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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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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Frankie gave a cry. the ground had opened up in front of her. She began to slide down into a big black hole. Jack tried to stop her. He held her arm, but the hole was getting bigger each moment. Suddenly there was a roaring noise, and Jack slid down into the hole after Frankie. "– We've fallen about there metres into the vault - Jack said to Frankie. – Can you see anything? – No, but I can feel something - Frankie said. – I can feel one of the coffins. Jack, this place is full of dead people! It's full of the rotting people and old bones. And the coffins are all rotting too. You can smell them. This is a ... |
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Dorian Gray was written by the famous Oskar Wilde and has been adapted for Elementary-Level readers. This story is about Dorian Gray who has had a picture of him painted by an admirer called Basil Hallward. Dorian wishes he would never age like the picture as he places it in the attic. But his wish has tragic consequences. This book is in British English. Key features: carefully controlled information, structure and vocabulary; some difficult words and phrases are explained with pictures; the book has around 1100 basic words for Elementary-level students; free resources including worksheets, tests and author data ... |
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Retold by Nicole Irving. ... The story of Hachiko, Japan's most famous dog, begins in the early 1920s, when he comes to live in Tokyo with Professor Ueno. Hachiko loves his new master. When the professor takes the train to work every morning, Hachiko goes with him to the station - and when the professor comes home in the evening, his faithful dog is always waiting. Hachiko soon has many friends in the streets of Tokyo - people like Nobu, the young son of a food seller. Life is good for Hachiko - until one day, everything changes... Here, Nobu tells the true story of Japan's most faithful dog. Classics, modern ... |
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The Woman in Black is an adapted Elementary Level reader written by Susan Hill. This book is a ghost story being told by Arthur to his children at Christmas time. His story is about a lonely house amongst the dangerous marshes, where a woman in black with hate in her eyes waited and watched out in the mist. This book is in British English. Key features: carefully controlled information, structure and vocabulary; some difficult words and phrases are explained with pictures; the book has around 1100 basic words for Elementary-level students; free resources including worksheets, tests and author data sheets at here. ... |
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The Black Cat is an Elementary-level detective story set in Egypt. Salahadin El Nur is an inspector in the Antiquities Department of the Egyptian Police. After discovering the murder of a visiting European Archaeologists, Salahadin’s investigations lead him to a missing statuette. Soon he is on the trail of some international smugglers. ... |
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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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Twelve-year-old Jim Hawkins sails with the Squire Trelawney to search for Captain Flint's treasure. But Long John Silver is on board The Hispaniola and he and his friends want the treasure for themselves. The story of Jim's adventure has been popular with young readers since it was first published in 1883. ... |
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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 ... |
