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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

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

Gateway je pětidílná učebnice angličtiny pro střední školy v pokročilostech A2 až B2+ připravující studenty k základní (ZÚ) i vyšší úrovni (VÚ) maturity z angličtiny. Učebnice rozvíjí jazykové dovednosti i testové strategie, aby studenti dosáhli u maturitní zkoušky co nejlepšího výsledku.

Díl Gateway A2 je možné začít používat i se studenty s velmi nízkou znalostí angličtiny. V úvodu je zařazena Starter Lesson, která studentům připomene základní učivo (číslovky, dny v týdnu, barvy, sloveso to be, tvoření množného čísla apod.)

Mixed ability

Učebnice angličtiny Gateway je uzpůsobena použití

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.

'For me, Watson, life is not so interesting,' says Holmes.

'I loved to read the newspaper, hoping to find some news of an interesting crime for me to investigate or a dangerous criminal for me to catch. Where are all those clever criminals these days?'

Then, suddenly, a wild, excited young man runs up the stairs to Holmes' room. He has a story to tell about a strange crime that took place in Norwood. But who is the criminal? And is he dangerous? Life, for Holmes, suddenly starts to get interesting.

OXFORD DOMINOES:

Four-level graded readers series, perfect for reading practice and language skills development at upper-primary and lower-secondary levels.

Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive readers series that offers students a fun re

Speakout is a comprehensive English course that helps adult learners gain confidence in all skill areas using authentic materials from the BBC. With its wide range of support material, it meets the diverse needs of learners in a variety of teaching situations and helps to bridge the gap between the classroom and the real world.

• Comprehensive, multi-strand approach to language development with a strong focus on real-life communication skills
• Downloadable video podcasts of real-life interviews filmed by the BBC provide learners with models of authentic English as it is really spoken
• A rich variety of print and digitally delivered supplementary materials
• Authentic DVD material from the BBC provides the springboard for meaningful speaking and w

Speakout is a comprehensive English course that helps adult learners gain confidence in all skill areas using authentic materials from the BBC. With its wide range of support material, it meets the diverse needs of learners in a variety of teaching situations and helps to bridge the gap between the classroom and the real world.

• Comprehensive, multi-strand approach to language development with a strong focus on real-life communication skills
• Downloadable video podcasts of real-life interviews filmed by the BBC provide learners with models of authentic English as it is really spoken
• A rich variety of print and digitally delivered supplementary materials
• Authentic DVD material from the BBC provides the springboard for meaningful speaking and w

A supportive course that helps students of all abilities build confidence through graded practice. The flexible package makes it ideal for mixed-ability classes, and varying teaching loads.

English Plus develops students' communication skills through a structured and methodical approach, helping students to achieve their individual learning outcomes in every lesson.

* One lesson-per-page structure means teachers can pick up and teach the course
* 'I can' statements, learning objectives, and presentation-practice-production methodology ensures all students achieve a productive outcome, regardless of their ability
* Step-by-step writing lessons and step-by-step speaking practice to build students' confidence
* Options provides four optional extra lessons of

There is no knowing what lies in a man's heart. On a trip to buy ponies, Frank Ross is killed by one of his own workers. Tom Chaney shoots him down in the street for a horse, 0 cash, and two Californian gold pieces. Ross's unusually mature and single-minded fourteen-year-old daughter Mattie travels to claim his body, and finds that the authorities are doing nothing to find Chaney. Then she hears of Rooster - a man, she's told, who has grit - and convinces him to join her in a quest into dark, dangerous Indian territory to hunt Chaney down and avenge her father's murder.

Retold by Nancy Timmins

Humour & comedy

After surviving a shipwreck off the coast of Illyria, Viola disguises herself as a boy to get a position at the court of Duke Orsino, who is in love with beautiful Olivia. Unknown to Viola, her twin brother Sebastian has also survived the shipwreck. When he too arrives in Illyria, confusion and misunderstandings follow.
After many cases of mistaken identity, who will be lucky in love? The lovesick Duke, mournful Olivia or practical Viola?

Dossiers:
The Meaning of Twelfth Night
Shakespeare and Elizabethan Theatre

Exit test
Payscript

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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)