activities - An audio recording of the story

Family Love & Friendship Holidays

School’s over at last! Summer holidays are here but who wants to spend them in the countryside? Not Val, of course! She hates the country, but eventually she’ll change her mind. Guess why! Read her diary and find out. She tells her diary all about herself, her moods, her emotions and her dreams. This country holiday is really boring and she can’t stand it, but don’t despair… something very exciting will happen soon, thanks to Luke and the others!

Syllabus Topics

Functions and Notions


Family, Friendship, love, Holidays

Feelings, Likes and dislikes, Talking about future plans, Predictions, Ability, Actions andactivities,Offers, Suggestions

Verbs: regular and irregular forms, Modal verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives, Prepositions, Linkers, Comparatives and Superlatives, Nouns and pronouns, Determiners


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Young Adult Readers Stage 1

Jonathan Swift SirArthurConanDoyle

Gulliver’s Travels The Hound of the Baskervilles

CharlesDickens WilliamShakespeare

Great Expectations Romeo and Juliet

Charlotte Brontë WilliamShakespeare Jane Austen OscarWilde

Jane Eyre Macbeth Pride and Prejudice The Picture of Dorian Gray

James Joyce Mary Shelley

Dubliners Frankenstein

Henry James Emily Brontë

The Turn of the Screw Wuthering Heights

VirginiaWolf

Mrs Dalloway

Francis Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby

Joseph Conrad

Heart of Darkness

Stage 2

Stage 3

Stage 4

Stage 5

Stage 6

YOUNG ADULT READERS

Stage 1

A1

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Gulliver’s Travels

Stage 1 | Elementary | 600 headwords | A1 Classic

Illustrated by Simone Massoni. Retold by Janet Borsbey and Ruth Swan.

1 E G A T S

JONATHAN SWIFT GULLIVER’S TRAVELS

YOUNG ADULT READERS

Jonathan Swift’s best known full-length work, and a classic of English literature. In this Reader you will find:

Tags

- Information about Jonathan Swift’s life - A Glossary of difficult words - CLIL History: European Exploration - Comprehension activities - Exit test

Classic Literature Satire

Gulliver is a doctor on a ship. He travels from England to many places. He meets little people and giants, he meets people from the past and horses who can talk.

Healsoencounterspiratesandterriblestorms.Willheeverreturnhome?Willhe be happy in England?

Syllabus ELT A1

Articles: a, an, the Nouns: countable and uncountable, plural, possessive Pronouns: subject and object, indefinite Quantifiers: some / any , more Adjectives: possessive, opinion Prepositions: place, time, movement, phrases, like

Verbs-tense,aspect,form:PresentSimple, PresentContinuous,PastSimple-regularand common irregulars, -ing forms after verbs and prepositions, can, must for obligation, need for necessity, imperatives, have got , would like, common phrasal verbs, there is / there are, know , think , hopeetc+that clause, like / don’t like + ing Adverbs: frequency, manner Conjunctions: so, before, after , when

Audio CD 14,8 x 21 cm, 80 pages Booklet ISBN 978-85-8076-087-3 Audio recording of parts of the story

YOUNG ADULT READERS

Stage 1

A1

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Stage 1 | Elementary | 600 headwords | A1

Illustrated by Federico Volpini. Adaptation and activities by Janet Borsbey and Ruth Swan.

Classic

‘Suddenly, in the darkness, there was a terrible, low howl and it came from the moor. ‘The hound!’ cried Holmes.’ In this Reader you will find:

Tags

- Information about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s life - A glossary of difficult words - A section focusing on background and context - Comprehension activities - An exit test

Mystery

An old family document says that everyone who lives at Baskerville Hall is in danger

fromaterrifyinganimalwhichlivesonDartmoor.WhenSirCharlesBaskervilledies in a mysterious way, his nephew, the young Sir Henry Baskerville, comes to live on

Dartmoor.Isheindangertoo?Istherereallyadangerousanimalonthemoor,or didsomeonemurderSirCharles?SherlockHolmes,theworld-famousdetective, istheonlypersonwhocansolvethecase.Orcan’the?EvenHolmesisworried.

Syllabus


Articles: a, an, the PastSimple-regularandcommon Nouns: countable and uncountable irregulars,-ing forms after verbs and Plural, possessive prepositions, Can, Must for obligation, Pronouns: subject and object, indefinite Need for necessity, Imperatives, Have got, Would like, Common phrasal verbs, Quantifiers: some/any, more Adjectives: possessive, opinion there is/there are, know think, hop e etc +thatclauselike/don’t like + ing Prepositions: place, time, movement Verbs:TENSE,ASPECT,FORM:Present Adverbs: frequency, manner Simple, Present Continuous Conjunctions: so, before, after, when

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YOUNG ADULT READERS

Stage 2

A2

Charles Dickens

Great Expectations

Stage 2

Illustrated by Caterina Baldi. Retold by Janet Borsbey and Ruth Swan.

Classic

CHARLES DICKENS GREAT EXPECTATIONS

| Pre-Intermediate | 800 headwords | A2 | KET

Great Expectations depicts the growth and personal development of an orphan named Pip.

2 E G A T S


Tags

- Information about Charles Dickens’ life - Sections focusing on background and context - CLIL History - Glossary of difficult words

- Comprehension activities - KET-style activities - Exit test

Classic English Literature

Pip is born poor, but one day his life mysteriously changes. He is sent to London

tolearn tobecome a gentleman.But who is paying for his education? Who is payingforhislifeinLondon?WefollowPipashegrowsup,fallsinloveandfinally discovers the truth about himself. YOUNG ADULT READERS

Syllabus Nouns abstract nouns, compound nouns, noun phrases Relative Pronouns: who, which, that Adjectives: opinion, description, classification, participles as adjectives Verbs tense, aspect, form Present Perfect Simple Past, Continuous, Future with going to,

ELT A2

Infinitives after verbs and adjectives, -ing forms after verbs and prepositions, Present and Past Simple Passive, shall for offers, should for suggestions, must for obligation, need for necessity, obligation Types of Clause: defining relative clause: who, where,zeroandtype-one conditionals


Stage 2

YOUNG ADULT READERS

A2

William Shakespeare

Romeo and Juliet

Stage 2

| Pre-Intermediate | 800 headwords | A2 | KET

Classic Illustrated by Giorgio Baroni. Adaptation and activities by Janet Borsbey and Ruth Swan.

2 E G A T S

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE ROMEO AND JULIET

Romeo Montague was in love with Juliet Capulet. He went over to her. ‘I don’t know who you are’ he said. ‘But I know that I love you.’ ‘You’re very handsome,’ she replied. ‘I think I love you too.’ Romeo kissed Juliet and then they kissed again. They were in love. In this Reader you will find:

Tags

- Information about William Shakespeare’s life - Sections focusing on background and context - Glossary of difficult words

- Comprehension activities - KET-style activities - Exit test

Love and Hate

The story of Romeo and Juliet is probably the most famous love story of all time. It is set in mediaeval Verona and follows Romeo, son of the house of Montague as he falls in love with Julie t, daughter of the r ival house of Capulet. The story moves quickly towards its conclusion as bitter hate and ancient rivalry lead to tragedy.

WilliamShakespeare’splayisretoldhereasanexcitingstory,makingitaccessible A2

YOUNG ADULT

READERS

to learners of English.

Syllabus


Perfect Simple: indefinite past, Past

narrative, Future with going to, Infinitives after verbs and adjectives, -Ing forms, after verbs and prepositions, Present and Past Simple Passive, Shall for offers, Should for suggestions, Must for obligation, Need fornecessity/ obligations Types of Clause: Definingrelativeclause:who, where,

Continuous:background,actions/

zeroandtype-oneconditionals

Nouns: abstract nouns, compound, nouns, noun phrases Pronouns: relative: who, which, that Adjectives: opinion, description, classification, participles as, adjectives, predicative and attributive Prepositions: place, time, movement, phrases, like

Verbs:TENSE,ASPECT,FORM:Present,

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Stage 3

B1

YOUNG ADULT READERS

Charlotte Brontë

Stage 3

Jane Eyre

| Intermediate | 1000 headwords | B1 | PET

Classic

Illustrated by Rodolfo Brocchini. Retold by Liz Ferretti.

3 E G A T S

was an immediate bestseller, and most critics liked it. One reviewer wrote: ‘It is one of the most powerful domestic romances which have been published for many years.’

Jane Eyre

CHARLOTTE BRONTË JANE EYRE


Tags

- A short biography of Charlotte Brontë - A Glossary - Comprehension activities

YOUNG ADULT READERS

- PET-style activities - Exit test

Love Society

Jane Eyre is an orphan, and all alone in the world. But she is no ordinary young woman; despite her lonely and unhappy childhood, she is determined to succeed ata time when womenhave little freedom. When she meets the enigmatic Mr Rochester,however,herindependentspiritisputtothetest.WillJaneeverfindthe happiness she desires so much?

ELT B1

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Verb tenses: Present Continuous: future plans and activities, present actions. Past Perfect Simple: in reported speech and narrative. Modal verbs: can’t : logical necessity. could : ability (was able to/managed to), possibility, polite requests; may/can/could : permission; might (present and future reference): possibility, permission; must : logical necessity and obligation.

R EA DE RS


Stage 3

B1

YOUNG ADULT READERS

William Shakespeare

Macbeth

Stage 3


Classic Illustrated by Simone Rea. Adaptation and activities by Janet Borsbey and Ruth Swan. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE MACBETH 3 E G A T S

‘There’s daggers in men’s smiles’ (Act II, Sc. III)’ In this Reader you will find:

Tags

- The Play - Information about Shakespeare’s life - A section focusing on theatrical superstition and idioms - A section focusing on CLIL Physical Geography

YOUNG ADULT READERS

ELT

- A glossary of difficult words - Comprehension activities - PET-style activities - An exit test

Ambition Power

Scotlandintheeleventhcentury.Macbethisabravegeneral,loyaltoKingDuncan andtoScotland.Until,thatis,hemeetsthreeevilwitchesafterabattleagainst KingDuncan’senemies.Theytellhimthatonedayhe,Macbeth,willbeKingof Scotland. This is the beginning of a story of ambition and evil, involving him and hiscalculatingwife,LadyMacbeth.Whatfollowsleadsthemtoterribleviolence, murder, madness and ultimately to their own destruction.

B1

Syllabus


Nouns: complex noun phrases Verbs: PresentPerfectSimple:UnfinishedPastwithforandsince,RecentPast with just, Past Perfect Simple, reported speech, should for obligation, would for hypothesis and polite requests, must for deduction, may for possibility. TypesofClause:type-twoconditionals,conditionalswithunless,clauseswith although, clauses with so... that, time clauses with as soon as, until, before and after.

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Stage 3

YOUNG ADULT READERS

B1

Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice

Stage 3


Classic IllustratedbyGiovanniDaRe. Adaptation and activities by Janet Borsbey and Ruth Swan.

3 E G A T S

‘Everybody knows that it is true that any rich, single man must definitely want a wife. And, of course, all mothers think this rich, single man is the perfect partner for one or another of their daughters.’



Tags

- Information about Jane Austen’s life - Sections focusing on background and context - Glossary of difficult words

B1

YOUNG ADULT

READERS

- Comprehension activities - PET-style activities - Exit test

Love & Friendship

MrsBennethasfivedaughtersandtheyareallunmarried.Whenrich,singleMr Bingley comes to live in the area, she is sure that he will be the perfect husband for Jane,theeldestMissBennet.ThenproudMrDarcycomestostaywithBingley.Will any of the Bennet daughters be good enough for him? Lively, intelligent Elizabeth Bennetdoesn’tthinkso.ShedislikesMrDarcyimmediately.Sheprefershandsome soldierGeorgeWickham,butisheall heseems?WhydoesMr Darcydislikehim so much? Then Mr Collins comes to stay with the Bennets. Could he be the right man for Eli zabeth?

Syllabus Nouns: complex noun phrases Verbs: Present Perfect Simple: unfinished past with for and since, Recent past with just , Past Perfect Simple, Reported speech, Used to, Should for obligation, Would for hypothesis and polite requests, Must for deduction, May for possibility


Stage 3

YOUNG ADULT READERS

B1

Oscar Wilde

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Stage 3

Illustrated by Antonio van der Zee. Retold and activities by Jane Bowie.

Classic


‘A good portrait is a portrait of the artist, not the sitter. I am afraid I show my soul in this painting.’ In this Reader you will find:

Tags

- Information about Oscar Wilde’s life - Sections focusing on background and context - Glossary of difficult words

- Comprehension activities - PET-style activities - Exit test

Fantasy

Late nineteenth-century London: a city of contrasts. Great wealth and terrible poverty,beautyandugliness,purityandimmorality.OscarWildetakesthereader into this strange and fascinating world through the strange story of the picture ofDorianGray.Young,handsomeandinnocent,thearistocraticDorianisvisiting his friend, the kind and gentle painter Basil Hallward, when he meets Lord Henry Wotton.Entertainingandcynical,LordHenryintroducesDoriantotheideaofa world where the only value is beauty, and everything must serve this ideal. But how canDoriansurviveageingandugliness?Infrontofhisbeautifulportrait,painted by Hallward, Dorian makes a terrible wish. This wish will come true, dragging Dorianintoaworldofthesenses,ofbeautyandjoy,butalsoofterror,offearand ultimately of murder…

Syllabus


PresentSimple+Passive,PresentContinuous,PastSimple+Passive,Past Continuous,PresentPerfect,Verb+ing,Asksomeoneto+inf,Makesomeone+ base form of verb, To look +adj,To look like+noun,To be like+noun, Imperatives(+negative),Can for ability and permission, Could for requests and ability, Must for obligation and logical deduction, Will for future prediction and decisions made at time of speaking, 0 conditional, 1 conditional, There is/are (+pastforms),Adjectives+comparatives+superlatives,Adverbs

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YOUNG ADULT READERS

Stage 4

B2

James Joyce

Dubliners

Stage 4 | Upper Intermediate | 1800 headwords | B2 | FCE

Classic Illustrated by Martina Merlini. Adaptation and activities by Janet Borsbey and Ruth Swan. YOUNG ADULT READERS

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Joyce’s first major work, written when he was only twenty-five, brought his city to the world for the first time.

In this Reader you will find: - Information about James Joyce’s life - Sections focusing on background and context - CLIL History - Glossary of difficult words

E G A T S

- Comprehension activities - FCE-style activities - Exit test

Tags Irish Literature

An ambitious mother, a boy in love, a lonely older man, a cynical intellectual and

agirlwhodreamsofalifeinanothercountryarejustafewofJoyce’sDubliners. In these realistic tales, Joyce reveals the hopes, fears and disappointments of his

characters.Healsoshowsusturn-of-the-centuryDublininfascinatingdetail.This selection of eight stories from Dubliners includes Eveline, Araby  andatwo-part adaptation of Joyce’s novella, The Dead .

Syllabus

ELT B2

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Verbs: tenses with This is the first …, Present Perfect Continuous, Past Perfect Continuous, perfect infinitives, Future, Perfect, a wide variety of, phrasal verbs, complex passive forms, wish / if only.TypesofClause:type-threeconditionals, mixed conditionals, relative: embedded, defining. Modal Verbs: might , may


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YOUNG ADULT READERS

Stage 4

B2

Mary Shelley

Frankenstein


Illustrated by Rodolfo Brocchini Studio Kojac. Adaptation and activities by Elizabeth Ferretti.

Classic

‘After many more days and nights of study, I discovered exactly how life was created. With this knowledge I became the first man in history to have the power to create life from death.’

In this Reader you will find: - Information about Mary Shelley’s life - Sections focusing on background and context - Glossary of difficult words


Tags Science Fiction Fantasy/Horror

Victor Frankenstein is a young, ambitious scientist who wants to make a better world, but does not understand the consequences of his work. Victor makes great advances in the study of medicine and biology and creates a new species of human being – one that is so terrifying it is known simply as ‘the monster’. In this fantastic adventure story, Victor and the monster fight an epic battle of courage

andendurance.Thisscience-fictionmasterpieceasksquestionsaboutsciencethat we are still asking today.

Syllabus Verbs: Tenses with This is the first…, Present Perfect Continuous, Past Perfect Continuous, Perfect infinitives, Future Perfect, A wide variety of phrasal, Verbs, Complex passive, forms, wish/if only ,TypesofClause:type-threeconditionals.


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Stage 4

YOUNG ADULT READERS

B2

Henry James

The Turn of the Screw


Classic Illustrated by Rodolfo Brocchini. Adaptation and activities by Janet Borsbey and Ruth Swan. ‘After I had accepted the position and agreed to his condition, I had two or three very bad days. I was full of doubts, sure I had made a terrible mistake. I was in this state of mind as I sat in the uncomfortable coach which was taking me to my new home.’


Tags

- Information about Henry James’s life - Sections focusing on background and context - Glossary of difficult words


Ghost story

A young woman starts her first job as a governess in charge of two young orphans, Miles and Flora, at a country house called Bly. The children are beautiful and

well-behaved, but are they too good to betrue? When the governessstarts to experience strange visions, she suspects that the children are hiding a terrible secret. Are there ghosts at Bly, or is the governess going mad? Henry James’s classic ghost story is retold here at level B2.

Syllabus


Verbs: Present Perfect, Past Perfect, little, some, enough, every , most , time Future tenses including, Future Perfect, phrases Irregular verbs: would for ,willingness/ Sentence types: Relative clauses: refusal, Third conditional, If clauses (in embedded, defining zero conditional), Used to and would , Modal Verbs: will, might, may, shall, Phrasal verbs, Passive forms, Infinitive could, should, constructions Other:Adverbs,Where clauses, Phrases Conjunctions: as soon as, but, however, with when,AudioCDBefore/After and, because clauses (not with future reference) Determiners:whichever , whatever , whoever etc, either , neither , none, both,

Stage 4

YOUNG ADULT READERS

B2

Emily Brontë

Wuthering Heights


Illustrated by Gianluca Folì. Adaptation and activities by Elizabeth Ferretti.

Classic

EMILY BRONTË WUTHERING HEIGHTS 4 E G A T S

‘In Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë shows us the destructive power of hatred and revenge, but she also explores love in its many forms and, in the end, her story is about hope.’


Tags

- Information about Emily Brönte’s life - Sections focusing on background and context - Glossary of difficult words


Love and Hatred Jealousy and Revenge Victorian Society

Cathy’s life is changed forever when her father brings home an abandoned child he names Heathcliff. As Cathy and Heathcliff grow up, their love for each other is as wild as the moors. But, can love overcome jealousy? Can forgiveness enter hearts filled with pain and suffering? YOUNG ADULT READERS

B2

Syllabus Verbs: Present Perfect Past Perfect Question forming and question words Irregular verbs

wouldforwillingness/refusal Third conditional If clauses (in zero conditional)

Usedtoandwould


Phrasal verbs Passive forms Infinitive constructions

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Modal Verbs:

Will Might May Shall Could Should

Stage 6

YOUNG ADULT READERS

C2

Joseph Conrad

Heart of Darkness

Stage 5 | Proficiency | Unabridged Texts | C2 | CPE

Introduction, notes and activities by Janet Borsbey and Ruth Swan.

Classic

JOSEPH CONRAD HEART OF DARKNESS 6

Heart of Darkness

is classified by the Modern Library website editors as one of the “100 best novels” and part of the Western canon.

In this Reader you will find: - Information about Joseph Conrad’s life - An introduction focusing on background and context - Focus pages on colonialism, critical readings and themes and symbols

E G A T S

- Notes on the text - Activities to help with technical vocabulary - Post- and pre-reading activities

Tags Classic

Marlow, a man who has spent his life at sea, tells the story of a journey up the River Congo which changed his life. His journey upriver to find Kurtz, the charismatic head of a colonial trading station, takes him into the very heart of Africa and leads Marlow to question both Kurtz’s dubious methods and his own very nature. YOUNG ADULT READERS

ELT C2

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