Tento slovník obsahuje elementární slovní zásobu a frazeologii nezbytnou pro porozumění běžným sdělením a dorozumění se v běžných životních situacích. Se znalostí lexikální zásoby angličtiny v prezentovaném rozsahu lze řešit běžné situace, jako např.
V příběhu volně navazujícím na Dobrodružství Toma Sawyera a Dobrodružství Huckleberryho Finna se opět setkáváme s oběma hrdiny, správnými kluky a nerozlučnými přáteli. Tom Sawyer a Huck Finn se během plavby po Mississippi seznamují s mužem, který má na svědomí loupež diamantů za mnoho tisíc dolarů a je právě na útěku před svými komplici.
Zjednodušená anglická četba pro teenagery a mladší dospělé studenty. Součástí knihy je poslechové CD, informace o autorovi, doplňkové aktivity, vysvětlení obtížných slov a na konci knihy test. - humorný příběh O. Wilde, který ukazuje typické pokrytecké charaktery viktoriánské Anglie..
English gentleman, Rudolf Rassendyll, travels to the small European country of Ruritania. When the king disappears, Rudolf must take his place. Will our hero find a way to rescue the king from his evil brother?
A Tale of Two Cities is Charles Dickens’s most famous historical novel. Set in Paris and London at the time of the French Revolution, this is the story of two men, Frenchman, Charles Darnay, and Englishman, Sydney Carton. As the Revolution takes hold and the Terror begins, the two men’s destinies bring them together in a powerful story of love, hate and revenge.
This edition includes seven of Shakespeare’s plays: As You Like It, The Merchant of Venice, The Tempest, Twelfth Night, Macbeth, Much Ado About Nothing and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. They tell stories of love, romance, ambition, jealousy and death, to name but a few of Shakespeare’s favourite themes and introduce us to some of his most famous characters.
Jekyll is a famous London doctor, but something unusual is happening in his house. Who is his strange young friend? Why does Jekyll like him? And why does no-one else like him? Stevenson’s dark thriller is the story of one man’s need to find himself in the dark, foggy London of Victorian times.
This collection reflects the wide variety of poems written, in the English language, about The War that Will End War (H.G. Wells, 1914). The collection contains poetry written during, or immediately after, the First World War.
In this reader you will find nine of Edgar Allan Poe’s most famous stories of mystery and suspense. They range from Gothic historical stories such as The Pit and the Pendulum, through to detective fiction like The Murders in the Rue Morgue and an early science fiction tale - A Descent into the Maelström.
The philosophical resolution of the novel is ambiguous: the reader must decide whether sense and sensibility have truly merged. Elinor is careful but Marianne is not. They both meet the man of their dreams, but will they find true happiness?
Theseus of Athens is looking forward to his wedding to Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons. But two other young couples are not so happy: Hermia wants to marry Lysander, but her father doesn’t agree. Helena loves Demetrius, but he wants to marry Hermia. The King and Queen of the Fairies don’t love each other any more, so they start to play tricks on each other.
When Jonathan Harker travels to Transylvania to meet Count Dracula, he soon realises that he has made a big mistake. What is happening in the lonely castle? Where does Count Dracula go during the day? Why are there no mirrors?
Heart of Darkness is classified by the Modern Library website editors as one of the “100 best novels” and part of the Western canon.
Mrs Dalloway is a novel that details a day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway in post-World War I. It is one of Woolf’s best-known novels. In this Reader you will find: Information about Virginia Woolf life | Sections focusing on background and context | Glossary | Comprehension activities Tags Love | Society London 1923.
Joyce’s first major work, written when he was only twenty-five, brought his city to the world for the first time.
Jane Eyre was an immediate bestseller, and most critics liked it. One reviewer wrote: ‘It is one of the most powerful domestic romances which have been published for many years.’ In this Reader you will find: A short biography of Charlotte Brontë | Glossary | Comprehension activities | PET-style activities | Exit test Tags Love | Society Jane Eyre is an orphan, and all alone in the world.
Great Expectations depicts the growth and personal development of an orphan named Pip. In this Reader you will find: Information about Charles Dickens’ life | A section focusing on background and context | CLIL History | Glossary | Comprehension activities | KET-style activities | Exit test Tags Classic | English | Literature Pip is born poor, but one day his life mysteriously changes.
Jonathan Swift’s best known full-length work, and a classic of English literature. In this Reader you will find: information about Jonathan Swift’s life | CLIL History: European Exploration | glossary | comprehension activities | exit test Tags Classic | literature | satire Gulliver is a doctor on a ship. He travels from England to many places.
Scott Fitzgerald’s third novel was published in 1925 and has justifiably become a 20th century literary classic. In this Reader you will find: - Focus on… - CAE-style activities - Glossary of difficult words - Test yourself - Comprehension activities Tag Love Society “Gatsby?” asked Daisy urgently. “What Gatsby?
