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Encourage reading for pleasure in English, thanks to a series of original, entertaining stories. This series aims to broaden students’ knowledge of vocabulary and structures, whilst the comprehension and revision style activities help to consolidate the language learnt. NARRATIVE CONTEXT The stories feature teenagers in challenging real-life situations and deal with issues such as friendship, sport, music and social topics. The stories take place mainly in England and America, but there ...

In the course of his famous travels, Gulliver is captured by miniature people who wage war on each other because of religious disagreement over how to crack eggs, is sexually assaulted by giants, visits a floating island, and decides that the society of horses is better than that of his fellow man. Swift's tough, filthy and incisive satire has much to say about the state of the world today and is presented here in its unexpurgated entirety.

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? Jonathan Swift’s classic story is retold for beginners. In this reader you will find: - Information about Jonathan Swift- A section focusing on background and context- A glossary of difficult words- Comprehension and grammar ac...

These are two of Hans Christian Anderson’s most popular stories. In The ugly duckling the farmyard animals reject a little duck because he is different. In The princess and the pea beautiful princesses turn out to have not very beautiful characteristics and a poor girl turns out to be a true princess. In both stories children are led to be sympathetic to the unpopular characters. The lessons behind the stories are important for children. Think for yourselves, be kind and don’t jump ...

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?’ 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? Syllabus Vocabulary areasSports and leisure, transport, animals,adjectives to describe feelingsGrammar and structu...

Granny Fixit is in the park listening to the birds. There are two children. They aren’t enjoying the park! They’re playing a video game! How can Granny Fixit distract the children? How can she show them that it’s fun to play in the park, too? Read the story and find out! In this reader you will find: - Games and language activities- A picture dictionary Link to 2030 Sustainable Development Goals Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Look at the parrots! Pink and blue Grey and purple Green ones too. Parrots parrots everywhere One on the wardrobe One on the chair.’ When Jill and Ahmed find themselves by magic on a pirate ship they meet sad Pirate Bill. He has no pirate hat, treasure or parrot! But with Granny Fixit around no one stays sad for long! Syllabus Vocabulary areasAnimals, furniture, numbers, coloursGrammar and structuresPresent simple, Present progressive,Imperatives, Have for possession,There is / There a...

Pip is born poor, but one day his life suddenly changes. He’s sent to London to learn to become a gentleman. But who’s paying for his education? Who’s paying for his life in London? We follow Pip as he grows up, falls in love and finally knows the truth about himself. On the way, we meet beautiful Estella, Joe Gargery, strange Miss Havisham and mysterious Abel Magwitch. Great Expectations is Charles Dickens’ classic story retold here at level A2. In this reader you will ...

Pip's life as an ordinary country boy is destined to be unexceptional until a chain of mysterious events lead him away from his humble origins and up the social ladder. His efforts to become a London gentleman bring him into contact not just with the upper classes but also with dangerous criminals. Pip's desire to improve himself is matched only by his longing for the icy-hearted Estella, but secrets from the past impede his progress and he has many hard lessons to learn.

Can the children save a baby whale on the beach with the help of some Viking children? (And a little help from Granny Fixit, of course!). When the children go with their mother to a Viking archaeological site Granny Fixit organises an interesting encounter for them with some Viking children. Together they find a baby whale on the beach. Will they be able to help the baby whale go back to its mother in the sea? Syllabus Vocabulary areasFamily and friends, sport, the world around usGrammar and ...

Granny Fixit, Lucy and Bill race through a bio park chasing a naughty monkey. In this funny adventure in a biopark a monkey takes Granny Fixit’s small yellow bag! What does the monkey take out of the bag? And What can Granny Fixit, Lucy and Bill do to get it back? Syllabus Vocabulary areasAnimals, family, clothesGrammar and structuresPresent, present continuous -there is / are - have got (for possession) -can for requests - like + ing –pronouns - adjectives to show feelings- expr...

M. R. James wrote his ghost stories to entertain friends on Christmas Eve, and they went on to both transform and modernise a genre. James harnesses the power of suggestion to move from a recognisable world to one that is indefinably strange, and then unforgettably terrifying. Sheets, pictures, carvings, a dolls house, a lonely beach, a branch tapping on a window - ordinary things take on more than a tinge of dread in the hands of the original master of suspense.

Washington Irving, Bram Stoker, Thomas Hardy, D.H. Lawrence, Kate Chopin: five different authors, all from different backgrounds, but with one thing in common, the theme of freedom. The common thread that connects these stories is the protagonists’ wish to have the freedom to live their life as they want. In each story, this theme is presented in a different way. Some stories are ironic and will make you laugh. Others will make you feel sorry for the protagonists as they try to fight agai...

‘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.’ 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...

Lecture en français langue étrangère (FLE) dans la collection Lecture CLE en français facile destinée aux grands adolescents et adultes niveau B2. Frankenstein Victor Frankenstein, jeune savant suisse, donne vie grêce à la magie de la science à une créature effrayante que son apparence isole des hommes. Condamnée à la solitude, rejetée de tous, la créature éprouve un fort sentiment d'injustice et v...

Gavin, Max, Rose and Isabel are excited about starting their first year at the Music, Art and Dance Academy of London. They’re all very different but they soon become good friends. It’s going to be hard with lessons every day. They’ll also have exams and shows to do. Then, a special person comes into their lives. How can Ernest help them follow their dreams? Syllabus Verbs Present Simple and Present Continuous (also for future reference) - Past Simple and Past Continuous - ...

Imagine you found a fairy at the bottom of your garden. And imagine the fairy tells you that your wishes will come true! This is what happens to the five children in this story. However, things don't happen exactly as expected and the fairy turns out to be quite grumpy! Readers through the generations have loved this humorous story by Edith Nesbit. Along with an appreciation for the funny side of life it teaches children that if not thinking things through properly can get you into trouble, thi...

CEFR Level: A2 Theme: Social Issues Do you want to join us on our A-Z journey around the festivals of Britain? Would you like to learn about the biggest dog show in the world? Or how many fire festivals there are in Britain? Do you want to know what happens during the festival of sleep and find out on which day British people eat pancakes? You can discover the answers to these questions and learn much more about the different festivals and events that happen every year in Britain. Let&rsquo...

Romantic, liberating and totally addictive, the Fifty Shades trilogy will obsess you, possess you, and stay with you for ever ... Daunted by the dark secrets of the tormented young entrepreneur Christian Grey, Ana Steele has broken off their relationship to start a new career with a US publishing house. But desire for Grey still dominates her every waking thought, and when he proposes a new arrangement, she cannot resist. Soon she is learning more about the harrowing past of her damaged, drive...

Read the ultimate classic comforting coming of age fantasy story. Don't you know a sand-fairy when you see one? I dare say you have often thought about what you would do if you were granted three wishes. The five children - Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane and their baby brother - had often talked about it but when they are faced with the grumpy sand-fairy they find it difficult to make up their minds. And that is just the beginning of their dilemmas. As they discover, there is nothing quite like a...