Based on the story by Peter Newell. Adapted by Jane Cadwallader. ... The rocket brings the families who live on 15 Cherry Drive together and makes them into a community. Can't miss this reader based on a story called The Rocket Book by Peter Newell originally published in 1912. Number 15 Cherry Drive is a normal house in a normal town. The people who live there don't really take any notice of each other, except for formal greetings. All this is going to be different when Mr. Popper's son Michael sets off a rocket in the basement which moves up through the house, changing people's lives. Vocabulary areas: ... |
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Retold by Jane Cadwallader. ... This is perhaps the most well-loved story by Charles Dickens. Dickens asked his readers to have a heart that never gets hard. As readers follow the life of Oliver Twist, a poor orphaned boy struggling against the dangers of life in 19th-century London, they can empathise with his childhood in a workhouse and his life with a gang of pickpockets. They can also share his relief that there were some good people, ready and willing to rescue a child in need. Vocabulary areas: friendship, social class, feelings. Grammar and Structure: Past simple (regular and irregular forms), Past continuous, ... |
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It's better to be careful and do things slowly. Harvey the hare thinks he's the fastest and the best at everything! But sometimes it's a good idea to be slow and steady. One day Tilly the tortoise and Harvey the hare have a race. Who do you think wins? Read the story to find out! Grammar and structures: Present simple, Present continuous, Verb + -ing, Can /Can't for ability, Must, Comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs, Positive imperative forms, Let's, There is / are. 200 Headwords. Level: Beginner A1.1. Illustrated by Andrea Rivola. The book is part of the Young Readers - Stage 2 A1 ... |
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Do you enjoy walking among the trees and watching out for forest animals? Do you know how important forests are for our world and our health? This book is about the three main different types of forests, about where you can find them, what the weather is like there and which animals live in and under the trees. It is also an adventure story about two children who overhear plans to destroy a part of their forest and who ask other children to join them to help save it. Vocabulary areas: nature and environment, forest animals, weather. Grammar and Structures: Present simple, Present perfect, Can, Comparative and superlative ... |
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Nonna Rosa è al Bioparco di Roma e una scimmia le prende la magica borsa gialla! Povera nonna Rosa: deve correre per tutto il Bioparco! Aiuta nonna Rosa a riprendere la sua borsa, insieme ai suoi nipoti Mario e Valentina! Sillabo: C'è - Ci sono, Aggettivi possessivi, Mi piace, Presente indicativo di potere e volere, Avverbi di tempo: ora - ancora - poi. 100 parole. Temi: Avventura, Magia, Animali. Illustrazioni di Gustavo Mazali. Il libro fa parte della serie Primaria letture graduate - Livello Pre-A1 presso ELi Publishing. Con ELi Link puoi accedere ai contenuti multimediali e audio di ELi. Basta ... |
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Nonna Rosa incontra degli amici davvero speciali! Conosciamoli insieme in questa lettura divertente ed educativa! Nonna Rosa è al parco con due bambini. Eva e Daniele. Ai due bambini, però, il parco non piace: a loro piacciono solo i videogiochi! Non è possibile! Nel parco ci sono tanti coetanei, gli uccelli, la natura... Nonna Rosa però trova una soluzione magica! Sillabo: C'è - Ci sono, Introduzione al verbo servile volere, Avverbi di tempo: ancora - ora - domani, Che cosa? Aggettivo: tanto. Temi: Avventura, Magia, Animali. 100 parole. Illustrazioni di Gustavo Mazali. Il libro fa parte ... |
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Celestina prometió alargar la situación al máximo para sacarle todo el partido posible. Calisto entra en el jardín de Melibea y se enamora al instante. Le declara su amor, pero ella lo rechaza. Para ayudar a Calisto, su criado Sempronio llama a Celestina, una vieja que tiene una gran experiencia convenciendo a las muchachas para que acepten a sus enamorados. Celestina y los criados de Calisto se unen para engañar a Calisto. Contenidos gramaticales: Pretérito perfecto simple, Pretérito indefinido, Pretérito imperfecto, Imperativo afirmativo y negativo, Presente subjuntivo, Adjetivos ... |
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Katie has some special friends: Regazza the Doll and Monty the Mouse. They live in the Land of Forgotten Toys, the place where toys go when they are thrown away or are left forgotten in a toy box for a long time. One day Regazza and Monty go to find Katie. A pirate with a problem has just arrived in the Land of Forgotten Toys. Can she help him? This is a humorous adventure story about friendship and using co-operation to solve a problem. Vocabulary areas: feelings, adjectives, fantasy, nature. Grammar and structures: Present simple, Present continuous, Imperatives, Can, There is / There are, Prepositions of place. In ... |
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¿Qué es la vida? Una ilusión, una sombra, una ficción, y el mayor bien es pequeño; que toda la vida es sueño, y los sueños, sueños son. Al nacer el príncipe Segismundo, el horóscopo vaticina que, derrocando a su padre el rey Basilio de Polonia, será un tirano para el pueblo. Para evitar que la predicción se cumpla, el rey lo encierra en una torre. Pero, ante el temor de haberse equivocado, ordena que, narcotizado, se le traslade a palacio y sea tratado como rey para ver cómo actúa. Si la experiencia no es terminante, siempre podrán hacerle creer ... |
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Discover my Perù. Juanita has a dream: she hopes her alpaca will have two little babies, one for her and one for her brother. But usually alpacas only have one baby at a time... Let’s find out more about this Peruvian girl, her country, family and friends. You'll love getting to know her! Verb Tenses: Present Simple / Present Continuous, Past Simple/Past Continuous, Present Perfect Simple, Will for future reference, Present/Past simple, passive. Patterns: Verbs + infinitive/Verbs + ing. Modals: Can/could, Must/Should, Imperatives, Comparative form of adjectives. 400 Headwords. Tags: Valuing other cultures, ... |
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Una aventura de extraterrestres en la que un chico malo se lleva una sorpresa. El extraterrestre PB3 y la robot Robina quieren fruta y verdura para su planeta. Guille ayuda a sus nuevos amigos, y descubre que una sustancia verde del espacio le puede ayudar contra un chico malo del colegio. Vocabulario: Fruta y verdura, Colores, El tiempo. Gramática: Presente de indicativo (verbos regulares e irregulares), Verbos ser y estar, hace impersonal, hay impersonal, Verbo tener, Artículos determinados e indeterminados. 200 palabras. Temas: Aventura, Amistad, Valentía. En el libro encontrarás: Juegos y ... |
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Un grupo de rock emergente compuesto por tres jóvenes amigos. Un gran evento musical de Madrid puede ser su gran oportunidad. Pero poco antes de su concierto de debut ante el público, desaparece sin dejar rastro el bajo, uno de sus instrumentos. Los chicos tienen pocos recursos para sustituirlo; por eso deciden encontrarlo. El presunto ladrón deja pistas que llevan a Javi, Luz y el Greñas a recorrer Madrid en busca de su instrumento. ¿Quién lo ha robado? ¿Por qué? Destrezas: Comprender un texto: lectura y/o escucha, Responder a preguntas de comprensión, Describir personas ( ... |
