Based on the story of Joseph Conrad. Text adaptation by Tim Herdon. ... "There's some bad weather out there", Captain MacWhirr said to himself just before he sailed his ship, the Nan-Shan, into the middle of the most terrible storm in the South China Sea. The typhoon brings out the best in some men on the ship, and the worst in others. Can MacWhirr bring the ship through the storm safely? And what will happen to all the poor Chinese workers travelling home down in the ship's hold? Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive readers series that offers students a fun reading experience while building their ... |
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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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"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. "It's a good place for gold", said people in the 1840's, and they came from all over the world. "It's a good place for a prison", said the US government in the 1920s, and they put Al Capone there on the island of Alcatraz. "It's a good place for love", said ... |
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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. Twenty-five million people come to England every year, and some never go out of London. But England is full of interesting places to visit and things to do. There are big noisy cities with great shops and theatres, and quiet little villages. You can visit old castles and beautiful churches - or go to festivals with ... |
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La detective Lola Lago vuelve más fuerte, seductora, irónica y valiente que nunca. Además de su intuición, ahora tiene mucha más experiencia y cuenta con sus antiguos socios y con varios jóvenes colaboradores. Juntos van a vivir nuevas y emocionantes intrigas. En Amor en línea, Margarita encuentra el amor en internet, pero Lola Lago sospecha que no todo es tan bonito como parece. Cada novela de la colección "Lola Lago & asociados" ofrece: Historias de ficción con el trasfondo de la realidad actual; MP3 con la lectura de cada capítulo (descargables); Notas ... |
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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. Аудиозаписите са достъпни за безплатно сваляне от сайта на "Difusion". ... |
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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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"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. "One day, I'm going to be famous", John Lennon said when he was young - and soon he was! His band "The Beatles" became one of the greatest in the world, and people loved them. After John Lennon went solo, he wrote some of the most important songs of all time. He was a family man ... |
