Скачать книгу (размер 1 488 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 293) Аннотация: Passages of authentic text are analysed to demonstrate the operations of patterns of lexis across sentence boundaries and over considerable distances within and between texts. These insights are related to a comprehensive theory of language, in which 'lexis' and 'text' are shown to be important levels of language organization. Implications for the teaching of reading and writing are also…
Скачать книгу (размер 442 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 88) Аннотация: 'Let's go see the West' said Pa. 'The land is flat and the grass grows thick and high. Animals run freely and there are no settlers. Only Indians live there.' So, more than a hundred years ago, the Ingalls family went by covered wagon into Kansas — Indian Territory. This is the true story of how they lived in those exciting, difficult, and sometimes dangerous, times.
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: 'Why shouldn't we offer to take care of her? She could live with us at Mansfield.' In this way Mrs Norris persuades her sister, Lady Bertram, and Lady Bertram's husband, Sir Thomas, to ask their poor niece Fanny Price to live with them at Mansfield Park. At first Fanny is unhappy there. Then, after she makes friends with her young cousins, things improve. But what happens when the cousins are…
Скачать книгу (размер 442 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 88) Аннотация: Marseille, France, 1815. It is Edmond Dantes' wedding day. But his enemies have other plans, and Edmond is arrested and sent to the terrible island prison of Chateau d'If. For fourteen long years he waits for the right moment to escape. And now Edmond is a rich man, with many disguises, and a new name. The Count of Monte Cristo begins his revenge...
Скачать книгу (размер 417 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 83) Аннотация: Over the years hunters, poachers, and war have killed many of the gorillas of central Africa. But there are still a few hundred living high in the mists of the Virunga Mountains. When Dian Fossey first saw a family of wild mountain gorillas in the Virungas she knew that she must help these wonderful animals. This true story tells of the twenty years she lived with them, watched them, wrote about…
Скачать книгу (размер 417 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 83) Аннотация: What happens when a man lives his life backwards, or a family owns a diamond as big as the Ritz Hotel? How can a boring girl become more popular, a careless young woman become more sensible, or a cut-glass bowl destroy a married woman's life? What does a young man do to save the girl that he likes from an evil ghost, or to forget old feelings for a woman when she marries another man? Read this…
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: 'Conan!' cried Valeria. 'What are you doing here?' When Conan the Barbarian follows Valeria the Pirate south, he surprises her. Together they escape from a fierce dragon, and enter a strange city in the desert, looking for treasure. Two enemy clans live there, and Conan and Valeria are soon asked to join in the war between them. This adventure story — full of battles, magic, and terrible monsters…
Скачать книгу (размер 335 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 67) Аннотация: 'Senor Zorro is on the road again, they say' the landlord began. 'Why do I always hear his name?' cried Sergeant Gonzales angrily. Zorro fights to help the poor and weak in California under the Spanish Governor's rule. Sergeant Gonzales has promised to catch and kill him, so how does Zorro always escape? And how will Senorita Lolita — the only daughter of a fine but poor old family — choose…
Скачать книгу (размер 335 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 67) Аннотация: When Viktor Sarav takes a job at Ballantine's, Angie and her brother Don — the young owners of the New York fashion company — are pleased. But soon there are strange deaths in the company. Is there a vampire at work at Ballantine's? Vera Donato, a company director with secrets to hide, is against Viktor. But Ed Valdemar, the company lawyer, trusts him. Who is right?
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: Four-level graded readers series, perfect for reading practice and language skills development at upper-primary and lower-secondary levels. Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive readers series that offers students a fun reading experience while building their language skills. With integrated activities, an interactive MultiROM, and exciting, fully dramatized audio for every story, the new…
Скачать книгу (размер 335 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 67) Аннотация: Life is hard and dangerous for both people and animals in the frozen Canadian North. For a wolf like White Fang it is a continuous fight to find food — a fight in which many animals die. When White Fang meets the people of the North — first Indians and then White Men — he learns to live with them like a dog. But some men are cruel to their dogs and others are kind. Will White Fang's life be any…
Скачать книгу (размер 361 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 72) Аннотация: When his father dies a poor man, Nicholas Nickleby goes to London with his mother and sister, Kate. He hopes for help from his rich Uncle Ralph. But Ralph Nickleby is only interested in making money. So Nicholas takes a teaching job at Dotheboys Hall — a terrible school belonging to Mr Wackford Squeers. There he helps a poor boy called Smike who has no one to look after him. Leaving Dotheboys,…
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: 'For me, Watson, life is not so interesting' says Holmes. 'I loved to read the newspaper, hoping to find some news of an interesting crime for me to investigate or a dangerous criminal for me to catch. Where are all those clever criminals these days?' Then, suddenly, a wild, excited young man runs up the stairs to Holmes' room. He has a story to tell about a strange crime that took place in…
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: It is the year 1627, and young d'Artagnan comes to Paris with a dream — to become a King's Musketeer. Three of these brave soldiers — Porthos, Athos and Aramis — soon become his friends. After a short time d'Artagnan has fallen in love and into great danger. Can the three musketeers and d'Artagnan fight against the evil plans of the beautiful Milady and the cruel Cardinal Richelieu?
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: A young woman arrives at a large country house. Her job is to look after the two children who live there, but she soon discovers that there is something very strange about both the house and the children. The longer she stays, the more she feels that the two children are in danger — or is it that the children are the danger, and the person in danger is herself?
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: The three stories in this book are about ordinary people, people like you and me; but they find themselves in surprising situations. Lord Arthur Savile, a rich man with no enemies, finds out that he must do something terrible before he can marry. Poor young Hughie Erskine gives money to an old beggar — but the beggar is not what he seems. And Lord Murchison falls in love with a mystery woman —…
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: 'You said that you wanted danger, didn't you?' says McArdle, the editor of the Daily Gazette. And he sends his young reporter, Malone, on a strange journey into South America with the famous Professor Challenger. Challenger believes he can find a lost world full of dinosaurs in the middle of the Amazon forest. But this world is dangerous to reach, and, once the Professor and his small group of…
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: 'Conan!' cried Valeria. 'What are you doing here?' Conan the Barbarian follows Valeria the Pirate south. Together they escape from a fierce dragon, and enter a strange city in the desert. Two enemy clans live in the city, and Conan and Valeria are soon asked to join in the war between them. This adventure story — full of battles, magic, and terrible monsters — is about two friendly fighters. But…
Скачать книгу (размер 361 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 72) Аннотация: When his father is arrested in Dubai, Kareem has to move fast. He must show that his father is not a thief and prove that his family is honest. For Kareem is going to marry the beautiful and intelligent Samira Al-Hussain, and she could never marry someone from a bad family. So Kareem and his brother get to work quickly — with a little help from Samira.
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: Emma Woodhouse is beautiful, clever and rich. She lives alone with her father, and spends a lot of her time thinking about future husbands — for her friends. When she meets Harriet Smith, a poor girl with no family, Emma decides that she must find a husband for her. Harriet is pleased to be Emma's friend — but will Emma's matchmaking make Harriet happy?