In this book illustrated by Alan Burton, there are two nineteenth-century ghost stories - "The House in the Picture" and "Abbot Thomas' Treasure". The House in the Picture Mr. Williams has an old picture of a house. It is not a very good picture. It is not a very good picture. It is not a very interesting picture. Then the picture tells Mr. Williams a terrible story. Abbot Thomas' Treasure An archaeologist finds some gold in an old church. It has been hidden for three hundred years. But the guardian of the gold returns, and the guardian of the treasure is angry. This book is in ... |
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There is a film of this story. ... 1797 - the Mediterranean. Britain and France are at war. British warships are fighting French warships. Young Billy Budd arrives on the British warships, Indomitable. Billy is strong and handsome. Most of the sailors on the ship like Billy. But he has an enemy - John Claggart, the master-at-arms. Claggart hates Billy. And he has a plan. He will make trouble for the young sailor. This book is in British English. ... |
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This book is in British English. ... England - 1802. Catherine Morland visits the city of Bath with Mr. and Mrs. Allen. She meets the Tilneys and falls in love with Henry Tilney. The Tilneys invite Catherine to their home, Northanger Abbey. Included CD contains audio versions of all the chapters of the book. ... |
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This book is in British English. ... England - 1828 to 1840. Maggie Tulliver is beautiful and intelligent. But she is lonely and unhappy. Philip Wakem loves her. But she cannot meet him. The Tullivers and the Wakems are enemies. Then Maggie meets Stephen Guest. They fall in love. But Stephen is going to be married to Maggie's cousin. There are exercises at the end of the book. Included CD contains audio versions of all the chapters of the book. ... |
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This book is in British English. ... Four men are trapped in the forest. Heavy rain has turned the tracks into mud. The bridge across the river is broken. The men looked at the broken bridge and at the rushing water. Pedro spoke first: "How can we get back to base now?". Included CD contains audio versions of all the chapters of the book and here you can find a story, extra grammar and vocabulary exercises. Free resources including worksheets, tests and author data sheets at www.macmillanreaders.com . ... |
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On his way to college, Pete sees a pretty blonde girl in the shopping mall. The girls runs towards him and gives him a cassette of film. Then she runs away. She is frightened. Two men are running after her. One of the men is big and heavy. He is wearing a red shirt. Pete takes the cassette to a film developing shop. One hour later, he has the photographs. One picture shows two men. They are near a church. A man in a suit is giving a large brown envelope to another man. This other man is big and heavy and he is wearing a red shirt. This book is in British English. Free resources including worksheets, tests and author data ... |
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1673 - the south-west of England. The Donne family live in a secret valley on Exmoor. They are robbers and murderers. One day, Carver Donne murders Young John Ridd's father. John is a boy, but soon he will be a man. Then he will kill Carver Doone. John meets a beautiful young girl in Doone Valley. And he falls in love. But the girl's name is Lorna Doone and Carver Doone is going to marry her. What will John do? This book is in British English. ... |
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Professor Verity has invented a machine which forces its subjects to tell the truth. Soon everyone wants to use it. "– Why did you make the Truth Machine? - asked the reporter. – I love truth - said professor Verity, – And I hate lies. – But how does the truth machine work? - asked the reporter. The Professor laughed. – That's a secret." From the book This book is in British English. Free resources including worksheets, tests and author data sheets at www.macmillanreaders.com . ... |
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North America - 1898 to 1910. Five stories with unusual endings. They are about - criminals and their crimes, detectives and their investigations, lovers and their hopes. This book is in British English. ... |
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Illustrated by Peter Richardson. ... Private detective, Lenny Samuel, is hired by a Hollywood film studio. Someone has been making death threats against Gail Lane, a beautiful young film actress, and the studio boss asks Lenny to protect her. Lenny joins the film crew on location in Hollywood, Buenos Aires and Istanbul as he tries to stay out of trouble and solve the case. This book is in British English. Here you can find: extra grammar and vocabulary exercises; points for understanding comprehension questions; glossary of difficult vocabulary; free resources including exercises and points for understanding answer ... |
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"My father's land was taken from him. He died lonely, waiting for the white man to go. But the white man stayed. My father died on the land, working for another man. Now I too work for a white man on the land that used to belong to us...But one day the land will return to us. I work here, waiting for that day." From the Book This tragic story of Njoroge and his family is set in Kenya in the 1950s. This book is in British English. Here you can find: points for understanding comprehension questions; glossary of difficult vocabulary; list of titles at upper level. ... |
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Lisa and Alice are friends. They are on a plane. They are watching a film. Lisa and Alice are on holiday. They are going to an island in Greece. Matt Lepardi and Claudia Carmen are in the film. Matt and Claudia are famous film stars. They are Lisa and Alice's favourite film stars. The friends' holiday is starting well. But then... This book is in British English. ... |
