Penguin Readers 3

Britain is a small country but it has a long history. Two thousand years ago it was part of the Roman Empire. In the 1930s the British Empire was the biggest empire in world history. In the past, kings and queens fought to rule Britain. Discover how wars, revolutions and religion have changed its history. Read about the different countries of the United Kingdom – and the great men and women who have shaped the British nation.

Издательство: Pearson
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

Classic / British English Sir Robert Chiltern is a successful politician and an honest man. He is an ideal husband for the beautiful and serious Lady Chiltern. But somebody knows a dangerous secret about Sir Robert. Can Sir Robert`s charming Society friends save his job and his marriage? This Penguin Reader play is written for acting making English come alive.

Издательство: Pearson
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011

Emil is travelling alone to his grandmother’s house in the city. He is carrying money toher from his mother. Then a man on the train steals the money. Emil follows the thief and an exciting adventure begins, with lots of detectives, a lift boy, and a fight in a bank!

Издательство: Pearson
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

Original / American English Martin Luther King had a dream. He wanted blacks and whites to live together happily. But in America in the 1950s and 1960s, all men were not equal. King led peaceful protests against the government and won changes for the blacks of America. But has King`s dream really come true today?

Издательство: Pearson
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

This very funny story is about an English family who go to live on the Greek island of Corfu. Gerald, the youngest boy, loves animals and insects. He brings scorpions, spiders, birds, snakes and other animals to the house, and they get him into lots of trouble.

Издательство: Pearson
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

Classic / British English Othello is a popular soldier who is in love with his beautiful new wife. He also has good friends like Iago, another soldier. So when Iago tells him terrible stories about his wife, Desdemona, who should Othello believe? Will jealousy destroy all their lives? This is one of William Shakespeare`s greatest plays.

Издательство: Pearson
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

Original / British English A mysterious stranger has come to the island where Costas lives. Why is the man there, and why is he looking at Eagle`s Rock? Costas wants to be the first person to climb the dangerous rock. But will the stranger climb it first?

Издательство: Pearson
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

Classic / British English Edmond Dantes is a clever young seaman, but he has enemies who tell lies about him. On the day of his wedding to the beautiful Mercedes, Edmond is thrown into prison. There he meets a man who tells him about some treasure on the island of Monte Cristo. Will Edmond escape from prison and find the treasure? And will he see Mercedes again?

Издательство: Pearson
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

Contemporary / British English Meet the Larkin family! They enjoy a wonderful country life, never worrying about money, work or the law. But then, one day, a man arrives from the tax office. Is the taxman going to change the Larkin`s lives? Or is his life going to change forever?

Издательство: Pearson
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

Edward Prendick is travelling in the South Pacific when his ship goes down. He is saved after many days at sea by another ship, and a passenger, Montgomery, nurses him back to health. Prendick becomes interested in the mystery of Montgomery`s life. Why does he live on an unknown Pacific island? Why is he taking animals there? And should Prendick fear the dark secrets of Montgomery`s master the even more mysterious Doctor Moreau?

Издательство: Pearson
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

Contemporary / American English (Available February 2008) Bill Gates, the richest man in the world, started Microsoft in 1975 with a friend when he was only nineteen years old. Twenty years later he wrote this book about the future of computers and the Internet. Read the ideas and dreams of a man who has changed the world.

Издательство: Pearson
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011