Living English Video Series Watch Living English and get to know the characters of our drama 'Sisters and Brothers' as you learn and revise your basic English skills. The 42-part series looks at the English language used in everyday situations such as checking into a hotel or describing people.
The DVD Readers combine graded reading with engaging, authentic audio-visual material that is sure to appeal to teenage students around the world. Brilliant Britain is a UK TV series, presented by popular British celebrities exploring aspects of British culture that, for each of them, make Britain 'Brilliant'! In Brilliant Britain: Breakfasts, DJ Goldie travels to the countryside to find out where his favourite meal of the day comes from.
Like the other three books of this series, the Citadel is a gorgeously written account of Severian the Torturer's journey to the Autarch's throne in a far future. Gene Wolfe's story is outstanding, if only for the fabulous otherworldly reality he has fashioned with beautiful language and a singular voice. The Urth he has created is real, filled with layered depth and detail. The story reaches a satisfying endpoint in this volume -- I hesitate to call it a conclusion, because like a real history, it could continue forever. This series is one of the best of all time.
Hercule Poirot attempts to read about the Greek heroes, only to be bored witless. Then he hits upon a plan: Why not compare himself with the mighty Hercules and correspondingly begin his own 12 labors? So we have this fun series of 12 short mysteries.
One of five new additions to our popular Read and Understand series, Read and Understand Nonfiction: Grade 4-6 expands the series to higher grades for the first time. Along with the new Read and Understand Fiction: Grade 4-6, it provides teachers with a comprehensive resource of stories and skills pages to supplement any core reading program. Each of the stories are followed by activities for practicing reading skills such as: comprehension, vocabulary development, phonetic elements, and word attack skills