Retold by Lisa Suett. ... The four Bremen Musicians like the little house in the forest. It's their home now. And every day they sing and play together! This is the story of a donkey who runs away to Bremen to play music in a band. On the road he meets other animals. Who does he meet? On their way they find a house. But who is in the house? Read the story and see! Vocabulary areas: animals, musical instruments, prepositions of place, animal and instrument sounds, emotions. Grammar and Structures: Present simple, Present continuous, Adjectives, Conjunctions: so, because, Can for ability, There is / There are, What (a / ... |
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Here are the Emperor Penguins as happy as can be. They're off to lay their eggs in a place far from the sea. They stay here all winter, as cold as cold can be. Until their babies hatch in a place far from the sea. In this hilarious story you will learn something about the habits of the Emperor Penguins and follow Uncle Jack and the others in their race against time to help the penguins to the place where they lay their eggs. Vocabulary areas: Weather, food, physical description. Grammar and Structures: Past simple regular and irregular forms, Verb + infinitive, Verb + -ing, Adverbs, Can / can't, Must / mustn' ... |
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Ant house is small and very nice. In summer it's cool and in winter it's warm. Grasshopper hasn't got a house. She lives outside. She doesn't think about winter. She likes singing! She sings all day! It's very hot in summer but the ant works hard. Grasshopper doesn't like working. She prefers singing. But then winter arrives and it's very cold. Ant has got lots of food. Her house is warm and nice. Grasshopper knocks at the door. She's hungry. She doesn't want to sing and dance now! Vocabulary areas: fruit and vegetables, food, the weather and the seasons. Grammar and structures: ... |
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Once upon a time, a long time ago, in London there was a happy family in a happy house... This is a story of a boy who never grew up, with his friends Wendy and the jealous fairy Tinker Bell. Why are there no Lost Girls in Neverland? What did the crocodile want to eat? Vocabulary areas: Family, gender and gender role. Grammar and Structures: Common regular and irregular verbs in the simple past, all forms, Common regular and irregular verbs in the present, all forms; There is / are / was / were, all forms + simple determiners; Modal verbs: can and could for ability; Adverbs of manner and frequency; Adjectives; ... |
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She is dreaming about a day at the circus. What would happen if during the night elephants and lions, musicians and entertainers, clowns and ballet dancers came in your little room? The never ending and fascinating show of the circus seen from the eyes of a curious child in a very poetic tale accompanied by artistic illustrations."It's late. Sophie is asleep in her bed and she is having a lovely dream. She is dreaming about a day at the circus. In her dream she meets Giggles the clown and Juliet the ballet dancer." From the book Vocabulary areas: Circus, Occupations, Animals. Grammar and Structures: ... |
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Retold by Lisa Suett. ... Poor Cinderella! She works all day and her two horrible stepsisters don't help her. One day an invitation arrives from the Prince. But Cinderella can't go to the party because she's got work to do. But her fairy godmother arrives and amazing things happen! Does she go to the party? Does she meet the Prince?"— Oh no! I must go. The magic stops at midnight - said Cinderella. — Wait! Come back! I don't know your name - called the Prince." From the book Vocabulary areas: clothes, housework. Grammar and structures: Past simple regular and irregular forms, Verb + infinitive, ... |
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PB3 and Robin land on Earth to escape the terrible OOs who are chasing them in another spaceship. They are very surprised to find some beautiful creatures. They are soft and have got wings and black and yellow stripes. They are bees! Some Earth children are telling them all about the importance of bees when they hear the roar of a tractor. An ecological disaster is about to happen. Vocabulary areas: The world around us, animals, parts of the body (animals). Language and Structure: present simple, present continuous, prepositions of place and movement, can / can't, there are / aren't, have got. Expressions: Look ... |
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Harry is the very last person to volunteer for a sport competition! In this story our reluctant hero braves golf and volleyball to come out tops (to everyone's surprise!). Harry and his three friends are selected to take part in the Police Sport Competition. They arrive at the luxury hotel by the sea where the competition is to take place. Everything seems normal... but something dark is going on at the hotel. Vocabulary areas: Sports and leisure, time, clothes and materials, work, the world around us. Grammar and Structure: Past simple, Past progressive, Present perfect, Will, Going to, Tag questions, Should, Must, ... |
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Retold by Lisa Suett. ... Hansel and Gretel are lost in the forest. When they find a house made of sweets, they can't believe their eyes. But the old woman who lives there has a wicked plan! Will Hansel and Gretel ever find their way home again?"The next day, the old witch put Hansel in a cage. Gretel had to cook lots of food for Hansel. The witch wanted a fat Hansel. But Gretel was clever. She had a plan, too." From the book Vocabulary areas: In the forest (animals and nature), the house, sweet food. Grammar and Structure: Present simple, Past simple, Past continuous, Present perfect simple, Must for ... |
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Have you ever seen a sloth? Jim and his brother and sister meet one in this adventure in the Amazon Rainforest. This is a story of how they team up with Slowly, the Sloth and his friends, helped by Uncle Jack, his daughter Dr Silver and some Amazon Indians to save their habitat. Vocabulary areas: The world around us, family, the body. Grammar and Structures: Present, Present continuous, Past verb + ing, Infinitive of purpose, Comparatives, Adverbs, Let's..., Must for obligation, Should for advice, Question words: What... How... Topic: Adventure, Protecting our environment, Solidarity. Level: Beginner A1.1. ... |
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PB3 finds that recycling definitely has advantages! But will it help him find what he needs to fix Robin? When PB3's robot, Robin, stops working, the doctor on Planet P3 tells PB3 to throw her in the rubbish and buy a new robot. There is a needle made of wood that is broken and cannot be replaced because there are now no trees on Planet 3. PB3 goes off to Earth to look for a needle made of wood to save his friend. During his search he finds out about recycling and also about children who collect things to sell on rubbish tips. Will the children be able to help PB3 and will PB3 and Robin be able to help the children? ... |
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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: ... |
