Elementary

Fay loves making The Friends' Hour for Studio Five, but her boss - Jason - is always angry with her. One day, a young man - Simon Jones - phones her show. Soon Fay must find Simon, and work hard to keep her job. Then her best friend - Wing - stops helping her. What can Fay do now? Can she and Wing stay friends?

OXFORD DOMINOES:

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

A man from the British royal family leaves an expensive gold and emerald crown at Holder and Stevenson's - one of the best banks in London. When someone tries to take the crown from Mr Holder's desk, he asks Sherlock Holmes for help. Who wants the crown and why? Only Sherlock can find the answers.

OXFORD DOMINOES:

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

'He's an intelligent man. He was once rich and is now poor. His wife loved him once, but she doesn't love him now. And he's thirty or forty years old.' One look at an old hat, and Sherlock Holmes can tell you a lot about its owner. He sees - and thinks - a lot more than the people around him, and when a beautiful blue diamond disappears, Sherlock is the only man in London who can find it.

OXFORD DOMINOES:

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

In January 2009, a new American president moved into the White House. But who is Barack Obama? What do we know about his family and his early life? Why did he want to be a politician? And how did he get the top job? This is his story.

American English

This is a funny play about rich people. These people always want more money, so Volpone and his servant play a game. People think that Volpone is dying. They bring beautiful things for him. They want his money after he dies. But waht will happen to Volpone's money? Who will win the game - and who will lose?

Who was Captain Cook? Where did he go, and what did he discover? Find out about how, in less than 10 years, one man's discoveries were able to change our ideas about the world, and set sail on this exciting journey into the life and times of James Cook.

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Series: Easyread | Level: Level 2 | Exam:  3-5 dní

New York City, Tokyo, São Paolo, Mexico City and Mumbai are some of the biggest cities in the world today, but how did they become so big? What makes a city? When, how and why did people start building and living in cities? What are the tallest buildings in the world at the moment? Find out the answers to these questions and many others in this informative and interesting book.

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Series: Easyread | Level:  3-5 dní

Paul is shy and Judy has no friends. Oliver is afraid of other boys. Jane and Leo can't talk about their feelings, and Sue lies to her boyfriends. These five short plays tell the stories of young people with problems. Are there any answers? What do you think?

British English

When they were very young, Anne Elliot and Captain Wentworth were in love. They did not marry, but Anne never forgot her love for him. Now, many years later, they meet again. Does Wentworth feel anything for Anne, or is he only interested in her pretty young friends?

British English

Can Phileas Fogg go round the world in eighty days? He doesn’t know that somebody wants to stop him. Then Fogg will lose his bet – twenty thousand pounds! CD-ROM - additional activities and the complete audio recording

Buck is a strong, intelligent dog who moves from an easy life in Californiato the Klondike. Life is tough in the cold north of Canada and Buck has to learn many hard lessons to survive. But can he ever be happy there? CD-ROM - additional activities and the complete audio recording

This is the story of an Aboriginal boy and two American children in the Australian desert. When they meet the boy, Mary and Peter learn about the desert. They follow him to food and water. But they are lost. Can they finish their journey and find their way home?