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In the 1840s, a young woman is employed as governess to two children in an English country house. The children are beautiful and charming, and – for a while – the young woman thinks her position is both easy and pleasant. Then she begins to see the ghosts of the former governess Miss Jessel and the manservant Peter Quint... *FCE-style...
How did people make and watch films in the past? Do you know what magic lanterns or kinetoscopes were? Or nickelodeons or drive-ins? Find out in this book!Exit test free audio download (viz odkaz na další informace) Series: Easyread | Level: Level 2 | Exam: ket
Our planet is full of natural wonders: the forests, which are home to millions of species; the oceans, which cover three quarters of its surface; and the Polar regions and deserts, which have adapted to extreme climatic conditions. They have existed for thousands of years, but these environments and the plants and animals which live in them are changing....
Le Morte d’Arthur tells the story of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. The tale begins with Arthur’s birth, his education, and his rise to the throne. It also recounts the tragic love story of Sir Lancelot and Guinevere, the destruction of the Round Table and Arthur’s mysterious disappearance or death. *Wide range of...
Young John Trenchard lives in Moonfleet, an English village with dark secrets. One day he discovers a hidden crypt below the cemetery where smugglers meet and hide their goods. Here he accidentally finds the skeleton of evil Colonel Mohune, better known as Blackbeard, and a precious clue that could help him find Blackbeard’s treasure… Thrilling adventures...
Two young lovers, Hermia and Lysander, meet in the wood with the intention of running away and getting married secretly. They are followed by Demetrius, who loves Hermia, and Helena, who is in love with Demetrius. What they don’t know is that the wood is enchanted…*Wide range of activities on the four skills *FCE-style activities *Trinity-style...
Discover how a midnight ritual transforms the life of a young Puritan in ‘Young Goodman Brown’. Witness what happens to three old friends who discover the potion of eternal youth in ‘Dr Heidegger’s Experiment’. Experience the tragedy of the scientist who strives to achieve perfection at all costs in ‘The Birthmark’. *Accessible Adaptation in American...
In an empty house lies a dead man. There are no wounds on his body. On the wall, the word RACHE - German for 'revenge' - is written in blood. With the help of his friend Doctor Watson, can Sherlock Holmes use his deductive powers to find the murderer? Set in London in the 1880s, A Study in Scarlet is the first Holmes and watson mystery, the beginning of a...
Wuthering Heights is home to the Earnshaw family, who adopt an orphan called Heathcliff. When they grow up, Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff fall deeply in love. But Catherine decides to marry Edgar Linton from the big house across the moors. Heathcliff runs away in despair. When he returns some years later, a series of terrible events destroys the...
Daisy Miller is a beautiful, rich American girl. She comes to Europe with her mother and brother to travel and see the sights. In Switzerland she meets Frederick Winterbourne, a young American who has lived in Europe most of his life. He is fascinated and perplexed by Daisy’s flirtatious and unconventional manners…*Wide range of activities practising...
Marlow, a merchant sailor, travels through colonial Africa. He makes a perilous journey by steamboat to rescue Kurtz, an agent, who is seriously ill. He arrives at Kurtz’s station to find that the agent has taken control of the whole area. In his complete isolation from civilised society Kurtz has instituted a brutal system of human sacrifice and magic to...