Retold by Janet Borsbey and Ruth Swan. ... Jonathan Swift's best known full-length work, and a classic of English literature. Gulliver is a doctor on a ship. He travels from England to many places. He meets little people and giants, he meets people from the past and horses who can talk. He also encounters pirates and terrible storms. Will he ever return home? Will he be happy in England? Articles: a, an, the. Nouns: countable and uncountable, plural, possessive. Pronouns: subject and object, indefinite Quantifiers: some / any, more. Adjectives: possessive, opinion. Prepositions: place, time, movement, phrases, ... |
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Edgar Allan Poe's only novel is an exciting and unmissable story and a classic of American literature. His name is Arthur Gordon Pym. He comes from Nantucket. Nantucket is a town in America, near the sea. People from Nantucket are often sailors. His grandfather is a lawyer. He's famous and he's very rich. Gordon Pym is very lucky. He is only eighteen years old, but he as a small boat. Its name is the Ariel. He often goes sailing on the Ariel, near Nantucket. He has a good education and a dream: he wants to go to sea. This is the story of his adventures at sea. He meets pirates, a ghost ship, and storms. He ... |
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Although Stoker did not invent the vampire, he defined its modern form. When Jonathan Harker travels to Transylvania to meet Count Dracula, he soon realises that he has made a big mistake. What is happening in the lonely castle? Where does Count Dracula go during the day? Why are there no mirrors? Bram Stoker's classic story takes us, and Count Dracula, from the Transylvanian castle to a small port on the east coast of England. Then we move to London, in a desperate fight to save people from the new, the terrible, Un-dead. Syllabus: Nouns, Pronouns, Connectives, Adjectives, Prepositions, Present Perfect Simple; ... |
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Retold by Claire Moore. ... One of the most universally studied of the English classics, Beowulf is considered the finest heroic poem in Old English. This epic poem tells the story of Beowulf, a warrior who becomes famous by helping Hrothgar, King of the Danes. Beowulf kills first Grendel, a horrible demon who terrorizes the Danes every night, and then Grendel's vengeful mother. Beowulf returns to his own country to become king. Late in life he decides to fight a dangerous dragon and... Verb tenses: Present Continuous: future plans and activities Past Perfect Simple: narrative, reported speech, Future with will: ... |
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Adaptation and activities by Elizabeth Ferretti. ... After many more days and nights of study, I discovered exactly how life was created. With this knowledge I became the first man in history to have the power to create life from death. Victor Frankenstein is a young, ambitious scientist who wants to make a better world, but does not understand the consequences of his work. Victor makes great advances in the study of medicine and biology and creates a new species of human being - one that is so terrifying it is known simply as the monster. In this fantastic adventure story, Victor and the monster fight an epic battle of ... |
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Adaptation and activities by Janet Borsbey and Ruth Swan. ... A Tale of Two Cities is Charles Dickens's most famous historical novel. Set in Paris and London at the time of the French Revolution, this is the story of two men, Frenchman, Charles Darnay, and Englishman, Sydney Carton. As the Revolution takes hold and the Terror begins, the two men's destinies bring them together in a powerful story of love, hate and revenge. We meet revolutionaries and aristocrats, and see the poverty of many in both London and Paris contrasted with the wealth of a few. Verbs: Present Perfect Continuous, Past Perfect Continuous, ... |
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There is no life without water. Where does water come from? Why is it so important for every form of life? When does water become dangerous? Why are our seas and oceans in danger? These are just some of the questions you can find the answers to in this book. Read also about water and ancient mythology, water and new technologies, water and sport, and water as a form of art. So, what are you waiting for? Get started, and enjoy discovering all about the Wonders of Water! Grammar and structures: Verb Tenses: Present simple/Present continuous, Past simple/Past continuous, Present perfect simple, Future with going to and ... |
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Retold by Sarah Gudgeon. ... Oliver Twist is a poor orphan boy. He hasn't got a mum or dad and he lives in a terrible place called the workhouse. One day, he makes the master of the workhouse very angry and his life changes forever... What will happen next to Oliver? Where will he go? Will he find a nice family to live with or will Fagin and his gang of thieves make Oliver stay with them? Read this exciting tale of life in 19th century England and find out! Vocabulary areas: Family and friends, The home, Colours, Food. Grammar and Structures: Adjectives, Adverbs, Comparatives and Superlatives, Conjunctions, Can for ... |
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Retold by Jane Cadwallader. ... In this story by Frances Hodgson Burnett, a young girl called Mary starts out as unloved and unlovable. She moves home and, through her contact with country life and people, she gradually changes. She discovers an abandoned garden which gives her a driving aim in life: to bring the garden back to life. Mary is a changed child, so changed that, when she finds someone similar to her former self, she decides to change him too. Underlying this story are valuable lessons about the importance of kindness, physical exercise and contact with the natural world. Vocabulary areas: family, nature, ... |
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Welcome to Joey Drew Studios! As a new animator, it's your job to carry on Mr. Drew's legacy of iconic characters like Bendy, Boris the Wolf, and Alice Angel! In this handy guidebook, you'll learn how to get around the studio, operate our state-of-the-art Ink Machine, and work well with our dedicated staff of creatives and crew members. Mr. Drew himself has even included a walk-through of all the tasks you'll need to complete to make it out of your first week alive, as well as an excerpt from his memoir The Illusion of Living, to inspire you to carry our company mission forward. In time, we hope you' ... |
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Pollyanna comes to live with her Aunt Polly. Pollyanna always looks for the good in life and she helps her new friends to be happy again, but not her aunt! Will Aunt Polly learn to be happy? Pollyanna is eleven when she comes to live with her Aunt Polly, after her father dies. Life isn't easy for Pollyanna. Her aunt is a difficult, cold woman and everyone in this small, American town is sad! But Pollyanna is good at making friends, and she always finds something to be happy about. Soon the people in the town start to change - until there is only one person who doesn't know how to be happy. Vocabulary areas: ... |
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Niara, Yoshi and Gunnar are the lucky winners of a trip to Brazil. Follow them while travelling around this country. While making a documentary about the country, they will visit the largest city in South America, Sao Paulo, the unbelievable capital, Brasilia, lovely Rio de Janeiro, and two natural wonders of the world, the wetlands of Pantanal and the great Amazon rainforest. Nothing could ever prepare these three friends for the new experiences they are about to have. Vocabulary areas: Present Simple: states, habits / Past Simple: finished time / Past Continuous: actions in progress at a specific time - in the past, ... |
