Diese Autorin aus Neuseeland, die ihre Karriere begann und Englisch als Fremdsprache unterrichtete, hat sich als engagierte Schriftstellerin und Redakteurin für zugängliche Literatur etabliert. Ihre Arbeit zeichnet sich durch die Verpflichtung aus, fesselnde Erzählungen zu schaffen, die reale Geschichten und historische Ereignisse für Sprachlerner lebendig werden lassen. Sie hat sich auf die Adaption und Erstellung von Inhalten spezialisiert, die sowohl lehrreich als auch fesselnd sind und darauf abzielen, den Zugang der Leser zur englischsprachigen Literatur zu erweitern. Ihr unverwechselbarer Ansatz macht komplexe Themen und Geschichten für ein breites Publikum zugänglich und unterhaltsam.
Attractive full-colour illustrations and photographs. Integrated activities on every double-page spread. Audio CDs (American English) for all titles. Notes for teachers and parents included in every reader. Teacher's Handbook available. Separate Activity Books available.
Příběh prince Williama a vévodkyně Kate. Doplněno řadou gramatických cvičení a výkladovým slovníčkem.
Included in the reader: Story, Activities, Projects, Word Work, and Grammar.
Luke is a good-looking young man, but he's not very clever with words. Gemma is clever with words, but what does she want? Lucy and Becky are good friends, but what about Sam? He makes wonderful cakes, but does he make mistakes too? Nina and Dragan are in love, so deeply in love, but they live in the wrong place, at the wrong time ...All love stories have moments of happiness, pain, misunderstanding, laughter, and sometimesgreat sadness. But love will nearly always find a way ...
This volume has short stories written in English from Sierra Leone, Malawi, Ghana, Zimbabwe, and Nigeria, all by African writers. What is the price of peace between two people-- whether lovers, sisters, husband and wife-- when there is a disagreement?
While staying with her mother's godmother, Minty finds herself drawn to a mysterious sundial which takes her back in time and links her life to that of two unhappy children she meets in two different centuries.
This award-winning collection of adapted classic literature and original stories develops reading skills for low-beginning through advanced students. Accessible language and carefully controlled vocabulary build students' reading confidence. Introductions at the beginning of each story, illustrations throughout, and glossaries help build comprehension. Before, during, and after reading activities included in the back of each book strengthen student comprehension. Audio versions of selected titles provide great models of intonation and pronunciation of difficult words.
This award-winning collection of adapted classic literature and original stories develops reading skills for low-beginning through advanced students. Accessible language and carefully controlled vocabulary build students' reading confidence. Introductions at the beginning of each story, illustrations throughout, and glossaries help build comprehension. Before, during, and after reading activities included in the back of each book strengthen student comprehension. Audio versions of selected titles provide great models of intonation and pronunciation of difficult words.
This award-winning collection of adapted classic literature and original stories develops reading skills for low-beginning through advanced students. Accessible language and carefully controlled vocabulary build students' reading confidence. Introductions at the beginning of each story, illustrations throughout, and glossaries help build comprehension. Before, during, and after reading activities included in the back of each book strengthen student comprehension. Audio versions of selected titles provide great models of intonation and pronunciation of difficult words.
When he was a boy, he was poor and hungry. When he was a young man, he was still poor and hungry. He learnt how to steal horses, he learnt how to fight, he learnt how to live - outside the law. Australia in the 1870s was a hard, wild place. Rich people had land, poor people didn't. So the rich got richer, and the poor stayed poor. Some say Ned Kelly was a bad man. Some say he was a good man but the law was bad. This is the true story of Australia's most famous outlaw.
Graded 'read and do' fiction and non-fiction readers that teach children about the world around them.
Deception is usually frowned on as morally unacceptable, but is it always wrong? Can hiding or distorting the truth sometimes have good effects, adding to the sum of human happiness? These ten stories are full of secrets and lies, from a light-hearted bit of fun to dark and desperate deceit; but whether harmless or evil, deception can sometimes lead to quite unexpected complications. This collection contains stories by Ray Bradbury, Roald Dahl, Maeve Binchy, V.S. Naipaul, Somerset Maugham, Frederick Forsyth, Clare Boylan, Paul Theroux, Oscar Wilde, and Joanna Trollope.
The Leander pearls were stolen nineteen years ago. The thief was caught, but the pearls were never found, and there is still a 25,000 reward for anyone who finds them. Then somebody comes to private detective Carmady with a story about a guy who knows where the pearls are hidden. Carmady agrees to talk to the guy who says he knows. But he finds him dead in his bed, with burned feet, and it seems there are quite a lot of people in Los Angeles who have heard the story, and who are out looking for the Leander pearls.
Fifty years ago green was just a color. Now it's a way of looking at our world. But how green is our planet today? From Rainbow Warrior to Exxon Valdez, from penguins to jaguars, from rainforests to oceans, this book explores the stories that have made environmental history.
Suitable for younger learners Word count 10,270
This award-winning collection of adapted classic literature and original stories develops reading skills for low-beginning through advanced students. Accessible language and carefully controlled vocabulary build students' reading confidence. Introductions at the beginning of each story, illustrations throughout, and glossaries help build comprehension. Before, during, and after reading activities included in the back of each book strengthen student comprehension. Audio versions of selected titles provide great models of intonation and pronunciation of difficult words.
These new self-access readers provide students with a wide range of motivating material from which to choose, from magazine, newspaper and book extracts to instructions, comic strips, short stories and poems. These readers are designed to accompany The New Cambridge English Course Levels 1 and 2, or other elementary and low-intermediate course books, giving students extra reading practice to supplement the reading material in the course book. Life on earth and other pieces can be used when learners have covered the first half of The New Cambridge English Course Level 1; Fortune for free may be used at any stage during the second half of Level 1; Hidden pictures can be used when students have covered the first half of Level 2; Family business can be used at any stage during the second half of Level 2. Each book is highly illustrated throughout and also contains optional mini-tasks.
These new self-access readers provide students with a wide range of motivating material from which to choose, from magazine, newspaper and book extracts to instructions, comic strips, short stories and poems. These readers are designed to accompany The New Cambridge English Course Levels 1 and 2, or other elementary and low-intermediate course books, giving students extra reading practice to supplement the reading material in the course book. Life on earth and other pieces can be used when learners have covered the first half of The New Cambridge English Course Level 1; Fortune for free may be used at any stage during the second half of Level 1; Hidden pictures can be used when students have covered the first half of Level 2; Family business can be used at any stage during the second half of Level 2. Each book is highly illustrated throughout and also contains optional mini-tasks.
Highly illustrated reader providing students with a range of motivating self-access reading material.
If the reader is interested in history, travel, food, statistics, or if they just want to practise reading in English, they should find something in this book. It is appropriate for use with Level 2 of the Cambridge English Course, or other course books at this level. It is designed to encourage learners to pick and choose what to read according to their interests and ability. Containing extracts from books, magazines and newspapers, it has been presented so as to be accessible to low-level learners. Optional mini-tasks are included to check comprehension.
Something to Read 1 and 2 are appropriate for use with levels 1 and 2 respectively of The New Cambridge English Course, or other course books at these levels. They aim to encourage learners to pick and choose what to read according to their interest and ability. Each is highly illustrated in colour and black and white and contains extracts from books, magazines and newspapers, chosen and presented so as to be accesible to low-level learners. Optinal mini-tasks are offered to chech comprehension.
Discover Britain is a practical guide for tourists, business visitors and language students coming to Britain. It contains a wealth of detailed information about life in Britain, clearly organised so that users can quickly find the facts they need. Moreover, it is the only reference guide to Britain arranged especially for the visitor who is also a learner of English. Help is given with words and expressions which might not be understood; and tasks, questions and quizzes are used throughout the book to check and encourage comprehension. There is also an accompanying cassette containing lively, varied dialogues in a wide range of British accents.
