Penguin Readers Starter Level: Myths of the Norsemen

Penguin Readers Starter Level: Myths of the Norsemen
Author: Roger Lancelyn Green
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020-12-29
Genre: Study Aids
ISBN: 0241463386

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework of Reference for language learning (CEFR). Exercises at the back of each Reader help language learners to practise grammar, vocabulary, and key exam skills. Before, during and after-reading questions test readers' story comprehension and develop vocabulary. Visit the Penguin Readers website Exclusively with the print edition, readers can unlock online resources including a digital book, audio edition, lesson plans and answer keys. Come into the world of the vikings. The gods and giants are enemies. Loki's mother is a goddess but his father is a giant. Is he the gods' friend or is he their enemy? They don't know...

Tales of Ancient Egypt

Tales of Ancient Egypt
Author: Roger Lancelyn Green
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2016
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0147519179

Originally published: London: Bodley Head, 1967.

Tales of the Greek Heroes

Tales of the Greek Heroes
Author: Roger Lancelyn Green
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2009-03-05
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0141325283

Some of the oldest and most famous stories in the worldýthe adventures of Perseus, the labors of Heracles, the voyage of Jason and the Argonautsýare vividly retold in this single, connected narrative of the Heroic Age, from the coming of the Immortals to the first fall of Troy. With fresh dialogue and a brisk pace, the myths of this version are enthrallingly vivid.Rick Riordan is the author of the New York Times bestselling Percy Jackson and the Olympians series.

Penguin Readers Starter Level: Loki and the Giants (ELT Graded Reader)

Penguin Readers Starter Level: Loki and the Giants (ELT Graded Reader)
Author: Roger Lancelyn Green
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 58
Release: 2020-11-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0241491207

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework of Reference for language learning (CEFR). Exercises at the back of each Reader help language learners to practise grammar, vocabulary, and key exam skills. Before, during and after-reading questions test readers' story comprehension and develop vocabulary. Visit the Penguin Readers website Exclusively with the print edition, readers can unlock online resources including a digital book, audio edition, lesson plans and answer keys. Come into the world of the vikings. The gods and giants are enemies. Loki's mother is a goddess but his father is a giant. Is he the gods' friend or is he their enemy? They don't know...

Penguin Readers Level 7: Tales of the Greek Heroes (ELT Graded Reader)

Penguin Readers Level 7: Tales of the Greek Heroes (ELT Graded Reader)
Author: Roger Lancelyn Green
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 103
Release: 2020-07-30
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0241483018

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series. Please note that the eBook edition does NOT include access to the audio edition and digital book. Written for learners of English as a foreign language, each title includes carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework of Reference for language learning (CEFR). Exercises at the back of each Reader help language learners to practise grammar, vocabulary, and key exam skills. Before, during and after-reading questions test readers' story comprehension and develop vocabulary. Tales of the Greek Heroes, a Level 7 Reader, is B2 in the CEFR framework. The longer text is made up of sentences with up to four clauses, introducing future perfect simple, mixed conditionals, past perfect continuous, mixed conditionals, more complex passive forms and modals for deduction in the past. Learn all about the mysterious and exciting legends of the gods and heroes in Ancient Greece, from the birth of Heracles and the adventures of Theseus, to the first fall of Troy and the battle of the giants. Visit the Penguin Readers website Register to access online resources including tests, worksheets and answer keys. Exclusively with the print edition, readers can unlock a digital book and audio edition (not available with the eBook).

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood
Author: Roger Lancelyn Green
Publisher: Puffin Books
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2015-10-06
Genre: Folklore
ISBN: 0147517176

Recounts the life and adventures of Robin Hood, who, with his band of followers, lived as an outlaw in Sherwood Forest dedicated to fighting tyranny.

Doctor Who: Borrowed Time

Doctor Who: Borrowed Time
Author: Naomi Alderman
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2011-06-23
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1446416925

WHATEVER YOU BORROW MUST BE REPAID... Andrew Brown never has enough time. No time to call his sister, or to prepare for that important presentation at the bank where he works. The train's late, the lift jams. If only he had just a little more time. And time is the business of Mr Symington and Mr Blenkinsop. They'll lend him some - at a very reasonable rate of interest. Scenting something sinister, the Doctor, Amy and Rory go undercover at the bank. But they have to move fast to stop Symington and Blenkinsop before they cash in their investments. Borrowed Time is a thrilling race against the clock from Naomi A Alderman, the Bailey’s Prize winning author of The Power featuring the Eleventh Doctor, Amy and Rory, as played by Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill in the spectacular hit Doctor Who series from BBC Television. ‘Alderman is a fluent and powerful writer’ - Sunday Times

Myths of the Norsemen

Myths of the Norsemen
Author: Alan Langford
Publisher: Puffin Classics
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2024-09-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780241735411

Rediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this epic edition of Myths of the Norsemen. The great Norse sagas are full of magic and heroic deeds. Odin's wanderings, Thor's hammer, the death of Bakkur, the vision of Ragnarok - tales which have been told since time immemorial - are given a fresh life in this version, written as one continuous exciting adventure story.

Penguin Readers Starter Level: The Moor Stones (ELT Graded Reader)

Penguin Readers Starter Level: The Moor Stones (ELT Graded Reader)
Author: Fiona Mackenzie
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2021-05-06
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0241512689

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework of Reference for language learning (CEFR). Exercises at the back of each Reader help language learners to practise grammar, vocabulary, and key exam skills. Before, during and after-reading questions test readers' story comprehension and develop vocabulary. Visit the Penguin Readers website Exclusively with the print edition, readers can unlock online resources including a digital book, audio edition, lesson plans and answer keys. Mia and Beth travel from New Zealand to Whitby, England. They stay with Sheila and Jack at Baysdale Farm Bed and Breakfast. There, Mia reads the story of the Moor Stones, and Beth goes for a walk in the rain . . .

Linguistics For Dummies

Linguistics For Dummies
Author: Rose-Marie Dechaine
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 387
Release: 2012-02-08
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1118101596

The fascinating, fun, and friendly way to understand the science behind human language Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics students study how languages are constructed, how they function, how they affect society, and how humans learn language. From understanding other languages to teaching computers to communicate, linguistics plays a vital role in society. Linguistics For Dummies tracks to a typical college-level introductory linguistics course and arms you with the confidence, knowledge, and know-how to score your highest. Understand the science behind human language Grasp how language is constructed Score your highest in college-level linguistics If you're enrolled in an introductory linguistics course or simply have a love of human language, Linguistics For Dummies is your one-stop resource for unlocking the science of the spoken word.