Seznam produktů značky Black Cat - CIDEB

Retold by Gina D. B. Clemen

Adventure

In the last part of the nineteenth century Jack London visited the Klondike in northwest Canada because he wanted to find gold. He didn’t find any but he returned with a story that is now one of America’s greatest classics. This is the story of Buck, a wonderful, big dog. One day someone takes him from his home in sunny California to the very cold Klondike and he must work. Life is now very difficult and Buck must learn how to survive. Read about his adventures and how he adapts to his new life.

Dossiers:
The Klondike Gold Rush
Wolves

Exit test

Series:  3-5 dní

Adapted by Janet Cameron

Human interest

Hermia and Lysander are in love, but Hermia’s father wants Demetrius to marry his daughter, so Hermia and Lysander decide to run away to get married. But in the wood some fairies perform some magic and some strange things start to happen...

Dossiers:
Fairies, Acting and Theatres in Shakespeare’s Time

Series: Green Apple | Level: Step 1 | Exam:

Mystery & horror

Kate, Mike and Carlos go on another trip to Bodega Bay near San Francisco, where more than a year ago they found a pirate’s old treasure map. An incredibly exciting and dangerous adventure awaits them as they follow a mysterious clue and go on a treasure hunt to find a lost treasure from centuries ago.

Dossiers:
Sharks, Pirates

Series: Green Apple | Level: Step 1 | Exam:  3-5 dní

Retold by Kelly Reinhart

Human interest

Growing up in New England during the American Civil War isn’t easy for the March sisters – Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy. With their father away, they must learn to make sacrifices and accept disappointments.
Discover how the four sisters’ dreams finally come true in this timeless classic about love, kindness, and generosity which is based on the author’s childhood experiences.

Dossiers:
The American Civil War
America: The Melting Pot
America: Immigration Today

Exit test

Series:  3-5 dní

Fact

An exciting and informative book on the history and culture of Halloween, which gives details about an authentic American Halloween party! The beginnings of witchcraft, magic and astrology are explained. And, there is a chilling chapter on vampires and werewolves!

Dossiers:
Stonehenge and the Druids
How to make a Jack O’ Lantern
Magic Signs and Talismans
How to Make Halloween Decorations and Invitations
and others

Exit test

Series: Green Apple | Level:  3-5 dní

One day Grandma makes a gingerbread man for tea but, when he is cooked, he jumps off the table and runs away. He doesn’t want to be eaten! Grandma, Grandpa and Billy and all the animals he passes try to catch him, but he runs too fast for them. Unfortunately, he doesn’t know how to swim!

The EARLYREADS series is aimed at children from four to twelve years old and contains original stories and traditional favourites, as well as some cultural readers, graded over five levels.
All the readers can be easily dramatised. The most recent titles are accompanied by playscriptswhich can be downloaded free from our website.

Features

• beautiful illustrations, to encourage reading

Do you know that Henry VIII was happily married for almost 20 years to the same queen before meeting his other wives? Do you know Queen Elizabeth refused to marry in spite of all the men who loved her? And do you know what particular events during Queen Victoria's long reign contributed to making the British Empire the biggest ever? English monarchs have fascinated the world for centuries. We are all curious to find out about their lives, their loves, their ambitions and their secrets.

Dossiers:
Reading a Painting
and others
Series: Green Apple | Level: Step 2 | Exam: pet trinity

Late one night, on a lonely road near London, Walter Hartright, a young drawing teacher, meets a solitary woman dressed in white. This is the opening scene of The Woman in White, a great Victorian sensation novel, full of mystery, excitement, and suspense. Who is the mysterious woman in white, and why is she alone on the road to London at midnight?

*Wide range of activities practising the four skills

*FCE-style activities *Trinity-style activities (grade 7)

*Dossier on Victorian Asylums

*Internet project

*Text recorded in full

*Exit test with answer key

Na titul Woman in White + CD se nevztahuje akce 2+1 zdarma!!!

In 1872 a rich English gentleman, Phileas Fogg, makes a bet that he can go around the world in 80 days. Accompanied by his French manservant, Passepartout, he sets off on an incredible race against the clock, over land and sea. The tenacious Inspector Fix, convinced that Phileas Fogg is a robber, pursues him relentlessly across the continents. *Wide range of activities practising the four skills *PET-style activities *Trinity-style activities (grades 4/5) *Dossiers: India and British Colonies in the East and A Famous Indian and a Famous Cowboy. *Internet projects *Story recorded in full *Exit test with answer key