When her mother dies, Mary Yellan goes to live with her aunt and uncle at Jamaica Inn. Strange things happen there at night, and Mary slowly discovers that she and her aunt are in terrible danger. Can she save herself and her aunt before it is too late?
Книга содержит аутентичные художественные рассказы Дианы Хендерсон (Diane Henderson) и Брюса Таффина (Bruce Tuffin) из сборника «Tales for a Dark Night» Даны задания различных уровней сложности для проверки понимания прочитанного.
Пособие предназначено для совершенствования навыков чтения и расширения словарного запаса учащихся 7-9 классов.
Trinidad and Tobago is famous for its beautiful birds. One man has made it his life's work to study them. He's trying to photograph all of the 460 types of birds on the island. But there's one special bird that's difficult to find. Will he succeed?
In windy places, some people catch the wind’s power with special equipment and use it to make energy. The schools in one area are using wind power to save energy and money. How is this energy made? Where is it all used?
An artist paints a picture of the young and handsome Dorian Gray. When he sees it, Dorian makes a wish that changes his life. As he grows older, his face stays young and handsome. But the picture changes. Why can't Dorian show it to anybody? What is its terrible secret?
The only novel written by the Irish king of wittiness, Oscar Wilde, the Picture of Dorian Gray was originally published in 1890. This new 2008 edition is a graded reader at Level 4 (1700 headwords - Intermediate), contaning a total of 16,326 words plus pictures, activities and a word list. Includes two CDs of the full text in spoken British English.
