Green Apple Step 1 (A2)

Holly and Rosie are cousins but they are very different. When the school basketball team fails to win the championship because Holly misses a penalty, Holly discovers just how cruel her cousin can be. Holly always thought that Rosie had everything; lots of friends and lots of money to buy lots of designer clothes. But then she meets a old lady at a fair and soon finds out that things aren’t always what they seem…

Dossier:
Travelling Funfairs

It is the summer holidays and Megan’s mother is very ill. She has to stay with her uncle on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, but she doesn’t want to go. It is quiet, too quiet, until Megan meets Ben, her uncle’s neighbour, and sees a silvery unicorn. The unicorn has woken from its long sleep and it is Megan who has woken him…

Dossiers:
The Isle of Skye Clans, Kilts and Tartan Scottish Music

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

Retold by Gina D. B. Clemen

American English

Adventure

Join Tom Sawyer and his friends in a series of fantastic adventures on the Mississippi River: looking for ghosts in a graveyard, witnessing a murder, living as pirates on a deserted island, attending their own funerals, getting lost in an enormous cave and finding ...
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer reflects many of Mark Twain's own adventures growing up on the Mississippi River. A fast-moving story with unforgettable characters that captures the unique American spirit of the 1800s.

Dossier:
Life on the Mississippi River

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he True Story of Pocahontas is a step 1 reader from the Black Cat Green Apple Readers series for teenagers. It tells the touching story of a young Indian princess who first encountered white men in 1607. Discover how she saved the lives of white settlers during the long winter. Read about her love for a young white man and about the great festivities for her marriage. No one could have imagined that Pocahontas would be the first Indian to marry a white man. *Easy adaptation in American English *Wide range of fun activities in the four skills *KET-style exercises *Trinity-style exercises (Grades 3 and 4) *Full recording of the text with additional listening activities *Interesting dossier sections about the first American colonies, the American Indians and their culture *Project work us

The Legend of the Unicorn tells the story of Rhiannon Carter, a pretty English girl, who lived in the days of King Arthur. One day she makes friends with a young unicorn in the forest, but greedy Sir Brangwyn finds out and... The King of the Wizards is a legend from Scotland that tells about a young man who wants to become a great juggler, but he doesn't know that his teacher is an evil wizard. Bedd Gelert is the touching Welsh legend about Prince Llewellyn's loyal dog who must protect the prince's son while he goes hunting. When he returns after the hunt, it is dark and he makes a terrible mistake.

*Easy adaptation at Step One level

*Wide range of activities practising the four skills

*KET-style activities

*Trinity-style activities (Grades 2, 3, 4)