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.

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…

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?

Not so long ago, writes Jeremy Paxman, the English were "polite, unexcitable, reserved, and had hot-water bottles instead of a sex-life". Today the end of empire has killed off the Bulldog Breed - "fearless and philistine, safe in taxis and invaluable in shipwrecks" - and transformed the great public schools. Princess Diana was mourned with the effusive emotionalism of an Italian saint. Leader-writers in "The Times" even praise the sexual skills of English lovers ...So what are the defining features of "Englishness"? How can a country of football hooligans have such an astonishingly low murder rate? Does the nation's sense of itself extend to millions of black, Asian and other immigrant Britons? Is it grounded in arrogant, nostalgic fantasy or can it form the basis for building a realistic future within Europe? To answer these crucial questions, Paxman looks for clues in the English language, literature, luke-warm religion and "curiously passionless devotion" to cricket. He explores attitudes to Catholics, th

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?

Illustrated by thousands of examples from the Bank of English, the Collins COBUILD Active Grammar contains easy-to-understand explanations of the important points of English grammar. Warning notes occur throughout the text, giving learners invaluable help with potential problems in English. Supplements to the text include irregular verb tables, and a detailed glossary of grammatical terms. Ideal for the intermediate learner of English as a handy reference work, the Collins COBUILD Active Grammar offers in-depth guidance on the key areas of English grammar.

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?

The gear is 1588. Spain is the strongest countrg in the world.The Spanishking, Philip II, is a proud Catholic. England, ruled bklQueen Elizabeth I, is aProtestant country. When the Catholic queen,Marg, Queen oj~ Scots, is executedby Elizabeth, Spain is ready toattack. As the Spanish Armada sails towardsEngland, Elizabethprepares to protect her country, her people and her positionasqueen.

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.

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.

Michael Jackson, the man, the music, the mystery - Bog med CD- level 3 - fra 8. klasse (Scholastic - Vicky Shipton) On the 25th June, 2009, MichaelJackson dies of a heart attack at the age of fifty. He was one ofthe biggest stars in the world and he had sold more records thanany other singer. But he was also famous for his unusual privatelife and his strange appearance. Who was the real Michael Jackson?Read about Michael Jackson' journey from child star to 'King ofPop', and the difficulties that he faced, in this amazing story ofhis life. With Fact Files on 'Memories of Michael', 'MichaelJackson, Motown and the colour barrier' and 'Child stars'. Anon-fiction reader which tells the fascinating story of MichaelJackson in an informed and mature way. The Fact File sectiondevelops themes from the reader to enhance the reading experienceand covers subjects such as the breakthrough of black artists intomainstream music. The ‘People and Places’ section gives a visualtimeline of Michael Jackson and th

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 …

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