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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A journey through Britain's festivals and events. Do you want to join us on our A-Z journey around the festivals of Britain? Would you like to lean about the biggest dog show in the world? Or how many fire festivals there are in Britain? Do you want to know what happens during the festival of sleep and find out on which day British people eat pancakes? You can discover the answers to these questions and learn much more about the different festivals and events that happen every year in Britain. Let's go and have some fun! Topics: Festivals, Culture and traditions, Places, Music, Sport, Food, Animals, History, ... |
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Who wants to go on a trip to London? You? Then join us on our A-Z journey through this ancient and modern city. London is a city which is full of surprises and there's always something to see and do in this exciting capital. If you like art or nature, sport or culture, food or museums then this is the place for you! So, what are you waiting for? Let's start our journey now and discover everything there is to know about London! Vocabulary areas: art, nature, museums, sport, culture and traditions, food, people, transport. Notions and concepts: describing places, describing events, talking about traditions, ... |
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This isn't going to stop us! We're definitely going to find Wills! No one knows where Wills has gone - and his best friends, the twins Harry and Camilla - are very worried. Last time they saw him, Wills was with the Black Hand Gang - and he looked extremely unhappy! Luckily, Wills has left the twins lots of clues to follow - maybe they'll find him soon. You can solve the mystery, you can find Wills. You'll discover his fantastic inventions too! Vocabulary areas: Friends and enemies, family and community members, places, problem solving, describing places. Grammar and Structure: Present simple, Present ... |
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Let's all go to the Big Apple! Come with us on our A-Z journey to one of the most exciting and fun cities in the world. Do you want to know what's the tallest building in New York? Or what New Yorkers like doing in their free time? Would you like to learn about the food people eat in New York? Or which famous people are from this city? You can discover the answers to these questions and learn much more about the people, places and things in the city that never sleeps. Enjoy the book! Enjoy New York! Vocabulary areas: Things to see and do in a city, Free time activities, History, Sport, Food, Shopping, Jobs. ... |
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One day, in Canada, an eleven year old girl, Anne, arrives at Green Gables. She is going to live with Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert, who are brother and sister. But Anne does not know that Matthew and Marilla want a boy and not a girl. The bestselling novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery. Vocabulary areas: Home, School, Family, Nature, Colours, Clothing. Grammar and Structure: Simple Present: states and habits, Present Continuous: actions in progress, Past Simple: finished actions, Future forms: Present, Continuous, going to, will, Can: ability, Could: ability, Must: obligation, Have to: necessity, Will: offers, ... |
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Adaptation and activities by Silvana Sardi. ... The daring and handsome nobleman Robin Hood is forced to live as an outlaw in Sherwood Forest, after the evil Sheriff of Nottingham kills his family and takes his land and money. The outlaw Robin becomes a hero, stealing from the rich to give to the poor. Will the wicked Sheriff of Nottingham manage to capture Robin and his Merry Men? Will Robin regain his land and be able to offer Marian, his love, a real home? Grammar and Structures: Verb Tenses: present / past simple, present / past continuous, present / past perfect (continuous), Question forms, Future tenses, ... |
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Step back in time to experience the adventures of a group of people to Canterbury in this stunning reconstruction of 14th Century England. In 1387, a group of people went to Canterbury. On their way, they told stories. The stories were exciting and interesting. They helped the group to enjoy their time travelling. But these stories do not only tell us about the past. They are stories that anybody can read and enjoy today. And they are stories that can teach us many things, about love, about friendship, and about life. Grammar and Structure: Simple Present, states and habits, Present Continuous: actions in progress, Past ... |