Every four years, the world's best athletes come together for one of the most exciting competitions in sport: the Olympic Games. After years of training, competitors in more than forty different sports win and lose their events, and set new world records, in front of crowds of people. The Olympic Games are more than two thousand five hundred years old. So how did they start, how have they changed over the years, and what have been some of the most important times in their history? Oxford Bookworms Library Factfiles are non-fiction graded readers from the Oxford Bookworms Library available for Levels 1 to 4 (CEFR A1 - ... |
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Deep rivers, tall trees, strange animals, beautiful flowers - this is the rainforest. Burning trees, thick smoke, new roads and cities, dead animals - this is the rainforest too. To some people the rainforests mean beautiful places that you can visit; to others they mean trees that they can cut down and sell. Between 1950 and 2000 half of the world's rainforests disappeared. While you read these words, people are cutting down rainforest trees. What are these wonderful places that we call rainforests - and is it too late to save them? Oxford Bookworms Library Factfiles are non-fiction graded readers from the Oxford ... |
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Разследванията на капитан Росети. Капитан Росети е в Сицилия, за да се наслади на зашеметяващите гледки и красивото изкуство и архитектура на острова. Но пътуването му е прекъснато, когато е намерено тяло. На пръв поглед изглежда като самоубийство, но нещо не е наред... Адаптираната книга съдържа: граматика и речник на ниво B1; подробни бележки за езика и културата; оригинална и интригуваща история, чието действие се развива в Палермо; разнообразни упражнения за практикуване на четене с разбиране, комуникация и лексика; отговори на упражненията. Аудио книгата с драматизация по текста е достъпна за безплатно ... |
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In English-speaking countries around the world people celebrate Easter, Valentine's Day, Christmas, and other special days. Some celebrations are new, others, like the summer solstice, go back thousands of years. What happens on these special days? Why is there a special day for eating pancakes? Who is the "guy" that children take onto the streets in November? And where do many people like to spend the shortest night of the year in England? Come on a journey through a year of celebrations, from New Year's Eve to Christmas. Oxford Bookworms Library Factfiles are non-fiction graded readers from the Oxford ... |
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Дейвид, журналист от Мадрид, пътува до Мексико Сити. Намерението му е да посети къщата музей на известната художничка Фрида Кало, към която изпитва особено очарование. В Мексико Дейвид ще срещне много изненади. Книгата от поредицата "America Latina" съдържа множество културни, политически, географски и гастрономически коментари, както и дейности за упражнение. Към нея е включен и диск с разказа на романа, идеален за практикуване на слушане с разбиране и за запознаване с испанския език, характерен за Мексико. ... |
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Based on the story of Mary Shelley. Retold by Patrick Nobes. ... Victor Frankenstein thinks he has found the secret of life. He takes parts from dead people and builds a new man. But this monster is so big and frightening that everyone runs away from him - even Frankenstein himself! The monster is like an enormous baby who needs love. But nobody gives him love, and soon he learns to hate. And, because he is so strong, the next thing he learns is how to kill... Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written for secondary and adult students the Oxford Bookworms Library has seven reading levels from A1 - C1 of ... |
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"Oxford Bookworms Library Factfiles" are non-fiction graded readers from the "Oxford Bookworms Library" available for Levels 1 to 4 (CEFR A1 - B2). Students learn about different countries and cultures, science and nature, history and historical figures all while practising and improving their English. Some call it football, some call it soccer, and to others it's "the beautiful game". By any name, it's a sport with some fascinating stories. There is murder in Colombia, and a game that lasts for two days where many players never see the ball. There's the French writer who learnt ... |
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"Oxford Bookworms Library Factfiles" are non-fiction graded readers from the "Oxford Bookworms Library" available for Levels 1 to 4 (CEFR A1 - B2). Students learn about different countries and cultures, science and nature, history and historical figures all while practising and improving their English. Thousands of years ago, people looked out across an ocean and asked themselves, "What is on the other side?" And the bravest of them began to travel and find the answers - beautiful islands, frozen lands, different peoples... And there are still interesting questions about the oceans. Why does ... |
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"Oxford Bookworms Library Factfiles" are non-fiction graded readers from the "Oxford Bookworms Library" available for Levels 1 to 4 (CEFR A1 - B2). Students learn about different countries and cultures, science and nature, history and historical figures all while practising and improving their English. Right now, all over the world, people are using energy. As we drive our cars, work on our computers, or even cook food on a wood fire, we probably do not stop to think about where the energy comes from. But when the gas is gone and there is no more coal - what then? Scientists are finding new answers ... |
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Макарена печели конкурс за работа на островите Галапагос като екологичен гид по туризъм. Един ден тя се озовава в бъркотия, от която не знае как да се измъкне. Книгата от поредицата "America Latina" съдържа множество културни, политически, географски и гастрономически коментари, както и дейности за упражнение. Към нея е включен и диск с разказа на романа, идеален за практикуване на слушане с разбиране и за запознаване с испанския език, характерен за Еквадор. ... |
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When Yusuf went to Aleppo to learn to fight under General Shirkuh, no one knew what this young man would do with his life. But years later, Yusuf became the great and chivalrous general, Saladin - the man who helped to bring Muslims together to win back the holy city of Jerusalem from the Franks. This is his story... Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive readers series that offers students a fun reading experience while building their language skills. With integrated activities and on-page glossaries the new edition of the series makes reading motivating for learners. Each reader is carefully graded to ensure each ... |
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Поредицата "Grandes Personajes" разказва за живота и делото на известни испаноговорящи личности. Историите са допълнени от интересни факти, илюстрации и упражнения. ... |
