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…
Santiago Munez has made his mark in the UK Premier league as atop midfielder with Newcastle United. European football now beckons and he finds himself playingalongside stars such as Beckham and Zidane for Real Madrid. Butplaying in the UEFA Champions League brings pressures that Santiagohad never anticipated. Will he have the strength to keep his dreamalive?Based on the hit 2007 movie Goal II!
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?
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.
School is never boring for Zoeg and her.friends atPacific Coast Academy. Lolawants to be in the school play - can thecute English gag, Simon, help her withher 'terrible' Englishaccent? And Zoeg wants to be in the dance contest but canshe findthe right partner?
Extensive reading improves fluency and there is a real need inthe ELT classroom for motivating, contemporary graded material thatis suitable for Beginner-level students. "Kaori and the Lizard Kng"is a manga-style comic strip story which will have immediate appealwith young teenagers.
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, contemporary graded material thatwill instantly appeal to students. "Buffy: Halloween" is based onthe hit TV programme and will be immediately recognisable to teensof all nationalities.
This is the entrancingly entertaining yet amazingly effective guide that shows you how to know the meaning of words that you have never seen or heard before, learn the history of words so that they come alive for you, master an invaluable and permanent technique of word-viewing within 30 days. This is the one book that makes you love to learn.
Extensive reading improves fluency and there is a real need inthe ELT classroom for motivating, contemporary graded material thatwill instantly appeal to teenage students with a limited knowledgeof English. "Spooky Skaters" is a comic-strip style reader about agroup of skateboarders from the land of the living and the 'Land ofthe Dead'.
The chances are that at some time in your life the spotlight will be turned on you, while everyone waits expectantly for words of wit and wisdom to pour from your lips. Whether it's a formal speech or just a funny story to amuse your friends, this book will provide everything you need to keep your audiences entertained. So leave behind incoherent mumblings and enter the world of zany stories, comic quotations, toasts, puns and lot more.
Limerick,1934.It's cold and it's wet.Frank,his parents andthree brothers have just come back from America to start a new lifein lreland .But life in Limerick is even harder than life in1930s'New York.Frank's father,Malachy,is from the North of lrelandand people say he has the "strange look".He loves his family,but healso likes to drink……
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.
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?
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?
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.
