Bernard Smith

Original / British English (Available May 2008) David Beckham, captain of England and famous for his Number 7 shirt at Manchester United, is now playing for LA Galaxy. But when did he start to play football? And why is he now world famous? This is his story

Original / British English (Available May 2008) One day Rafael was well; the next day he was completely mad. What happened to him? The story of Rafael and his gold ring is a strange story of murder, mystery and love. Many people know part of the story. But only Rafael knows the true facts. And Rafael is mad.

Original / American English (Available March 2008) In 1974 two Black Americans fought in Zaire, in Africa. One was Muhammad Ali. After the fight, he was the boxing champion of the world - again. But why did a young boy from Kentucky start to box? Why did he stop boxing? And what is he doing now?

This is a practical guide for practising teachers of English and teachers in training. It offers teachers a rationale and a variety of imaginative techniques for integrating literature work with language teaching. It is divided into three sections: Part I discusses the questions: Why teach literature? What should we teach? How should we teach it?; Part II outlines and illustrates a wealth of student-centred class and homework activities appropriate to each stage of the study of a literary work. Detailed descriptions of the activities are accompanied by numerous sample worksheets; Part III demonstrates techniques for working with complete texts, and shows how the activities outlined in Part II can be applied to particular novels, plays, short stories and poems. All activities described have been used successfully with a wide range of classes from intermediate level up.

This updated edition is a practical reference guide which compares the relevant features of a student''s own language with English, helping teachers to predict and understand the problems their students have. Learner English has chapters focusing on major problems of pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary and other errors as well as new chapters covering Korean, Malay/Indonesian and Polish language backgrounds.

Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. A plane crashes in the middle of the desert in Oman leaving a pilot and his family hurt and stranded. The pilot begins a journey across the desert to get help but collapses from exhaustion. He is found and taken to a nearby hospital but he is unconscious and no one has any idea who he is or where he has come from. Meanwhile time is running out for his wife and son who are waiting in the desert for help to arrive. Contains a paperback and Audio CD with complete text recordings from the book.

Abdullah knows a lot about oryx, the rare and gentle creatures of the desert. But there are cruel and ignorant people in the desert too - and someone needs to stop them.

Men love his football - and women love his style. David Beckham is one of the most popular footballers of all time. This is his story!

Ficción original galardonada para estudiantes de inglés. En siete niveles, desde Principiante hasta Avanzado, esta impresionante selección de libros cuidadosamente calificados ofrece una lectura emocionante para las capacidades de cada estudiante. Un avion se estrella en medio del desierto de Oman dejando a un piloto y su familia heridos y varados. El piloto comienza un viaje por el desierto para obtener ayuda, pero se derrumba por el agotamiento. Lo encuentran y lo llevan a un hospital cercano, pero esta inconsciente y nadie tiene idea de quien es o de donde viene. Mientras tanto, el tiempo se acaba para su esposa y su hijo que esperan en el desierto que llegue la ayuda. Contiene contenido para adultos. Version en rustica. Tambien disponible con CD de audio que incluye grabaciones de texto completo del libro.Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Beginner to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded books offers exciting reading for every student''s abilities. A plane crashes in the middle of the Omani desert leaving a pilot and his family injured and stranded. The pilot begins a journey through the desert to get help, but collapses from exhaustion. They find him and take him to a nearby hospital, but he is unconscious and no one has any idea who he is or where he came from. Meanwhile, time is running out for his wife and his son who are waiting in the desert for help to arrive. Contains Mature Content. Paperback version. Also available with audio CD that includes full text recordings of the book.