Stephen Rabley – лучшие книги

Original / British English Marcel visits his friend, Henry, in London. Henry knows a professor and he has some very interesting letters - by William Shakespeare! Marcel and Henry want to see the letters, but they are not in the professor's flat. Marcel is a detective. Can he find them?

April Fox is very excited when her dance company is invited to visit Moscow. April has a very busy time there, dancing and seeing as much of the city as possible, and getting to know Nicolai. "Penguin Readers" is a series of simplified novels, film novelizations and original titles that introduce students at all levels to the pleasures of reading in English. Originally designed for teaching English as a foreign language, the series' combination of high interest level and low reading age makes it suitable for both English-speaking teenagers with limited reading skills and students of English as a second language. Many titles in the series…

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Marcel is a mouse and famous detective. He lives in Paris. One evening, two thieves steal very expensive diamond ring - the "White Star". Then they steal a car. Marcel follows them across Paris to a cafe. Can he get the "White Star" and bring it back?

This cassette is one in a series of redesigned new editions of the most popular titles in the "Streamline Graded Readers" series, which contains a new design and new colour artwork. These original stories, designed for beginner to intermediate levels, have a contemporary feel that should appeal to teenagers and young adults. Each story is graded and readers can choose from mystery and intrigue, humour, science fiction and ghost stories.

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Joanna Jimbuku is a nurse in Australia. She works with a Flying Doctor. One day a baby is very ill. Joanna takes the baby to Sydney. It’s her first visit to a big city, and she loves it. Does she stay in the city or go home?

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Marcel is a French mouse, and a detective. One evening, at the Louvre museum, he sees a man steal a famous painting – the Mona Lisa. Marcel follows the thief to Venice and risks his life to get the painting back again.

From Scotland to Cornwall, Britain is full of customs and traditions. A lot of them have very long histories. Some are funny and some are strange. But they're all interesting.

Some British customs and traditions are famous all over the world. Bowler hats, tea and talking about the weather, for example. But what about the others? Who was Guy Fawkes? Why does the Queen have two birthdays? And what is the word "pub" short for?This book on British customs and traditions will tell you.

Jenny Tinker arrives in New York with her father, Sam. The Tinkers are English. They're starting a new life in America. They want a farm, but they haven't got any money. What can they do?

Marcel and his friend Celine are on holiday in Los Angeles. They are staying in the home of Arnold Waldman, a famous film director. But on the first night of their holiday, kidnappers take away Arnold's daughter...

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Kate Grant comes from Canada. She is visiting Europe with her mother and father. One evening she sees two men in a museum. They are taking a very famous picture…“Girl with a Pearl Ear-ring.” What can Kate do?

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Tommy Grant is a taxi driver. One morning his boss telephones him. ‘Can you be at the Ritz hotel at 9 o’clock?’ he asks. The 12-year-old son of a film star is in London. His name is Dino. ‘Be very nice to the boy,’ Tommy’s boss says.

Longman Easystarts is a series of low level readers aimed at students who are just starting to read and who want to read books which are simple but not childish. language level is controlled and each page has text and illustrations. This tells the story of a girl who makes friends with a dolphin.

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Billy and his sister want new bicycles, but they don’t have any money. Then their grandmother has an idea. There’s a competition in Palace magazine. The first prize is £500. ‘What do you think?’ Billy asks his sister. ‘We can buy two new bicycles for £500,’ she says.

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Felix is not a happy bird. He comes from Brazil but he doesn’t live there. He lives in New York in a cage. Then one day his cage opens and Felix says goodbye to New York. Can he find his family in Brazil again?

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Mark Jackson is on holiday in Turkey. He visits the old city of Troy and finds a yellow stone. ‘I know this stone,’ he thinks. ‘It comes from … from ...’ Suddenly Mark goes back in time. He can see a beautiful city, soldiers and a big wooden horse.

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It’s 1798. Sam Tinker and his daughter Jenny live in London. One day a thief puts a watch in Sam’s hand. ‘Take this,’ he says, and runs away. Two policemen see the watch and take Sam away. What can Jenny do? Can she help her father?

Adventures in English contains exciting, easy-to-read stories written to a controlled vocabulary. The series is an ideal start to reading in English for children everywhere and can be used by pupils studying for the Cambridge YLE Tests. Each story has an

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Hapu lives in Ancient Egypt. Hapu’s father is ill, but they haven’t got any money for a doctor. Hapu makes a beautiful necklace for Queen Cleopatra and takes it to her. But a guard says, ‘Go home’. How can Hapu meet the Queen and get a doctor for his father?

"Penguin Readers" is a series of simplified novels, film novelizations and original titles that introduce students at all levels to the pleasures of reading in English. Originally designed for teaching English as a foreign language, the series' combination of high interest level and low reading age makes it suitable for both English-speaking teenagers with limited reading skills and students of English as a second language. Many titles in the series also provide access to the pre-20th century literature strands of the National Curriculum English Orders. "Penguin Readers" are graded at seven levels of difficulty, from "Easystarts" with a 200-word vocabulary, to Level 6 (Advanced) with a 3000-word vocabulary. In addition, titles fall into one of three sub-categories: "Contemporary", "Classics" or "Originals".
At the end of each book there is a section of enjoyable exercises focusing on vocabulary building, comprehension, discussion and writing. Some titles in the series are available with an accompanying audio cassette, or in a book and cassette pack. Additionally, selected titles have free accompanying "Penguin Readers Factsheets" which provide stimulating exercise material for students, as well as suggestions for teachers on how to exploit the Readers in class.