When a group of skaters are wrongly accused of vandalising avaluable piece of art, the Spooky Skaters decide it’s time tointervene … Another ghoulish tale from the Land of the Dead ineasy-toread comic-book format.
Extensive reading improves fluency and there is a real need inthe ELT classroom for motivating, contemporary graded material thatwill instantly appeal to students. "Spiderman 2" is the second tothe phenomenally successful "Spiderman" movies and will beimmediately recognizable to teens of all nationalities.
In a border town in Mexico, a group of young Mexicans begin adangerous journey across the US-Mexico border in search of a betterlife… . Don starts a new job as a marketing manager for Mickey’s, agroup of fast food restaurants. Will he find out the truth behindthe burgers…? And Amber, a high school student, starts to askserious questions about her part-time job at Mickey’s. Maybe theburgers don’t taste so good after all…
Limerick, 1934. It's cold and it's wet.Frank, his parents and three brothers have just come back fromAmerica to start a new life in Ireland. But life in Limerick iseven harder than life in 1930s' New York. Frank's `father, Malachy,is from the North of Ireland and people sag he has the "strangelook". He loves his family but he also likes to drink ... Seen through a child's eyes, Angela's Ashestells the true story of Frank's experiences with school, work,girls, death and the Catholic Church.
Ryan's back in Newport Beach again, but for how long thistime? As Ryan and Marissa become closer, Luke gets angry -dangerously angry. Seth still dreams of sailing to Tahiti withSummer but Summer seems more interested in bad boy Ryan. Aseveryone prepares-for the Newport debutante dance, who will getwhat they want?
Charles Weyland and his team go to the Antarctic to find outmore about apyramid under the ice. Their work is difficult anddangerous - and they soonrealise that they are not alone. Deepunder the ice, something is waking up afteralong sleep ... and thePredators are returning from space to hunt once again.Will anyonelive to see the end of this horrible.fight?
Extensive reading improves fluency and there is a real need inthe ELT classroom for motivating, contemporary graded material thatwill instantly appeal to students. "The In-Crowd" is about ateenage Scottish boy, Cameron, who starts at a new school inManchester. His talent for football wins him a place in thein-crowd, but are they really his friends?
Extensive reading improves fluency and there is a real need inthe ELT classroom for motivating, graded material that willinstantly appeal to students. "The Queen" is based on the movie ofthe same name, and revolves around the series of events whichunfolded after the tragic death of Princess Diana in 1997.
Next to the exhortation at the beginning of Moby-Dick, "Call meIshmael," the first sentence of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudicemust be among the most quoted in literature. And certainly whatMelville did for whaling Austen does for marriage--tracing theintricacies (not to mention the economics) of 19th-century Britishmating rituals with a sure hand and an unblinking eye. As usual,Austen trains her sights on a country village and a fewfamilies--in this case, the Bennets, the Philips, and the Lucases.Into their midst comes Mr. Bingley, a single man of good fortune,and his friend, Mr. Darcy, who is even richer. Mrs. Bennet, whomarried above her station, sees their arrival as an opportunity tomarry off at least one of her five daughters. Bingley iscomplaisant and easily charmed by the eldest Bennet girl, Jane;Darcy, however, is harder to please. Put off by Mrs. Bennet'svulgarity and the untoward behavior of the three younger daughters,he is unable to see the true worth of the older girls, Jane andElizabeth. His
Extensive reading improves fluency and there is a real need inthe ELT classroom for contemporary graded material that willstimulate students. This compelling biography tells the story ofthe world's most famous president; from his schooldays in Hawaiiand Indonesia, to his time as a community activist in Chicago, andhis subsequent route to the White House.
Becky Sharp is alone in the world. She has no money, nofortune and no family. However she is clever, funny ... and hasvery .fine eyes. Amelia Sedley is a sweet girl with a good fortune,but some say she is rather boring. As the two girls meet theirhusbands and live their lives in Vanity Fair,which of them findswhat they are looking for?
Extensive reading improves fluency and there is a real need inthe ELT classroom for motivating, contemporary graded material thatwill instantly appeal to students. "DJ Ambition" is about a Londonteenager, Ali, who wants to be a DJ. The main themes explored aresexism, and parental conflict.
Extensive reading improves fluency and there is a real need inthe ELT classroom for motivating, graded material that willinstantly appeal to students. "Night at the Museum" is based on thefamily movie starring Ben Stiller, set in the Museum of NaturalHistory in New York.
After the war in Iraq ended in 2003,James Longley and a smallteam of film-makers spent two years filming if different parts ofthe country.In Iraq in Fragments we hear the voices of ordinaryIraqis:Sunis,Shias and Kurds.We learn their opinions about thewar,the occupation and their hopes for the future of their brokencountry.This is their story.
Betty Suorez has just got her frst job. She is the assistant tothe editor at Mode,a top -fashion magazine in New York. But there'sone problem - she doesn't careabout-fashion and she's not cool - atatl! What will life be like.for her in a worldwhere.fashion tseverything?
Following the death of her husband, Mrs Dashwood and her threedaughters, Elinor, Marianne and Margaret, are forced to leave theirfamily home and move to a small cottage in Devon. There, Mariannemeets and falls in love with the charismatic Mr Willoughby but sheis left distraught by his inconsistent behaviour. And whilstconsoling her younger sister, Elinor is forced to confront her ownfeelings towards Edward Ferrars, an old family friend …
Robin Hood and his men live in Sherwood Forest. The taxmancomes to see the Sheriff of Nottingham, and the men are not happglTheg hate taxes and they hate the Sheriff. Can Rabin and his mengive back the taxes to the people of Nottingham? Or does theSheriff win ... again?
Extensive reading improves fluency and there is a real need inthe ELT classroom for motivating, contemporary graded material thatwill instantly appeal to students. "Billy Elliot" is based on thaward-winning film and tells the story of a young boy who followshis dream, against all the odds. It also provides an insight intoBritish culture and family relationships.