Roy Eberhardt has just moved to Florida and he doesn't like itmuch. But oneday he.finds the running boy and lie becomes much moreinteresting. Doesthis bou know angthing about the problems at thenew pancake restaurantsite? Whg does he want to save the littleowls that live there? And can Rog doangthing to help?
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.
Professor X has a school.for young people with special powers.He also hasa team a.f mutants called the X-Men. They use theirpowers Jar the good o-fthe world. A mutant with the name Magnetohas a terrible plan to change atlhumans in mutants. Can the X-Menstop him?
Extensive reading improves fluency and there is a real need inthe ELT classroom for motivating, contemporary graded material thatwill instantly appeal to students. The Lost Chronicles is based onthe first series of the hugely successful TV series about a groupof survivors from a plane crash who find themselves on an isolateddesert island.
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.
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?
When The Dreams fail to win an important talent contest, anaspiring record producer, Curtis, sees their potential and mouldsthem into the most successful girl group of the 1960s.Soon Curtisrealizes that lead-singer, Deena, has the qualities to become amegastar in her own right. But will his plans for Deena blow apartthe girls’ friendship? Will his recordingbusiness survive?
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 …
Extensive reading improves fluency and there is a realneed in the ELT classroom for motivating, contemporary gradedmaterial that will instantly appeal to students. The LostChronicles is based on the first series of the hugely successful TVseries about a group of survivors from a plane crash who findthemselves on an isolated desert island.
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.
Malcolm's class at school is having a-fami[] picnic. CanMalcolm's -fami[]make new.friends? No! Francis has girl trouble,Lois and Ha[ have parenttrouble, and Malcolm has c~ problem withsome chemicals, is it the end o.fthe picnic and his teacher's job?On[3 Malcolm's secret can save the da3.
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.
There's no stopping Betty. Audiences all over the world arecheering for the vibrant overachiever with the spirit and thesmarts to live her dream. She may not be fashionable, but in theskin-deep world of high fashion, she's the fairest of them all.Designed to resemble fictional fashion bible Mode magazine, UglyBetty: The Book offers insider interviews with the cast andcreative team as well as a comprehensive episode guide. Plus!Features include: how to win friends at work, your style horoscope,Hilda's quick 'n' easy makeup tips, how to diva up your officespace, and complete access to every character's style! And much,more more!
Extensive reading improves fluency and there is a real need inthe ELT classroom for motivating, contemporary graded material thatis suitable for Beginner-level students. "Blog Love" is a 21stcentury story about a lonely Japanese student in London, who keepsa daily blog.
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.
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 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.