Emma and Harry went down the River Nile in a boat. They sailed through the desert and visited lots of pyramids. One day, a young girl spoke to them. The Adventure is ready to begin. Two police officers, Harry and Emma, are sent to investigate an ancient Egyptian tomb where stolen gold is hidden. Harry is not happy and his mood gets worse when he finds out that a young girl is going to be their guide. However, Harry and Emma go into the tomb of the ancient Egyptian queen Nefertari, led by Chione. What dangers will they meet? And what will they find inside? Vocabulary areas: The world around us, feelings, food, materials. ... |
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Journey to the center of Earth is a masterpiece by Jules Verne: a master of adventure stories. He also wanted children to think about nature. This story asks them to wonder what can be found underground and if there is another world there. It is told by a young man, Axel, who with his uncle and a guide go down under the Earth through the crater of a volcano. The children follow them through tunnels and caves to find strange plants and animals and have exciting adventures. It's a story about natural phenomena but also about persistence, initiative and courage in the face of the unknown. Vocabulary areas: science, ... |
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Retold by Lisa Suett. ... Is it OK to trust everyone? Read about the Gingerbread Man as he runs away from an old woman, an old man, a cow and a horse. No one can catch him! But then he meets a fox... Who is more clever? The fox or the Gingerbread Man? Vocabulary areas: Food and cooking, The rooms in the house, Parts of the body, Actions. Grammar and Structures: Present simple, Present continuous (not with future reference), conjunctions: because, and Verb + ing, Verb + infinitive, Can / Can't for ability, Comparative and superlative adverbs, Have (got) for possession. Topic: Adventure. Level: Beginner A1. ... |
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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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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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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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Jack is on his summer holidays. He's at the seaside with his grandma and grandad. Alfie is Jack's dog. He's on holiday too! Follow Jack and Alfie in their fun adventures at the beach. Vocabulary areas: At the seaside, colours, clothes. Grammar and Structures: Singular and plural nouns with "s", Possessive form (s), Present simple (positive, negative, interrogative forms), Have got for possession, Can / Can't for ability, Let's... Topic: At the seaside, Free time. Level: Absolute Beginner Pre-A1. Illustrated by Alistar. The book is part of the Young Readers - Stage 1 below A1 series by ... |
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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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Why doesn't summer come to the Giant's garden? Find out how the Selfish Giant changes and learns about friendship. A Giant lives in a castle with a beautiful garden. But the Giant is selfish and wants it all to himself. He doesn't want the children to play in his garden. Winter comes and never leaves until... something happens and the Giant learns about love and sharing! Vocabulary areas: seasons, nature, adjectives, feelings. Grammar and Structures: Present simple, Present continuous, There is / There are, Prepositions of place, Possessive's, Adverbs of frequency. Topic: Friendship, Sharing, How to treat ... |
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Two mice are friends. Alfred is a town mouse and Jack is a country mouse. One day Alfred visits Jack in the country. Alfred is very surprised. Jack hasn't got a house. He hasn't got a car. And he eats grass! Alfred wants to show Jack the town. There are shops, houses and restaurants with nice food. But Jack soon finds that the town is dangerous, too! What happens when Jack goes to town? Read and see!"– I'm sorry, Alfred. It's too dangerous here. I want to go home - says Jack. – Would you like some cheese? - asks Alfred. – No, thank you. I want to go home. I've got lots of grass at home - says Jack. ... |
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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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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: ... |