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"The Prince and the Pauper" is the story of how when young Prince Edward Tudor of Wales and Pauper Tom Canty switch clothes that they are mistaken for each other and end up switching places. Prince Edward learns of the struggles of the commoners of England while Tom discovers what it is like to be a Prince and then a King. "The Prince and the Pauper" is both a delightfully comedic tale and a biting social commentary on the inequities among different social classes.

This richly illustrated series of retold fairy tales for children aged 5-12 years old will bring an extra dimension to your English teaching.

With listening, speaking, reading, writing, and drama activities, Classic Tales graded readers make it easy for you to create complete language lessons around a popular and engaging traditional tale.

Town Mouse goes to see his friend, Country Mouse. He thinks the food is strange. It's very dark and quiet. Then he sees a cow! Let's go to the town, Town Mouse says to Country Mouse. Does Country Mouse like the town? What does he see there? What does he think?

Find out what happens when Town Mouse comes to the country and Country Mouse goes to the town...

Adaptation by Gina D. B. Clemen
Activities by Monica Marszewska

Human interest

The seventeenth-century house of the seven gables shelters an old curse and a terrible secret. The lives of the Pyncheon family are ruined by greed, hatred and cowardice. Hepzibah and Clifford Pyncheon are tormented by the memories and ghosts of the past, until the love of two young people changes the course of destiny...

Dossiers:
Whitchcraft, The British Colonies in America
The History of Photography
Series: Reading & Training | Level: Step 4 | Exam: fce trinity

Adapted by Nancy Timmins
Activities by Kenneth Brodey

Mystery & horror

Catherine Morland is going on her first visit to the city of Bath. She is seventeen and comes from a small, quiet town in the English countryside. She likes Gothic novels. When she makes friends with the handsome young Henry Tilney and his sister Eleanor, she will find herself in the middle of a family tragedy. Henry's home, Northanger Abbey, is the scene of a crime. Or is it all just a product of Catherine's imagination?

Dossiers:
King George III and Regency England, British female novelists
Series: Reading & Training | Level: Step 4 | Exam: fce trinity

Retold by Blanche Malvern
Activities by Kenneth Brodey

Human interest

Isabel Archer - a young American woman - visits her uncle and his family in England. Her uncle dies and leaves her a large fortune. Isabel was always beautiful and charming: now, in addition, she is rich. The question is, whom will she marry? The English nobleman Lord Warburton? Her American suitor Casper Goodwood? Or the refined and sophisticated Gilbert Osmond, an American art collector living in Italy?

Dossier:
Americans in Italy in the Nineteenth Century

Exit test
Series: Reading & Training | Level: Step 5 | Exam: fce trinity

Leaving his home in a Welsh mining village for the last time, Huw Morgan remembers his childhood. The valley was green then, unspoilt by waste from the mine. The happiness of his family and friends had not yet been destroyed by cruel gossip and terrible pain. Since then, so much has changed.

Stella is curious about her attractive new London neighbour, Tony. She gradually gets to know Tony - and also his young daughter, Daisy. But Stella and Tony's growing relationship is threatened when Tony's ex-wife makes plans to move away with Daisy. How can Tony keep Daisy? And how can Stella keep Tony?

Complete audio recording available online.

Original stories at seven levels from starter to advanced, written specially for learners of English. With gripping plots and a range of genres to satisfy every taste, Cambridge English Readers offer high-quality original fiction that students will love! The highest quality of writing and storytelling is combined with the greatest sensitivity to the learner's language level, to ensure an enjoyable and successful l

When Wallace the inventor meets Wendolene in her wool shop, he falls in love with her at once. But why does her dog, Preston, hate Wallace's dog, Gromit?
Then, after Wallace's new sheep-shaving and pullover-making machine falls into the wrong hands, things start to go very wrong.
Can Gromit save Wallace from the danger of a 'close shave'?

OXFORD DOMINOES:

Four-level graded readers series, perfect for reading practice and language skills development at upper-primary and lower-secondary levels.
A full-colour, entertaining, interactive readers series, that offers students an enjoyable reading experience while building their language skills through integrated language activities, projects, and contextualized grammar work.

Adventure

The Rajah’s Diamond, the most precious diamond in the world, seems to bring bad luck on everyone who comes into contact with it. Owned by Sir Thomas Vandeleur, his wife tries to sell it to pay her debts. But the diamond is stolen and then falls into the hands of various people who are all corrupted by its great beauty and value. Follow the diamond as it travels from London to Edinburgh to Paris and find out what happens to it…

Dossiers:
The Hope Diamond
The Thousand and One Nights
Gentlemen’s Clubs
The Empire Strikes Back

Exit test

Series:  skladem (ihned expedujeme)

The Footprint Reading Library is the first non-fiction reading series for English language learners to present captivating real-world stories in print, audio, and video. Every level of the Footprint Reading Library includes a comprehensive Teacher's Book that makes lesson planning easy. Each unit in the Teacher's Book features: *a step-by-step Lesson Planner that includes a short summary of the reading, and teachong notes for each of the Read, Listen, and Watch options *a photocopiable Reader Worksheet, Video Worksheet, Reader Quiz, and Video Transcript *detailed instructuins for Teaching with the Reader Worksheet and Teaching with the Video Worksheet *answer keys

The Footprint Reading Library is the first non-fiction reading series for English language learners to present captivating real-world stories in print, audio, and video. Every level of the Footprint Reading Library includes a comprehensive Teacher's Book that makes lesson planning easy. Each unit in the Teacher's Book features: *a step-by-step Lesson Planner that includes a short summary of the reading, and teachong notes for each of the Read, Listen, and Watch options *a photocopiable Reader Worksheet, Video Worksheet, Reader Quiz, and Video Transcript *detailed instructuins for Teaching with the Reader Worksheet and Teaching with the Video Worksheet *answer keys

King Lear is old but not wise. He loves the two daughters who secretly hate him. He hates the only daughter who really loves him. In time, he discovers his mistake. Has he learnt his lesson? Or will his proud and angry nature bring him even more sadness and pain? British English