"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. What are the most beautiful, the most interesting, the most wonderful things in the world? The Great Pyramid, the Great Wall of China, the Panama Canal - everyone has their favourites. And there are natural wonders too - Mount Everest, Niagara Falls, and the Northern Lights, for example. Here is one ... |
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Based on the story of Arthur Conan Doyle. Retold by Jennifer Bassett. ... Dr. Huxtable has a school for boys in the north of England. When the Duke of Holdernesse decides to send his young son there, that is good news for the school. The Duke is a very important person, and Dr. Huxtable is happy to have his son in the school. But two weeks later Dr. Huxtable is the unhappiest man in England. Why? And why does he take the train down to London and go to Baker Street? Why does he need the help of the famous detective Sherlock Holmes? Because someone has kidnapped the Duke's son... Classics, modern fiction, non- ... |
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"Прославяме Фьодор Ушаков като местно почитан светец, но значението, на това събитие излиза далеч извън рамките на местното тържество на Саранската епархия. Днешният ден е специален за цялата ни Църква, той ще остане завинаги в църковната история и в историята на нашето Отечество. Познаваме немалко воини, чиято святост е призната от Църквата и чиито имена се почитат горещо от благочестивия вярващ народ. Такива например са светите благоверни княз Александър Невски, Дмитрий Донски. Но за първи път от дълго време Църквата прославя в лика на праведните воини подвижник, живял в сравнително недалечното минало. И за първи ... |
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"Всяка беседа на възрастния човек с младите се превръща в поучение. Винаги е било така и сигурно така ще бъде. Ще гледам да съм кратък и да кажа само най-главното - както аз го разбирам - да споделя опита си от преживяното. За беседите си с читателя избрах формата на писма. Тази форма, разбира се, е условна. В читателите на писма аз виждам свои приятели, което ми позволява да пиша непринудено. Защо подредих писмата си именно така? В началото пиша за целта и смисъла на живота, за красотата в човешкото поведение, след което говоря за красотата на заобикалящия ни свят, за красотата в творенията на изкуството. Постъпвам ... |
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"Христо Йотов бе ваятелят, приеман по света като посланик от Балкана на повалените от бурите дървета с български сърцевина и корен. В труда си на скулптор и майстор пластик, той свещенодействаше, като че служеше молитва в памет на загиналите мури, дъбове и орехи. Пишеше ли книги (за да си почива), в истинните разкази за своите предци, той бе Етимологът - източник, с когото можеха да се съветват науката Народопис и родното човекознание. Ваятел и писател, Христо Йотов бе самотният работник с две призвания - в една съдба. Съдбата на народа гений." Борис Христов Големият майстор дърворезбар Христо Йотов (1940 - ... |
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Based on the story of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Text adaptation by Susan Kingsley. ... "You said that you wanted danger, didn't you?" says McArdle, the editor of the Daily Gazette. And he sends his young reporter, Malone, on a strange journey into South America with the famous Professor Challenger. Challenger believes he can find a lost world full of dinosaurs in the middle of the Amazon forest. But this world is dangerous to reach, and, once the Professor and his small group of explorers arrive, things get even more dangerous for them. Will they return alive? Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive ... |
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For thousands of years the dead body of the young king Tutankhamun slept under the sands of Egypt. Then, in the autumn of 1922, Howard Carter and his friends find and open his tomb door. These are exciting times, and Carter's young helper Tariq tells the story in his diary. But soon people begin to die. Who or what is the killer? Is Tutankhamun angry with them for opening his tomb? And who is the beautiful French girl with the face of Tutankhamun's long-dead wife? Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive readers series that offers students a fun reading experience while building their language skills. With ... |
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Based on the story of Jules Verne. Text adaptation by Lesley Thompson. ... When ship after ship goes down in the Atlantic, Dr Pierre Aronnax and his servant, Conseil, journey from Paris to learn more. What - or who - is attacking these ships? Aronnax, Conseil, and the Canadian, Ned Land, find the answer to this question when they meet the strange Captain Nemo. Finalist The Language Learner Literature Award 2016. 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 ... |
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Elizabeth Gilbert, a successful writer, had everything - a husband, friends, a big house in New York. But one day she realized she did not want any of it. A new relationship brought more heartbreak, deep depression followed, and in desperation, she started to pray. She decided to spend a year without any new relationships, and to travel in Italy, India, and Indonesia, searching for meaning in her life. This memoir is the true story of her journey of discovery through pleasure, religion, and back to love again. It has also been made into a major movie. Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written for secondary ... |
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Based on the story of Arthur Conan Doyle. Retold by Clare West. ... Sherlock Holmes is the greatest detective of them all. He sits in his room, and smokes his pipe. He listens, and watches, and thinks. He listens to the steps coming up the stairs; he watches the door opening - and he knows what question the stranger will ask. In these three of his best stories, Holmes has three visitors to the famous flat in Baker Street - visitors who bring their troubles to the only man in the world who can help them. Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written for secondary and adult students the Oxford Bookworms ... |
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Based on the story of Daniel Defoe. Retold by Diane Mowat. ... "I often walked along the shore, and one day I saw something in the sand. I went over to look at it more carefully... It was a footprint - the footprint of a man!" By the book In 1659 Robinson Crusoe was shipwrecked on a small island off the coast of South America. After fifteen years alone, he suddenly learns that there is another person on the island. But will this man be a friend - or an enemy? Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written for secondary and adult students the Oxford Bookworms Library has seven reading levels from ... |
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Based on the story of John Christopher. Retold by Susan Binder. ... In the distant future, Harl and Ellen talk about their work and their lives. Their work as scientists is more important to them than love. Harl plans to leave Earth, on a long journey through space. Ellen plans to stay on Earth, to change the way the human mind works. When Harl returns to Earth, the world will be a very different place. 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 the CEFR. Word count: 6.250 ... |