BLACK CAT ENGLISH / 2019

C101912

BLACK CATENGLISH

/ 2019

With over 30 million copies sold worldwide,BLACK CAThas been the gold standard for Graded Readers on aninternational level for more than 30 years. The onlypublisher in the world specialising in graded readers,Black Cat has continually pushed back didacticboundaries, promoting Reading as a genuinelyeffective learning method. Black Cat readers evolveout of the time-honoured, expert collaboration withnumerous authors, illustrators, foreign languagespecialists, graphic designers and publishingprofessionals. A thorough, modern didactic approach,top quality narratives, careful attention to languageand enchanting illustrations are the distinctivetraits of Black Cat readers. Passion and enthusiasmpermeate Black Cat catalogues, helping our readersas they learn foreign languages in ways that areboth engaging and effective. A moment to reflect, achance to dream, an opportunity to escape: just someof the key aims of those who learn to love reading bylosing themselves in the narrative, broadening theirhorizons page by page. And it is our pleasure to sharethese stories with you.

A GOODTEACHERALWAYS MAKESA DIFFERENCE.SO DO WE.

CONTENTS

Earlyreads ......................................... 9

Level 1 ................................................ 10

Level 2 ................................................ 12

Level 3 ................................................ 15

Level 4 ................................................ 17

Level 5 ................................................ 20

Green Apple Life Skills ..................... 23

Reading & Training Life Skills ........ 27

Green Apple ....................................... 29

Starter ................................................. 30

Step 1 ................................................. 36

Step 2 ................................................. 43

Reading & Training ........................... 47

Step One .............................................. 48

Step Two .............................................. 53

TRINITY Trinity College London (GESE)-style activities

F Cambridge English Flyers (YLE Flyers)-style activities

KEY Cambridge English Key (KET) style activities

PRELIMINARY Cambridge English Preliminary(PET)-style activities

FIRST Cambridge English: First (FCE)-style activities

Written and recorded in American English

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HISTORYCRIME

FAIRY TALE & FANTASY HUMAN INTEREST LEGENDLOVEFESTIVALS

MYSTERY & HORROR SCIENCE FICTION TRAGEDY HUMOR & COMEDY

ADVENTURE

Step Three ........................................... 59

Step Four ............................................. 68

Step Five ............................................. 78

Step Six ............................................... 85

Discovery ........................................... 86

Interact with Literature ................... 88

Reading Classics .............................. 90

A reader for everyone ....................... 92

Examinations ..................................... 94

Examinations - Trinity ..................... 98

Grammar and Vocabulary ................ 100

Cross curriculum/Suplementary .... 102

English-speaking world ................... 103

Index ................................................... 106

Index classics ................................... 107

Index originals .................................. 108

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earlyreads

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EARLYREADSThe Earlyreads series is intended for young learners from about 4 to 12years of age. The series consists of a mixture of classic, traditional talesand original stories. Graded over 5 levels, they range from very elementaryto A1 competence. All the readers are beautifully illustrated and includegames and entertaining activities.

READING & TRAININGThe Reading &Training series follows on from Green Apple and is intendedfor young teenagers up to adults. There are 6 steps, ranging from A2 toearly C1. Most of the readers are adaptations of classic stories, but thereare also specially written original stories. All the readers are beautifullyillustrated and they are structured like Green Apple readers, though at amore demanding level.

GREEN APPLEThe Green Apple series is intended for older young learners from about7 to 14 years of age and is graded over 3 levels, from A1 to strong A2/early B1. Most of the readers are adaptations of classic stories, but thereare also specially written original stories and a few non-fiction readers.All are lavishly illustrated and include: a wide variety of interestingactivities to help comprehension and improve all the language skills; CLIL-style dossiers that focus on factual background material; multivoiced,dramatized recordings in British or American English.

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LEVEL: ONEEARLYREADS

DorothyPaola Traverso

The Enormous TurnipRetold by Ruth Hobart

The Gingerbread ManRetold by Jennifer Gascoigne

Book + App ORIGINAL

550 words

978-88-530-0709-4 32 p.

App eReaders free audio download

Book CLASSIC

550 words

978-88-530-0813-8 32 p.

free audio download

Book CLASSIC

550 words

978-88-530-1012-4 32 p.

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Every night, Dorothy deliversdreams – to adults, children andeven pets. Usually everyonegets the dream they want, butone dark night Dorothy can’tsee, and she delivers the wrongdreams… But in this delightful,original tale everything endshappily as a chorus of catscomes to the rescue!

A farmer plants a turnip seedand overnight it grows into anenormous turnip! But, eventhough he and his family pull andpull, they can’t pull the turnipout of the ground. Read how,in this retelling of a delightfultale, a little mouse makes a bigdifference, and everyone enjoysan enormous turnip meal.

One day Grandma makes agingerbread man for tea but,when he is cooked, he jumpsoff the table and runs away.He doesn’t want to be eaten!Grandma, Grandpa and Billy andall the animals he passes tryto catch him, but he runs toofast for them. Unfortunately, hedoesn’t know how to swim!


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LEVEL: ONEEARLYREADS

The Starand the Colours

Paola Traverso

The Sun and the WindAesop

Retold by Paola Traverso

reads

Aesop

Illustrated by Maria Sole Macchia

Retold by Paola Traverso

The Sun andthe Wind

Level

1

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Level

1early

A Trip to theSafari Park

Gigliola Pagano

The Ugly DucklingRetold by Ruth Hobart

Book ORIGINAL

550 words

978-88-530-1201-2 32 p.

free audio download

Book + App CLASSIC

550 words

978-88-530-1628-7 32 p.


Book ORIGINAL

550 words

978-88-530-0886-2 32 p.

free audio download

Book CLASSIC

550 words

978-88-530-0494-9 32 p.

free audio download

A very curious star wants toknow what the sun is like. Whenthe moon calls the stars to goto bed, she hides under a cloudand waits. Little by little thesun comes out and a world ofcolourful things appears. The starloves what she sees and everytime she discovers a new colourshe sings a magic song becauseshe wants to become coloured.Nothing seems to change, butin the end the star gets a greatsurprise.

Two children are playing withtheir sheep and the dog. Behindthe clouds the wind and the sunare having an argument. Thewind thinks he’s strong, but thesun thinks he’s stronger. Whenthey see the children with theircoats on they decide to competeto take their coats off. The windblows and blows.

A class of young South Africanschoolchildren go on a tripto a safari park. They havebeen looking forward to it andthey can hardly contain theirenthusiasm, so their teacher hasto be very patient! They havea lot of laughs and a lot of fun,but they also manage to learnsomething!

This little duckling is differentfrom the other ducklings.Everyone laughs at him, animalsand humans alike, and only hismum loves him. But when springcomes, he sees his reflection inthe water, and… what a changehas taken place!


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LEVEL: TWOEARLYREADS

NEW!

Book + App ORIGINAL

690 words

978-88-530-1832-8 32 p.


Chris is a scarecrow who livesin a cornfield. It’s summer, he’shot and thirsty and nobody canhelp him. The bees, the ants andthe lizards are very busy. Finallyautumn comes and then winter.The scarecrow is cold and feelsalone. He sleeps for a long timeand when he wakes up thereis a yellow flower near him. It’sa sunflower and can do magicthings.

The Scarecrowand the Sunflower

Paola Traverso

reads

Paola Traverso

The Scarecrowand the Sunflower

Level

1

Illustrated by Giovanni Manna

free Audiobook

Level

2early

Book CLASSIC

700 words

978-88-530-1294-4 32 p.

free audio download

Henny Penny is going to thevillage when a big acorn falls onher head from an oak tree. Shethinks that the sky is falling andshe runs to tell the king. Alongthe road she meets Cocky Locky,Ducky Lucky and other animalfriends. They all join her, whilethe fox is waiting for them in thewood. He’s hungry and he wantsto eat the animals. But, atthe last moment, somethingunexpected happens…Thisversion of the traditional taleends in a different and quitesurprising way.

Henny PennyRetold by Emily Flynn


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Book ORIGINAL

700 words

978-88-530-1090-2 32 p.

free audio download

The four little clown fish justlove swimming and playing,although they are afraid of threeparticularly big, bad fish! Buthelp is at hand in the shape ofMiss Grace Green. This delightfulstory also shows us how life isso much better when we livetogether.

Miss Grace Green andthe Clown Brothers

Paola Traverso

Book ORIGINAL

700 words

978-88-530-1410-8 32 p.

free audio download

Maggie is very poor and has littleto eat, but fortunately she meetsan old woman that gives her amagic pot. All Maggie needs todo is to say special words andthe pot cooks a delicious soup.When Maggie and her mum arehungry, they can have soup, a lotof soup! One day, while Maggie isout, something goes wrong. Themagic pot cooks and cooks andit doesn’t stop. The soup goes allover the kitchen, the house, thegarden! Will Maggie arrive in timeand stop the pot?

The Magic PotEmily Flynn

Book + CD ORIGINAL

700 words

978-88-7754-567-1 32 p.

Teachers are often rather strangepeople, particularly Englishteachers! They repeat the samewords and ask children to sayand do absurd things. Thisteacher, however, is not just a bitstrange, he is really mad... ravingmad!By the end of the story childrenwill realise that a mad teachercan be better than a sane andboring one!

The Mad TeacherCristina Ivaldi

Book CLASSIC

700 words

978-88-530-0479-6 32 p.

free audio download

A modern-looking girl on the wayto her grandmother meets anold-fashioned wolf in the woods.But there’s a happy ending. Thegirl, her grandmother and awood-cutter all have tea together,while the wolf runs away, scaredbut still alive!

Little Red Riding HoodRetold by Ruth Hobart


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Book CLASSIC

700 words

978-88-530-1202-9 32 p.

free audio download

A witch takes Rapunzel awayfrom her parents when she isa small child. When Rapunzelgrows into a beautiful youngwoman the witch locks her in atower in the forest! However, thestory ends happily with Rapunzelreunited with her parents andthen marrying a prince!

RapunzelRetold by Ruth Hobart

Book ORIGINAL

700 words

978-88-530-1011-7 32 p.

free audio download

Every early morning the littlebirds in the wood fly everywhereto wake their animal friendsup. One day a big brown owlcomes. He wants to join the littlebirds but they do not want him,because they say he is too bigand ugly and he can’t sing. Thepoor owl hides inside an old blacktree. But the night comes againand… fairies arrive. It’s time forthe owl to sing his song. He singsbeautifully! The fairies startdancing and the night becomesmagic!

The Owl’s SongPaola Traverso

Book + CD ORIGINAL

700 words

978-88-7754-546-6 32 p.

When Mowgli meets the tigerShere Khan and isn’t able tocross the river to escape, herealises that he must learn toswim. With a little help from hisfriends Baloo, Bagheera, Hathiand the others, Mowgli discoversthat swimming isn’t so difficultafter all!

Mowgli learns to swimRuth Hobart


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LEVEL: THREEEARLYREADS

Book + App CLASSIC

850 words

978-88-530-1545-7 32 p.


A donkey decides to leave hismaster and go to Bremen, thetown of music. Along the wayother animals join in: a dog, a catand a cock. They all want to go toBremen and become musicians.It’s night, the road is long andthey are hungry...

The Musiciansof BremenRetold by Paola Traverso

Book ORIGINAL

850 words

978-88-530-1265-4 32 p.

free audio download

It’s a lovely summer day. Maxand Maggie decide to go andvisit the castle on the hill nearthe town. Everybody says it’sa haunted castle but Maggiedoesn’t believe it. Max thinksthat castles are perfect homesfor ghosts and he is not sure thathe wants to go.When they are in the castle lotsof strange things happen! Firstit’s only Max who sees funnyfaces and people moving inthe pictures on the walls butthen Maggie starts feeling a bitworried, too.

Maggie and Max Visitthe Haunted Castle

Gabriella Coates

Book CLASSIC

850 words

978-88-530-0493-2 32 p.

free audio download

Poor Cinderella! She has to do allthe housework, and her sisterswon’t take her to the ball! Butthanks to a fairy godmother –and her pets! – she does go tothe ball. There, the Prince falls inlove with her, but will he find heragain?

CinderellaRetold by Ruth Hobart

Book + CD ORIGINAL

850 words

978-88-7754-573-2 32 p.

This is a story about a wickedwitch who is so silly that she isactually harmless! However, shebecomes extremely dangerouswhen a blow to her head turnsher into a good witch… There isnothing worse than a very sillyperson who wants to do good,particularly if she has magicpowers!

Bugaboothe Wicked Witch

Cristina Ivaldi


LEVEL: THREEEARLYREADS

16

Book CLASSIC

850 words

978-88-530-1089-6 32 p.

free audio download

Peter’s grandfather warns himabout going into the forest: it’sstill winter, so the wolves arehungry! But of course, Peterdoesn’t listen... This version ofthe much-loved Russian taleends in a way that that willsurprise and delight all readers!

Peter and the WolfRetold by Ruth Hobart

Book + CD ORIGINAL

850 words

978-88-7754-455-1 32 p.

Bullies at school pick on Bobo,who is a bit small for his age.Not to worry, for Bobo is aresourceful young lad with afew surprises of his own, andhe soon teaches the bullies alesson!

Monster in the BoxCristina Ivaldi

Book CLASSIC

850 words

978-88-530-0918-0 32 p.

free audio download

The little mermaid lives in amagical, beautiful world at thebottom of the sea, but she wantsto see what the world above islike. When she goes up she fallsin love with a human. What willthe little mermaid have to do tobe able to have a life in the worldabove with the man she loves?

The Little MermaidRetold by Judith Percival

Book + CD CLASSIC

850 words

978-88-7754-519-0 32 p.

This delightfully illustratedstory, loosely based on Kipling’sThe Jungle Book, will introducechildren to Mowgli as a babyand watch him grow up in thejungle with the wolf family. Histeachers, Baloo the bear andBagheera the panther, will teachMowgli a number of importantthings about surviving in thejungle.

The Jungle BookRudyard Kipling

Retold by Gaia Ierace


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LEVEL: FOUREARLYREADS

Book + CD ORIGINAL

1,000 words

978-88-7754-448-3 48 p.

A team of scientists headedby none other than DoctorFrankenstein creates a tender-hearted monster, who a group ofnosy children find in the schoollab.

Frankensteinat School

Gaia Ierace

Book + CD ORIGINAL

1,000 words

978-88-7754-458-2 48 p.

This is the ‘ordinary’ life of CountDracula, his wife Felicia, theirthree children, Adam, Eve andBrian, and their butler, RomanBlenski.

Dracula and his FamilyGaia Ierace

Book CLASSIC

1,000 words

978-88-530-0511-3 32 p.

free audio download

In three stories three charactersteach us lessons: the tortoise‘slowly but surely’ wins the race;the mouse becomes a ‘great littlefriend’ to the mighty lion; thecountry mouse prefers the quietlife back home to the luxury –and dangers – of the town.

Aesop’s FablesRetold by Ruth Hobart


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Book CLASSIC

1,000 words

978-88-530-0919-7 32 p.

free audio download

The King and Queen are proudof their baby daughter, PrincessAurora, and they invite everyoneto a party, including the FlowerFairies. But one of the Fairiesputs a curse on Aurora, anddespite the King’s precautions,on her sixteenth birthday shemeets an old lady in a tower inthe castle…

Sleeping BeautyRetold by Catherine E. White

Book CLASSIC

1,000 words

978-88-530-0693-6 32 p.

free audio download

Daniel is a poor young manwho is in love with the beautifulPrincess Caroline. To makematters worse, he lives in avillage which is terrorised by anOgre. But Daniel’s cat comes tothe rescue, and finds a way ofboth getting rid of the Ogre andbringing Daniel and the Princesstogether…

Puss in BootsRetold by Judith Percival

Book + CD ORIGINAL

1,000 words

978-88-7754-457-5 32 p.

Martin, who is very goodat English, goes to see hispenfriend in London. He doesn’tfly there, or take a coach orcatch a train… he arrives theremagically by computer.

The MagicComputer Mouse

Nella Burnett-Stuart andLiz Taylor

Book + CD ORIGINAL

1,000 words

978-88-7754-613-5 32 p.

When the Queen’s golden harpdisappears nobody knows whereto look or what to do. The Kingoffers 500 gold pieces to theperson who can find it. CleverFreddy is the only one who hasthe answer and can find the thief.

Freddy Finds the ThiefVictoria Heward


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Book ORIGINAL

1,000 words

978-88-530-1317-0 32 p.

free audio download

It’s Halloween and the Beastfamily receive a very specialinvitation from Dracula. Followthem on their adventures as theyfly across Europe to Dracula’scastle in Transylvania. Find outwhat happens when they getlost in the forest and all the funthey have at Dracula’s amazingHalloween party!

Halloween HolidayRuth Hobart

Book ORIGINAL

1,000 words

978-88-530-0708-7 32 p.

free audio download

Some festivals are popular allover the world. Festivals! tellschildren how Christmas, Easter,Halloween and other festivitiesare celebrated in many countriesof the world.The young readers areencouraged to use manual skillsto colour in, cut out, glue onand create fun decorations andgreetings cards.

Festivals!Ruth Hobart

Book ORIGINAL

1,000 words

978-88-530-0707-0 32 p.

free audio download

Christmas Fun captures thattypically ‘English’ Christmasatmosphere. Father Christmasintroduces the children toRudolph the red-nosed reindeerand his team. He organises anexciting football match betweenthe Reindeer Rangers and thePolar Bears United football clubs.This highly-entertaining book,filled with songs, games anda wide variety of learning andmanual activities, will create awonderful Christmas feeling inand outside the classroom.

Christmas FunRuth Hobart

Book + CD ORIGINAL

1,000 words

978-88-7754-465-0 32 p.

Not all aliens are bad. However,being friends with a kind alienmay have its negative side too!Especially if it might all be adream.

Space MonstersCristina Ivaldi


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LEVEL: FIVEEARLYREADS

Book + CD CLASSIC

1,200 words

978-88-7754-520-6 48 p.

When the American Otis familymove to their new house inEngland, interesting things beginto happen – especially whenthey meet Mr Ghost!

The Canterville GhostOscar Wilde

Adapted by Gaia Ierace

Book CLASSIC

1,200 words

978-88-530-0626-4 32 p.

free audio download

Ali Baba’s life changes on theday he sees forty thieves hidingtheir treasure in a secret caveand hears the thieves’ leader saythe words ‘Open Sesame’ to getinto the cave. But before Ali andhis family can enjoy the riches,Ali finds there are many dangersthey have to face…

Ali Babaand the Forty ThievesRetold by Catherine E. White

Book CLASSIC

1,200 words

978-88-530-0510-6 32 p.

free audio download

A magician tricks Aladdin, butwhen Aladdin rubs an old lampa genie comes out, and life isnever the same again, for him orhis mum! Despite the magician’splots, Aladdin manages to keepthe magic lamp… and thebeautiful princess!

AladdinRetold by Ruth Hobart


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LEVEL: FIVEEARLYREADS

A lively mystery story involving amagician called Zed, some daringschoolchildren and a crime tobe solved. Readers follow theadventure, read the clues andfind out how the friends uncoverthe mystery.

Zed the MagicianNella Burnett-Stuartand Liz Taylor

Book + CD ORIGINAL

1,200 words

978-88-7754-474-2 32 p.

How can a health-freak bogeyboy and a junk-freak humanboy put up with living in theirdemanding families? By theway, which one of them is themonster?

Two Monsters Cristina Ivaldi

Book CLASSIC

1,200 words

978-88-530-0920-3 32 p.

free audio download

Snow White’s life is in dangerwhen her father marries againand his new wife, Queen Bella,becomes terribly jealous ofSnow White’s beauty. But QueenBella’s plans fail, and Snow Whitefinds safety at the cottage of theseven dwarfs before becomingreunited with her father.

Snow Whiteand the Seven DwarfsRetold by Catherine E. White

Book CLASSIC

1,200 words

978-88-530-0699-8 32 p.

free audio download

Nasreddin does and says somestrange things. Why does he lookfor his key in the garden when helost it in the house? Why doeshe weigh his cat? Why does heinvite a beggar onto his roof? Butperhaps Nasreddin is clevererthan we first think! Read thiscollection of ten amusing storiesand decide!

Nasreddin –Ten StoriesRetold by Jennifer Gascoigne

Book + CD ORIGINAL

1,200 words

978-88-7754-612-8 32 p.


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GREEN APPLE | LIFE SKILLS

An exciting adventure startswhen a cyclone blows Dorothyand Toto up into the sky andto the magic Land of Oz. Herethey meet the Scarecrow, theTin Woodman and the Lion, andtogether they share incredibleadventures, learn the value oftrue friendship and understandthe importance of keepingpromises. A story that you willnever forget!Dossiers:Extreme weather; Kansas;Wizard - the musical

STARTER | A1

The WonderfulWizard of Oz

L. Frank BaumAdapted by Gina D. B. Clemen

FAIRY TALE & FANTASY

Book + CD + App +DeA LINK

CLASSIC

4,336 words

978-84-682-6218-5 80 p.

App eReaders KEY TRINITY

Through reading and the study of foreign languages, the LifeSkills series stimulate personal reflection by drawing on thevalues evoked in literature.• The story unfolds uninterrupted, with illustrations that

facilitate the understanding of the text.• Additional activities enhance language learning.

THINK!A thought-provoking moment can be found at the end of eachchapter: Think! exercises invite students into taking the valuesfound in the story into consideration.

VALUES AND FEELINGSA two-page spread at the end of the book contains mindmaps, word clouds and other creative activities highlightingthe morals and emotions narrated in the story, comparingthem to the personal experiences of the readers.

APPROACH YOUR

READING DIFFERENTLY!


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NEW!

Ebenezer Scrooge doesn’t likeChristmas, and he doesn’t likepeople. He’s a cold, hard man.He only loves money! Buton Christmas Eve somethingstrange happens: some ghostsvisit him! They show him hispast life, his life now and apossible future. Will old Scroogelearn anything from the ghosts?Dossiers:London in Dickens’s Time; GreatVictorian Writers; ChristmasAround the World

STEP ONE | A2

A Christmas CarolCharles Dickens

Adapted by Gina D. B. Clemen

HUMAN INTEREST

free Audiobook

Charles Dickens

AChristmasCarol

Step 1 • A2

Book + App +DeA LINK

CLASSIC

5,550 words

978-88-530-1833-5 80 p.


Some children at The FairbrotherAcademy don’t want tolearn. They like to push theirclassmates in the playgroundand call them bad names. Aliceis unhappy when she startssecondary school, but whenMiss Sunshine hears aboutthe problems, she drives to theacademy, determined to help.Dossiers:Schools in England; Mindfulness

STEP ONE | A2

The ExtraordinaryMiss Sunshine

Jane Elizabeth Cammack

HUMAN INTEREST


TheExtraordinaryMissSunshine

Step 1 • A2

audio CD


ORIGINAL

4,320 words

978-84-682-5808-9 80 p.


What happens when two boysdiscover that they look exactlyalike? They decide to play anexciting but possibly dangerousgame. Suddenly things startgoing very wrong for one ofthem… Mark Twain’s wonderfulstory takes you to 16th-CenturyLondon and into WestminsterPalace, where incredible thingsstart happening…Dossiers:Shakespeare and the GlobeTheater; Life during Tudor times

STEP ONE | A2

The Princeand the Pauper

Mark TwainAdapted by Gina D. B. Clemen

ADVENTURE

ThePrinceand thePauper

Mark Twain

Step 1 • A2

audio CD


CLASSIC

6,900 words

978-84-682-5020-5 96 p.


STEP ONE | A2

The Adventuresof Tom Sawyer


ADVENTURE

TheAdventuresof TomSawyer

Mark Twain

Step 1 • A2

audio CD


CLASSIC

7,800 words

978-84-682-5019-9 80 p.


Tom Sawyer lives on the greatMississippi River. Join himand his friend Huck Finn whenthey start looking for excitingand dangerous adventuresin graveyards, on islands,in haunted houses and inmysterious caves… Tom willalways surprise you and makeyou laugh!Dossiers:Missouri, the door to the West;Native American Indians


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NEW!

Although August Pullman wasborn with a facial deformity, he’sa normal ten-year-old boy. Heplays video games and lovesStar Wars. He has a loving familyand studies at home, until hisparents decide it’s time to go toreal school.Dossiers:Schools plays; Summer camps

STEP ONE | A2

WonderR. J. Palacio

Adapted by Jane ElizabethCammack

HUMAN INTEREST

R. J. Palacio

Adapted version

Wonder

Step 1 • A2

free Audiobook


CLASSIC

8,190 words

978-88-530-1835-9 96 p.


R. J. PALACIO Wonder

SIMILAR TITLES:


TheExtraordinaryMissSunshine

Step 1 • A2

audio CD

“Don’t judgea book

by its cover”his face

boy


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David’s childhood is a happy one,but after his mother’s marriageto cruel Mr Murdstone, his lifechanges for the worse. Davidis sent to London to work in afactory. Is this going to be hislife? He desperately wants tochange his future, and decides torun away...Dossiers:The Social Problems of theVictorian Age; The IndustrialRevolution; Australia; Cinema

STEP TWO | A2-B1

DavidCopperfield

Charles DickensAdapted by Gina D. B. Clemen

HUMAN INTEREST


CLASSIC

8,594 words

978-84-682-5809-6 96 p.

App eReaders PRELIMINARYTRINITY

Is Halloween a magic night?Do witches still haunt Salem,Massachusetts? What secretsdoes an old cemetery hold?Discover what happens to Janetand Dave when an ancestor fromlong ago appears and gives thema mysterious riddle to solve…Dossiers:Halloween’s Origins; The SalemWitch Trials; Massachusetts

STEP TWO | A2-B1

The Halloween SecretGina D. B. Clemen

MYSTERY & HORROR

Gina D. B. Clemen

TheHalloweenSecret

free Audiobook

Step 2 • A2/B1


ORIGINAL

8,526 words

978-88-530-1834-2 96 p.


Legends say that, in ancienttimes, a boy called Arthurpulled a sword from a stone andbecame the new king of Britain.With the help of the magician,Merlin and the famous Knightsof the Round Table he protectedhis people and had manyadventures. His castle of Camelotwas a place full of magic but alsodanger and sadness.Dossiers:King Arthur: truth or legend?;Heroes

STEP TWO | A2-B1

Tales from CamelotKing Arthur and the Knightsof the Round Table

Victoria Heward

LEGEND

Victoria Heward

TalesfromCamelot

King Arthur and the Knightsof the Round Table

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6,650 words

978-84-682-5021-2 80 p.



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It is 1872. Phileas Fogg, a precise,calm, English Gentleman lives aquiet life. That is, until he makesa £20,000 bet with his friends atthe Reform Club and begins anincredible journey. In this game ofluck, Phileas Fogg learns the truevalue of friendship and loyalty,and that the biggest prize of all isnot always about the money tobe won.Dossiers:Global or local?; Great challengesand adventures; Around theWorld in films

STEP TWO | B1.1

Around the Worldin Eighty Days

Jules VerneAdapted by Eleanor Donaldson

ADVENTURE

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Jules Verne

AroundtheWorld inEightyDays

audio CD


CLASSIC

9,500 words

978-84-682-5022-9 112 p.


Mary Lennox is a spoilt littlegirl who goes to live with heruncle on his enormous estate inYorkshire after the death of herparents in India. She exploresthe grounds of the estate, finds asecret garden and meets Dickonand Colin. This is a story offriendship and hope, where Marylearns the importance of caringfor and helping others.Dossiers:India; Victorian children; Cinema

STEP TWO | B1.1

The Secret GardenFrances Hodgson Burnett


HUMAN INTEREST

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Frances Hodgson Burnett

TheSecretGarden

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CLASSIC

6,000 words

978-84-682-5023-6 96 p.


The Ghost of Sir Simon hashaunted Canterville Chase forhundreds of years and scaredaway everyone who has livedthere. But when an Americanmillionaire buys the house forhis family home, the Ghost is infor a shock! There are activitiesand illustrations to enhance thepleasure of reading and to allowreaders to express their ownfeeling about the story.Dossiers:Wilde’s American adventure;Haunted Britain

STEP THREE | B1.2


Adapted by Derek Sellen

MYSTERY & HORROR

Step B1.2

Oscar Wilde

TheCantervilleGhost

audio CD


CLASSIC

4,700 words

978-84-682-5024-3 80 p.


Lemuel Gulliver makes one ofthe most famous journeys inliterature. He meets the tinypeople of Lilliput, the giants ofBrobdingnag, the impracticalscientists of Laputa andintelligent horses who rule overstupid, ugly human beings. Enterthe fantastic world of JonathanSwift’s imagination.Dossiers:Voyages on the page, Imaginaryplaces; Filmography

STEP THREE | B1.2

Gulliver’s TravelsJonathan Swift



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Jonathan Swift

Gulliver’sTravels

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CLASSIC

11,200 words

978-84-682-5025-0 112 p.



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Jane Eyre is an orphan. Herchildhood is an not a happyone, but life changes whenshe becomes a governess atThornfield Hall for the mysteriousand interesting Mr Rochester.However, her new home is not allit seems. The house holds secretsJane has yet to understand.Will Jane ever find love andhappiness or will she alwaysremain poor and unimportant?Dossiers:The woman in the attic; Locationsin Jane Eyre; Cinema

STEP THREE | B1.2

Jane EyreCharlotte Brontë

Adapted by Eleanor Donaldson

HUMAN INTEREST

Charlotte Brontë

JaneEyre

Step Three • B1.2

audio CD


CLASSIC

9,930 words

978-88-530-1718-5 112 p.


A respected scientist, amysterious will, a strange doorand an evil and violent man.What connects these peopleand events? Mr Utterson, alawyer and friend to Dr Jekyll,has decided to find out. One ofStevenson’s best-loved novels:a thrilling story of science,curiosity and the darker side ofhuman nature.Dossiers:Deacon Brodie; Mad scientistsand monsters: Frankenstein

STEP THREE | B1.2

The Strange Case ofDr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Robert Louis StevensonAdapted by Eleanor Donaldson

MYSTERY & HORROR

Step Three • B1.2

Robert Louis Stevenson

The StrangeCase ofDoctor JekyllandMr Hyde

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CLASSIC

8,727 words

978-88-530-1836-6 96 p.


What can possibly happen tothree friends and their dog whenthey take a peaceful boat trip onthe River Thames? Well, just aboutanything! They have incrediblyfunny adventures as they visithistoric sites on the beautifulThames. Living together on asmall boat isn’t easy, and theylearn to be considerate of eachother’s needs… the dog’s too!Dossiers:Navigating on the River; TheHistorical Thames; Cinema

STEP THREE | B1.2

Three Men in a BoatJerome K. Jerome


HUMOR & COMEDY

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Jerome K. Jerome

ThreeMen ina Boat

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CLASSIC

6,600 words

978-84-682-5026-7 96 p.


Margaret Hale finds the industrialnorth of England very differentto the rural, conservative andgentle south, when she movesthere with her parents. When shemeets John Thornton, who is aself-made and ambitious youngman, there is an attraction, buthis ideas are very different toMargaret’s.Dossiers:A novel of contrast; A Condition-of-England novel; A famous kiss;An age of steam and smoke

STEP FOUR | B2.1

North and SouthElizabeth Gaskell

Adapted by Jane ElizabethCammack

HUMAN INTEREST

Step Four • B2.1

NorthandSouth

Elizabeth Gaskell

audio CD


CLASSIC

10,518 words

978-88-530-1719-2 128 p.

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Alice follows the White Rabbitdown a rabbit hole and findsherself in the magical world ofWonderland, where anything canhappen.Dossiers:A Drink Called Tea; A Real Queen

Alice’s Adventuresin Wonderland

Lewis CarrollAdapted by Gina D. B. Clemen


Book + CD-ROM CLASSIC

3,640 words

978-84-316-9283-4 64 p.

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Matthew and Marilla Cuthbertwant a boy from the orphanageto help them on their farm, butthe orphanage sends them Anne,a funny little girl with long redhair who gets up to all kinds ofadventures. What can Matthewand Marilla do? Find out howAnne makes their lives happier,and wins their hearts…Dossiers:Canada and its Wildlife; NovaScotia

Anne of Green GablesLucy M. Montgomery

Adapted by Sally M. Stockton

HUMAN INTEREST

Book + CD CLASSIC

4,899 words

978-84-682-1776-5 64 p.

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Bathsheba, a beautiful WeatherWitch, lives with her cat, Cobweb,on top of a high mountainnear the village of Sunnyville.The people in the village don’tknow about Bathsheba. Herlife is peaceful until one dayshe goes down to the villageand meets some of the peoplethere, including a very specialsoldier…Dossiers:Witches; The Weather in GreatBritain; Potions

Bathsheba the WitchJane Elizabeth Cammack


Book + CD-ROM ORIGINAL

3,864 words

978-84-316-9099-1 80 p.

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A rich man suddenly becomespoor and he goes to live inthe country with his children.One day he goes to the city onbusiness. His daughter, Beauty,only wants a rose.On his way back the man takesa rose from the garden of acastle. But the owner of thecastle, a beast, becomes angryand demands something inexchange…Dossiers:Castles, Flowers; ‘Beauty andthe Beast’ in Films and at theTheatre

Beauty and the BeastJeanne-Marie Leprincede Beaumont



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3,572 words

978-88-530-0770-4 80 p.

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When Kate and Mike Sullivaninvite their friend Carlos tosail to the Farallon Islands ontheir father’s new boat, ThePelican, they expect to see thefascinating birds and animalswhich live there. But this excitingboat trip on the Pacific Oceanturns into a night of horror whenghastly ghosts from the pastappear…Dossiers:Gulf of the Farallones NationalMarine Sanctuary

The Ghost Ship ofBodega Bay

Gina D. B. Clemen

MYSTERY & HORROR


4,763 words

978-84-316-9022-9 64 p.

KEY TRINITY

Book + CD CLASSIC

4,841 words

978-84-316-0748-7 64 p.

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Five children go on holidayand discover a sand fairy neartheir home! The sand fairyis an unusual creature thatgrants wishes, and this is justthe beginning of an incredibleadventure for them.The children go from one excitingadventure to another until thingsbecome complicated…Dossier:Making Wishes

Five Children and ItE. Nesbit

Adapted by Cheryl Thompson

ADVENTURE

It’s fun to get ready forHalloween and it’s even morefun to have a spooky Halloweenparty!But what happens to a groupof young teenagers when theirHalloween party becomes aliving nightmare? Find out whathorror is all about in this spine-tingling story!Dossiers:The Origins of Halloween; SalemHalloween Cookies; Make a Bat

Halloween HorrorGina D. B. Clemen

MYSTERY & HORROR


4,144 words

978-84-316-7236-2 64 p.

KEY TRINITY

The Happy Prince is the story ofthe touching friendship betweenthe golden statue of the HappyPrince and a little swallow.The enchanted garden of TheSelfish Giant is the perfect placefor children to play, until theGiant decides to keep it all forhimself!Dossiers:Birds; Gardens; Flowers andothers

The Happy Princeand The Selfish Giant

Oscar WildeAdapted by Elizabeth Ann Moore



2,697 words

978-84-316-7334-5 64 p.

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Megan and Alex live in beautifulCaravel Cove, but one daysomething terrible happens:hundreds of dead fish are onthe beach! No one knows why.Strange things are happeningat the old lighthouse. Is BlackBarney’s ghost back? What doesold Mr Johnson really know?Megan, Alex and their friendSteve start to investigate and thetruth is shocking!Dossiers:Maine; Lighthouses in Maine;Keep our oceans clean!

The LighthouseGhost

Gina D.B. Clemen

ADVENTURE

Gina D. B. Clemen

LighthouseGhost

The

STARTER • A1

free Audiobook


ORIGINAL

5,562 words

978-88-530-1837-3 80 p.


One Christmas Eve in19th-century Nuremberg UncleDrosselmeyer arrives withpresents for everyone andClara gets a nutcracker. Thatnight Clara discovers that hernutcracker is much more thana toy. Together they go to themagic Land of Sweets! But onChristmas morning there isanother surprise for her…Dossier:The ballet of ‘The Nutcracker’

The NutcrackerE. T. A. Hoffman




3,641 words

978-84-316-9374-9 64 p.

KEY TRINITY

Mowgli, a baby boy, is raisedby a family of loving wolves inIndia. Bagheera, the panther, andBaloo, the bear, teach him thelaws of the jungle.The adventure begins!Dossiers:Let’s Meet Some of the Animalsin the Story; India

The Jungle BookRudyard Kipling

Adapted by Kelly Reinhart

ADVENTURE


5,062 words

978-84-316-9055-7 80 p.

KEY TRINITY

Rudyard Kipling surprises usagain with these five tales fromthe animal kingdom. Have youever wondered why elephantshave such long noses and whyleopards have spots? Do youknow why kangaroos hop aroundAustralia? Find out how a cleveryoung sailor tricked a whale andmeet many other characters.Dossiers:Animals in Australia; Whales

Just So StoriesRudyard Kipling

Adapted by Elizabeth Ann Moore



3,724 words

978-84-316-9915-4 64 p.

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Join Wendy, John and Michaelas they fly off to Neverland withPeter Pan, where incredibleadventures await them. Meetthe Lost Boys in their secretunderground home and swimwith the lovely mermaids inMermaids’ Lagoon. But watch outfor cruel Captain Hook and hispirates...Dossiers:London; Fairies and their Magic;The Great Ormond Street Hospitalfor Children; The Darling Home

Peter PanJ. M. Barrie



Book + CD + App CLASSIC

4,909 words

978-84-682-2260-8 64 p.


The world’s most famous puppetcomes to life in this beautifullyillustrated book. Meet Pinocchioand join him as he gets into andout of all kinds of trouble. Laughat his incredible adventures,admire his courage and find outhow he finally becomes a realboy...Dossiers:Tuscany;Great Amusement Parks

PinocchioCarlo Collodi


ADVENTURE


4,800 words

978-88-530-1546-4 64 p.


Sandokan and his pirates rulethe Malaysian Sea in the 1840s,and the British want to capturehim. One day he meets Marianna,Lord James’s young niece, andthey are immediately attractedto each other.Their love is impossible, butSandokan and his friend Yanezmake a daring plan to takeMarianna away from her uncle.Dossiers:Pirates; Kuala Lumpur;East Malaysia

SandokanEmilio Salgari


ADVENTURE

Book + CD CLASSIC

4,672 words

978-88-530-0405-5 80 p.

KEY TRINITY

Life with her uncle is unevenfor bad-tempered Mary Lennoxuntil one day she finds a secretgarden.Then Mary meets her cousinColin, an invalid, who is confinedto bed. With Mary and Dickon’shelp Colin goes out into thesecret garden and discovers themeaning of true friendship andhappiness.Dossier:English Gardens

The Secret GardenFrances Hodgson Burnett


HUMAN INTEREST


4,432 words978-84-316-9375-6 64 p.

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Twins Max and Laura spendan exciting summer in a smallvillage near Stonehenge. Amysterious symbol, their uncle’sold book of codes and secrets,strange people looking for asecret and much more. The twoyoung and brave ‘detectives’will be involved in many excitingadventures.Dossiers:Welcome to Stonehenge;Symbols

The Secret of theStones

Victoria Heward

MYSTERY & HORROR

Book + CD + App ORIGINAL

4,500 words

978-84-682-2623-1 80 p.


Prospero, Duke of Milan, liveson a lonely island with hisdaughter Miranda, Caliban (amonster) and Ariel (a magicspirit). He learns to do magicand he wants to punish his badbrother, Antonio. He creates amagic storm – a tempest. All thepeople on Antonio’s ship landon Prospero’s island and manystrange things happen to them.Dossiers:Famous Shipwrecks; Magic andMagicians

The TempestWilliam Shakespeare

Adapted by Victoria Heward

HUMAN INTEREST

Book + CD CLASSIC

2,320 words

978-84-316-8175-3 80 p.

KEY TRINITY

This classic story, set in theEnglish countryside, featuresthe lovable characters Rat, Mole,Toad and Badger. When Moledecides to leave his undergroundhome and meets Rat, hediscovers a completely newworld on the river bank and theWild Wood. And Toad’s passion forfast cars leads them on a seriesof adventures…Dossier:Animals in Winter

The Windin the Willows

Kenneth GrahameAdapted by Rebecca Raynes

ADVENTURE


5,148 words

978-84-316-0747-0 64 p.

KEY TRINITY


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The incredible adventures ofDorothy, her dog Toto, the TinWoodman, the Scarecrow andthe Cowardly Lion. Join Dorothyand her friends as they traveldown the yellow brick road tothe Emerald City to meet thewonderful Wizard of Oz.Dossiers:Cyclones; Kansas

The Wonderful Wizardof Oz

L. Frank BaumAdapted by Gina D. B. Clemen



4,289 words

978-84-316-8150-0 80 p.

KEY TRINITY

Read about the daringadventures of Zorro, thelegendary masked hero ofSpanish California. He is achampion of justice and anexpert with the sword. He isinvincible as he defies corruptpoliticians and defends theoppressed.Dossiers:Spanish California; Californiatoday

Zorro!Johnston McCulley


ADVENTURE

Book + CD CLASSIC

3,872 words

978-84-316-7898-2 64 p.

KEY TRINITY


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Enjoy three of America’s most-loved folk tales of the 1800s!Meet Johnny Appleseed, whoplanted apple seeds acrossAmerica. Find out how Pecos Billbecame King of the Cowboys ofTexas. Visit a Southern plantationand laugh with cunning BrerRabbit and Brer Fox.Dossiers:Young America and its Settlers;Life on a Ranch; Fox Hunting;Brer Tales and the South andothers

American Folk TalesRetold by George Gibson

Book + CD CLASSIC

3,461 words

978-84-316-8148-7 80 p.

KEY TRINITY

Set in 15th-century England, thisis the exciting story of RichardShelton and the band of theBlack Arrow.Sir Daniel is like a father toRichard, but one day Richarddiscovers a terrible truth fromthe past. Now he must fightagainst Sir Daniel and his men.Can Richard and the band ofthe Black Arrow bring justice toEngland?Dossier:The Wars of the Roses and others

The Black ArrowRobert Louis Stevenson

Adapted by George Gibson

ADVENTURE

Book + CD CLASSIC

5,952 words

978-84-316-0994-8 80 p.

KEY TRINITY

LEGEND

Join Tom Sawyer, HuckleberryFinn and their friends as theygo on a series of excitingadventures on the MississippiRiver. Read about how theywitness a murder while lookingfor ghosts in a graveyard, andhow they run away to an island.Dossiers:The One-room School; Missouri

The Adventuresof Tom Sawyer

Mark TwainAdapted by Sally M. Stockton

ADVENTURE

Book + CD-ROM + App CLASSIC

6,426 words

978-88-530-1091-9 80 p.


Carol and Steve Taylor move intoan old, mysterious house whichhides many secrets. Carol hearsfootsteps at night, Steve finds anold love letter from the AmericanCivil War and the people in townhear a woman crying in the night.Who is trying to give them amessage and why? Carol, Steveand their friend Halim solve anincredibly difficult and touchingmystery.Dossiers:The American Civil War; TheLewis and Clark Expedition;Thanksgiving

Akron House MysteryGina D. B. Clemen

MYSTERY & HORROR


6,840 words

978-88-530-1204-3 80 p.

KEY TRINITY

LEVEL: STEP ONE / A2


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Keawe, a young Hawaiian sailor,is offered the opportunity tobuy a bottle containing an impwhich will grant all his wishes.However, the bottle must, fromthen on, be resold for a pricelower than what he paid forit, or he will be condemned tolive out the rest of his days inexcruciating torment.Dossiers:Captain Cook; Hawaii

The Bottle ImpRobert Louis Stevenson

Adapted by Patrizia Caruzzo

MYSTERY & HORROR


5,952 words

978-88-530-0213-6 64 p.

KEY TRINITY

Why do we celebrate Halloween?What do people do to celebratethe New Year? Why is the egg asymbol of Easter? Who inventedthe Christmas card?This unique book explores theorigins of our festivities, theirhistorical significance, and howwe celebrate them today.

British and AmericanFestivities

Gina D. B. Clemen

FESTIVALS

Book + CD ORIGINAL

8,902 words

978-84-316-8075-6 128 p.

KEY TRINITY

A rich American family decides tobuy a haunted house in England.They certainly don’t believe inghosts until they meet Sir Simon– the 300-year old ghost witha frightening reputation, whotakes his job very seriously. Allkinds of bizarre things happenat Canterville Chase, until youngVirginia meets Sir Simon…Dossiers:Oscar Wilde in America; TheTimes of Oscar Wilde; FamousGhosts



MYSTERY & HORROR


5,330 words

978-84-682-1579-2 80 p.


What is the truth about ghostsand the supernatural? Do deadpeople really come back tohaunt the world? Can an entirevillage be haunted? Can ghostsbe photographed?Find out in this spine-chillingbook that introduces youto some of the world’s mostghastly ghosts and theirmacabre doings!

Dossier:Halloween Apple Cake

Ghastly Ghosts!Gina D. B. Clemen

Book + CD ORIGINAL

978-84-316-5872-4 80 p.

KEY TRINITY

MYSTERY & HORROR


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LEVEL: STEP ONE / A2 GREEN APPLE

Pip, a poor young boy, receivesamazing news. Someone hasgiven him a vast amount ofmoney and wants to makehim a gentleman. Who is hismysterious benefactor? Is it MissHavisham, the strange lady wholives in an old house with thebeautiful Estella? Life is full ofsurprises...Dossiers:Ladies and Gentlemen;Transportation to Australia

Great ExpectationsCharles Dickens


HUMAN INTEREST

Playscript

Book + CD CLASSIC

3,946 words

978-84-316-9102-8 96 p.

KEY TRINITY

Holly and Rosie are cousins butthey are very different. Whenthe school basketball teamfails to win the championshipbecause Holly misses a penalty,Holly discovers just howcruel her cousin can be. Hollyalways thought that Rosie hadeverything; lots of friends andlots of money to buy lots ofdesigner clothes. But then shemeets a old lady at a fair andsoon finds out that things aren’talways what they seem…Dossier:Travelling Funfairs

I Want To Be YouAndrea M. Hutchinson

HUMAN INTEREST


6,466 words

978-84-682-0432-1 80 p.

KEY TRINITY

When he was very young,Jason’s uncle took the kingdomof Iolkos from his father, butnow Jason wants it back. Firsthe must find and bring back theGolden Fleece. It is a dangerousmission: the Argonauts mustbattle against giants, huge birdsand sea monsters.Dossiers:Greek Pottery; Greek Mythology

Jason andthe ArgonautsRetold by Jennifer Gascoigne

LEGEND


6,591 words

978-84-316-9369-5 80 p.

While stocks last KEY TRINITY

Karen, Sally and Alex are threeteenagers who take a campingtrip at Yellowstone NationalPark. Two of the park’s wolvesare missing and the three teensdecide to look for them. Theirtrip becomes an exciting, yetdangerous adventure when theymeet a hungry grizzly bear, anangry mountain lion and a herdof bison. Will they ever find themissing wolves?Dossiers:Yellowstone National Park,Wolves; Wyoming: the CowboyState; The animals at Yellowstone

The Great Adventureat Yellowstone

Gina D. B. Clemen

ADVENTURE

Book + CD ORIGINAL

6,094 words

978-84-682-2620-0 80 p.

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It is the summer holidays andMegan’s mother is very ill. Shehas to stay with her uncle on theIsle of Skye in Scotland, but shedoesn’t want to go.It is quiet, too quiet, untilMegan meets Ben, her uncle’sneighbour, and sees a silveryunicorn. The unicorn has wokenfrom its long sleep and it isMegan who has woken him…Dossiers:The Isle of Skye; Clans, Kilts andTartan; Scottish Music

The Last UnicornJane Elizabeth Cammack



4,942 words

978-84-682-0430-7 80 p.

KEY TRINITY

Enjoy four popular legendsfrom England, Ireland, Scotlandand Wales that tell us about agirl who makes friends with aunicorn, a wizard who caststerrible spells, a king who hidesa strange secret and a prince’sloyal dog… all unforgettable!Dossiers:Haunted Castles in Scotland;Man’s Best Friend

Legendsfrom the British IslesRetold by Deborah Meyers

LEGEND


6,293 words

978-84-316-9023-6 96 p.

KEY TRINITY

Growing up in New Englandduring the American Civil Warisn’t easy for the March sisters,Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy. With theirfather away, they must learnto make sacrifices and acceptdisappointments.Discover how the four sisters’dreams finally come true in thistimeless classic about love,kindness, and generosity.Dossier:The American Civil War andothers

Little WomenLouisa May Alcott

Adapted by Kelly Reinhart

HUMAN INTEREST

Book + CD CLASSIC

6,144 words

978-88-530-0473-4 80 p.

KEY TRINITY

Kate, Mike and Carlos go onanother trip to Bodega Bay nearSan Francisco, where more thana year ago they found a pirate’sold treasure map. An incrediblyexciting and dangerousadventure awaits them as theyfollow a mysterious clue and goon a treasure hunt to find a losttreasure from centuries ago.Dossiers:Sharks; Pirates

The Lost Treasureof Bodega Bay

Gina D. B. Clemen

MYSTERY & HORROR


5,829 words

978-84-316-9867-6 80 p.

KEY TRINITY


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NEW!

An abandoned mansion, aghostly face at the window andmysterious happenings at oneof the city’s favourite landmarksall mark the start of a thrillingadventure for Jim Reilly and histeenage friends.Set in San Francisco, California,this is a mystery story full ofsuspense with an unexpectedtwist, solved by three youngdetectives.Dossiers:A Guide to San Francisco;Natural Resources and Pollution

Mystery inSan Francisco

Gina D. B. Clemen

MYSTERY & HORROR


5,155 words

978-84-316-7708-4 80 p.


Atlantis was once an advancedcivilisation where everybodylived in peace. But when therains come everybody knows itwill be destroyed. Ryan, a slave,and Daria, a princess, tell thestory of its last days, how theybuilt a new Atlantis and how twoenemies eventually becamefriends.Dossiers:Atlantis; The Pyramids; Cinema

A New AtlantisVictoria Heward


free Audiobook

AtlantisVictoria HewardA New

STEP 1 • A2


ORIGINAL

6,250 words

978-88-530-1838-0 80 p.


Hermia and Lysander are inlove, but Hermia’s father wantsDemetrius to marry his daughter,so Hermia and Lysander decideto run away to get married. Butin the wood some fairies performsome magic and some strangethings start to happen...Dossiers:Fairies; Acting and Theatres inShakespeare’s Time

A MidsummerNight’s Dream

William ShakespeareAdapted by Janet Cameron

HUMAN INTEREST


4,021 words

978-84-316-9947-5 96 p.

KEY TRINITY


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Edward and Tom look alike; infact, they’re identical! They bothlive in 15th-century London, butthere is one difference: Edward isa prince and Tom is a pauper.One day they meet and decide toplay a game. Edward becomesa pauper and Tom becomes aprince. But something goeswrong. Will Edward ever return tohis palace and become King ofEngland?Dossier:King Henry VIII

The Princeand the Pauper

Mark TwainAdapted by Kelly Reinhart

ADVENTURE

Book + CD CLASSIC

5,758 words

978-84-316-1024-1 80 p.

KEY TRINITY

Max and Laura are involved inanother mysterious case. Thistime a phantom thief seemsto be able to get in and out ofimportant museums in Londonstealing valuable paintings.Max and Laura decide to explorethe area around one of themuseums. Something veryspooky is going to happen…Dossiers:London museums; Travellingaround London; Top five things todo in London

Project VampireVictoria Heward

MYSTERY & HORROR


5,309 words

978-84-682-1044-5 80 p.

KEY TRINITY

After their father is mysteriouslyforced to leave home, the threechildren and their mother go tolive in a cottage in the countrynear a railway track. The childrenmake friends with the stationmaster, the porter and a friendlyold gentleman.Peter, Bobbie and Phyllis enjoyseveral exciting adventures andeven become the heroes of thevillage. But the mystery of theirfather remains unsolved, untilone day…Dossier:Early Railways

The Railway ChildrenE. Nesbit


ADVENTURE

Book + CD CLASSIC

5,425 words

978-84-316-9098-4 80 p.

KEY TRINITY

Rip Van Winkle goes walking inthe Catskill mountains. He hasa strong drink, falls asleep anddoesn’t wake up until much later.Ichabod Crane lives in SleepyHollow. He likes Katrina vanTassel but so does Brom Bones.After speaking to Katrina,Ichabod runs away, leavingbehind him the legend of theHeadless Horseman.

Dossiers:America in the 1700s; TheAmerican Revolution; New York:Yesterday and Today

Rip Van Winkle and TheLegend of Sleepy Hollow

Washington IrvingAdapted by Cheryl Jefferson

Book + CD CLASSIC

978-84-316-8598-0 80 p.

KEY TRINITY

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A mysterious lodger has justrented rooms at Mrs Warren’slodging house. She is frightenedby this strange individual, so sheasks Sherlock Holmes to help. Heand Dr Watson discover crypticmessages, a sinister secretsociety and a terrible murder…Dossiers:Victorian Writers; Police andDetectives of the 19th Century

Sherlock Holmes andthe Red Circle

Sir Arthur Conan DoyleAdapted by Gina D. B. Clemen

MYSTERY & HORROR


5,148 words

978-84-316-9373-2 80 p.

KEY TRINITY

Jean-Marie is an orphan whois happily adopted by DoctorDesprez and his wife Anastasie.When the doctor finds theprecious Treasure of Franchardhe plans to take his family awayfrom their lovely, old countryhome go to Paris and live a richlife. Jean-Marie does not wantto go to Paris and during thenight the treasure mysteriouslydisappears…Dossier:Paris in the Nineteenth Century

The Treasure ofFranchard

Robert Louis StevensonAdapted by Deborah Meyers

HUMAN INTEREST


5,423 words

978-84-316-9914-7 80 p.

KEY TRINITY

Pocahontas is the touching storyof a Native American princesswhose courage saved a whiteman’s life.No one could have imagined thatPocahontas would be the firstNative American to marry a whiteman!Dossiers:The Origins of Virginia; IndianLife; Virginia Today

The True Story ofPocahontasRetold by Kelly Reinhart

HISTORY

Book + CD CLASSIC

2,583 words

978-88-7754-982-2 64 p.

KEY TRINITY

When Robinson Crusoe tells hisparents he wants to go to seathey don’t want him to, but heignores their wishes and joins aship. This is just the beginning ofhis many adventures at sea,which end with him beingshipwrecked on a desert island.Dossiers:The Atlantic Slave Trade,The Real Robinson Crusoe:Alexander Selkirk

Robinson CrusoeDaniel Defoe

Adapted by Benjamin Anderson

ADVENTURE


978-84-316-9052-6 80 p.

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GREEN APPLE LEVEL: STEP TWO / A2-B1

When Huckleberry Finn meetsJim, a runaway slave, theydecide to travel North on themighty Mississippi River. Theyhave all sorts of incredibleadventures, meet all kindsof people and get into a lot oftrouble, until one day... MarkTwain’s masterpiece is one ofthe greatest novels in Americanliterature.Dossiers:America’s Great River: TheMississippi; The Slave Trade; TheAmerican Civil War


8,457 words

978-84-682-5003-8 80 p.


Buck, a big happy dog, iskidnapped from his comfortablehome in California and is soldas a sled dog in the cold YukonTerritory during the KlondikeGold Rush of 1896. His newlife in the Northland is difficult,challenging, adventurous… andfull of surprises!Dossiers:The Klondike Gold Rush; Wolves

The Call of the WildJack London


ADVENTURE

Book + CD CLASSIC

7,907 words

978-88-7754-859-7 112 p.

PRELIMINARYTRINITY

David’s life changes for the worsewhen his mother dies and he isleft with a cruel stepfather whosends him to work in London.But he doesn’t want to work ina factory all his life, so he runsaway and finds a kind relativewho is willing to help him. AsDavid grows up, he learns thatlife is full of trouble, hardshipand cruelty. But he also findsfriendship, kindness and… love.Dossiers:Dover; Australia

David CopperfieldCharles Dickens


HUMAN INTEREST

Book + CD CLASSIC

9,118 words

978-88-530-1324-8 96 p.

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Adventures ofHuckleberry Finn


ADVENTURE


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LEVEL: STEP TWO / A2-B1 GREEN APPLE

Learn about how Arthur becameKing and where he found hisgreat sword Excalibur, about hislove for Guinevere, and all aboutthe courageous Knights of theRound Table.Dossiers:Knights; Castles; The RoundTable; Old Castles of GreatInterest and others

King Arthurand his KnightsRetold by George Gibson

LEGEND


2,059 words

978-84-316-7339-0 80 p.

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Two years have passed sinceSusan, Brian and Jim solveda baffling mystery in SanFrancisco. This time theyhave to solve a million dollarmystery: Mark Twain’s secretdiary has just been discoveredand publishers want to get theirhands on it… but it suddenlydisappears without a clue!Dossiers:Mark Twain in the Gold Country;San Francisco and the Gold Rush;Alcatraz Island

Million Dollar Theftin San Francisco

Gina D. B. Clemen

MYSTERY & HORROR


8,000 words

978-84-682-3319-2 80 p.


Set in the dark streets of19th-century London, thisunforgettable classic tells thestory of Oliver Twist, a pennilessorphan who lives through allkinds of hardship for manyyears. Find out how, in spite ofadverse circumstances, he findshappiness in the end.

Dossiers:Child Labour; Crime in VictorianLondon; Oliver Twist in Films

Oliver TwistCharles Dickens


ADVENTURE


9,249 words

978-84-682-2259-2 96 p.


Do you know that Henry VIIIwas happily married for almost20 years to the same queenbefore meeting his other wives?Do you know Queen Elizabethrefused to marry in spite of allthe men who loved her? And doyou know what particular eventsduring Queen Victoria’s long reigncontributed to making the BritishEmpire the biggest ever?English monarchs havefascinated the world forcenturies.Dossier:Reading a Painting and others

Great EnglishMonarchsand their Times

Gina D. B. Clemen

HISTORY

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7,539 words

978-88-530-0423-9 112 p.

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‘The Young King’ tells how ashepherd boy becomes a kingand realises that money is notworth human suffering.In ‘The Star Child’ a baby is foundin the forest and discovershis true identity after manyadventures.‘The Nightingale and the Rose’is a tale of a nightingale whosacrifices her life to create theperfect red rose for a student inlove.Dossier:Life in Victorian Times and others

Oscar Wilde’sShort Stories

Oscar WildeAdapted by Victoria Heward


Book + CD CLASSIC

6,387 words

978-84-316-7182-2 96 p.

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Book + CD CLASSIC

978-84-316-7753-4 96 p.

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The legendary hero of SherwoodForest comes to life in thisexciting book about his daringadventures.Robin Hood explains about whyRobin became an outlaw, how hisband of outlaws grew, Marian’slove for Robin, how the cruelsheriff was punished and muchmore.

Dossiers:Did Robin Hood really exist?;The Crusades; King Richard, theLionheart King John and theMagna Carta and others

Robin HoodRetold by Sally M. Stockton

LEGEND


978-84-316-4527-4 80 p.

PRELIMINARYTRINITY

Pirates and their incredibleadventures have fascinatedreaders for centuries.Pirates! with its stunningillustrations and maps, tracespiracy from its distant origins inthe year 2000 BC, all the way tomodern times... because piratesare still at work today!

Pirates!Adapted by Elizabeth Ann Moore


978-84-316-6871-6 80 p.

PRELIMINARYTRINITY

A group of teenagers find amysterious e-mail messagewhich introduces them tothe world of cyberspace.A pragmatic approach forstudents to learn English andimprove their web skills atthe same time. Students canreinforce and practise whatthey have learnt by doing thePortfolio sections, while beingintroduced to a variety of topicsand countries.

Tom and Co’s Adventurein CyberspaceComputing English and Virtual Worlds

Gaia Ierace

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Playscript

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8,837 words

978-88-530-0799-5 144 p.

Nobody can remember why theCapulet family and the Montaguefamily hate each other so,when Juliet Capulet and RomeoMontague meet and fall in lovethe result is tragic, and peacebetween the two families ispossible only after the death ofmany people.Dossiers:The Renaissance Man; ‘Romeoand Juliet’ on Film; Saint Francisand the Franciscan Friars;Shakespeare’s Theatre

Romeo and JulietWilliam Shakespeare


LOVE

Playscript

Book + CD CLASSIC

3,665 words

978-88-530-0847-3 128 p.

‘Hail, Macbeth, who will be kingone day.’On a cold Scottish heath, threewitches make a prophecy.Inspired by their words andencouraged by his evil wife,Macbeth begins his trail ofdestruction to gain and keep theScottish throne.Dossiers:Scotland; Some Scottish History;Shakespeare

MacbethWilliam Shakespeare


ADVENTURE

Book + CD CLASSIC

7,067 words

978-88-7754-927-3 112 p.

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Read about the thrillingadventures of young JimHawkins and his friends, who setsail for Treasure Island in searchof treasure.But will the cruel Long JohnSilver get to the treasure first?Dossiers:A Pirate Ship; Famous Pirates

Treasure IslandRobert Louis Stevenson


ADVENTURE

Robert Louis Stevenson

Treasure Island

Audio CD

Book + CD CLASSIC

978-84-316-0957-3 96 p.

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Set in the cold Yukon Territoryduring the Klondike Gold Rush,this is the adventurous story of ayoung wolf that is captured andmust learn to live in captivity. Hisfirst years are filled with hardshipbecause his masters are crueland uncaring, and he has nofriends, only enemies. Then oneday, during a terrible dog fight,White Fang meets a stranger whochanges his life…

Dossiers:Dogs at work; The Yukon territory;California

White FangJack London


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LEVEL: STEP ONE / A2READING AND TRAINING

Karen and Justin want tocelebrate Thanksgiving withtheir family, but their planschange when an earthquakehits Alaska. Their dad, who’s apetroleum engineer, must fly toAlaska to prevent a disaster onthe pipeline. Karen and Justinjoin him in Alaska. When theirdad is stranded at the ArcticCircle during a blizzard, whocan possibly rescue him?Dossiers:Alaska; Energy and Environment;The Greatest Race on Earth

Alaska Adventure!Gina D. B. Clemen

ADVENTURE

StepOne

A2 Alaska

Adventure!

Gina D. B. Clemen

audio CD


ORIGINAL

6,167 words

978-88-530-1720-8 80 p.


There has been a UFO sightingin the Cascade mountainsnear Seattle, Washington, andeveryone is excited. But no onebelieves there could possiblybe an alien in town, until Karen,Barbara and Walter notice thatone of the teachers at theirhigh school is behaving verystrangely.Dossiers:Introduction to Seattle; Thesolar system, UFOs; Americanteenagers and High School

Alien Alert in SeattleGina D. B. Clemen

MYSTERY & HORROR

Book + CD ORIGINAL

6,788 words

978-88-530-0958-6 96 p.

KEY TRINITY

Three young women need toget to London from Ireland intime for Christmas. When allflights are cancelled, they areforced to share a car and makethe journey by road. They haveto decide together what to dowhen they find a briefcase fullof money. Then they realisethat a car is following them…Dossiers:The Emerald Isle; Indians inBritain

Home for ChristmasAndrea M. Hutchinson

ADVENTURE

Book + CD ORIGINAL

4,839 words

978-88-530-0542-7 80 p.

KEY TRINITY

Bella and her friends, Elise andGracie, are going on a school trip.But then they get lost. They setout to find their school friendsand the youth hostel where theyshould be staying but beforethey can find them, strange andspooky things start to happen.Dossiers:School trips; Ghosts in films

A Messagefrom a Ghost

Andrea M. Hutchinson

MYSTERY & HORROR

Book + CD ORIGINAL

5,663 words

978-84-682-1073-5 80 p.

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Peter O’Nell, Montego HighSchool’s favourite teacher, goesmissing in the Bermuda Triangle,and the police can’t solve thecase. His students decide toinvestigate, with the help ofO’Nell’s dog, Rover. But the truthbehind O’Nell’s disappearance isvery macabre…Dossiers:Halloween; American High SchoolSports; The Bermuda Triangle

Miami Police File:the O’Nell Case

Gina D. B. Clemen

CRIME

Book + CD-ROM + App ORIGINAL

6,922 words

978-84-316-1026-5 96 p.


Three best friends are travellingaround Australia in search ofadventure before they startuniversity back home in the UK.But after celebrating ChristmasDay one of them goes missing.Lisa is just an ordinary 18-year-old, so why would anyonewant to kidnap her? Amy andClaire are determined to findher, but they do not know thatLisa and her kidnapper share aconnection…Dossiers:Sydney; Around Australia

Missing in SydneyAndrea M. Hutchinson

ADVENTURE

Book + CD ORIGINAL

4,462 words

978-84-316-0880-4 80 p.

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Seren wants to go on a schooltrip to Paris more than anything.But when her Dad won’t evenlet her walk home from schoolby herself, how is she going toconvince him? Determined notto give up on her dream, Serencomes up with a plan. But shequickly learns that even the bestplans can go wrong, and eventhe biggest dreams can end upbroken.Dossiers:A food journey across the UnitedKingdom; Claude Monet; Wales

Recipe for SuccessAndrea M. Hutchinson

HUMAN INTEREST

Book + CD ORIGINAL

6,239 words

978-84-682-2618-7 96 p.

KEY TRINITY

The world’s most famousdetective solves the case ofthe horrible murder of a youngwoman in The Speckled Band.Smile with him and Watson asthey listen to the puzzling storyof one of their odd clients, who isnot so odd after all, in The Red-Headed League.Dossier:London at the Time of SherlockHolmes

Sherlock HolmesStories


CRIME


6,936 words

978-84-316-0951-1 96 p.



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What happens when a professorfinds an object on the beach?Why does an antiques dealer goto Germany to look for hiddentreasure? Who is the man in thelibrary?In this collection of ghost storiesyou can find the answers tothese and other questions.But will the answers terrify orsurprise you?Dossiers:The Knights Templar; GhostStories

Stories for the CuriousM.R. James

Adapted by Eleanor Donaldson

MYSTERY & HORROR


8,440 words

978-84-682-3325-3 80 p.


A selection from the famouscollection of Oriental stories: TheThousand and One Nights.Luxurious palaces in India,desert islands in the Chinaseas. But also kings, sultans,princesses, merchants, sailorsand thieves.Dossiers:The Origins of ‘The ArabianNights’; Baghdad, the city of ‘TheArabian Nights’

Tales fromThe Thousandand One NightsRetold by Jennifer Gascoigne



7,253 words

978-84-316-0926-9 96 p.

KEY TRINITY

One of the great romances ofthe Middle Ages, Tristan andIsolde has inspired writers,poets, artists and musicians forcenturies.After slaying a dragon, the youngprince Tristan wins the hand ofbeautiful Isolde for marriage tohis uncle, King Mark. But on theirjourney back to Mark’s court,they drink a love potion that wasintended for the king and hisyoung bride. They instantly fall inlove but…Dossiers:The Celts; King Arthur

Tristan and IsoldeRetold by George Gibson

LEGEND

Book + CD CLASSIC

5,810 words

978-88-530-0642-4 80 p.

KEY TRINITY

Professor Smith has always beenevery student’s favourite teacher.But when Sam and Izzie returnto school after the summerholidays, their fun, energeticscience teacher is gone. Whatdark secret could their scienceteacher be hiding? And canSam and Izzie uncover the truthbefore their own lives will be putin danger?Dossiers:Detectives in Fiction; ForensicScience

The Truth aboutProfessor Smith


MYSTERY & HORROR

Book + CD ORIGINAL

5,773 words

978-84-682-1866-3 80 p.

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LEVEL: STEP TWO / B1.1READING AND TRAINING

Helen and Mark are actorsin a high school version ofShakespeare’s Macbeth. Onopening night at the theaterthere’s a special guest in theaudience, Sherlock Holmes, whowitnesses a terrible murder onstage. What happens when Helenand Mark join Sherlock Holmes tosolve a baffling case of murder inthe exciting city of Chicago?Dossiers:Chicago, the windy city; Famouscharacters in popular culture

Act II: Murder!Gina D. B. Clemen

CRIME

StepTw

oB1.1

Gina D. B. Clemen

Act II: Murder!

audio CD


ORIGINAL

7,700 words

978-88-530-1633-1 80 p.

App eReaders PRELIMINARY

Join Alice as she follows thewhite rabbit into the amazingworld of Wonderland, whereanything can happen! WatchAlice change size, meet the MadHatter and his friend, the MarchHare, talk to the smiling Cheshirecat, play a game of croquet withthe Queen of Hearts, witness thestrangest trial ever and enjoynever-ending adventures in theland of dreams!Dossiers:Oxford; A Great Invention:Photography; Victorian Sports

Alice’s Adventuresin Wonderland

Lewis CarrollAdapted by Gina D. B. Clemen


Book + CD CLASSIC

8,647 words

978-88-530-1327-9 112 p.

PRELIMINARYTRINITY

Read these amusing stories anddiscover why elephants havetrunks, how it’s best to work outthe correct price for pigs straightaway, and what happened whenan English lady went huntingfor a tiger! You will also find astolen elephant, go boating withthree friends and see how muchtrouble a small dog can make!Dossiers:Elephants; Tigers

Animal TalesR. Kipling, E. Parker Butler,Saki, M. Twain, J. K. Jerome

Adapted by James Butler

HUMOR & COMEDY

Book + CD CLASSIC

5,562 words

978-84-316-7704-6 112 p.

PRELIMINARYTRINITY

In 1872 a rich English gentleman,Phileas Fogg, makes a bet thathe can go around the world in 80days. So along with his Frenchmanservant, Passepartout, hesets off on an incredible raceagainst the clock, over land andsea.Dossiers:Great Journeys around theWorld; Passenger ships andTransatlantic Travel

Around the Worldin Eighty Days

Jules VerneAdapted by Eleanor Donaldson

ADVENTURE


9,456 words

978-88-530-1099-5 112 p.

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A story of love and friendshipabout a fisherman who catches amermaid. He lets her go becauseshe promises to help him fish.Each day the mermaid appearsand sings her song, so he fallsin love with her. However, shecannot marry him until he haslost his human soul.Dossiers:Children’s Literature;Aestheticism

The Fishermanand his Soul

Oscar WildeAdapted by Kenneth Brodey



6,477 words

978-84-316-7899-9 112 p.

PRELIMINARYTRINITY

A beautiful young woman wantsSherlock Holmes to investigate aterrible murder. All the evidencepoints to the man she loves,but she knows that he is notthe murderer. Here is anotherbaffling case for the world’s mostpopular detective!Dossiers:How did Sherlock Holmes andDoctor Watson Became Friends?;Australia; Sherlock Holmes’sDeduction Techniques; Thedetective story

The BoscombeValley Mystery


CRIME


6,200 words

978-88-530-1548-8 80 p.


Ellie is mad about music: shedreams of becoming a singer andshe desperately wants to go tothe Glastonbury Festival, whereher favourite singer, Murphy,will be playing. But with anoverprotective dad and importantexams to take, it seems thatEllie’s dreams will have to remainjust that, dreams. But one dayshe sees a competition in amusic magazine…Dossiers:Education in England, Yorkshire;Festivals in Britain and Ireland

A Dream Come TrueAndrea M. Hutchinson

HUMAN INTEREST

Book + CD ORIGINAL

6,921 words

978-84-316-9490-6 112 p.

PRELIMINARYTRINITY

When a mysterious birthdaypresent arrives from somebodyshe doesn’t know, Helen realisesthat there’s something strangegoing on. With her cousin Will,she discovers a terrifying secretwhich is hundreds of years oldand a curse which has almostdestroyed her family. It’s arace against time to solve themystery and stop the curse,before it destroys them too.Dossiers:Villages in the UK; Portraits;Witches

The Eighth SisterVictoria Heward

HUMAN INTEREST


6,870 words

978-84-682-3320-8 80 p.



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When the ghost of Hamlet’sfather reveals the terrible secretof Elsinore, the result is tragedy.Does Hamlet really go mad?Does he love Ophelia? Will hisplan succeed?Dossiers:Films of ‘Hamlet’; Shakespeareand the Elizabethan Theatre;Who was Hamlet?

HamletPrince of Denmark

William ShakespeareAdapted by Derek Sellen

TRAGEDY


2,369 words

978-84-316-8949-0 96 p.

PRELIMINARYTRINITY

The famous mineralogist,Professor Lidenbrock, finds apiece of parchment in an oldbook. A message written in codedescribes a secret entrance toanother world. The Professor’snephew, Axel, breaks the codeand he and his uncle set out on ajourney that takes them back intime to the days of the dinosaursand pre-historic man.Dossiers:Volcanoes; Geological Time

Journey to theCentre of the Earth

Jules VerneAdapted by Jennifer Gascoigne

ADVENTURE


7,981 words

978-84-682-0302-7 112 p.


The Celebrated Jumping Frog ofCalaveras County depicts one ofAmerican history’s most excitingperiods: the California Gold Rushof the 1850s. Come to Angel’sMining Camp in California andmeet Smiley, whose frog is aliving gold mine until one day…Dossiers:The California Gold Rush; Life inthe Mining Camps

The Jumping FrogMark Twain


HUMOR & COMEDY

Book + CD CLASSIC

2,991 words

978-88-530-0138-2 96 p.

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When his father dies, DavidBalfour discovers he hasinherited the family homenear Edinburgh. But his UncleEbenezer also wants the houseand puts David on a ship toAmerica. The story followsDavid’s adventures across landand sea. With the help of his newfriend, Alan Breck, can Davidreturn to Edinburgh and claimwhat is rightfully his?Dossiers:Scotland; The Jacobites; TheCity of Edinburgh from Past toPresent

KidnappedRobert Louis Stevenson

Adapted by Nancy Timmins

ADVENTURE


7,707 words

978-84-316-1005-0 96 p.

PRELIMINARYTRINITY

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Two greedy businessmen wantto destroy a wildlife reserve inNew Orleans, where Andy andBrian have summer jobs, andplan to build a huge shoppingcenter. Mysterious and terribledeaths, and an ecologicaldisaster shock the people of NewOrleans.Dossiers:What can you eat in NewOrleans?; New Orleans; one ofAmerica’s most unusual cities;New Orleans and Dixieland Jazz

Mystery inNew Orleans

Gina D. B. Clemen

MYSTERY & HORROR

Book + CD ORIGINAL

7,595 words

978-84-682-2619-4 96 p.

PRELIMINARYTRINITY

At the beginning of the 1900s thewhole world has been explored:there is nothing left to discover.But maybe this is not totallytrue. The eccentric ProfessorChallenger says there is a placewhere dinosaurs still live. So hedecides to lead an expeditionto this prehistoric world in themiddle of the great Amazonforest.Dossiers:Amazonia: a Land of Wonders;Dinosaurs

The Lost WorldSir Arthur Conan Doyle

Adapted by Frederick Garland

ADVENTURE


7,863 words

978-84-316-9051-9 128 p.


Lola is fed up with being invisible.All she wants is for high schoolrugby star Matt to ask her to theprom, but he doesn’t even knowshe exists. She has a plan thatwill make her the most populargirl in school, but is beingpopular what makes someonethe luckiest girl in the world?Dossiers:Liverpool; Blogging; Prom Nightin the UK

The Luckiest Girlin the World


HUMAN INTEREST


6,870 words

978-88-530-1550-1 80 p.


The Chumash are AmericanIndians who live in California.When a property developerstarts building homes on the siteof their ancient cemetery, theChumash become angry.During the night of the Fourth ofJuly celebrations a mysteriousAmerican Indian warrior appearsand a murder is committed.Suspicion falls on the Chumash...Dossiers:Independence Day; AmericanIndians

Murderat Coyote Canyon

Gina D. B. Clemen

CRIME


9,006 words

978-88-530-0713-1 112 p.

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The Rajah’s Diamond, themost precious diamond in theworld, seems to bring bad luckto everyone who comes intocontact with it. Sir ThomasVandeleur’s wife tries to sell it topay her debts. But the diamondis stolen and falls into the handsof people who are all corruptedby its great beauty and value.Dossiers:The Hope Diamond; ‘TheThousand and One Nights’;Gentlemen’s Clubs; The EmpireStrikes Back

The Rajah’s DiamondRobert Louis Stevenson

Adapted by Frances Justice

ADVENTURE

Book + CD CLASSIC

6,944 words

978-88-530-0495-6 96 p.

PRELIMINARYTRINITY

The Ransom of Red Chief is awonderfully funny and ironicstory about two inexperiencedkidnappers and their unusual‘victim’, with a great surpriseending. O. Henry’s unique talentenabled him to create a worldfull of ordinary people who didextraordinary things.Dossier:The Origins of the AmericanPolice

The Ransom of RedChief and Other Stories

O. HenryAdapted by Gina D. B. Clemen

HUMOR & COMEDY

Book + CD CLASSIC

7,062 words

978-88-7754-928-0 112 p.

PRELIMINARYTRINITY

1715: Frank Osbaldistone likespoetry and he does not want toenter the family business. Theyoung man is then sent by hisfather to the north of England.Frank meets a charismaticScotsman and an official of theEnglish government. This will bethe beginning of his involvementin a rebellion against the Britishmonarchy.Dossiers:Rob Roy: history comes alive; Thehistorical novel: Sir Walter Scott’sGreat Creation

Rob RoySir Walter Scott

Adapted by Kenneth Brodey

ADVENTURE

Book + CD CLASSIC

10,024 words

978-84-316-9945-1 96 p.

PRELIMINARYTRINITY

Three authors reveal the obscurecorners of the occult. Sinisterghosts of the past have never leftBarwyke Hall, a man disappearsmysteriously, the PuritanReverend Hooper is plagued by aterrible secret sin that forces himto wear a black veil.Dossiers:England and Its Ghosts;New England and the Puritans

Stories of Ghostsand Mystery

J. S. Le Fanu, R. Kipling,N. Hawthorne


MYSTERY & HORROR

Book + CD CLASSIC

6,976 words

978-84-316-9439-5 112 p.

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Like many 15 year olds, Adamprefers computer games toschool work, but he can’tunderstand why one of hisfavourite games seems to have alife of its own. Why can’t anyoneelse see the strange boy outsidethe school gates? He finds theanswers he’s looking for and a lotmore besides hundreds of yearsin the past.Dossiers:Time Travel; Schools in Britain

Time GamesVictoria Heward

MYSTERY & HORROR

Book + CD ORIGINAL

6,963 words

978-84-682-1779-6 80 p.

PRELIMINARYTRINITY

Selena Willing, a young, beautifulheiress, contacts Richard Boot, aprivate detective, because shethinks there is a noisy ghost inher stately home. Richardinvestigates, looking intoSelena’s life and discovers thatthe noise she hears is not aghost, but something much morereal and dangerous…Dossiers:Private Detectives; StatelyHomes; Soho

Book + CD ORIGINAL

7,406 words

978-88-530-1018-6 112 p.

PRELIMINARYTRINITY

The Willing GhostRobert Wellington

CRIME


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LEVEL: STEP THREE / B1.2READING AND TRAINING

Book + CD CLASSIC

11,352 words

978-84-316-9705-1 128 p.

PRELIMINARYTRINITY

Sherlock Holmes battles againsta criminal organisation in ConanDoyle’s The Five Orange Pips; inDickens’s Hunted Down amurderer is brought to justice;in The Stir Outside the CaféRoyal by Rook a woman tracksdown her fiancé’s killer; andin Chesterton’s The Oracle ofthe Dog Father Brown solves amurder case.

Dossier:English Detective Fiction

Classic DetectiveStoriesRetold by Joshua Anderson

CRIME


4,737 words

978-88-530-0659-2 112 p.

PRELIMINARYTRINITY

When Mr Hiram B. Otis decidesto buy Canterville Chase,everyone tells him that thehouse is haunted by a ghost.Strange things begin to happen:a bloodstain that changes colour,mysterious noises in the night, ajourney to the Garden of Death…Dossier:Oscar Wilde in America andothers

Playscript



MYSTERY & HORROR


978-84-316-4625-7 96 p.

PRELIMINARYTRINITY

Whoever thought that startinghigh school would be so exciting?A comet and a constellation havecrossed paths and space expertsknow this means the possibilityof alien encounters!In a town near Boston, JenniferDale and her friends havesome weird new teachers! MrStone, the English teacher, isparticularly strange…

Dossiers:UFOs; American Teenagers andHigh School; American Food andothers

Alien at SchoolMichelle Brown

MYSTERY & HORROR

Book + CD CLASSIC

4,365 words

978-88-530-0849-7 96 p.

PRELIMINARYTRINITY

Have you ever made a bet – abig bet?In the 1850s, a young Americanfinds himself in London bychance. He is penniless, and yethe leads the luxurious life of amillionaire. How can he do this?It’s all thanks to a bizarrebet made by two eccentricgentlemen.Dossiers:San Francisco in the 1850s; TheEnglish and Betting; Money andits Origins and others

The £1,000,000Banknote


HUMOR & COMEDY


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8,622 words

978-84-316-7820-3 112 p.

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Dr Watson is sent to Devonshireto investigate the death ofSir Baskerville, who has beenmutilated by a large dogaccording to the tradition ofthe curse of the house of theBaskervilles. The new heir to theestate, calls upon the detectiveto solve this enigma.Dossiers:Early Crime Detection; TheComing of the Fairies

The Houndof the Baskervilles

Sir Arthur Conan DoyleAdapted by Jeremy Fitzgerald

CRIME

Book + CD CLASSIC

11,181 words

978-88-530-0088-0 112 p.

PRELIMINARYTRINITY

Lemuel Gulliver tells the storyof his fantastic adventures onthe island of Lilliput, wherethe people are tiny, and theirself-importance laughable; inBrobdingnag, where the peopleare giants and Gulliver is madeto feel his own insignificance; inLaputa, the land of futile science;and finally in the land of theHouyhnhnms, where horsesare endowed with reason whilehuman beings are not.Dossiers:Popular Travel Books; Utopia andDystopia

Gulliver’s TravelsJonathan Swift

Adapted by Jeremy Fitzgerald


Book + CD ORIGINAL

7,811 words

978-84-316-8033-6 96 p.

PRELIMINARYTRINITY

Was Nostradamus really aprophet or were his predictionsa mere coincidence? Whatmystery lies behind the curseof the tomb of the Egyptianpharaoh King Tut? Does evilreally exist and what forms canit take?Find out about these strangestories and others, and perhapsyou’ll be able to solve our world’sgreatest mysteries!

Great Mysteriesof Our World

Gina D. B. Clemen

HUMAN INTEREST

Book + CD CLASSIC

8,862 words

978-84-682-1845-8 96 p.

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Sherlock Holmes is the world’sonly consulting detective. Hehelps Scotland Yard to solvemysteries they can’t solve.Surely no-one can defeatSherlock Holmes... or can they?In this collection of short stories,Holmes comes face to facewith his main rival, ProfessorMoriarty.Dossiers:The Role of Women in VictorianEngland; Sherlock Holmes inPopular Entertainment

The Final Problemand Other Stories

Sir Arthur Conan DoyleAdapted by Eleanor Donaldson

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Kim, a young Irish boy, livesalone on the streets of the Indiancity of Lahore. He meets an oldTibetan lama who is looking fora sacred river. The boy and theold man become great friendsand travel across British India.This is Rudyard Kipling’s greatestbook – a story about the Britishempire, spies, friendship,spirituality and, most of all, India.Dossiers:The Many Lives of Buddhism;Varanasi – The City of Temples,the City of Light; Kim, Kipling andMookerjee

KimRudyard Kipling


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There is discontent in Rome.The aristocrats are worried thatJulius Caesar will seek to becomeking. A group of conspirators ledby Brutus decides to assassinateCaesar. At first everything seemsto go well for them, but soon theconspirators find themselvespursued by the ‘Spirit of Caesar’.Dossiers:The Historical Julius Caesar; TheTheatre in Shakespeare’s Timeand others

Julius CaesarWilliam Shakespeare


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978-84-682-0047-7 112 p.

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Jane Eyre, a penniless andunattractive orphan, becomesa governess at Thornfield Halland falls in love with EdwardRochester, the guardian of herward. But she soon discoversthat he is hiding a terriblesecret…Dossiers:Victorian Family Life; VictorianSchools; Victorian Houses

Jane EyreCharlotte Brontë

Adapted by Jenny Pereira

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Two men have secret lives.Two women want to marry aman called Ernest. But who isErnest? Is he a badly behavedbrother, the ideal fiancé orLady Bracknell’s nephew andfun-loving bachelor, AlgernonMoncrieff? Follow the incredibleevents that lead to the discoveryof the importance of beingEarnest in this adaptation ofOscar Wilde’s witty and highlyentertaining play.Dossiers:The dandy; Victorian values andmorals

The Importanceof Being Earnest

Oscar WildeAdapted by Eleanor Donaldson

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At Lady Windermere’s party afamous palm reader predicts thatLord Arthur Savile will commit amurder…Read about Lady Alroy’smysterious ways in ‘The Sphinxwithout a Secret’ and how it paysto be nice to beggars in ‘TheModel Millionaire’.Dossiers:London: the World City; Pseudo-Science in Late Victorian England

Lord Arthur Savile’sCrime and Other Stories

Oscar WildeAdapted by Justin Rainey

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978-88-530-0162-7 112 p.

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In The Taming of the Shrew,Katharina learns to lovePetruchio only after she haslearnt to be an obedient wife.Romeo and Juliet’s love isdestined to end in tragedy. InTwelfth Night, love is romanticbut also painful, while in Othellolove turns into jealousy. Andin the final story, Antony andCleopatra’s passionate love hastragic consequences.Dossiers:The Life of William Shakespeare;Courtship and Marriage inElizabethan Times

Love in Shakespeare:Five StoriesAdapted by Jennifer Gascoigne

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After spending nineteen years inprison, Jean Valjean is a free manat last. But what does the futurehold for him? He is insulted andrejected by everyone he meets,until something happens that willchange his life forever.Dossiers:Paris at the time of KingLouis-Philippe; Gardens in Paris;Romantic heroes in 19th centuryliterature

Les MisérablesVictor Hugo


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978-88-530-1549-5 128 p.


Stevenson investigates into thenature of good and evil in thisnovel set in 1745, the year manyin Scotland fought to put aScottish king on the Britishthrone. Two brothers becomeinvolved in this historical event.Dossiers:Double Trouble – Doubles andAlter Egos in Fiction and PopularCulture;The War that Made America

The Master ofBallantrae

Robert Louis StevensonAdapted by Kenneth Brodey

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A mysterious ghost is hauntingthe famous Paris Opera House.There are all sorts of rumoursabout the ‘Phantom of the Opera’,a frightening figure whose face ishidden by a terrible mask...Dossiers:The Paris Opera House; Film andStage Versions of the Novel; LonChaney (1883-1930); Opera: theFirst International Pop Music

The Phantomof the Opera

Gaston LerouxAdapted by Gina D. B. Clemen

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978-84-682-0078-1 128 p.

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In Dickens’s first novel, SamuelPickwick and three othermembers of the Pickwick Clubdecide to spend six monthstravelling around Englandobserving the manners andhabits of everyone they meet.Follow them on their hilariousadventures as they get involvedin a duel, an election campaignand as one of them even ends upin prison…Dossier:England in the Early NineteenthCentury

The Pickwick PapersCharles Dickens

Adapted by Maud Jackson

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978-84-682-0303-4 128 p.

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In a dystopian future whereaccess to clean water iscontrolled by the Keepers, thirstis a part of everyday life. Kailani,a young girl, goes into the desert,to the Edge, to find water for hersick brother. If she fails, he mightdie.Dossiers:Dystopian Stories; The World’sDriest Places; Water, Water,Everywhere?

Rain, Rain, Go Away!Nicola Prentis

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978-84-682-3886-9 96 p.


Young John Trenchard lives inMoonfleet, an English villagewith dark secrets. One day hediscovers a hidden crypt belowthe cemetery where smugglersmeet and hide their goods.Here he accidentally finds theskeleton of evil Colonel Mohune,better known as Blackbeard, anda precious clue that could helphim find Blackbeard’s treasure…Dossier:The English Civil War

MoonfleetJohn Meade Falkner


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In 1891, the great detectiveSherlock Holmes disappeared.A month after Holmes’sdisappearance, his good friendand colleague Dr Watsonpublished an article in thenewspaper, explaining thatHolmes died while strugglingwith his arch-enemy ProfessorMoriarty. But is that what reallyhappened?Dossier:The Immortal Sherlock Holmes

The Return ofSherlock Holmes

Sir Arthur Conan DoyleAdapted by Blanche Malvern

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978-88-530-0546-5 112 p.

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The Montagues and the Capuletshate each other and so whenRomeo and Juliet fall in lovethey are forced into secrecyand subterfuge. Will true lovesurvive?Dossiers:In Fair Verona; Settings andSources and others

Romeo and JulietWilliam Shakespeare


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978-88-530-0686-8 112 p.

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Sherlock Holmes is at workin three stories: solving theproblem of a hat and a goosein ‘The Blue Carbuncle’; findinga missing fiancé in ‘A Case ofIdentity’; and discovering theidentity of a strange creature in‘The Yellow Face’.Dossiers:Conan Doyle Defends the Crewof the ‘Titanic’; Arthur Defendsthe Underdog

Sherlock HolmesInvestigates

Sir Arthur Conan DoyleAdapted by Kenneth Brodeyand Rebecca Raynes

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Discover how a midnight ritualtransforms the life of a youngPuritan in Young Goodman Brown.Witness what happens to three oldfriends who discover the potion ofeternal youth in Dr. Heidegger’sExperiment. Experience thetragedy of the scientist whostrives to achieve perfection at allcosts in The Birthmark.Dossiers:The Magic of Alchemy;New England and Witchcraft

Stories of SuspenseNathaniel Hawthorne


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978-84-316-7762-6 96 p.

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What can possibly happen tothree friends and their dog whenthey take a peaceful boat tripon the River Thames? Well, justabout anything! Enjoy theirfunny adventures as they visithistoric sites on the beautifulThames.Dossiers:Fox-Terriers; Queen Elizabeth I;Life on the River; PreservingFood; The Magna Carta; FamousPeople and Places on theThames; Oxford

Three Men in a BoatJerome K. Jerome


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D’Artagnan travels to Parishoping to join the Musketeers,a group of adventurers whoserve Louis XIII. A series ofmisadventures brings him to aduel with none other than threeof his heroes — the MusketeersPorthos, Athos, and Aramis. Thethree men ask D’Artagnan to jointhem in their struggle to protectQueen Anne against the plots ofpower-hungry Cardinal Richelieu.Dossiers:France in the 17th century;Costumes in the 17th century;Dumas beyond the page

The Three MusketeersAlexandre Dumas père

Adapted by Jennifer Gascoigne

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Doctor Jekyll is a brilliantscientist, but his research leadshim to discover a monster – amonster that is part of himself!He tries to control this violentcreature, who is known asMr Hyde, but gradually MrHyde becomes stronger andstronger…Dossiers:London and Crime; The ‘Double’ in19th Century Fiction

The Strange Case ofDr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Robert Louis StevensonAdapted by J. Butler and M. L. DeVanna

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Tales of theSupernatural

Charles Dickens, Edgar AllanPoe, E. Nesbit, F. M. Crawford

Adapted by Peter ForemanMYSTERY & HORROR

Dickens makes our spines tinglein his famous tale of a hauntedrailwayman. In Allan Poe’s Ligeiathe ghost of a woman returns.Nesbit shows us how there reallyis a good reason to be scared ofthe dark. And Crawford tells of aship’s passenger whoencounters a horrible ‘thing’ inhis cabin.Dossiers:The Supernatural in EnglishLiterature; The Versailles Ghosts

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After a long civil war between theHouses of Lancaster and York,England is enjoying a periodof peace under King Edward IV.But Edward’s younger brother,Richard, resents Edward’s power,Richard begins to aspire secretlyto the throne and decides tokill anyone he has to in order tobecome king.Dossiers:The Renaissance: Art of Mannersand the ‘Galateo’; NiccolòMachiavelli; Richard III on screenand stage

The Tragedyof Richard III

William ShakespeareAdapted by Richard Elliott

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When Jim finds a map of anisland where Captain Flinthas hidden his treasure, Jim,Trelawney and Dr Livesey sailto the island to look for it. Butduring the voyage Jim discoversmore about the ship’s company,which includes Long John Silver.Dossier:Pirates in History

Treasure IslandRobert Louis Stevenson

Adapted by Christopher Hall

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The Time Traveller visits the year802,701. The people seem to livepeacefully with nothing to do buteat fruit, gather flowers and play.But what is the hidden secretof this world? What happens onthe darkest night? In one of thegreatest science fiction novels,H.G. Wells explores the future ofthe human race.Dossiers:A short history of science fiction;Is time travel possible?; Cinema

The TimeMachine

H. G. WellsAdapted by Derek Sellen

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Four true stories of adventureand courage. ‘Lost at Sea’ tellsthe adventures of a familysailing round the world. In ‘TheImpossible Journey’ we followSir Ernest Shackleton as he andhis men go on foot towards theSouth Pole. The brave woman in‘Amy Johnson, Woman Pioneer’attempts a solo flight fromEngland to Australia. In ‘DavidLivingstone’s Last AfricanExpedition’ we meet the greatexplorer on his last expedition tofind the source of the Nile.Dossiers:The Big Heat; The Slave Trade

True Adventure StoriesPeter Foreman

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After surviving a shipwreckoff the coast of Illyria, Violadisguises herself as a boy toget a position at the court ofDuke Orsino, who is in lovewith beautiful Olivia. Unknownto Viola, her twin brotherSebastian has also survivedthe shipwreck. When he tooarrives in Illyria, confusion andmisunderstandings follow…Dossiers:The Meaning of ‘TwelfthNight’; Shakespeare and theElizabethan Theatre

Twelfth NightWilliam Shakespeare


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978-88-530-0401-7 96 p.

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A diamond is on display at aNew York City museum. Nick hasa summer job at the museumand invites his friends Bill andMichelle to join him for a summerof fun. One night the diamonddisappears and the threeteenagers start investigating…Dossiers:Manhattan, the heart of NewYork City; Vlad Tepes; Prince ofWallachia; Vampires in literatureand films

The Vampire’s TearGina D. B. Clemen

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Edgar Allan Poe is one of the firstmasters of modern short stories.But he is best remembered forhis strange style of horror. A manwho drains away his wife’s lifeto make his painting seem alive;an animal lover who becomesobsessed by a cat; a young manobsessed by an old man’s blueeye…Dossiers:Poe’s Scientific Imagination; Poeas Pop Icon; Poe’s America

American HorrorFive Terrifying Tales

Edgar Allan PoeAdapted by Kenneth Brodey

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The mighty warrior Beowulfoffers to help the King of theDanes in a quest to kill thevicious monster Grendel. Afterkilling Grendel, Beowulf mustalso kill the monster’s motherbefore he can return to hishomeland. But he is called for anew adventure, as a great dragoncomes to destroy his kingdom.Dossiers:Epics; Anglo-Saxon Treasure;Versions of Beowulf

BeowulfRetold by Robert Hill

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978-88-530-1330-9 112 p.

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In Chaucer’s classic, much-loved collection of tales a hostof medieval characters comealive on the page – and they areas lively and colourful now asthey were seven hundred yearsago! In this retelling of five ofthe stories in modern English,Chaucer’s pilgrims entertainus with tales of knights, lovers,resourceful women, and more.Dossiers:Thomas Beckett and the Cityof Canterbury; Pilgrimages;Traditional Tales

The Canterbury TalesGeoffrey Chaucer

Adapted by Robert Hill

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978-84-682-1593-8 112 p.

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David is looking forward to aquiet week by the sea with hisgirlfriend – but things don’tturn out as he expected… Whostole the diamond necklace?Inspector Baker has beenpromised promotion if hecan solve the case. Will hesucceed?… Trudy is depressedand miserable. She isn’t gettingon with her parents. She’s not theonly one with problems though...Three young boys start diggingin a garden. What exactly arethey looking for? A stimulatingcollection of original stories –all with a twist in the tail!

The Big MistakeNella Burnett-Stuart,Bruna Deriu

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When Jonathan Harker goesto Transylvania to visit CountDracula on business, hediscovers that his client’smotives for coming to Englandare rather more sinister thanthey first appeared.This classic horror story hasfascinated readers ever since itcame out in 1897.Dossiers:Real Vampires; Vampire Bats,Victorian Villains; Monsters andFears

DraculaBram Stoker


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978-88-530-0960-9 144 p.

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Independent-minded BathshebaEverdene is in charge of her ownfarm at a time when few womenowned property. She must alsomake a difficult choice, betweenthree very different men wholove her. Set in the beautifulEnglish countryside, Far from theMadding Crowd is one of ThomasHardy’s most romantic andpopular novels.Dossiers:Hardy Country; Love, Marriageand Divorce in Victorian England;Cinema

Far from theMadding Crowd

Thomas HardyAdapted by Janet Cameron

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978-88-530-1721-5 128 p.


The most famous play by theworld’s most famous dramatistbegins with Hamlet’s returnto Denmark after the suddenand unexpected death of hisfather, the King. One night theghost of the old King appears toHamlet and tells him that he waspoisoned – by his brother! Theghost makes Hamlet promise totake revenge...Dossiers:Revenge in Elizabethan Drama;London in Shakespeare’s times;Hamlet on the screen

Hamlet, Princeof Denmark

William ShakespeareAdapted by Robert Hill

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Mean old Ebenezer Scroogedoesn’t like Christmas. Hedoesn’t like people. He only likesmoney. But when the ghostof his friend, Old Marley, visitshim on Christmas Eve, it’s thebeginning of a very strangenight. Next morning he wisheseverybody a Merry Christmas!So what has changed bad oldScrooge?Dossiers:Some Christmas Ghosts; Londonin Dickens’s time; The ChristmasStory

A Christmas CarolCharles Dickens

Adapted by Peter Foreman

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978-84-316-7758-9 112 p.

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Since the autumn of 1888, whenhe terrorised London, Jack theRipper has become famous allover the world. Who was he?There have been hundredsof suspects and theories butnobody has yet discovered hisidentity.Jack the Ripper takes you backto the dark streets of VictorianLondon, to investigate the storyof the most mysterious killer inthe history of crime.Dossiers:Life in the East End; Immigrantsin the East End

Jack the RipperPeter Foreman

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978-88-530-0320-1 96 p.

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In The Garden Party, Mansfieldexplores class consciousness,sensitivity and the co-existenceof life and death. In The SingingLesson, a young music teacherexperiences a cascade ofemotions in the space of a fewhours. Feminism, vanity andmaterialism are the themes of ACup of Tea.Dossiers:Music: An expression of feelings;New Zealand; EdwardianEngland; The 1920s

Katherine MansfieldShort Stories

Katherine MansfieldAdapted by Gina D. B. Clemen

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During the Seven Years’ Warbetween the French and theBritish, Cora and Alice Munroare on their way to Fort Henry tojoin their father, the commander.But their American Indian guide,Magua, betrays the groupto the Iroquois. This is onlythe beginning of their manyadventures.Dossiers:The Origins of the AmericanIndian People; The IroquoisConfederacy; The AmericanIndian Experience and others

The Lastof the Mohicans

James Fenimore CooperAdapted by Gina D. B. Clemen

ADVENTURE

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978-84-316-7842-5 144 p.

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The seventeenth-century houseof the seven gables shelters anold curse and a terrible secret.Hepzibah and Clifford Pyncheonare tormented by the memoriesand ghosts of the past, untilthe love of two young peoplechanges the course of destiny…Dossiers:Witchcraft; The British Coloniesin America; The History ofPhotography

The House of theSeven Gables

Nathaniel HawthorneAdapted by Gina D. B. Clemen

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Bassanio wants to impressPortia but he doesn’t haveenough money to do so. Heturns for help to Antonio, who isforced to borrow from Shylock,a Jewish moneylender. WhenAntonio’s business starts goingbadly, repayment becomesimpossible and Shylock isallowed to demand a pound ofthe merchant’s flesh.Dossiers:Venice, a Centre of CommerceVenice; a City of MasksJews in Venice

The Merchantof Venice

William ShakespeareAdapted by Robert Hill

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978-84-682-3309-3 112 p.


Two young lovers, Hermia andLysander, meet in the wood withthe intention of running awayand getting married secretly.They are followed by Demetrius,who loves Hermia, and Helena,who is in love with Demetrius.What they don’t know is that thewood is enchanted…Dossiers:Shakespeare’s Sources;The Elizabethan Performance

A MidsummerNight’s Dream

William ShakespeareAdapted by James Butler

HUMOR & COMEDY

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978-88-530-0033-0 96 p.

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Moby Dick is an epic tale of thevoyage of the whaling ship thePequod and its captain, Ahab,who pursues the great whitewhale almost around the world.Ishmael, a sailor, arrives inNew Bedford, where he meetsQueequeg, a harpooner from theSouth Pacific, who becomes hisinseparable friend.Captain Ahab’s voyage is one ofrevenge and, in the end, one ofdisaster.Dossier:A Short History of Whaling

Moby DickHerman Melville


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Macbeth is a loyal andcourageous servant of KingDuncan. But, one day, after abattle he meets three witches,who tell him that one day he willbe King of Scotland. Soon hisobsession to become king andhis wife’s cold-blooded ambitionlead to murder.Dossiers:Films of ‘Macbeth’; Scotland’sHistory; Witches; The Castles ofScotland

MacbethWilliam Shakespeare


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Catherine is going on her firstvisit to the city of Bath. She isseventeen and comes from asmall town in the countryside.When she makes friends withHenry and his sister Eleanor,she will find herself in the middleof a family tragedy. Henry’shome, Northanger Abbey, isthe scene of a crime. Or is it alljust a product of Catherine’simagination?Dossiers:King George III and RegencyEngland; British female novelists

Northanger AbbeyJane Austen


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978-88-530-0811-4 128 p.

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Le Morte d’Arthur tells the storyof King Arthur and the Knights ofthe Round Table. The tale beginswith Arthur’s birth, his education,and his rise to the throne. It alsorecounts the tragic love storyof Sir Lancelot and Guinevere,the destruction of the RoundTable and Arthur’s mysteriousdisappearance or death.Dossiers:Medieval Romance Literature;Places in the Arthurian Story; SirGawain and the Green Knight

Le Morte d’ArthurSir Thomas Malory

Adapted by Victoria Spence

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Claudio is in love with Hero, butis afraid that she will reject him.His friend, Don Pedro, volunteersto make her fall in love withhim at a masked ball. The trickworks and Hero agrees to marryClaudio. But Don Pedro’s brother,Don John, organises a plot tomake Claudio think that Hero isunfaithful…Dossiers:Tragic and Comic Elementsin ‘Much ado About Nothing’;Women in Shakespeare’sComedies

Much AdoAbout Nothing

William ShakespeareAdapted by James Butler

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978-88-530-0154-2 128 p.

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On her eighteenth birthday,Rachel Verinder receives a veryspecial present, the Moonstone– a large yellow diamondfrom India. But that night theMoonstone is stolen…In what T. S. Eliot called ‘thefirst, the longest, and the bestof modern detective novels’,Wilkie Collins tells a story fullof mystery, suspense andpsychological insight.Dossiers:Imperialism on the Indian;Subcontinent

The MoonstoneWilkie Collins


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Othello is a successful general,but a very simple man whotrusts Iago completely. Whenhe elopes with and marriesDesdemona, he is overwhelmedby the happiness that seemsto be his. Iago, embittered byhis failure to win promotion inthe army, decides to poison thegeneral’s happiness…Dossiers:The First London Theatres; ThePortrayal of Othello

OthelloWilliam Shakespeare

Adapted by Lucy Parker

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978-88-7754-607-4 128 p.

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A power-hungry Richard III,a remorseful Macbeth, arevengeful Prince Hamlet, apowerful Julius Caesar, and aruthless and ambitious KingHenry V: various aspects ofpower and ambition feature inthese five stories based on playsby William Shakespeare.Dossiers:Ghosts; Witches and Revenge;The Influence on Shakespeare’sPlays

Power and Ambitionin ShakespeareAdapted by Jane ElizabethCammack

TRAGEDY

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978-88-530-1210-4 112 p.

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Sherlock Holmes is bored. Buta fascinating new case is justaround the corner. The attractiveMary Morstan arrives at 221BBaker Street with a strange storyto tell. Her father vanished tenyears ago: four years later shereceives six beautiful pearls, oneeach year. She has been invitedto meet the sender of thesepearls and asks Sherlock Holmesand Doctor Watson for their help.Dossiers:The Andaman Islands; The Britishin India

The Sign of FourSir Arthur Conan Doyle


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Mr Verloc, the secret agent, hasa shop in London. He lives therepeacefully with his wife Winnie,her mother and her brother,Stevie. When Mr Verloc becomesinvolved with an anarchistplot to blow up the GreenwichRoyal Observatory, things godisastrously wrong. Mr Verloc’sjob as a secret agent bringstragic consequences for all hisfamily.Dossiers:Time and the Greenwich RoyalObservatory; Espionage inEnglish Fiction

The Secret AgentJoseph Conrad


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In an empty house lies a deadman. There are no wounds onhis body. On the wall, the wordRACHE – German for ‘revenge’– is written in blood. With thehelp of his friend Doctor Watsoncan Sherlock Holmes use hisdeductive powers to find themurderer? Set in London inthe 1880s, A Study in Scarletis the first Holmes and Watsonmystery, the beginning of a longand famous partnership.Dossiers:The Mormons; London in the1800s

A Study in ScarletSir Arthur Conan Doyle


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Thirteen years ago Prospero wasrobbed of his title and sent to dieat sea with his daughter. Theymade their home on a remoteisland. One day a ship passesnear the island. Prospero, now apowerful magician, creates a bigstorm and makes it sink. All thepassengers manage to get to theisland safely. The storm is part ofProspero’s plan for revenge.Dossiers:John Dee – an ElizabethanMagusThe Tempest and the New WorldMusic in Elizabethan Times

The TempestWilliam Shakespeare


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978-88-530-1418-4 112 p.

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Three friends, George, Harris andJ need a change in their lives andthey decide to go on a bicycletrip through the beautiful BlackForest in Germany, where theymeet with all kinds of hilariousadventures as they get into andout of trouble…Dossiers:The Golden Age of Bicycles; TheBlack Forest

Three Menon the Bummel

Jerome K. JeromeAdapted by Gina D. B. Clemen

HUMOR & COMEDY

Book + CD CLASSIC

8,301 words

978-84-682-0304-1 112 p.

FIRST TRINITY

Kindly Mr Allworthy returnshome to find that someone hasleft a baby boy in his house.He adopts him and names himTom Jones. Mr Allworthy’s sister,Bridget, has a son called Blifil.What happens when Tom fallsin love with a neighbouringgentleman’s daughter, Sophia,whose family want her to marryBlifil?Dossiers:The Early 18th-century Novel; TomJones as Hero

Tom JonesHenry Fielding


ADVENTURE

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11,573 words

978-84-316-7262-1 144 p.

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Doctor Faustus, a brilliantscholar, enters into anagreement with the Devil.He agrees to sell his soul inreturn for twenty-four years ofknowledge, power and riches.But he eventually realises thefull implications of his rashaction.Dossiers:Christopher Marlowe andElizabethan Espionage andothers

The Tragedy ofDr Faustus

Christopher MarloweAdapted by James Butler

TRAGEDY

Book + CD CLASSIC

8,364 words

978-88-7754-796-5 128 p.

FIRST

In the 1840s, a young womanis employed as governessto two children in an Englishcountry house. The children arebeautiful and charming, and –for a while – the young womanthinks her position is both easyand pleasant. Then she beginsto see the ghosts of the formergoverness Miss Jessel and themanservant Peter Quint...Dossiers:Governesses and Upper-classChildren; Puritanism

The Turn of the ScrewHenry James


MYSTERY & HORROR

Book + CD CLASSIC

10,537 words

978-88-530-0121-4 128 p.

FIRST TRINITY

The great detective SherlockHolmes is needed to solve amurder in Sussex, England. Acard with the initials VV 341has been left by the body, anddiscovering the facts of the casegets ever more difficult. Theanswers to this mystery lie faraway from the scene of the crimeand across the Atlantic, in a placeknown as ‘The Valley of Fear’.Dossiers:Hiding Places in Times of Trouble;Secret Societies

The Valley of FearSir Arthur Conan Doyle


CRIME

Book + CD CLASSIC

10,641 words

978-88-530-0614-1 128 p.

FIRST TRINITY

Playscript


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Catherine Sloper, an insignificant,plain girl, will one day inherita substantial fortune from herfather. When her overwhelmingpassion for a handsomefortune hunter transformsher dull existence, Catherine’sdistinguished father, herinterfering aunt and her selfishlover all play with her feelingsto satisfy their own needs, andsucceed in breaking her heart.Dossier:New York City in the 1850s

Washington SquareHenry James


LOVE

Book + CD CLASSIC

8,301 words

978-84-316-5046-9 160 p.

FIRST TRINITY

A dramatic intrusion ends a longfamily feud, a man is strangelyinfluenced by his pets, a catbrings scandal to British societyand a little boy battles to enjoylife with the help of his ownpersonal god.These are just a few of theamazing stories created byHector Hugh Munro, alias mastershort-story teller Saki.Dossier:Writers and the First World War

Wicked andHumorous Tales

SakiAdapted by Kenneth Brodey

HUMOR & COMEDY

Book + CD CLASSIC

8,291 words

978-88-530-0140-5 128 p.

FIRST TRINITY

Late one night, on a lonely roadnear London, Walter Hartright, ayoung drawing teacher, meets asolitary woman dressed in white.This is the opening scene of TheWoman in White, a great Victoriansensation novel full of mystery,excitement, and suspense.Dossier:Victorian Asylums

The Woman in WhiteWilkie Collins


MYSTERY & HORROR

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11,983 words

978-84-316-9021-2 112 p.

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LEVEL: STEP FIVE / B2.2READING AND TRAINING

Emma Woodhouse, handsome,clever and rich, has a perfectlife. She has decided never toget married but to live as themistress of Hartfield, her father’shouse in the beautiful Englishcountryside. But when she startsmatchmaking she finds thather imagination has led her intodanger.Dossiers:Jane Austen and Reading;Leisure in early 19th-centuryEngland; The Poor; The UpperClasses

EmmaJane Austen


LOVE

Book + CD CLASSIC

11,816 words

978-88-530-0801-5 128 p.

FIRST TRINITY

A fascination with science andthe aspiration to understand themysteries of creation lead VictorFrankenstein to create life fromdeath. But the results are notwhat he expects and his rejectionof his monstrous creation causesdire consequences for himselfand all the people he caresabout.Dossiers:Science Fiction; RomanticLandscapes; Monsters;‘Frankenstein’ on Film and others

FrankensteinMary Shelley


MYSTERY & HORROR

Book + CD CLASSIC

14,586 words

978-88-530-0837-4 144 p.

FIRST TRINITY

Bram Stoker (the author ofDracula) takes student MalcolmMalcolmson through a terrifyingordeal inside a judge’s house.Travel, if you dare, in a ghostlycoach – with three dead menas your fellow passengers. Orvisit the deadly House of Usher!But don’t make a wish with themonkey’s paw...Dossier:The Gothic Craze

Book + CD CLASSIC

11,442 words

978-84-316-9704-4 128 p.

FIRST TRINITY

Pip is destined to become avillage blacksmith, but a chancemeeting with an escapedprisoner and the acquaintanceof an eccentric old woman and abeautiful young girl change thecourse of his life. He is suddenlydissatisfied with his socialstatus and wants to becomea gentleman. But one day hediscovers a terrible secret.Dossiers:Dickens and His Times; PrisonShips; Social Aspects of theVictorian Age

Great ExpectationsCharles Dickens


HUMAN INTEREST

Book + CD CLASSIC

15,315 words

978-88-530-1211-1 144 p.

FIRST TRINITY

Gothic Short StoriesW. W. Jacobs, Amelia B.Edwards, Bram Stoker,Edgar Allan Poe

Adapted by P. Foreman andK. Brodey

MYSTERY & HORROR


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A rich man with a mysteriouspast hosts Long Island’s mostextravagant parties, while hedesperately seeks his long lostlove.Scott Fitzgerald’s novel is both apitiless and moving exposure of‘the American Dream’.Dossiers:The ‘Roaring Twenties’; AmericanLiterature in the 1920s

The Great GatsbyF. Scott Fitzgerald


LOVE

Book CLASSIC

17,694 words

978-88-530-0788-9 160 p.

FIRST TRINITY

Marlow, a merchant sailor, travelsthrough colonial Africa. He makesa perilous journey by steamboatto rescue Kurtz, an ivory agent,who is seriously ill. He arrivesat Kurtz’s station to find thatthe agent has taken control ofthe whole area. In his completeisolation from civilised societyKurtz has instituted a brutalsystem of human sacrifice andmagic to became the leader ofthe natives.Dossiers:Conrad and the ColonialExperience and others

Heart of DarknessJoseph Conrad


HUMAN INTEREST

Book + CD CLASSIC

8,591 words

978-88-530-0558-8 112 p.

FIRST

Plain orphaned Jane Eyre livesunwanted with her aunt untilshe is sent away to school. WhenJane leaves school to work asa governess at Thornfield Manorowned by Mr Rochester, shefinally finds some happiness.But some strange events aresignals that the past of MrRochester’s is about to return.Dossiers:Jane as a Feminist Heroine;Race and Empire in Jane Eyre;Jane as Romantic Revolutionary

Jane EyreCharlotte Brönte


LOVE

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19,805 words

978-88-530-0776-6 160 p.

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Two cases of detectionfor Auguste C. Dupin. Whocommitted the atrociousmurders in the Rue Morgue? WillDupin find the purloined letterand save the royal personage?Dossiers:The Art of the Detective Story;Apes Going Ape; Paris in the1800s

The Murdersin the Rue Morgueand The Purloined Letter

Edgar Allan PoeAdapted by G. and S. Thomson

CRIME

Book + CD CLASSIC

10,376 words

978-88-530-0766-7 112 p.

Adela Quested visits India withMrs Moore to decide whether tomarry the latter’s son, Ronny.Obsessed with understandingthe ‘real India’, the two womenmake friends with Dr Aziz, whoinvites them to the mysteriousMarabar caves…Dossiers:Hindus and Moslems in India;The British in India

A Passage to India*E. M. Forster

Adapted by Maud JacksonActivities by Louis Vaughan

Book + CD CLASSIC

15,482 words

978-88-775-4925-9 160 p.

FIRST TRINITY

Pamela is a maid in a big countryhouse. But, when her mistressdies, Pamela is left at the mercyof Mr B, her mistress’s son, whosets out to seduce her. Will Mr Bsucceed, or will Pamela’svirtuous behaviour find its ownreward? A fascinating study ofthe struggle for power betweenmen and women.Dossiers:English Country Houses and theirOwners; Letters and the PostalService

PamelaSamuel Richardson


Book + CD CLASSIC

15,452 words

978-88-530-0333-1 144 p.

FIRST TRINITY

HUMAN INTERESTHUMAN INTEREST

*Sales limited to certain countries


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‘Lock me in any cell in any prisonanywhere at any time, wearingonly normal clothes and I’llescape in a week.’ For ProfessorVan Dusen, otherwise known as‘The Thinking Machine’, nothing isimpossible. Logic is his passion.One hour later he finds himselflocked up in Chisholm prisonand has to use all his mentalresources to find the solution tothe problem.Dossiers:Other Prison Stories;Futrelle’s Death on the ‘Titanic’

The Problem of Cell 13Jacques Futrelle

Adapted by Graemeand Silvia Thomson

MYSTERY & HORROR

Book + CD CLASSIC

8,422 words

978-88-7754-759-0 96 p.

When the captain tells Robinson,‘Young man, you should nevergo to sea again…’, Robinsonignores his advice, with terribleconsequences. He is forced intoslavery and escapes, but he isthen shipwrecked on a desertisland, where he manages tosurvive through resourcefulnessand luck.Dossiers:The Slave Trade; Shipwrecks;Mercantilism: Trade, Wealth andColonies and others

Robinson CrusoeDaniel Defoe


ADVENTURE

Book + CD CLASSIC

13,683 words

978-88-530-0841-1 144 p.

FIRST TRINITY

When the superbly handsomeDorian Gray sees his portrait hemakes a terrible wish: that theportrait will grow older and thathe will remain young forever. Butwhat happens to the portrait thatno one ever sees?Dossiers:The Aesthetic Movement;Oscar Wilde’s London

The Picture ofDorian Gray

Oscar WildeAdapted by Gina D. B. Clemen

MYSTERY & HORROR

Book + CD CLASSIC

12,946 words

978-84-316-1278-8 144 p.

FIRST TRINITY

Mrs Bennet has five daughtersto be married: Jane, Elizabeth,Mary, Kitty and Lydia. So, whenrich and friendly Mr Bingleycomes to live in their villagebringing an even richer, butunfriendly, Mr Darcy with him,Mrs Bennet is delighted andhopeful. However, somethinggoes wrong, as Mr Bingley losesinterest in Jane and Mr Darcyand Elizabeth clearly dislike eachother... or do they?Dossiers:The Regency Era; The JaneAusten Industry

Pride and PrejudiceJane Austen


LOVE

Book + CD CLASSIC

18,692 words

978-88-530-0778-0 160 p.

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In 17th-century Puritan Boston,Hester Prynne gives birth toan illegitimate child and iscondemned to wear the scarletletter ‘A’ as a sign of her adultery.Meanwhile, Hester’s husbandsettles in Boston and tries todiscover who Hester’s secretlover is.Dossiers:The Puritans – The Origins;Bostonv Heart of the AmericanRevolution and others

The Scarlet LetterNathaniel Hawthorne


LOVE

Book + CD CLASSIC

13,026 words

978-88-530-0090-3 160 p.

FIRST TRINITY

These stories from JamesJoyce’s Dubliners take youinside the tragedies andcomedies of Irish life in theearly twentieth century. Meetunforgettable characters,including a boy who died forlove, determined mothers andromantic dreamers. Many ofthem are forced to see the truthabout their lives. One of Ireland’sgreatest writers gives you hisview of his native city.Dossiers:The Easter Rising; Featuresof life in Ireland

A Selection fromDubliners

James JoyceAdapted by Derek Sellen

HUMAN INTEREST

StepFive

B2.2

audio CD

James Joyce

A Selection fromDubliners


CLASSIC

12,400 words

978-88-530-1634-8 128 p.

App eReaders FIRST

Elinor and Marianne Dashwoodare sisters. Both are intelligentand beautiful, but there thesimilarities end. Elinor valuespropriety and common sense;Marianne has extravagantRomantic ideas. Jane Austenexplores two ways of thinkingand acting – the ‘sense’ of Elinorand the ‘sensibility’ of Marianne– as they try to find happiness ina world full of hypocrisy.Dossier:Money and Marriage

Sense and SensibilityJane Austen

Adapted by Blanche Malvern

LOVE

Book + CD CLASSIC

17,179 words

978-88-530-0387-4 128 p.

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Dr Manette is falsely imprisonedfor 18 years by the Marquis ofEvrémonde. He is eventuallyreleased and goes to Englandto join his daughter Lucie, whomarries the Frenchman CharlesDarnay of the Evrémonde family.During the Reign of Terror Darnaytravels to Paris where he isimprisoned and sentenced to beexecuted...Dossiers:The French Revolution; TheFrench Revolution in ‘A Taleof Two Cities’

A Tale of Two CitiesCharles Dickens


ADVENTURE

Book + CD CLASSIC

14,045 words

978-88-530-0805-3 160 p.

FIRST TRINITY

Baptista’s two beautifuldaughters are ready formarriage. Bianca, pursued bythree different suitors, cannotmarry until someone dares tomarry her sister, the proud andcontemptuous Katharine. ThenPetruchio arrives in Padua andproposes to Katharine. Will he beable to turn her into a model ofdevotion and obedience?Dossiers:Shakespeare and EnglishComedy; Shakespeare andItalian ComedyPlayscript

The Tamingof the Shrew

William ShakespeareAdapted by James Butlerand Lucia De Vanna

HUMOR & COMEDY

Book + CD CLASSIC

13,467 words

978-88-7754-608-1 128 p.

FIRST

The Durbeyfield family arepoor and simple people,but their ancestors werethe mighty d’Urbervilles, anancient and noble family. Whenthe Durbeyfields meet withmisfortune, they send theiroldest daughter, Tess, to visither wealthy cousin and ask forhelp, but the wealthy cousinhas a young son, Alec Stoke-d’Urberville, who finds Tessvery attractive…Dossiers:No Sex, Please, We’re Victorians;Stonehenge

Tess of thed’Urbervilles

Thomas HardyAdapted by Maud Jackson

LOVE

Book + CD CLASSIC

19,754 words

978-88-7754-932-7 160 p.

FIRST TRINITY

Mrs Morel is a strong, intelligent,domineering woman. She isantagonistic to her husband andgives all her love to her sons. TheMorels’ younger son, Paul, growsup close to his mother. As hegrows up, he is torn between apassionate love for his motherand his lovers, first Miriam andthen Clara.Dossiers:The Oedipus Complex; TheWomen’s Social and PoliticalUnion

Sons and LoversD. H. Lawrence

Adapted by Blanche Malvern

Book + CD CLASSIC

15,247 words

978-84-316-8031-2 144 p.

FIRST TRINITY

LOVE


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Amelia Sedley and Becky Sharpare two friends. Amelia comesfrom a wealthy family but herfather is made bankrupt. Shemarries George Osborne, avain and shallow young manwho does not really love her.Becky Sharp, on the other hand,comes from a penniless family,and is determined to use herbeauty and charm to find a goodposition in life.Dossiers:Thackeray and Waterloo; A Critic’sAssessment of ‘Vanity Fair’

Vanity FairWilliam Makepeace Thackeray


HUMAN INTEREST

Book + CD CLASSIC

12,065 words

978-88-7754-933-4 144 p.

FIRST TRINITY

Wuthering Heights is home tothe Earnshaw family, who adoptan orphan called Heathcliff.When they grow up, CatherineEarnshaw and Heathcliff falldeeply in love. But Catherinedecides to marry Edgar Lintonfrom the big house across themoors. Heathcliff runs away indespair. When he returns someyears later, a series of terribleevents destroys the relationshipbetween the Lintons and theEarnshaws.Dossier:A Family of Writers

Wuthering HeightsEmily Brontë


LOVE

Book + CD CLASSIC

21, words

978-88-530-0324-9 144 p.

FIRST TRINITY

FBI agents Mulder and Scully areinvestigating a series of veryunusual murders: all the victims’livers have been removed withoutthe help of tools and there is noapparent point of entry. Scully andMulder begin to get nearer thetruth when they discover thatthese murders have beenrecurring every 30 years since1903. However they don’t knowthat the killer has already foundits next victim….Dossier:The X-Files: Basic Data andothers

The X-Files: SqueezeEllen Steiber

Adapted by Guglielmo Corrado

Book + CD CLASSIC

978-84-316-4608-0 112 p.

MYSTERY & HORROR


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LEVEL: STEP SIX / C1READING AND TRAINING

Maggie and Tom Tulliver aresister and brother. Maggie ispassionate, impulsive, intelligentand often makes mistakes.Tom is practical, unimaginative,judgemental, honest andhardworking. When their fatheris declared bankrupt, Tom workshard to pay his father’s debts,while Maggie forms unsuitablefriendships and is eventuallyostracised by her family andlocal society.Dossier:The ‘Woman Question’ in VictorianBritain

The Mill on the FlossGeorge Eliot


LOVE

Book + CD CLASSIC

31,231 words

978-88-7754-798-9 160 p.

Silas, a weaver, is betrayed byhis best friend and the womanhe loves. He loses all faith inhumanity and moves to thevillage of Raveloe. There helives a solitary life, working andhoarding his gold coins, until oneday his gold is stolen…Dossiers:Evolutionary Theory; Weavingand the Industrial Revolution

Silas MarnerGeorge Eliot


HUMAN INTEREST

Book + CD CLASSIC

12,485 words

978-88-7754-934-1 112 p.

Wuthering Heights is home tothe Earnshaw family, who adoptan orphan called Heathcliff.Catherine Earnshaw becomesgreat friends with Heathcliff andthey fall in love. But Catherinedecides to marry Edgar Linton.Heathcliff runs away, but whenhe returns a series of eventsstarts to destroy the relationshipbetween the Lintons and theEarnshaws.Dossier:The Imaginative World of theBrontë Children

Wuthering HeightsEmily Brontë


LOVE

Book + CD CLASSIC

24,852 words

978-88-530-0568-7 144 p.


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DISCOVERY

Reading & Training Discoveryis a series of factual readers.It is designed for teenagers,young adults and adults who,through reading about subjectsof interest, can improve theirEnglish and broaden theirknowledge at the same time.The series covers a range ofinteresting subject matter, fromfamous people to places suchas cities, countries and naturalwonders.These readers use Black Cat’sexpansive reading approach.The dossiers and the activitiesenable the reader to expandhis/her knowledge andunderstanding beyond theinformation provided by the text.The Discovery series is gradedgrammatically and lexicallyaccording to the levels in theReading & Training series.

Who was a spy for QueenElizabeth I’s secret service?Which writer kept a bear inhis room at Cambridge? Whowrote poems about the EasterRevolution in Ireland? Follow thefascinating lives of some of themost important British novelists,poets and playwrights anddiscover more about differentperiods of literature in Britishhistory.Dossiers:Writers and Places; Writers andFilms

STEP ONE | A2

Great British WritersDerek Sellen

Book + CD 12,091 words

978-88-530-0952-4 96 p.

KEY TRINITY

How many different languagesare spoken in London? What’sthe Square Mile all about? Howdid Piccadilly get its name? Booka seat in a haunted theatre andenjoy the show!Get to know this sensational citystarting from its glorious historyall the way to its captivatingpresent. Discover the magic thatis London!Dossiers:London and its Writers; London’s;Great Parks and Museums

STEP ONE | A2

LondonGina D. B. Clemen


978-88-530-1021-6 96 p.

KEY TRINITY

The British Isles tells the storyof England, Wales, Scotland andIreland. It includes the mostimportant events in their history,as well as key information abouttheir cultures. The British Isles isfull of interesting facts about thepeople and their way of life.Dossiers:Great British Scientists andInventors; The British Isles andFilms

STEP TWO | B1.1

The British IslesDerek Sellen


978-88-530-1098-8 96 p.

KEY TRINITY


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DISCOVERY

English is one of the most widelyspoken languages in the world.Have you ever wondered why?Here we go on a journey over fivecontinents to look at countrieswhere English is used in dailylife: from the top of MountEverest to the beaches of theCaribbean, from the plains ofKenya to the shores of Australia,and beyond.Dossiers:Aboriginal Australians; RealPirates of the Caribbean

STEP TWO | B1.1

The English-speaking World

Janet Cameron


978-88-530-1212-8 96 p.

KEY TRINITY

Today we know a lot aboutfaraway places – we havemaps, photographs and detaileddescriptions. But the firstexplorers knew nothing aboutwhere they were going. Theircourage drove them to explorethe unknown, facing terribledangers.Who were these remarkablepeople? Where is the finalfrontier?Dossiers:Exploration in films;How were maps born?

STEP TWO | B1.1

Exploring PlacesGina D. B. Clemen


978-88-530-0812-1 96 p.

PRELIMINARYTRINITY

Our planet is full of naturalwonders: the forests, the oceansand the Polar regions anddeserts. They have existed forthousands of years, but theseenvironments and the plants andanimals which live in them arechanging.Discover why they are changingand what you can do to help.Dossiers:The Environment in Films;The Environment and PopularCulture

STEP TWO | B1.1

Natural EnvironmentsJoanna Burgess


978-88-530-0994-4 96 p.

PRELIMINARYTRINITY

How much did the Dutch payfor Manhattan Island in 1614?Where is the world’s blue jeansheadquarters? New York, SanFrancisco, Los Angeles, Chicagoand New Orleans are America’smost exciting cities. Similar insome ways and yet completelydifferent in others, they fascinateeveryone who visits them. Openthis book and find out why.Dossiers:American cities in films;USA: The Birth of Another Music

STEP THREE | B1.2

American CitiesGina D. B. Clemen


978-88-530-0996-8 112 p.

PRELIMINARYTRINITY


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INTERACT WITH LITERATURE

This series offers a wide range of original literary texts from intermediate level upwards (unabridgedshort stories or extracts from novels, as well as complete unabridged plays) from English-speakingcountries, designed to introduce students to the world of literature.The aim of these volumes is to familiarise readers with the language of literature and encouragethem to formulate their own response to what they read. Each volume concentrates on a particulartheme or genre.

More information on each title is available on our websitewww.blackcat.vicensvives.net

Key features:

• biographical details about each author• carefully selected texts form a theme-based collection• linguistic accessibility with footnotes to guide understanding• stimulating, graded activities ranging from familiarisation and comprehension to stylistic

analysis and language development• dramatised recording of selected extracts by native speakers in American or British English• Teacher’s Book, which can be downloaded from our website

Level Common European Framework ofReference

Cambridge EnglishLanguage Assessment

Intermediate and above B2 Vantage / C1 Effective and Mastery Exam level: FIRST and above


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INTERACT WITH LITERATURE

Book (168 p.) + CD 978-88-7754-936-5 Book (176 p.) + CD 978-88-7754-749-1 Book (224 p.) + CD 978-88-7754-750-7 Book (160 p.) + CD 978-88-7754-268-7



by Guglielmo Corrado

B. Stoker, R. Simpson Brown,A. Geras, M. Leach, S. King,E. Waugh, E. A. Poe, F. Boyd,F. Brown, A. Christie

INTERACTWITH

LITERATURE

AmazingCharacters

A collection of very shortstories and modern fables

by Guglielmo Corrado

V. Alcock, I. Asimov,F. Brown, J. Gorog,A. Gray, J. Thurber,O. Wilde

INTERACTWITH

LITERATURE

Mind theCharacters

A collection of topics toanalyse and discuss

by Antonella Mignani

INTERACTWITHLITERATURE

Talesto Talk About

M. Binchy, A. C. Clark, K. Chopin, M. Duggan,E. Hemingway, R. Hughes, P. Lively, J. Mark,E. McBain, W. Sansom, A. Wheeler, O. Wilde

A task-based stylisticanalysis and critical study ofshort passages and stories


George OrwellJames JoyceVirginia Woolf

INTERACTWITH

LITERATURE

Relationships

A task-based approach tothe analysis of short stories


M. Whitaker, J. Thurber, R. Dahl, J. Frame,

E. O’Brien, A. Cassidy, K. Mansfield, J. Joyce

INTERACTWITH

LITERATURE

Ten WomenTen Stories

Oscar Wilde

INTERACTWITHLITERATURE

An IdealHusband


J. Archer, I. Asimov, M. Binchy, M. Bowen,G. Greene, E. Hemingway, B. MacLaverty,N. Mailer, R. Pardoe, L. Rajan, R. Rendell, Saki

INTERACTWITH

LITERATURE

The SplinteringFrame

Accessing the Literary Text:A Skills-Based Approachby Guglielmo Corrado

M. Shelley, R. L. Stevenson,E. Brontë, O. Wilde, J. Conrad,J. Joyce, V. Woolf, G. Orwell

INTERACTWITH

LITERATURE

Voicesfrom Inside

Oscar Wilde

INTERACTWITH

LITERATURE


A collection of stories forpleasure and learning


V. Alcock, M. Allingham,I. Asimov, B. Capes, R. Dahl,W. W. Jacobs, A. Lurie,K. Mansfield, R. Rendell,S. Rushdie, Saki

INTERACTWITH

LITERATURE

Sweetand Sour

Selected Short Stories byBritish and American Writers

by Gabriella Bonavoglia

R. Dahl, B. MacLaverty,G. Greene, K. Chopin,S. Jackson

INTERACTWITH

LITERATURE

A Worldof Difference

INTERACTWITH

LITERATURE


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READING CLASSICS

READING CLASSICS

A ChristmasCarol

Charles Dickens

Reading Classics are aimed specifically at non-native speakers ofEnglish who wish to improve their language skills by analysing majornovels, short stories and plays. Each volume guides the reader towardscomprehension and appreciation of the literary work.

More information on each title is available on our websitewww.blackcat.vicensvives.net

Features:

• extensive introduction placing the author and his/her workinto context

• in-depth bibliography providing a springboard for furtherstudy

• detailed chronology giving a complete view of the author’slife and works

• wide variety of activities encouraging response to the textand aiding language acquisition

• numerous footnotes with phonetic transcriptions of somedifficult words

• dramatised recording of selected extracts by nativespeakers in American or British English

• Teacher’s Book

Level Common EuropeanFramework ofReference

Cambridge EnglishLanguage Assessment

Upperintermediateand above

C1/C2Effective and Mastery

Exam level: CAE and CPE

Book (288 p.) + CD 978-88-7754-283-0


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READING CLASSICS

Book (256 p.) + CD 978-88-7754-153-6 Book (264 p.) + CD 978-88-7754-075-1 Book (232 p.) + CD 978-88-7754-125-3



READING CLASSICS

Dubliners


Oscar Wilde

READING CLASSICS

READING CLASSICS

ShortStories

Oscar Wilde

READING CLASSICS

FourContinents

N. Gordimer, C. Achebe et al.

READING CLASSICS

The Picture ofDorian Gray

Oscar Wilde

READING CLASSICS

The Strange Case ofDr Jekyll and Mr Hydeand other stories

ShortStories

Dickens, Stevenson et al.

READING CLASSICS

READING CLASSICS

The Turnof the Screw

Henry James

READING CLASSICS

The GreatGatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald


A READER FOR EVERYONE

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EARLYREADS

LEVEL CFR CAMBRIDGE EXAMS TRINITY GRAMMATICAL STRUCTURES

Level 1 Pre-level A1 Exam preparation:Starters

1 Be and have got; Present Simple; Imperative

Level 2 Pre-level A1 Exam preparation:Starters

1 All the structures used in the previous step, plus the following:Present Continuous; can/can’t

Level 3 Pre-level A1 Exam level: Starters 2 All the structures used in the previous steps, plus the following:Must/mustn’t; shall in interrogatives; would/wouldn’t like

Level 4 Early A1 Exam preparation:Movers

2 All the structures used in the previous steps, plus the following:Going to for future; comparison of adjectives and adverbs

Level 5 A1 Exam level: Movers 2 All the structures used in the previous steps, plus the following:Past Simple of to be and common verbs; will for future

GREEN APPLE


Starter A1 Exam preparation:Flyers and/or Key

1, 2 Present Simple; Present Continuous; going to; Imperative: 2nd person; let’s;In�nitives; Gerunds; can; would... like; shall; must; co-ordination: but, and, or, andthen; subordination: to know, to think, to say, to tell; subordination after: because,when; zero, de�nite and inde�nite articles; possessive ’s and s’; countable anduncountable nouns; some, any; much, many, a lot; (a) little, (a) few; all, every; etc.

Step 1 A2 Exam level:Flyers and/or Key

3, 4 All the structures used in the previous step, plus the following: regular and commonirregular verbs; passive forms; will; may; mustn’t; have (got) to; zero and 1st

conditionals; de�ning relative clauses with who, where; comparative and superlativeof adjectives; formation of adverbs.

Step 2 A2early B1

Exam level:Preliminary

4, 5 All the structures used in the previous steps, plus the following: Present PerfectSimple; inde�nite past with yet, already, still; recent past with just; duration form;question tags; should; might; de�ning relative clauses with: which, that, zeropronoun; time clauses introduced by when, while, until, before, after, as; soon as;clauses of purpose.


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Step 1 A2 Exam level: Key 3, 4 Present Simple; Present Continuous; Past Simple; Past Continuous; going to; will;Present Perfect Simple: inde�nite past with ever, never; Imperative: 2nd person; let’s;Passive forms; Gerunds (verb + -ing); can; could; will; would … like; shall; should;may; must; mustn’t; have (got) to; need; co-ordination: but, and, or, and then;subordination after verbs such as: to know, to think, to say, to tell; zero and 1st

conditionals; de�ning relative clauses with: who, which, that, zero pronoun, where;possessive ’s and s’; countable and uncountable nouns; some, any; much, many, alot; (a) little, (a) few; all, every; order of adjectives; comparative and superlative ofadjectives; formation and comparative/superlative of adverbs.

Step 2 B1 Exam preparation:Preliminary

5 All the structures used in the previous step, plus the following: regular and commonirregular verbs; passive forms; will; may; mustn’t; have (got) to; zero and 1st

conditionals; de�ning relative clauses with who, where; comparative and superlativeof adjectives; formation of adverbs.

Step 3 B1 Exam level:Preliminary

6 All the structures used in the previous steps, plus the following: Present PerfectSimple; inde�nite past with yet, already, still; recent past with just; duration form;question tags; should; might; de�ning relative clauses with: which, that, zeropronoun; time clauses introduced by when, while, until, before, after, as; soon as;clauses of purpose.

Step 4 B2 Exam preparation:First

7 All the structures used in the previous steps, plus the following: Present PerfectSimple: the �rst, second… time that...; Present Perfect Continuous (duration form);reported speech introduced by precise reporting verbs; get used to + -ing; had better;types of clause: 3rd Conditional: if + Past Perfect, would(n’t) have / conditionals withmay; might; non-de�ning relative clauses with: which, whose; clauses of concession:even though; in spite of; despite.

Step 5 B2 Exam level: First 8, 9 All the structures used in the previous steps, plus the following: Present PerfectSimple (duration form) / Past Perfect Simple: narrative; causative: have / get + object+ Past Participle; reported questions and orders with ask and tell; ought to (presentand future reference); used to: past habits and states; types of clause: 2nd

Conditional: if + past, would(n’t); zero, 1st and 2nd conditionals with unless; non-de�ning relative clauses with who and where; clauses of result: so, so... that, such...that; clauses of concession: although, though.

Step 6 C1 Exam preparation:Advanced

10, 11 All the structures used in the previous steps, plus the following: Present PerfectSimple: the �rst, second… time that...; Present Perfect Continuous (duration form);reported speech introduced by precise reporting verbs; get used to + -ing; had better;types of clause: 3rd Conditional: if + Past Perfect, would(n’t) have / conditionals withmay; might; non-de�ning relative clauses with: which, whose; clauses of concession:even though; in spite of; despite.


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Total seriesBlack Cat’s Total series is madeup of distinct courses to preparestudents for Cambridge exams.They are written by experiencedCambridge writers, who have usedtheir extensive knowledge of theexams to write stimulatingcourses.Each course takes into carefulconsideration the age, languagelevel and interests of thestudents, whilst covering thegrammar, vocabulary and skillsrequired for the relevant exam.They offer practice in both thepaper and computer-basedversions of the exams.Each course has a differentfocus giving students guidedpractice in the parts of each examwhich they typically find morechallenging.

Series features:

• The following sections:Warmer, Vocabulary,Grammar, Reading,Listening, Speaking andWriting

• Teacher-friendly exercisesallowing effectiveclassroom management

• Extensive practice ofexam-style tasks

• Audio CD-ROM with 2complete computer-basedPractice Tests

• Accompanying Maximiserwith additional practice ofthe more challengingaspects of the exam

Total KETAmanda Thomas

Total KET provides complete preparation for the KeyEnglish Test – KET (A2 Waystage of the CEFR).Total KET focuses on communication. It providesstudents with comprehensive practice and guidancefor the Listening and Speaking papers of the KETexam. The course is also suitable for preparationfor the KET for Schools exam.

Features:

• 15 topic-based units + 5 Exam Banks+ Exam Tips

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• Word List of the KET vocabulary covered inthe units

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• 2 KET Practice Tests• CD-ROM with a computer-based version

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Total PETFelicity O’Dell, Rosalie Kerr

Total PET is a preparation course for the CambridgeESOL Preliminary English Test – PET (B1 Thresholdof the CEFR). It is suitable for students of all ages.The focus of Total PET is on vocabulary and thecourse covers all of the vocabulary recommendedon the CESOL word list. It can also be used toprepare students for the PET for Schools exam.

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Communication is the key Extend your vocabulary and pass the exam

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Total FIRST - New EditionFor the revised 2015 Exam

Annie Broadhead, Ginni Light, Robert Hampton

Total FIRST – New Edition is a preparation course for the CambridgeEnglish: FIRST exam (B2 Vantage of the Common EuropeanFramework of Reference). It has been revised throughout to reflectthe new Cambridge English exam specifications for 2015.The course is suitable both for in-class use and individual study,and the careful choice and variety of materials make it suitable forthe FIRST and FIRST for Schools exams.Total FIRST – New Edition focuses on the two aspects of the examidentified as being the most challenging for students – Readingand Use of English and Writing. Students learn through exam-styletasks as well as general communicative activities.Each of the sixteen units offers carefully graded exam tasks andstrategies for each part of the exam to guide students throughevery aspect. There is a Grammar page after every unit with at leastone targeted exercise.The double pages after each unit help students practise the morecomplex tasks covered in the exam (multiple-choice cloze, opencloze, word formation, key word transformation).The Banks at the end of the volume take a closer look at each partof the exam (Reading and Use of English, Writing, Listening,Speaking), with helpful tips and advice on how to achieve the bestpossible result.

Use your English to your advantage

Features:

• 16 topic-based units• Reading and Use of English

tasks (with tips) after everyunit

• Exam Tips and ExamStrategies lead studentsstep-by-step through theexam tasks and providepractical advice on how toapproach them

• Grammar page after everyunit to consolidate grammarstructures

• Extensive Banks on the fourparts of the exam, withstrategies on how toapproach the tasks

• 120-page LanguageMaximiser providing furtherpractice for First-levelvocabulary and grammarthrough exam-style tasks

• 2 FIRST Practice Tests• Audio CD-ROM with a

computer-based version ofthe 2 Practice Tests and 2Speaking videos, includingone with on-screen tips andstrategies

• Teacher’s Book withadditional teaching ideas,answer keys and recordingscripts

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Pass KETThe mini-course for the Cambridge ESOL KeyEnglish Test with Practice Test

Amanda Thomas

Features:

• 8 short easy-to-use units• Grammar Checks and Word banks• Exam Skills with exam strategies• 1 complete KET Practice Test• Authentic KET listening tasks and

pronunciation activities on audio CD• Strong emphasis on speaking skills• Teacher’s Book• Two computer-based tests on CD-ROM.

Student’s Book with Practice Test (104 p.)+ audio CD-ROM 978-88-530-0992-0Teacher’s Book (48 p.)+ class audio CD 978-88-7754-921-1

Pass PETThe comprehensive course for the PreliminaryEnglish Test

David Maule

Features:

• 12 short easy-to-use units• Skills, grammar, vocabulary and

pronunciation• PET-style activities• Two audio CDs with PET listening tasks• Workbook with Exam Practice• Teacher’s Book• Answer Key

Student’s Book (224 p.)+ 2 audio CDs 978-88-530-0004-0Teacher’s Book (80 p.) 978-88-530-0005-7Answer Key (32 p.) 978-88-530-0006-4Self Study Pack: Student’s Book+ 2 audio CDs, Answer Key 978-88-530-0007-1

Practice makes perfectwith Black Cat’s newPractice Tests!Black Cat’s series of Practice Tests offerscomplete Tests in exact exam style whichare perfect for exam preparation.Our series offers you practice in all threeversions of the exams: the standard version,the computer-based test (CBT) and the forSchools version. They also include usefulstep-by-step guidelines.

Series Features:

• Practice Tests in Cambridge ESOL examformat

• Exam Focus sections outlining thestrategies and skills for each part of theexam

• CD-ROM with computer-based tests• Teacher’s Book with answer keys and

listening scripts

Key Practice TestFive Practice Test for Cambridge English: Key (KET)

Rosanna Depin, Catherine Witherby

Key Practice Tests provides exam practice atA2 Waystage of the CEFR.

Features:

• Five complete Practice Tests• Range of for Schools tasks• Detailed Exam Focus with extracts

from tasks and guided strategies onhow to approach them

• Tips on important Exam Skills• Fully-illustrated Picture Dictionary

divided into the KET word list topics• Two computer-based tests on MP3-

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Preliminary Practice TestsSix Practice Tests for Cambridge English:Preliminary (PET)

Rosanna Depin, Catherine Whitherby

Preliminary Practice Tests provides exampractice at B1 Threshold of the CEFR.

Features:

• Six complete Practice Tests• A double page Exam Focus before each

test with strategies & tips for thedifferent parts of the exam

• Topic-based Vocabulary Bank withexercises to practise and consolidatePET-level vocabulary

• Full-colour visual material for thespeaking test

• Two computer-based tests on CD-ROM• Teacher’s book with answer keys and


Student’s Book (160 p.)+ 1 audio CD + 1 audio CD-ROM 978-88-530-1232-6Teacher’s Book – downloadable fromwww.blackcat.vicensvives.net

First Practice TestsFor the revised 2015 Exam

Sharon Ashton, Rachel Harding

First Practice Tests provides exam practice atB2 Vantage of the CEFR.

Features:

• Nine complete Practice Tests• Range of For Schools tasks• Exam Focus with two complete Practice

Tests annotated with step-by-stepstrategies for guided learning

• Tips on important Exam Skills• Three computer-based tests on MP3-

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on-screen tips and strategies• Teacher’s book with answer keys and


Student’s Book (216 p.)+ 1 MP3-ROM 978-88-530-1529-7Teacher’s Book – downloadable fromwww.blackcat.vicensvives.net

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Pass Trinity nowFive course books for communictive learning fromlevels A1-C1 of the CEFR.

The ONLY complete seriesfor Trinity exam preparation

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From Grade 1 to Grade 10 and ISEFoundation, I and II; a single preparationseries for the Trinity College London exams.The series is endorsed by Trinity CollegeLondon as suitable preparation material.

Every book features:

• Two grades for the GESE oral exam, andwhere appropriate, one level for the ISEexam (updated, 2015)

• Complete coverage of Trinity CollegeLondon exam specifications

• Easy eBook offline completely recordedwith interactive activities anddownloadable mp3 audio

• Cxam overview• Subject based units• Extensive language practice: grammar,

functions and vocabulary• Grammar focus• Pronunciation activities• Grammar and vocabulary revision• Trinity Takeaway: examples of possible

exchanges between the candidate andexaminer

Teacher’s Book features:

• Keys and audioscripts• Notes and lesson plans• Skills tips

Pass Trinity now 1-2CEFR A1

Stuart Cochrane

Pass Trinity now 1-2 is ideal for learning thebasics of English by means of communictionand interation. It is suitable for 8-12 year-oldsand above.

Features:

• 10 topic-based units, each divided into2 self-contained lessons

• Communication Tasks for guidedspeaking practice

• Exam Corner with exam-style questions• Wide selection of listen and repeat

exercises on the audio CD• Pronunciation Pal to establish the

basics of good pronunciation• List and recording of key A1-level

vocabulary in the Word File• Teacher’s Book with detailed lesson

procedures

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Pass Trinity now 3-4 & ISE 0CEFR A2

Stuart Cochrane

Pass Trinity now 3-4 & ISE Foundationprovides enjoyable and stimulating material,enabling students to communicate in Englishwith confidence. It is suitable for 10-15 year-olds and above.

Features:

• 12 topic-based units• Initial Diagnostic Test• Exam Corner with exam-style questions

and advice• List and recording of key A2-level

vocabulary in the Word File• ISE File with information and practice

for the ISE exam (revised 2015)• Teacher’s Book with detailed lesson

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Pass Trinity now 5-6 & ISE ICEFR B1

Laura Clyde, Ray Parker

Pass Trinity now 5-6 & ISE I is acomprehensive B1-level course book andincludes a wealth of preparation materialfor the popular ISE I exam. It is suitable for14 year-olds and above.

Features:

• 8 topic-based units• Initial Diagnostic Test• Exam Expert with useful exam advice

and practice exercises• ISE File with information and practice

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Pass Trinity now 7-8 & ISE ICEFR B2

Laura Clyde, Shannon West

Pass Trinity now 7-8 & ISE II provides acomplete range of B2 level material, includinginteresting articles, focussed exercises anddetailed exam-practice tasks. It is suitablefor 16 year-olds and above.

Features:

• 12 topic-based units• Initial Diagnostic Test• Exam Expert with useful exam advice

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Pass Trinity now 9-10CEFR B2/C1

Tricia Hansen

Pass Trinity now 9-10 provides extensivepractice in all four language skills through thevaried and thought-provoking topics of thesegrades. It is suitable for young adults andabove.

Features:

• 12 topic-based units• Coverage of Grade 10 List A and List B

subject areas• Exam Expert with useful exam advice

and practice exercises• Advice and practice for the Interactive

Task and the Listening Task• Teacher’s Book with additional

Interactive and Listening Tasks

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GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY

English GrammarFrameworkEnglish Grammar Framework a series ofreference and practice books for learners atelementary to intermediate level. They canbe used as reference books in class, asselfstudy tools, for homework or assupplements to a coursebook...

Series features:

• Clear and simple grammar explanations• Lively colour illustrations to provide a

context for the language• Practice exercises including controlled

and ‘open’ exercises• A range of text types: dialogues, emails,

stories etc.• Opportunities for both written and oral

practice• Supplementary exercises at the end of

each volume• Vocabulary suggested by the Common

European Framework of Reference(CEFR)

• Detailed appendices• Index• Audio CD-ROM with recordings of the

dialogues and exercises forpronunciation and intonation practice,plus a wide range of interactiveexercises focusing on vocabulary,pronunciation and listening

• For B1 and B2 levels downloadable freefrom our website:

- Mp3 files of the recordings of thedialogues in the supplementarysection

- answer key to the supplementaryexercises


GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY

English Grammar FrameworkReference and practice for elementary studentsat A2 level

Jennifer Gascoigne

English Grammar Framework A2 is designedfor students at the levels described as A1 orA2. Also ideal for students preparing for theCambridge ESOL KET exam, Trinity examsgrades 1-5, and the Preliminary and Accesslevels of the City and Guilds suite of exams.

Features:

• 52 units• Audio CD/CD-ROM which offers exercises

on all the topic areas in the Waystagelearning objectives of the CEFR plusKET-style exercises

Book (128 p.) +audio CD/CD-ROM 978-88-530-0711-7Answer key (16 p.) 978-88-530-0712-4

English Grammar FrameworkReference and practice for intermediate studentsat B2 level

Jennifer Gascoigne

English Grammar Framework B2 is designedfor students at intermediate level and it isalso ideal for students preparing for theCambridge ESOL FCE exam, Trinity examsgrades 7 and 8 and the Communicator level ofthe City and Guilds suite of exams.

Features:

• 52 units• Supplementary exercises providing

practice for the PET exam.• Audio CD/CD-ROM which covers all the

topic areas of the Vantage learningobjectives of the CEFR.


English Grammar FrameworkReference and practice for pre-intermediatestudents at A2 level

Jennifer Gascoigne, Gillian Hammond

English Grammar Framework B1 is designedfor students at pre-intermediate level andideal for students preparing for the CambridgeESOL PET exam, Trinity exams grades 5 and 6and the Achiever level of the City and Guildssuite of exams.

Features:

• 65 units• Supplementary exercises providing

practice for the PET exam.• Audio CD/CD-ROM which covers all the

topic areas of the Threshold learningobjectives of the CEFR.


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Going for CLILCross-curricular texts and activities

Gina D. B. Clemen

Going for CLIL (Content and LanguageIntegrated Learning) is designed for youngteenagers at elementary level (CEFR A1-A2).Offering a selection of cross-curricular textsand activities, Going for CLIL is divided intothree graded sections (A1, A1-A2, A2).Each section presents a wide choice of textstaken from three academic subjects:Geography, History, Science

Features:

• 18 full-colour units• Activities including extensive

comprehension work to aidunderstanding

• Glossary section• Audio CD with the recording of the texts

and some additional listening activities

Book (96 p.) + audio CD978-88-530-0947-0Answer key downloadable from our websitewww.blackcat.vicensvives.net

Book (128 p.) + audio CD978-88-7754-618-0Answer key downloadable from our websitewww.blackcat.vicensvives.net

British HistorySeen Through ArtPre-intermediate

Gina D. B. Clemen, Laura Stagno

British History Seen Through Art relates thesignificant events of British History with adetailed commentary on the most importantworks of art of the period, which arebeautifully presented in full colour.

Features:

• Cross-curricular approach• PET-style exercises• Exit test• Audio CD containing a recording of the

text and the listening activities

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AspectsMore than you’d expect!

Victoria Heward

Levels Towards B1, B1, B2.

Divided into 12 units covering fundamentalaspects of culture, ASPECTS brings you on apanoramic tour of the English SpeakingWorld. Each unit elaborates current affairstopics at different language levels (towardsB1, B1, B2) and offers modern literatureextracts with links to film, interdisciplinarytopics and Cambridge English First exampreparation pages.The book also features Cambridge EnglishPreliminary and IELTS writing activities andfocus on thinking skills and culturalcomparison.

Features:

• 3 language levels: towards B1, B1, B2

• Current affairs and global issues

• Literature and film links

• Interdisciplinary topics

• First preparation

• Preliminary and IELTS writing practice

• 12 BBC video activities

Easy eBook contents:

• Recordings of the unit texts

• 12 BBC videos

• Preliminary and First videos

• Audio for the listening activities

• Interactive activities

Teacher’s Book:

• Answer keys and audioscripts

• Teaching notes

• Preliminary, First and IELTS writing sampleanswers

• BBC video activities answer keys andvideoscripts

• 12 unit tests

• Complete First practice test

Student’s Book (168p.)+ Easy eBook (168p.) 978-88-530-1583-9Teacher’s Book (96p.) 978-88-530-1608-9

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• Answer keysand audioscripts

• Preliminary, First andIELTS writing samples

• Unit tests

• First practice test

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ViewpointsLanguage - Art - Society - Literature

Ann Farley, Betty Walters

Viewpoints takes us on a tour through theculture of the English-speaking world,inspired by the words of some of the mostimportant writers.The volume is divided into ten units, based ontexts by Shelley, Dickens, Wilde, Joyce,Carroll, Poe, Twain, Hawthorne, Fitzgerald,Salinger, in order to deal with the key aspectsof English-speaking countries and cultures.

• Language&Education: how the Englishlanguage has changed, how it has spreadin the world and the British and Americaneducation systems

• Media&Society: work, young people andthe media, in the English-speaking world

• Environment: the most importantecological issues, pollution and ecologicalpolitics Features:

• 10 units made up of 6 double-pagesections, 4 sections are dedicated tocultural studies and 2 sections toliterature and art

• A range of activities practicing the fourskills

• The student’s book is accompanied bya DVD featuring the digital book, extramaterial in pdf, audio files and videos

Student’s Book (168 p.) + DVD978-88-530-1360-6Teacher’s Book (128 p.) + class audio CD978-88-530-1378-1

• Science&Technology: science, researchand the history of industry and technology

• Art: traditional painting and avant-gardeart, architecture, photography, films andmusic

And much more:• Travel (tourist attractions, landscapes,

national parks),

• Food (traditional food and eating habits,food and festivities),

• Homes (typical homes, the life in thecountryside and in the city),

• Leisure (free time activities and sports).

At the end of the book, a Map and Fact Filesection (the UK, the USA, Ireland, Canada,Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India)enhances the volume with a global view ofthe English-speaking world.



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Cultural LinksAn exploration of the English-speaking world

Philippa Bowen, Margherita Cumino

Cultural Links explores and discovers theEnglish-speaking world and offers linksthrough the British Isles across NorthAmerica, India, Australia, New Zealand andmore.Cultural Links consists of 7 topics (files),dealing with the differences and similaritiesbetween the countries which are part of theEnglish-speaking World.

7 Files to discover theEnglish-speaking WorldLanguage: how much has the Englishlanguage changed? How does Englishmanage to create and keep a common linkamong far-off countries and people of theworld?

Identity: what does English national identitymean to English-speaking countries in anever increasing multi-ethnic and multiculturalworld?

Book (144 p.)978-88-530-1024-7Teacher’s Book (64 p.) + class audio CD978-88-530-0394-2

Features:

• Each File consists of two parts: Factsand figures deals with the topic andallows the student to learn about thetopic itself. Global view focuses onteenage issues and challenges thestudents to think about themselvesand the world around them

• Word bank for lexical practice

• Each File is accompanied by activitieson the four skills

Countries and Places: geographical, socio-economical and cultural passport of English-speaking countries

Flashback: the main historical events ofEnglish-speaking countries, from theIndustrial Revolution to the Great Depressionto the difficult Irish Question and many more

People and Lifestyle: contemporary issuessuch as family and how it is changing,fashion, sport, social networking

Education: traditional and contemporaryBritish Education, characteristics of north-American schools, school programmes likeErasmus and much more

Institutions: an overview of the English-speaking World institutions, interactionswith the European Union.


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INDEX£1,000,000 Banknote (The) ............................. 59Act II: Murder! ......................................................... 53Adventures of Huckleberry Finn ....................... 43Adventures of Tom Sawyer (The) − GA ............ 36Adventures of Tom Sawyer (The) − GALS ....... 24Aesop’s Fables ....................................................... 17Akron House Mystery .......................................... 36Aladdin ..................................................................... 20Alaska Adventure! ................................................. 48Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves ........................... 20Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland − GA ............ 30Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland − RT............. 53Alien Alert in Seattle .............................................. 48Alien at School ........................................................ 59Amazing Characters ............................................. 89American Cities ...................................................... 87American Folk Tales .............................................. 36American Horror .................................................... 68An Ideal Husband .................................................. 89Animal Tales ........................................................... 53Anne of Green Gables ........................................... 30Around the World in Eighty Days − RT .............. 53Around the World in Eighty Days − RTLS ......... 27Aspects ...................................................................103Bathsheba the Witch ............................................ 30Beauty and the Beast .......................................... 30Beowulf ................................................................... 68Big Mistake (The) .................................................. 68Black Arrow (The) ................................................. 36Bonds of Love ........................................................ 89Boscombe Valley Mystery (The) ...................... 54Bottle Imp (The) .................................................... 37British and American Festivities ....................... 37British History Seen Through Art ......................102British Isles (The) ................................................. 86Bugaboo the Wicked Witch ................................ 15Call of the Wild (The) ............................................ 43Canterbury Tales (The) ........................................ 68Canterville Ghost (The) − EAR ........................... 20Canterville Ghost (The) − RTLS .......................... 27Canterville Ghost (The)− GA ............................... 37Canterville Ghost (The)− RT ............................... 59Christmas Carol (A) − GALS ................................ 24Christmas Carol (A) − RC .................................... 90Christmas Carol (A) − RT ..................................... 69Christmas Fun ....................................................... 19Cinderella ................................................................ 15Classic Detective Stories ..................................... 59Cultural Links ........................................................105David Copper�eld − GA ......................................... 43

David Copper�eld − GALS .................................... 26Dorothy .................................................................... 10Dracula .................................................................... 69Dracula and his Family ........................................ 17Dream Come True (A) .......................................... 54Dubliners ................................................................. 91Eighth Sister (The) ................................................ 54Emma ..................................................................... 78English Grammar Framework A2 .....................101English Grammar Framework B1 ....................101English Grammar Framework B2 ....................101English-speaking World (The) ........................... 87Enormous Turnip (The) ....................................... 10Exploring Places .................................................... 87Extraordinary Miss Sunshine (The) ................. 24Far from the Madding Crowd .............................. 69Festivals! ................................................................ 19Final Problem and Other Stories (The) ............. 60First Practice Tests ............................................... 97Fisherman and his Soul (The) ........................... 54Five Children and It ............................................... 31Four Continents ..................................................... 91Frankenstein .......................................................... 78Frankestein at School .......................................... 17Freddy Finds the Thief .......................................... 18Ghastly Ghosts! ..................................................... 37Ghost Ship of Bodega Bay (The) ....................... 31Gingerbread Man (The) ....................................... 10Going for CLIL ........................................................102Gothic Short Stories .............................................. 78Great Adventure at Yellowstone (The) ............. 38Great British Writers ............................................. 86Great English Monarchs and their Times ........ 44Great Expectations − RT ...................................... 78Great Expectations − GA ...................................... 38Great Gatsby (The) − RC ..................................... 91Great Gatsby (The) − RT ..................................... 79Great Mysteries of Our World .............................. 60Gulliver’s Travels − RT ........................................... 60Gulliver’s Travels − RTLS ...................................... 27Halloween Holiday ................................................ 19Halloween Horror .................................................. 31Halloween Secret (The) ...................................... 26Hamlet, Prince of Denmark − RT Step 2 .......... 55Hamlet, Prince of Denmark − RT Step 4 .......... 69Happy Prince and The Sel�sh Giant (The) ...... 31Heart of Darkness ................................................. 79Henny Penny ......................................................... 12Home for Christmas ............................................. 48Hound of the Baskervilles (The) ....................... 60

House of the Seven Gables (The) ..................... 70I Want To Be You ..................................................... 38Importance of Being Earnest (The) − IT .......... 89Importance of Being Earnest (The) − RC ........ 91Importance of Being Earnest (The) − RT ......... 61Jack the Ripper ...................................................... 70Jane Eyre − RT Step 5 ......................................... 79Jane Eyre − RTLS ................................................. 28Jane Eyre − RT Step 3 .......................................... 61Jason and the Argonauts .................................... 38Journey to the Centre of the Earth .................... 55Julius Caesar .......................................................... 61Jumping Frog (The) .............................................. 55Jungle Book (The) − EAR .................................... 16Jungle Book (The) − GA ....................................... 32Just So Stories ....................................................... 32Katherine Mans�eld Short Stories .................... 70Key Practice Test ................................................... 96Kidnapped .............................................................. 55Kim ........................................................................... 61King Arthur and his Knights ............................... 44Last of the Mohicans (The) ................................ 70Last Unicorn (The) ................................................ 39Legends from the British Isles ........................... 39Lighthouse Ghost (The) ...................................... 32Little Mermaid (The) ............................................ 16Little Red Riding Hood .......................................... 13Little Women .......................................................... 39London .................................................................... 86Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime and Other Stories .. 62Lost Treasure of Bodega Bay (The) .................. 39Lost World (The) .................................................... 56Love in Shakespeare: Five Stories .................... 62Luckiest Girl in the World (The) .......................... 56Macbeth − GA ......................................................... 46Macbeth − RT ......................................................... 71Mad Teacher (The) ................................................ 13Maggie and the Max Visit the Haunted Castle 15Magic Computer Mouse (The) ........................... 18Magic Pot (The) ..................................................... 13Master of Ballantrae (The) .................................. 62Merchant of Venice (The) .................................... 71Message from a Ghost (A) .................................. 48Miami Police File: The O’Nell Case ...................... 49Midsummer Night’s Dream (A) − GA ................ 40Midsummer Night’s Dream (A) − RT ................. 71Mill on the Floss (The) ......................................... 85Million Dollar Theft in San Francisco ................. 44Mind the Characters ............................................. 89Misérables (Les) ................................................... 62

Miss Grace Green and the Clown Brothers ...... 13Missing in Sydney ................................................ 49Moby Dick ............................................................... 71Monster in the Box ................................................ 16Moon�eet ............................................................... 63Moonstone (The) .................................................. 72Morte d’Arthur (Le) .............................................. 72Mowgli learns to swim ......................................... 14Much Ado About Nothing ..................................... 72Murder at Coyote Canyon ................................... 56Murders in the Rue Morgue (The) .................... 80Musicians of Bremen (The) ................................ 15Mystery in New Orleans ...................................... 56Mystery in San Francisco ................................... 40Nasreddin - Ten Stories ........................................ 21Natural Environments ......................................... 87New Atlantis (A) .................................................... 40North and South .................................................... 28Northanger Abbey ................................................. 72Nutcracker (The) ................................................... 32Oliver Twist .............................................................. 44Oscar Wilde’s Short Stories ................................. 45Othello ...................................................................... 73Owl’s Song (The) ................................................... 14Pamela .................................................................... 80Pass KET ................................................................. 96Pass PET .................................................................. 96Pass Trinity now 1-2 .............................................. 98Pass Trinity now 3-4 & ISE O ............................... 98Pass Trinity now 5-6 & ISE I ................................ 99Pass Trinity now 7-8 & ISE I ................................. 99Pass Trinity now 9-10 ........................................... 99Passage to India .................................................... 80Peter and the Wolf ................................................. 16Peter Pan ................................................................. 33Phantom of the Opera (The) .............................. 63Pickwick Papers (The) ......................................... 63Picture of Dorian Gray (The) − RC ..................... 91Picture of Dorian Gray (The) − RT ...................... 81Pinocchio ................................................................ 33Pirates! .................................................................... 45Power and Ambition in Shakespeare ............... 73Preliminary Practice Tests .................................. 97Pride and Prejudice .............................................. 81Prince and the Pauper (The) − GA ..................... 41Prince and the Pauper (The) − GALS ................ 24Problem of Cell 13 (The) ...................................... 81Project Vampire ..................................................... 41Puss in Boots ......................................................... 18Railway Children (The) ........................................ 41

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Rain, Rain, Go Away! ............................................. 63Rajah’s Diamond (The) ........................................ 57Ransom of Red Chief and Other Stories (The) 57Rapunzel ................................................................. 14Recipe for Success ............................................... 50Relationships ......................................................... 89Return of Sherlock Holmes (The) ..................... 64Rip Van Winkle and The Legend

of Sleepy Hollow ........................................... 41Rob Roy ................................................................... 57Robin Hood ............................................................ 45Robinson Crusoe − GA .......................................... 42Robinson Crusoe − RT .......................................... 81Romeo and Juliet − GA ......................................... 46Romeo and Juliet − RT ......................................... 64Sandokan ................................................................ 33Scarecrow and the Sun�ower (The) ................ 12Scarlet Letter (The) .............................................. 82Secret Agent (The) ............................................... 73Secret Garden (The) − GA ................................... 33Secret Garden (The) − RTLS ............................... 27Secret of the Stones (The) .................................. 34Selection from Dubliners (A) .............................. 82Sense and Sensibility .......................................... 82Sherlock Holmes and The Red Circle ................ 42Sherlock Holmes Investigates .......................... 64Sherlock Holmes Stories ..................................... 50Short Stories − Dickens, Stevenson et al. ........ 91Short Stories − Oscar Wilde ................................ 91Sign of Four (The) ................................................. 73Silas Marner ............................................................ 85Sleeping Beauty .................................................... 18Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs .................. 21Sons and Lovers .................................................... 83Space Monsters .................................................... 19Splintering Frame (The) ...................................... 89Star and the Colours (The) .................................. 11Stories for the Curious .......................................... 51Stories of Ghosts and Mysteries ........................ 57Stories of Suspense .............................................. 64Strange Case of Dr Jekyll

and Mr Hyde (The) – RTLS ......................... 28Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll

and Mr Hyde (The) − RT .............................. 65Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll

and Mr Hyde (The) − RC ............................. 91Study in Scarlet (A) .............................................. 74Sun and the Wind (The) ...................................... 11Sweet and Sour ..................................................... 89Tale of Two Cities (A) ............................................ 83Tales from Camelot ............................................... 26Tales from The Thousand and One Nights ....... 51Tales of The Supernatural .................................... 65

Tales to Talk About ................................................. 89Taming of the Shrew (The) ................................. 83Tempest (The) − GA .............................................. 34Tempest (The) − RT............................................... 74Ten Women Ten Stories ........................................ 89Tess of the D’Urbervilles ...................................... 83Time Machine (The) ............................................. 66Three Men in a Boat − RT ..................................... 65Three Men in a Boat − RTLS ................................ 28Three Men on the Bummel .................................. 74Three Musketeers (The) ...................................... 65Time Games ........................................................... 58Tom Jones ............................................................... 74Tom and Co’s Adventure in Cyberespace ........ 45Total FIRST - New Edition ...................................... 95Total KET .................................................................. 94Total PET .................................................................. 94Tragedy of Dr Faustus (The) ............................... 75Tragedy of Richard III (The) ................................. 66Treasure Island − GA ............................................. 46Treasure Island − RT Step 3 ................................. 66Treasure of Franchard (The) .............................. 42Trip to Safari Park (A) ........................................... 11Tristan and Isolde .................................................. 51True Adventure Stories ......................................... 66True Story of Pocahontas (The) ......................... 42Truth about Professor Smith (The) ................... 51Turn of the Screw (The) − RC .............................. 91Turn of the Screw (The) − RT .............................. 75Twelfth Night ........................................................... 67Two Monsters ......................................................... 21Ugly Duckling (The) ............................................. 11Valley of Fear (The) .............................................. 75Vampire’s Tear (The) ............................................. 67Vanity Fair ............................................................... 84Viewpoints .............................................................104Voices from Inside ................................................. 89Washington Square .............................................. 76White Fang .............................................................. 46Wicked and Humorous Tales .............................. 76Willing Ghost (The) ............................................... 58Wind in the Willows (The) ................................... 34Woman in White (The) ......................................... 76Wonder .................................................................... 25Wonderful Wizard of Oz (The) − GALS .............. 23Wonderful Wizard of Oz (The) − GA ................... 35World of Di�erence (A) ........................................ 89Wuthering Heights − RT Step 5 .......................... 84Wuthering Heights − RT Step 6 .......................... 85X-Files Squeeze (The) .......................................... 84Zed the Magician ................................................... 21Zorro! ........................................................................ 35

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Great Gatsby (The) − RT ......................................79Gulliver’s Travels − RTLS .......................................27Gulliver’s Travels − RT ............................................60Hamlet, Prince of Denmark − RT Step 2 ...........55Hamlet, Prince of Denmark − RT Step 4 ...........69Happy Prince and The Sel�sh Giant (The) .......31Heart of Darkness ..................................................79Henny Penny ..........................................................12Hound of the Baskervilles (The) ........................60House of the Seven Gables (The) ......................70Importance of Being Earnest (The) − RT ..........61Importance of Being Earnest (The) − IT ...........89Importance of Being Earnest (The) − RC .........91Jane Eyre − RTLS ..................................................28Jane Eyre − RT Step 3 ...........................................61Jane Eyre − RT Step 5 ..........................................79Jason and the Argonauts .....................................38Journey to the Centre of the Earth .....................55Julius Caesar ...........................................................61Jumping Frog (The) ...............................................55Jungle Book (The) − EAR .....................................16Jungle Book (The) − GA ........................................32Just So Stories ........................................................32Katherine Mans�eld Short Stories .....................70Kidnapped ...............................................................55Kim ............................................................................61King Arthur and his Knights ................................44Last of the Mohicans (The) .................................70Legends from the British Isles ............................39Little Mermaid (The) .............................................16Little Red Riding Hood ...........................................13Little Women ...........................................................39Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime and Other Stories ...62Lost World (The) .....................................................56Love in Shakespeare: Five Stories .....................62Macbeth − GA ..........................................................46Macbeth − RT ..........................................................71Master of Ballantrae (The) ...................................62Merchant of Venice (The) .....................................71Midsummer Night’s Dream (A) − GA .................40Midsummer Night’s Dream (A) − RT ..................71Mill on the Floss (The) ..........................................85Mind the Characters .............................................. 89Misérables (Les) ....................................................62Moby Dick ................................................................71Moon�eet ................................................................63Moonstone (The) ...................................................72Morte d’Arthur (Le) ...............................................72Much Ado About Nothing ......................................72Murders in the Rue Morgue (The) .....................80Musicians of Bremen (The) .................................15Nasreddin - Ten Stories .........................................21North and South .....................................................28

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Northanger Abbey ..................................................72Nutcracker (The) ....................................................32Oliver Twist ...............................................................44Oscar Wilde’s Short Stories ..................................45Othello .......................................................................73Pamela .....................................................................80Passage to India .....................................................80Peter and the Wolf ..................................................16Peter Pan ..................................................................33Phantom of the Opera (The) ...............................63Pickwick Papers (The) ..........................................63Picture of Dorian Gray (The) − RT .......................81Picture of Dorian Gray (The) − RC ......................91Pinocchio .................................................................33Pirates! .....................................................................45Power and Ambition in Shakespeare ................73Pride and Prejudice ...............................................81Prince and the Pauper (The) − GALS .................24Prince and the Pauper (The) − GA ......................41Problem of Cell 13 (The) .......................................81Puss in Boots ..........................................................18Railway Children (The) .........................................41Rajah’s Diamond (The) .........................................57Ransom of Red Chief

and Other Stories (The) ............................. 57Rapunzel ..................................................................14Relationships ..........................................................89Return of Sherlock Holmes (The) ......................64Rip Van Winkle and The Legend

of Sleepy Hollow .............................................41Rob Roy ....................................................................57Robin Hood .............................................................45Robinson Crusoe − GA ...........................................42Robinson Crusoe − RT ...........................................81Romeo and Juliet − GA ..........................................46Romeo and Juliet − RT ..........................................64Sandokan .................................................................33Scarlet Letter (The) ...............................................82Secret Agent (The) ................................................73Secret Garden (The) − RTLS ................................27Secret Garden (The) − GA ....................................33Selection from Dubliners (A) ...............................82Sense and Sensibility ...........................................82Sherlock Holmes and The Red Circle .................42Sherlock Holmes Investigates ...........................64Sherlock Holmes Stories ......................................50Short Stories − Dickens, Stevenson et al. .........91Short Stories − Oscar Wilde .................................91Sign of Four (The) ..................................................73Silas Marner .............................................................85Sleeping Beauty .....................................................18Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ...................21Sons and Lovers .....................................................83

Splintering Frame (The) .......................................89Stories for the Curious ...........................................51Stories of Ghosts and Mysteries .........................57Stories of Suspense ...............................................64Strange Case of Dr Jekyll

and Mr Hyde (The) − RTLS ..........................28Strange Case of Dr Jekyll

and Mr Hyde (The) − RT ...............................65Strange Case of Dr Jekyll

and Mr Hyde (The) − RC ..............................91Study in Scarlet (A) ...............................................74Sun and the Wind (The) .......................................11Sweet and Sour ......................................................89Tale of Two Cities (A) .............................................83Tales from The Thousand and One Nights ........51Tales of the Supernatural .....................................65Tales to Talk About ..................................................89Taming of the Shrew (The) ..................................83Tempest (The) − GA ...............................................34Tempest (The) − RT................................................74Ten Women Ten Stories .........................................89Tess of the D’Urbervilles .......................................83Three Men in a Boat − RTLS .................................28Three Men in a Boat − RT ......................................65Three Men on the Bummel ...................................74Three Musketeers (The) .......................................65Time Machine (The) ..............................................66Tom Jones ................................................................74Tragedy of Dr Faustus (The) ................................75Tragedy of Richard III (The) ..................................66Treasure Island − GA ..............................................46Treasure Island − RT Step 3 ..................................66Treasure of Franchard (The) ...............................42Tristan and Isolde ...................................................51True Story of Pocahontas (The) ..........................42Turn of the Screw (The) − RT ...............................75Turn of the Screw (The) − RC ...............................91Twelfth Night ............................................................67Ugly Duckling (The) ..............................................11Valley of Fear (The) ...............................................75Vanity Fair ................................................................84Voices from Inside .................................................. 89Washington Square ...............................................76White Fang ...............................................................46Wicked and Humorous Tales ...............................76Wind in the Willows (The) ....................................34Woman in White (The) ..........................................76Wonder .....................................................................25Wonderful Wizard of Oz (The) − GALS ...............23Wonderful Wizard of Oz (The) − GA ....................35World of Di�erence (A) .........................................89Wuthering Heights − RT Step 5 ...........................84Wuthering Heights − RT Step 6 ...........................85

Last Unicorn (The) ......................................... 39Lighthouse Ghost (The) ................................ 32London .............................................................. 86Lost Treasure of Bodega Bay (The) ............. 39Luckiest Girl in the World (The) .................... 56Mad Teacher (The) .......................................... 13Maggie and the Max Visit

the Haunted Castle ................................. 15Magic Computer Mouse (The) ...................... 18Magic Pot (The) ............................................... 13Message from a Ghost (A) ............................ 48Miami Police File: The O’Nell Case ................. 49Million Dollar Theft in San Francisco ........... 44Miss Grace Green and the Clown Brothers .. 13Missing in Sydney .......................................... 49Monster in the Box .......................................... 16Mowgli learns to swim ...................................... 14Murder at Coyote Canyon .............................. 56Mystery in New Orleans ................................ 56Mystery in San Francisco ............................. 40Natural Environments ................................... 87New Atlantis (A) .............................................. 40Owl’s Song (The) ............................................. 14Project Vampire ............................................... 41Rain, Rain, Go Away! ...................................... 63Recipe for Success ......................................... 50Scarecrow and the Sun�ower (The) ........... 12Secret of the Stones (The) ............................ 34Space Monsters .............................................. 19Star and the Colours (The) ............................ 11Tales from Camelot ........................................... 26Time Games ...................................................... 58Tom and Co’s Adventure in Cyberespace ....... 45Trip to Safari Park (A) .................................... 11True Adventure Stories ..........................................66Truth about Professor Smith (The) ............. 51Two Monsters ................................................... 21Vampire’s Tear (The) ...................................... 67Willing Ghost (The) ......................................... 58Zed the Magician ............................................. 21

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INDEX ORIGINALSAct II: Murder! ................................................... 53Akron House Mystery .................................... 36Alaska Adventure! .......................................... 48Alien Alert in Seattle ........................................ 48Alien at School .........................................................59American Cities ................................................ 87Bathsheba the Witch ...................................... 30Big Mistake (The) ............................................ 68British and American Festivities .................. 37British Isles (The) ........................................... 86Bugaboo the Wicked Witch ........................... 15Christmas Fun ................................................. 19Dorothy ............................................................. 10Dracula and his Family .................................. 17Dream Come True (A) .................................... 54Eighth Sister (The) ......................................... 54English-speaking World (The) ...................... 87Exploring Places .............................................. 87Extraordinary Miss Sunshine (The) ............ 24Festivals! ......................................................... 19Frankestein at School .................................... 17Freddy Finds the Thief .................................... 18Ghastly Ghosts! .............................................. 37Ghost Ship of Bodega Bay (The) .................. 31Great Adventure at Yellowstone (The) ........ 38Great British Writers ....................................... 86Great English Monarchs and their Times ... 44Great Mysteries of Our World ........................ 60Halloween Holiday .......................................... 19Halloween Horror ............................................ 31Halloween Secret (The) ................................. 26Home for Christmas ....................................... 48I Want To Be You .............................................. 38Jack the Ripper .................................................. 70

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