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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Editor: Elizabeth Ferretti. ... In this book, you will find the diaries of many different people. Here are writers, artists, musicians, and people with important stories to tell. Some are famous - Anne Frank, George Orwell and Kurt Cobain - others you will meet for the first time."The most important thing is not to think very much about oneself." Virginia Woolf Grammar and Structure: Present simple, Present continuous (present actions), Present perfect simple, Past Simple, Future with will. Verb forms and patterns: Affirmative, interrogative, negative, Infinitives (with and without to) after verbs and ... |
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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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Meet Tom Sawyer, a boy with a good heart who's always in trouble with everyone: at home, in school and in church. With his best friends, Joe, Ben and Huckleberry, Tom lives an exciting outdoor life. But he begins to grow up when pretty Becky Thatcher comes to town, and when something terrible happens in this quiet town near the Mississippi. Nouns: Pronouns, Connectives, Adjectives, Prepositions. Verbs: Present Perfect Simple; Past Continuous; Present Simple Passive; will for future reference, promises & predictions; would like for offers & requests; need for necessity & obligation; could for ability; mustn't for ... |
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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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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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Buck, a happy, quiet dog living in sunny California, is kidnapped and sent north to begin a new hard life as a sled dog during the Klondike Gold Rush. Read about his adventures and the many problems he has to face in this new cruel world. Discover how he begins to change and how he responds to the Call of the Wild. When The Call of the Wild was published the first printing of 10,000 copies sold out immediately and it is still one the best known stories written by an American author. Connectives, Nouns, Verbs, Present Simple: including verbs not normally used in the continuous form; Present Continuous; Past Simple; Past ... |
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Hello! My name is Black Beauty. And I'm a horse. I have an interesting story to tell you. I want to tell you about my life. My story starts with my mother, who taught me many things. And, when I close my eyes, I can still see all of my old friends standing together under the apple tree. Oh how I loved my first home! And then Earlshall, and then... but wait, I can't tell you my story here. Read it, and you will find out what happens to me. Vocabulary areas: Nature, Weather, Family, Animals, Colours, Food & Drink. Grammar and Structure: Simple Present: states and habits, Present Continuous: actions in progress, ... |