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CEFR Level: A2 Theme: Friendship Sathya, Isuri and their friends live near Weligama, a town in Sri Lanka. Every morning they go to school, and every afternoon they jump on a tuktuk to go to the Human Solidarity Children Village. Join them in this adventure to discover the beauty of Sri Lanka, the food, the animals and their favourite hobbies. Follow them during the day and you will learn about their country and their lives. Syllabus Family, food, animals, school, dance, musicGrammar and syl...

“The most important thing is not to think very much about oneself.” Virginia Woolf In this book, you will find the diaries of many different people. Here are writers, artists, musicians, and people with important stories to tell. Some are famous – Anne Frank, George Orwell and Kurt Cobain – others you will meet for the first time. Syllabus Grammar and structures Present simple, Present continuous (present actions), Present perfect simple, Past Simple, Future with will...

‘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: - Focus on… - Glossary of difficult words - Comprehension activities - PET-style activities - Test yourself - An audio recording of the story Young professor Peng is looking for archaeology enthusiasts to help her in the search for the lost city of Karminia. Are you ready to follow her and...

The story traces the life of David Copperfield from childhood to maturity. In this Reader you will find: information about Charles Dickens 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. Unloved and unwanted, he is sent to work in a factory. But David is a resour...

Charlotte est une jeune joueuse de foot talentueuse de l’équipe du FAM de Marseille. Elle rêve de devenir professionnelle. Malheureusement, pendant un match très important, elle se blesse. Sa vie change alors complètement. Charlotte doit apprendre à vivre avec la douleur. Elle rencontre de nouvelles personnes et découvre qui sont ses amis. Dans cet ouvrage : - des dossiers culturels- des exercices DELF- des activités ludiques très ...

CEFR Level: Pre-A1 Cinderella is the tale of a kind young girl who lives with her stepmother and her two stepsisters and magically changes her life when her fairy godmother appears. Includes: ActivitiesE-book

‘Oh no! I must go. The magic stops at midnight,’ said Cinderella. ‘Wait! Come back! I don’t know your name,’ called the Prince. Poor Cinderella! She works all day and her two horrible stepsisters don’t help her. One day an invitation arrives from the Prince. But Cinderella can’t go to the party because she’s got work to do. But her fairy godmother arrives and amazing things happen…! Does she go to the party? Does she meet the Prince? Syll...

The stories of ten people who have changed the world: from protecting world peace and the rights of women and children to saving the environment. It is possible to change the world and the stories of these ten people show it. Let’s read about the lives and work of ten special men and women who, despite many difficulties, have tried to make this world a better and fairer place for all of us to live in. Syllabus VerbsPresent Simple and ContinuousPast Simple and ContinuousPresent Perfect S...

CEFR Level: A1 Theme: Animals Hello! My name is Black Beauty. And I’m a horse. I have an interesting story to tell you. I want to tell you about my life. My story starts with my mother, who taught me many things. And, when I close my eyes, I can still see all of my old friends standing together under the apple tree. Oh how I loved my first home! And then Earlshall, and then … but wait, I can’t tell you my story here. Read it, and you will find out what happens to me. Syll...

One of the most universally studied of the English classics, Beowulf is considered the finest heroic poem in Old English. This epic poem tells the story of Beowulf, a warrior who becomes famous by helping Hrothgar, King of the Danes. Beowulf kills first Grendel, a horrible demon who terrorizes the Danes every night, and then Grendel’s vengeful mother. Beowulf returns to his own country to become king. Late in life he decides to fight a dangerous dragon and… Syllabus Verb tenses P...

Madison is a young girl with a big dream - to play for her high school baseball team. Encouraged by her best friend, Sheila, she tries out for the only team there is at school - the all boys’ team. When she makes it, not everyone is happy to see a girl playing baseball. However, her problems have only just begun! To stay on the team, she needs to buy a new baseball glove and baseball cleats! But where will she get the money? Syllabus Verb tenses : Present Perfect Simple: the first/ seco...

The bestselling novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery. In this Reader you will find: Information about Lucy Maud Montgomery |A section focusing on background and context |A glossary of difficult words | ComprehensionActivities | an exit test One day, in Canada, an eleven year old girl, Anne, arrives at Green Gables. She is going to live with Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert, who are brother and sister. But Anne does not know that Matthew and Marilla want a boy and not a girl....

Come on an exciting journey to the rainforests of the Amazon, the Pacific Ocean and warm blue tropical seas, to the Arctic and Antarctic, to the mountains of North America and Europe, and East Africa’s Serengeti – to find out how and why life in our world is changing. In this book you will learn about life in our changing world, with lots of information on favourite animals, and what people are doing to help them. You will read five chapters: Under the Sea, In the Air, On the Ice, T...

‘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...’ The classic story of a young girl who falls into a hole, eats and drinks poison and grows bigger and smaller. Syllabus Vocabulary areasGender and gender roleGrammar and structuresCommon regular and irregular verbsin the simple past, all forms,Common regular and irregular verbs inthe present, all forms,There is / are / was / were,all forms + simple de...

CEFR Level: Pre-A1 The Donkey and his Shadow is the well-loved story based on an Aesop’s Fable, where a man who is walking gets tired. He pays a farmer to ride his donkey. They rest when the sun gets hot. But they fight over who can sit in the donkey’s shadow and the donkey runs away. The moral of the story is: When you fight about something, you both get nothing. includes: ActivitiesE-book

CEFR Level: Pre-A1 The Fox and the Grapes is the well-loved story based on an Aesop’s Fable, where a fox sees some grapes she likes. She tries to reach them but she cannot. She decides she doesn’t like the grapes after all because she thinks that they are probably sour. The moral of the story is: It’s easy to hate what you cannot have. Includes: - Activities- E-book

CEFR Level: Pre-A1 The Donkey in the Lion’s Skin is the well-loved story based on an Aesop’s Fable, where a donkey wants to be admired so he wears a lion’s skin. He scares the farm animals and the villagers. But a fox tells him to be happy about being a donkey. The moral of the story is:Don’t copy someone else. Be yourself. includes: ActivitiesE-book

A lion trapped in a net and an ant in a puddle. Who will rescue them and so gain a new friend? These are two stories from the Aesop’s Fables collection, which have stood the test of time and been read and loved by generations all over the world. At their heart, the stories have important lessons. The first is that, when we need help, it can come from the most unexpected of places! The second is an illustration of Aesop’s own saying: ‘No act of kindness, no matter how small, is...

“Passage to more than India! O secret of the earth and sky!” W. Whitman The book is set in the 1920’s in India and is a story of Dr. Aziz, an Indian doctor, his friend Mr. Field-ing, a British professor and two British women Mrs. Moore and Miss Adela Quested. Due to an incident occurring in the fictitious Marabar Caves (based on the Barabar Caves of Bihar, India), the characters find themselves in the turmoil of a changing India which highlights the prejudices and racial stres...