The Canterville Ghost Sir Simon de Canterville is a ghost. He has lived in his house for hundreds of years. His job is to terrify the people who stay there. Then Mr. Otis, an American, buys the house. And the ghost is angry - he cannot frighten the Otis family. The Model Millionaire Hughie Erskine loves Laura Merton. But Hughie is poor and he cannot marry her. Then one day he meets a beggar and all his wishes come true. Lord Arthur Savile's Crime Mr. Podgers can read people's hands. Mr. Podgers reads Lord Arthur Savile's hand a party. What will Lord Arthur's future be? This book is in ... |
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Based on the television series "Dawson's Creek", created by Kevin Williamson, this book is a specially retold version by F. H. Cornish. ... Joey, Dawson, Pacey and Jen - four teenagers living in the small town of Capeside. The friends attend the same high school. And they have the same problems - life, love, school work and parents. Winter in Capeside. Jen invites Joey, Pacey and Dowson to her parents' cabin in the mountains. It will be a great weekend. They will meet new friends and go skiing and snowboarding. But then... Joey meets lots of new boys. Jen is worried about her parents and she goes to ... |
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Illustrated by Janos Jantner. ... William Shakespeare's romantic comedy about love and marriage. When four young lovers get lost in the forest, the fairies who live there play jokes on them - turning love into hate and hate into love. A Midsummer Night's Dream is one of Shakespeare's most popular plays and is still performed across the world. This Macmillan Reader is written as a playscript and includes original extracts from a Midsummer Night's Dream. This book is in British English. Here you can find: notes about the life of William Shakespeare; notes about the story; points for understanding ... |
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Eight stories by the famous American journalist and writer, Ambrose Bierce: "Owl Creek Bridge" - A man is hanged on a bridge. But then the rope breaks... "Beyond the Wall" - A pretty girl lives on the other side of the wall. What is her secret message? "An Adventure at Brownville" - Two young women are staying in the town of Brownville. Then one of them dies mysteriously. "The Damned Thing" - A man dies. What is the strange animal or "thing" that kills him? "One of the Missing" - A young soldiers's tragic experience of the American Civil War. "The ... |
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Two girls and two boys were standing in the middle of Lychford green airfield. The airfield wasn't used any more and its buildings were in ruins. Grass grew on the broken runways. It was raining and the kids were cold and wet. "– This is a sad place! - Jack said. – Something terrible happened here once. The rain was falling heavily now and a strong wind was blowing. suddenly, there was a flash of lightning. Thunder followed it a at once. The four friends were in the middle of a terrible storm! Regan looked up and she screamed. A black shape was falling out of the dark clouds. – It's a World War Two Spitfire! - ... |
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Поредицата от книжки за четене "Pepa Villa, taxista en Barcelona" запознава с разговорния испански език. Изданията са подходящи за учащите над 18 г. и покриват нивата от A1 до B2. Без да цензурира жаргоните от ежедневието, всяка книжка проследява историята на младата жена Пепа Вила, която е таксиметров шофьор в Барселона. Кратките текстове описват забавните ситуации, в които Пепа постоянно се забърква. Те бързо грабват интереса на читателя и по достъпен начин представят особеностите на разговорния испански. В края на книжките има обяснителни бележки, които осигуряват поглед върху културата на Испания и описват ... |
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Based on the story of William Shakespeare. Text adaptation by Alistair McCallum. ... A dark, rainy day in Scotland, long ago. Returning from battle, Macbeth and his friend Banquo meet three witches. 'Macbeth, the king!' they say, but Macbeth is not a king, he is just a simple soldier. Macbeth and Banquo cannot forget the witches' words. Soon Macbeth is king, but his wife walks in her sleep at night, and dreams of blood. What lies in the future for Banquo? And how many people must die before Scotland finds peace once more? CD containing a complete dramatized audio recording of the story plus interactive ... |
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When Lord Asano drew his sword on Lord Kira one spring day in 1701, it began a story that is now a national legend in Japan. Lord Kira lived, but Lord Asano died, and after his death, his samurai became ronin, samurai without a master. And so began their long plan for revenge on Kira. Their loyalty to their dead master made him famous, and people in Japan remember them to this day. The story of the fortyseven ronin has been told and retold for 300 years - in plays, novels, and films. A major Hollywood film was made about the forty-seven ronin in 2013. Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written for secondary ... |
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По романа на Готфрид Келер, преразказан от Гудрун Гоцман. ... Kleider machen Leute ist die mit Abstand popularste Erzahlung aus Kellers Novellenzyklus "Die Leute von Seldwyla". Wenzel Strapinski - ein armer, aber gut gekleideter Scheider - ist auf der Suche nach einer neuen Arbeit. Als er in der kleinen Stadt Goldach ankommt, halten ihn alle fur einen polnischen Grafen. Was soll er tun? Sagen, wer er wirklich ist? Als er das schöne und reiche Machen Nettchen kennen lernt, wird seine Situation immer komplizierter. Kleider machen Leute ist eine klassische und immer noch aktuelle Novelle uber die Wichtigkeit ... |
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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. Even as a young boy, Muhammad Ali knew that he wanted to do great things in his life, and make changes in the world. By the time he was eighteen, Ali was an Olympic Champion in boxing, and he went on to be World Champion three times. But Ali's fights were not just in the boxing ring. He fought for ... |
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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. People love and need animals. They keep them in their homes and on their farms. They enjoy going to zoos, and watching animals on films and on TV. Little children love to play with toy animals. But people are a great danger to animals too. They take their land, and cut down the trees where animals have their homes. ... |
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Поредица от странни събития нарушават ежедневието на института. Дали това се дължи на паранормални явления? Поредицата адаптирани книжки за четене "Aventura Joven" е предназначена за тийнейджъри от 11 до 15 години. Лаура, Моника, Гилермо, Мартин и Серджо са главните герои на поредицата, които постоянно попадат в интересни приключения. Към книгата е включено CD с историята в mp3 формат. ... |
