Christie Agatha / Кристи Агата – Murder on the Orient Express / Убийство в Восточном экспрессе (Penguin Readers level 4) [2009 г, PDF, MP3, ENG
Поезд из-за заносов намертво встал где-то на территории Югославии, а в одном из купе находится мертвый мужчина, причём дверь заперта изнутри, а окно раскрыто. На теле убитого обнаруживаются двенадцать ножевых ран, как смертельных, так и небольших. Алиби пассажиров взаимно подтверждаются людьми, совершенно не схожими друг с другом.
Lawson is among the best-known Australian poets and fiction writers of the colonial period, and is often called Australia's "greatest short story writer".
True Stories In the News (3rd Edition) (Book + AudioCD)
True Stories in the News, Third Edition, by Sandra Heyer, consists of 22 readings based on human-interest stories adapted from worldwide news sources and includes new, updated, and improved materials. The universal appeal of these believe-it-or-not stories ensures a pleasurable reading experience and encourages beginning-level students to read with fluency and confidence.
Imagine…
finding yourself all alone on a mountain during a blizzard -- and being saved thanks to a surprise phone call!
having a party to celebrate your wedding -- and there was no wedding!
picking up a newspaper and seeing a photograph of twins who look exactly like you!
In story after story in this brilliant new collection, Alice Munro pinpoints the moment a person is forever altered by a chance encounter, an action not taken, or a simple twist of fate. Her characters are flawed and fully human: a soldier returning from war and avoiding his fiancée, a wealthy woman deciding whether to confront a blackmailer, an adulterous mother and her neglected children, a guilt-ridden father, a young teacher jilted by her employer.
