Pre-intermediate

Description & Features of National Geographic Footprint Series: Welcome to the sights and sounds of the world with the Footprint Reading Library, a unique new series of graded readers for learners of English. This series offers fascinating stories from the four corners of our world, and develops the language and skills needed to understand non-fiction writing. * A rich selection of engaging non-fiction readers, grouped into five themes: Incredible Animals, Fascinating Places, Remarkable People, Exciting Activities, and Amazing Science. * One hundred individual readers, graded at eight levels from pre-intermediate to advanced, covering 800 to 3,000 headwords. * Each reader is available with a DVD-ROM containing both video and audio content for that reader. * Carefully-controlled gra

Description & Features of National Geographic Footprint Series: Welcome to the sights and sounds of the world with the Footprint Reading Library, a unique new series of graded readers for learners of English. This series offers fascinating stories from the four corners of our world, and develops the language and skills needed to understand non-fiction writing. * A rich selection of engaging non-fiction readers, grouped into five themes: Incredible Animals, Fascinating Places, Remarkable People, Exciting Activities, and Amazing Science. * One hundred individual readers, graded at eight levels from pre-intermediate to advanced, covering 800 to 3,000 headwords. * Each reader is available with a DVD-ROM containing both video and audio content for that reader. * Carefully-controlled gra

Some call it football, some call it soccer, and to others it's 'the beautiful game'. By and name, it's a sport with some fascinating stories. There is murder in Colombia, and a game that lasts for two days where many players never see the ball. There's the French writer who learnt lessons about life from playing football, and the women players who had to leave the club grounds because 'Women's football isn't nice'. The cups, the leagues, the World Cup finals, the stars, the rules - they're all part of the world's favourite sport, the beautiful game. Factfiles

Lord Cutler Beckett wants to command the oceans and put an end to pirates. The Pirate Lords have other ideas. Follow William Turner, Elizabeth Swann and the crew of the Black Pearl as travel to World's End to rescue Jack Sparrow and save the pirates of the Caribbean. American English

Sir Robert Chiltern is a successful politician and an honest man. He is an ideal husband for the beautiful and serious Lady Chiltern. But somebody knows a dangerous secret about Sir Robert. Can Sir Robert’s charming Society friends save his job and his marriage?
This Penguin Reader play is written for acting – making English come alive.

‘It was the seventh day of the storm. We didn’t know where we were. Everyone on the ship believed that death was very near.’ The Robinson family do not die at sea; they find their way to a small island. But what can they do now? Where will they live? What will they eat? Luckily, the father and their mother have useful skills and they can teach their four young sons. But how long will they be there, on the island?

In 1891, the great detective, Sherlock Holmes, disappeared in Switzerland while working on a dangerous case. Everyone thought that he was dead. But three years later, he returned to England. Holmes and his friend, Dr Watson, had many more adventures together. Three of his most interesting cases are in this book.

One day Rafael was well; the next day he was completely mad. What happened to him? The story of Rafael and his gold ring is a strange story of murder, mystery and love. Many people know part of the story. But only Rafael knows the true facts. And Rafael is mad.

Hamlet is the Prince of Denmark. His heart is filled with sadness and pain. Why? Only his two best friends, Horatio and Marcellus, know the true reason. The new king, Claudius, murdered Hamlet’s father and married the young prince’s mother. Will Hamlet be strong and brave enough to take revenge? Is he mad? Or does he have a secret plan?

Has Mrs Brown killed Granny on the beach? Why does Mrs Hill want to leave her husband? Who wants to steal the Professor’s invention? And what is little Johnny trying to say? Discover the answers when you read the plays in this book. They are plays about ordinary people and the unusual, often funny, things that happen to them.