Tom Sawyer does not like school.He doesnot like work,and he never wants to getout of bed in the morning.But he likesswimming and fishing,and havingadventures with his friends.And he has a lot of adventures.One night,he and his friend Huck Finngo to the graveyard to look for ghosts. They don't see any ghosts that night.They see somethingworse than a ghost-much,much worse...(Word count 5,825)
A housewife,a tramp,a lawyer,a waitress,an actress -ordinary people living ordinary Lives in New York at the beginning of thiscentury.The city has changed greatly sincethat time,but its people are much the same.Some are rich,some are poor,some are happy,someare sad,some have found love,some are looking for love. O.Henry's famous short stories-sensitive,funny,sympathetic -give us vivid pictures of the everyday livesof these New Yorkers.(Word count 5,895)
This award-winning collection of adapted classic literature and original stories develops reading skills for low-beginning through advanced students. Accessible language and carefully controlled vocabulary build students' reading confidence. Introductions at the beginning of each story, illustrations throughout, and glossaries help build comprehension. Before, during, and after reading activities included in the back of each book strengthen student comprehension. Audio versions of selected titles provide great models of intonation and pronunciation of difficult words.
Little Mary Lennox is a bad-tempered,disagreeable child.When her parents diein India,she is sent back to England to livewith her uncle in a big,lonely,old house. There is nothing to do all day except walk in the gardens and watch the robin flying over the highwalls of the secret garden…which has been locked for tenyears.And no one has the key.
Sally is always running and she hasher phone with her all the time:at home,on the train,at work,at lunchtime,andat the shops. But then one afternoon suddenly she has adifferent phone and it changes her life.