Classic / American English (Available May 2008) There is a climate of secrecy and fear at the Paris Opera. People are dying and a beautiful, talented young singer has disappeared. Is this the work of the Opera ghost? Is the ghost a man or a monster? And what else will he do to get what he wants?
Resting one night on a boat on the River Thames, Charlie Marlow tells his friends about his experiences as a stream-boat captain on the River Congo. There, in the heart of Africa, his search for the extraordinary Mr Kurtz caused him to question his own nature and values - and the nature and values of his society.
Marcel visits his friend, Henry, in London. Henry knows a professor and he has some very interesting letters - by William Shakespeare! Marcel and Henry want to see the letters, but they are not in the professor's flat. Marcel is a detective. Can he find them?
Classic / British English (Available February 2008) Emil is travelling alone to his grandmothers house in the city. He is carrying money toher from his mother. Then a man on the train steals the money. Emil follows the thief and an exciting adventure begins, with lots of detectives, a lift boy, and a fight in a bank!
Benjamin mon amour, le soleil se lève sur l'océan Atlantique. Tout est calme. Le navire avance doucement sur la mer. Dans quelques heures, la Marie-Galante arrivera à Fort de France...
Set in the Caribbean Sea in the 17th Century, Jack Sparrow, a gentlemanly rogue of a pirate, teams up with the daughter of a governor to stop the evil plan of a ship of dangerous pirates. This exciting, swashbuckling movie was a surprise hit in 2003 and starred Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow.
Contemporary / American English (Available May 2008) This is the second exciting Mummy movie. Ten years after their last battle with Imhotep, Evelyn and Rick OConnell are back in Egypt. It is the Year of the Scorpion and people in Egypt are afraid. Somebody has to kill the Scorpion King, or the world will end.
Contemporary / British English (Available June 2008) Roald Dahl is the master of the unexpected. Things are not always what they seem and nobody should be trusted. In this collection of his short stories we learn some strange lessons about the dangerous world we live in. But you will have to wait until the final pages of each story to discover the last, terrible twist
A stimulating selection of extracts from important works and short stories by major authors of the 19th and 20th centuries - Mary Shelley, Emily Brontë, R. L. Stevenson, Oscar Wilde, Joseph Conrad, James Joyce, Virginia Woolf and George Orwell - which aims to improve students' linguistic competence and introduce them to concepts of literary analysis through a wide range of activities. Each chapter also includes a chronology of the author's life and a synoptic table to help students to contextualise what they read.
The three stories in this book are about ordinary people, people like you and me, but they find themselves in surprising situations. Lord Arthur Savile, a rich man with no enemies, finds out that he must do something terrible before he can marry. Poor young Hughie Erskine gives money to an old beggar, but the beggar is not what he seems. And Lord Murchison falls in love with a mystery woman; but what is the strange secret behind the door in Cumnor Street
Une collection de lectures authentiques et accessibles aux adolescents un choix de romans contemporains et classiques une segmentation par niveau selon les échelles de compétences du CECRL A1 A2 B1 Carton rouge ou mort subite est de niveau A2 du Cadre europeen de reference pour les langues. L''histoire : Jerome, le fils du banquier Forestier, est au commissariat de police. Dans son sac de sport, il y a un million deuros. Il refuse de parler. Au meme moment, Charlotte, une fille de son age, pense a lui : est-ce que tout va se passer comme prevu jusqua 18 heures ? Pendant ce temps, un homme attend dans un hotel. Il a un revolver a la main et regarde lheure. Il sait qua 18 heures, tout sera fini. Quel role Jerome joue-t-il dans cette histoire ? Va-t-il sen sortir ?
Ebenezer Scrooge is a mean and lonely old man. But one Christmas Eve three ghosts come to visit him and scare him into changing his ways. Scrooge discovers that there is more to life than work and mo
Contemporary / American English (Available February 2008) Jack Sparrow, captain of the Black Pearl, is back in a new adventure. This time he, Will Turner, Elizabeth Swann, and Commodore Norrington are all looking for a chest that belongs to the terrible Captain Davy Jones. But Davy Jones has other plans for Jack Sparrow...
Contemporary / British English (Available May 2008) Nuclear war has destroyed all life in thenorthern countries of the world. Now the deadly radiation is travelling south. In Australia, where people are still alive, Peter and Mary Holmes are trying to live their lives as normally as possible as the radiation comes closer and closer. What can they do? Is this the end of life on earth?
White Fang; half-dog, half-wolf is raised in the wild but soon becomes the property of Gray Beaver, a Yukon Indian. Knowing only cruelty of man and the violence of nature, White Fang becomes the most savage and wild of dogs, until he is rescued by kindness.
Une collection de lectures authentiques et accessibles aux adolescents un choix de romans contemporains et classiques une segmentation par niveau selon les échelles de compétences du CECRL A1 A2 B1 Le casque mysterieux est un ouvrage de niveau A1 du Cadre europeen commun de reference. L''histoire : Quatre ados - deux filles, deux garçons - passent les grandes vacances a la campagne : promenades a velo, visites de chateaux, pique-niques... Par gout de laventure, ils entrent un jour dans une grotte. Ils trouvent un mysterieux casque : dou vient-il ? Comment est-il arrive ici ? Qui la porte ? Pour repondre a toutes ces questions, ils commencent une formidable enquete. Est-ce quils vont trouver le secret de ce casque ?
One of Hollywood’s most successful actors, Tom Cruise has starred in numerous films since his début in Risky Business. Read about his life and career, his major film roles, his involvement with Scien
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.
