Step Up - Liberty Readers A2-C1

Alice in Wonderland + CD Audio Seria : Liberty Readers STEP UP A2-C1 LEVEL 1: A2 CEFR Treść : In this famous story, Alice follows the White Rabbit down a hole and meets a host of intriguing characters, from the Mad Hatter to the Queen of Hearts. This book also looks at the animals in Wonderland and animal characters in 19th-century children’s

Aliens in My Backyard + CD Audio Seria : Liberty Readers STEP UP A2-C1 LEVEL 1: A2 CEFR Treść : Nothing ever happens in Summerville, USA – until a strange light appears in the sky and changes everything. Allie and her friends at the school newspaper have found the story of a lifetime and the beginning of a lot of trouble. This book also looks

Sherlock Holmes Strikes Back + CD Audio Seria : Liberty Readers STEP UP A2-C1 LEVEL 1: A2 CEFR Treść : Two more cases solved by Sherlock Holmes: ‘The Adventures of the Dancing Men’ about a secret gangster code; and ‘Silver Blaze’, the missing racehorse. This book also looks at the development of gangster crime in Chicago, and other

The Time Machine + CD Audio Seria : Liberty Readers STEP UP A2-C1 LEVEL 1: A2 CEFR Treść : The Time Traveller sits on the Time Machine in his home in London and soon finds himself in the year 802,701. He explores this future world with Weena, one of the small Eloi people. But who are the strange night creatures called Morlocks? When he finds the

Great Expectations + CD Audio Seria : Liberty Readers STEP UP A2-C1 LEVEL 2: B1.1 CEFR Treść : Dickens’ famous story begins in a cold churchyard where young Pip meets an escaped convict. The orphan’s life changes forever when he receives a large amount of money and moves to London to become a gentleman. O serii : Liberty Readers to

Hamlet + CD Audio Seria : Liberty Readers STEP UP A2-C1 LEVEL 2: B1.1 CEFR Treść : This text of Shakespeare’s most famous tragedy, with both narrative and dialogue, is a reader as well as a playscript. The book also contains fi les on Shakespeare and the supernatural, as well as on Hamlet in performance. O serii : Liberty Readers to

The Secret Garden + CD Audio Seria : Liberty Readers STEP UP A2-C1 LEVEL 2: B1.1 CEFR Treść : When ten-year-old Mary Lennox’s parents die in India, she goes to live in her uncle’s sad house in England... Published in 1911, this novel is considered a classic of children’s literature. The book also contains files on Victorian games and toys,

Treasure Island + CD Audio Seria : Liberty Readers STEP UP A2-C1 LEVEL 2: B1.1 CEFR Treść : In Stevenson’s adventure story, Jim Hawkins discovers a treasure map in a pirate’s chest. Along with Long John Silver and the crew, Jim sets sail on the Hispaniola in search of gold. This book also contains fi les on pirates, as well as on life at sea

American Short Stories + CD Audio Seria : Liberty Readers STEP UP A2-C1 LEVEL 3: B1.2 CEFR Treść : Five stories by 19th-century American authors: from the fairy-tale story of Rip Van Winkle to the horror story of The Cask of Amontillado , the mystery of Rappaccini’s Daughter , the humorous story of The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras

Gulliver’s Travels + CD Audio Seria : Liberty Readers STEP UP A2-C1 LEVEL 3: B1.2 CEFR Treść : This famous satire about human society and government surprisingly became a popular children’s story. The book also contains files on 16th-17th century science and satire, as well as on real life explorers and pirates. O serii : Liberty Readers to

Jane Eyre + CD Audio Seria : Liberty Readers STEP UP A2-C1 LEVEL 3: B1.2 CEFR Treść : Orphaned as a baby, Jane struggles through a hard childhood to finally become a governess in a big house, where she falls in love with Mr. Rochester, a man with a very dark secret. The book also looks at life in the Victorian era and the British Empire at that

Romeo and Juliet + CD Audio Seria : Liberty Readers STEP UP A2-C1 LEVEL 3: B1.2 CEFR Treść : The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is the most famous love story of all time. Set against a backdrop of hate between two rival families, Shakespeare’s play moves towards its tragic conclusion through scenes of fi ghting, love and desperation, but also

The Canterville Ghost + CD Audio Seria : Liberty Readers STEP UP A2-C1 LEVEL 3: B1.2 CEFR Treść : When an American family buy Canterville Chase, they also buy a ghost. In this lively and comic portrayal of the meeting of two cultures – modern American and traditional British – Wilde uses his humour to describe the attempts of the ghost to

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde + CD Audio Seria : Liberty Readers STEP UP A2-C1 LEVEL 3: B1.2 CEFR Treść : Set against a background of Victorian London, this famous novel about a respectable doctor with a double life marks a milestone in modern horror fi ction. The book includes a history of horror stories, and looks at the medical

A Christmas Carol + CD Audio Seria : Liberty Readers STEP UP A2-C1 LEVEL 4: B2.1 CEFR Treść : Charles Dickens’ uplifting Christmas story about the redemption of an angry miser is a classic. This book also looks at the story’s contribution to Christmas traditions in Britain, and suggests a real or virtual tour of Dickens’ London. O serii :

A Midsummer Night's Dream + CD Audio Seria : Liberty Readers STEP UP A2-C1 LEVEL 4: B2.1 CEFR Treść : In this magical comedy about the difculties of love, the situation appears to get worse before the play finally moves towards a happy ending. This book also contains files on Greek mythology in the play and on magic in Shakespeare’s time. O

Beowulf + CD Audio Seria : Liberty Readers STEP UP A2-C1 LEVEL 4: B2.1 CEFR Treść : This anonymous epic poem is one of the most important works of Old English literature. Apart from an introduction to the Anglo-Saxon period, the book also contains fi les on Anglo-Saxon monsters and magic, as well as on the infl uence of Beowulf in Tolkien’s

Five Short Stories + CD Audio Seria : Liberty Readers STEP UP A2-C1 LEVEL 4: B2.1 CEFR Treść : These five frightening stories from America’s greatest writer of horror and mystery tales include Poe’s recurrent themes of madness, obsession, loss and death. This book also looks at the role of the double in Poe’s works and transport in America

Macbeth + CD Audio Seria : Liberty Readers STEP UP A2-C1 LEVEL 4: B2.1 CEFR Treść : Macbeth is the bravest soldier of the king, but after meeting three strange witches, he becomes greedy for power... This text of Shakespeare’s Scottish tragedy is a reader as well as a playscript. The book also looks at the history of witches and at the

Merchant of Venice + CD Audio Seria : Liberty Readers STEP UP A2-C1 LEVEL 4: B2.1 CEFR Treść : This is a famous Shakespeare comedy about young Bassanio, his rich merchant friend, Antonio, and the Jewish money-lender, Shylock. This book also contains files on the economy and culture of 16th-century Venice, as well as on Shakespeare’s passion

Othello + CD Audio Seria : Liberty Readers STEP UP A2-C1 LEVEL 4: B2.1 CEFR Treść : A brave general falls in love and marries a beautiful woman in Venice. While in Cyprus, on a mission to defend the island from the Turks, he falls into a trap of jealousy… with tragic consequences. This book also looks at animals in Shakespeare’s time and the