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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Lo zio Piero e i suoi nipoti, Paolo, Lisa e Silvia, trovano dei piccoli suricati... I piccoli animali sono molto tristi perché sono lontani da casa. Zio Piero decide di portarli a casa loro, nel deserto del Kalahari. Tutti partono sulla mongolfiera di zio Piero, anche il cane Billo! Ma il deserto è un posto pericoloso…! E voi, siete pronti per questa avventura? Sillabo: Parlare di animali, parlare di famiglia, andare in città, viaggiare. Temi: Avventura, Famiglia, Animali, Amicizia. Livello: A1.1. Illustrazioni di Gustavo Mazali. Il libro fa parte della serie Primaria letture graduate - Livello A1.1 ... |
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Retold by Jane Cadwallader. ... This adventure story tells the beginnings of the legend of Robin Hood, a legend that has fascinated generations of children. It starts when Robin Hood comes home to England after fighting for King Richard the Lionheart. He finds that his house has been taken over by the bad Prince John and his servant the Sheriff of Nottingham. Robin goes into Sherwood Forest where, along with Maid Marion, he forms a band to fight back against the bad Prince and the Sheriff and to defend the poor. Vocabulary areas: phsycial descriptions, food and meals, everyday activities, action verbs. Grammar and ... |
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How we look after water is something that will greatly affect the future of our Earth and the wellbeing of its inhabitants. This book asks children to think about the questions: What do you know about water? How much water is there on Earth and why is it so important? What do you know about the animals that live in our oceans, rivers and lakes? Are we looking after this vital natural resource? It also tells three stories from different parts of the world about how children have dealt with problems related to water. Vocabulary areas: materials, wild animals, nature, time, work. Grammar and Structure: Present simple and ... |
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Uncle Jack is reading a book in the garden. Jim and his sisters are playing with a ball. Grumpy the dog begins to bark. He wants to show them something... Uncle Jack, Grumpy, Daisy and May look into the next door garden. It's incredible! There are two baby meerkats in a cage and they are crying! They come from the Kalahari Desert! Uncle Jack decides to take them home. It's the beginning of a great adventure! Vocabulary areas: Animals, nature, feelings, town. Grammar and Structures: Past simple regular and irregular forms, Verb + ing, Verb + infinitive, Could, Must for obligation, Shall for obligation, Adverbs: ... |
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Retold by Jane Cadwallader. ... Aladdin is a poor boy who plays all day long in the streets with his monkey, but something will change his life. Aladdin loves Bulbul but his love is impossible. She is a princess and he is just a poor boy. But the magic lamp of a bad magician changes everything and helps Aladdin to get what he wants. Well, that's what he thinks! The bad magician has other ideas! Vocabulary areas: The home, animals, numbers, fruit, the world around us. Grammar and Structures: Present simple, Present continuous, Prepositions of place, Question words, Let's, Like + v + ing, Adjectives of description ... |
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Davide è un detective molto strano! Non è coraggioso, è disordinato, è distratto… ma risolve tutti i misteri! In questa storia, Davide e i suoi amici poliziotti devono scoprire il segreto di un famoso mago... un segreto nascosto nel buio! Aiutiamo Davide a risolvere il mistero e a salvare i suoi amici in pericolo! Sillabo: Parlare di un problema, fare ipotesi, parlare di spettacolo, viaggiare. Temi: Avventura, Mistero, Amicizia. Livello: Elementare A2. Illustrazioni di Gustavo Mazali. Il libro fa parte della serie Primaria letture graduate - Livello A2 presso ELi Publishing. Con ELi Link puoi ... |
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They don't have apples, potatoes or beans OR even a pea. They don't have pears. They don't have grapes. Poor Robin and PB3! When Fred helps a friendly extraterrestrial, PB3, and his robot, Robin, to buy Earth fruit and vegetables he doesn't know that some sticky substance from outer space will come to his rescue and punish a school bully. Vocabulary areas: Fruit and vegetables, colours. Grammar and Structures: Present simple, Present progressive, Imperatives, Possessive adjectives, Can / can't, There is / There are, Question words: what? / why?, Conjunctions: and / but, Prepositions of place. Topic: ... |