Extensive reading improves fluency and there is a real need for contemporary graded material in the ELT classroom. Michael Jackson was one of the world''s most famous pop stars. His unexpected deth in 2009 made news headlines everywhere. This biography traces his journey from child star in The Jackson 5 to global fame as the ''King of Pop''.
Nivel: Level 1. Incluye: CD. Every night, Dylan plays a computer game called Orloff''s Castle. In the game he has to try and free Princess Zia, a prisoner of the evil Count Orloff. But one night something very strange happens to Dylan - by magic, he is pulled into the computer. He''s not just playing the game any more - he is in the game! His only way back to the real world is to go into the castle himself and find the princess. Can Dylan defeat Count Orloff and free the princess? And will he get back home?
This exciting new series of non-fiction readers provides interesting and educational content, with activities and project work. The readers are graded at six levels, suitable for students from age 8 and older. They can support Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL), and cover a broad range of topics, within three curriculum areas: The World of Science and Technology The Natural World The World of Arts and Social Studies Teacher''s Notes & CLIL guidance at www.oup.com/elt/readanddiscover The Activity Book includes 16 pages of chapter-linked activities followed by after-reading whole book activities and a book review; focus on content, vocabulary, and grammar.
Incluye: CD Sophie loves painting and wants to become an artist, but her parents have other ideas. Her good friend Dorothy gives her some advice - ''Show them that you are good enough to go to art college.'' She offers to help Sophie put on her own art show. While working to prepare for the show, Sophie discovers a sad secret about Dorothy''s past and decides to help her friend. It''s a life-changing time for both of them. This is a story about finding out who you are and what you want to be.
Hilton Cubitt lives in the country with his American wife. The couple start receiving drawings of little dancing men. Cubitt goes to see Sherlock Holmes about these drawings, which seem to have frightened Cubitt's wife. Holmes thinks they might be secret messages. Then there is a murder. Now Holmes must quickly work out what the pictures mean so that he can catch the killer. Watch the detective, Sherlock Holmes, and his assistant, Dr Watson, at work in this and three other exciting mysteries.
Castles and knights are part of the Middle Ages.
What do you know about them?
What happens in the Great Hall of a castle?
What do knights do?
Who can be a knight?
By the lake at Blake's Hollow there is an old wooden boathouse. Worn and uncared for, the door swings slowly open on its rusted hinge. Through the years it has received many visitors, but no one ever warns them that strange things happen when you go inside...
Jason looks in the mirror and sees a bruise under his eye. Why can’t his school friends see it? Later a ball hits him in the same eye. Now people can see the bruise–and it hurts. Jason doesn’t unders
Lectura graduada con textos adaptados del área de ciencias. Incluye fotografías e ilustraciones que ayudan a la comprensión de los conceptos. Con diccionario ilustrado y actividades.
El libro del alumno de Selections se presenta como una nueva sección de actividades de comprensión de lectura para cada texto. El libro del alumno se parece a un auténtico libro de relatos que incitara a los niños a zambullirse en la lectura.
Mr Ross lives on an island where no visitors come. He stops people from taking photographs of him. He is young and rich, but he looks sad. And there is one room in his house which is always locked. Carol Sanders and her mother come to the island to work for Mr Ross. Carol soon decides that there is something very strange about Mr Ross. Where did he get his money from? How can a young man buy an island? So she watches, and she listens - and one night she learns what is behind the locked door.
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. Eighteen-year-old Francesca comes to England to achieve her life-long ambition of learning to fly. The first lessons go really well and Doug, her instructor, describes her as a natural pilot. But when Doug's actions lead Francesca to question his motives, she starts to lose her confidence. Her dream of independence in the sky is in danger. Contains a paperback and 3 Audio CDs with complete text recordings from the book.
Todos los títulos del nivel 1, tienen un texto sencillo que utiliza aproximadamente 200 palabras fáciles y de uso común. Las palabras más difíciles se repiten para que se puedan reconocer con facilidad, y en algunos casos, el colorido de las ilustraciones refuerza su significado. Se mantiene una estructura sencilla para fomentar la confianza en la lectura independiente.
