The Borrowers are tiny people who live under the floor of the Lender family's house. A nasty lawyer, Ocious P. Potter, wants to pull down the Lender's home, but young Peter Lender meets Arrietty Clock, a Borrower, and they join forces to try and stop him.
Frankreich, im Jahre 1815. Der 19-jährige sehr wohlhabende Edmond Dantès wird am Tag seiner Hochzeit fälschlicher Weise verhaftet und der Treue zu Napoleon angeklagt. Wegen seiner Rivalen Danglars und Fernand gibt es kein ordentliches Verfahren und so wird Edmond Dantès 14 Jahre lang im Gefängnis Château d’If eingesperrt. Im Gefängnis wird ihm von Abbé Faria, ebenfalls ein Gefangener, anvertraut, dass er einen Schatz auf der Insel Monte Christo lagernd hat und vermacht ihm diesen auch. Als Faria stirbt, lässt sich Dantès als Faria’s Leiche ins Wasser werfen und reist nach Monte Christo. Mit dem Schatz begibt er sich anschließend nach Paris, wo er als der noble Graf von Monte Christo auftritt. Dort trifft er auch auf die Schuldigen für seine ungerechtfertigte Haftstrafe und lässt beide dafür büßen…
When Peter Quill finds the Orb, he doesn't know that it is a stone with unimaginable power that everyone is looking for. Soon he is being chased by outlaws and aliens. But the real enemy is Ronan the Accuser, who wants to use the Orb's power to control the galaxy. Can peter bring together a... číst celé
George Mikes describes the strange things the English do and say.
Richard Branson's life is an adventure, from record-breaking balloon flights to courtroom battles with British Airways. This autobiography of the founder of the Virgin empire, offers an insight into the private and public world of this larger-than-life entrepreneur.
This classic has been simplified, the vocabulary controlled to a level of approximately 1300 words, and the sentence structures chosen with care for this pre-intermediate stage. The introduction gives information on the author and story, and exercises for comprehension and discussion are included.
George Mikes describes the strange things the English do and say.
A woman is murdered and the police have a prime suspect, but cannot prove it. Detective Jane Tennison fights to solve the crime and win the respect of her fellow, male, officers.
Der 12jährige Billy, Sohn einer Bergarbeiterfamilie, boxt sich durch: Er hängt die Boxhandschuhe an den Nagel, um seiner Leidenschaft fürs Tanzen nachzugehen, und wird ein begnadeter Balletttänzer. - Der Roman zum Kultfilm.
The Ugly Duckling; The Nightingale; The Little Mermaid; The Emperor's New Clothes; Thumbelina.
When Patty Bergen sold a red pencil sharpener to the German prisoner in her father's store, a friendship was started that was to bring her much unhappiness, but also the greatest joy she'd ever known. An unusual and moving story set in wartime Arkansas.
Contemporary / American English Silvia Broome is an interpreter at the United Nations. One night she hears a plan to kill the President of the African state of Matobo. Agent Tobin Keller of the US Secret Service must stop the killers. But is Silvia telling the truth? Is she hiding something from him? Is she more dangerous than the President's other enemies? This Pack contains a Book and MP3
Love potions, energy drinks, milk fresh from a cow, celery soda . . . or plain water? What do you want when you're thirsty?
While Thor, the God of Thunder, is a prisoner of the King of Muspelheim, the King describes his terrible plans for Asgard, Thor'... číst celé
