Green Apple Step 2 (A2-B1)

Retold by Elizabeth Ann Moore

Adventure

Set in the cold Yukon Territory during the Klondike Gold Rush, this is the adventurous story of a young wolf that is captured by man and must learn to live in captivity. His first years are filled with hardship because his masters are cruel and uncaring, and he has no friends, only enemies.
Then one day, during a terrible dog fight, White Fang meets a stranger who changes his life...
One of Jack London's best-loved stories that no reader will ever forget.

Dossiers:
Dogs at Work
The Yukon Territory
California

Exit test
Series: Green Apple | Level: Step 2 | Exam: pet

Retold by George Gibson

Adventure

Set in 19th-century London, this timeless classic narrates the incredible adventures and poignant hardships of Oliver, a young, penniless orphan who, in spite of his encounters with criminals of London and adverse circumstances, finds happiness in the end.

Dossiers:
London in Dickens' Time
'Reading' a Painting
Children and Education in the 1800s
and others

Exit test

Series: Green Apple | Level: <a href="http://www.blackcat-

Retold by Derek Sellen

Human interest

David Copperfield is a boy who experiences the best and the worst of life in 19th-century England.
When David’s beloved mother dies, his cruel stepfather mistreats him. David has to suffer fear and loneliness at a barbaric boarding school before later, while still a child, working in a London factory. He meets the handsome deceiver, Steerforth, and the evil hypocrite, Uriah Heep. But he also finds love and protection from the friends he can trust.

Dossiers:

Child Labour
Dickens and Education

Exit test

Series: <a href="http://www.blackcat-cideb.co

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

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

Learn about how Arthur became King and where he found his great sword Excalibur, about his love for Guinevere, and all about the courageous Knights of the Round Table. *Wide range of activities practising the four skills *PET-style activities *Trinity-style activities (grades 4/5) Special AUDIO CD/CD-ROM with the text recorded in full and a variety of games and activities for further practice *Dossiers on knights and medieval castles *Project on the web *Exit test with answer key The Green Apple series consists of lavishly illustrated graded readers especially designed for young teenagers.