Marlow, a merchant sailor, travels through colonial Africa. He makes a perilous journey by steamboat to rescue Kurtz, an agent, who is seriously ill. He arrives at Kurtz’s station to find that the agent has taken control of the whole area. In his complete isolation from civilized society Kurtz has instituted a brutal system of human sacrifice and magic to enthrall the natives.

Holly and Rosie are cousins but they are very different. When the school basketball team fails to win the championship because Holly misses a penalty, Holly discovers just how cruel her cousin can be. Holly always thought that Rosie had everything; lots of friends and lots of money to buy lots of designer clothes. But then she meets a old lady at a fair and soon finds out that things aren’t always what they seem…

What does Cymru mean? What did Emperor Hadrian build in England nearly 2000 years ago? What do competitors throw at the Highland games? Why do people ‘kiss the Blarney Stone’? The British Isles tells the story of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. It includes the most important events in their history from the Bronze Age to the twenty-first century, as well as key information about their cultures. The British Isles is full of interesting, and sometimes surprising, facts about the people and their way of life.

Camille lives in Bastia but must spend the end of her summer holidays with her grandmother in Zicavo, a little village in the middle of the Corsican countryside. The girl doesn't want to go because she's afraid of getting bored. Fortunately she meets Alex, a boy of her age, whom she finds very a nice and quite cute. The two kids become friends and spend a lot of time together, until Alex suddenly disappears…

The book is about the fantastic adventures of Grandgousier, Gargantua and Pantagruel, three members of a family of giants. The birth of Gargantua from her mother's ear, Pantagruel who drank the milk of 4600 cows, the battles against Picrochole and Loup Garou, are just a few of the episodes which made Rabelais's work famous.

Un jour, Bill demande à sa grand-mère de préparer un petit bonhomme de pain d’épices pour le goûter. Mais une fois sorti du four, le petit bonhomme de pain d’épices descend de la table et s’enfuit. Il refuse d’être mangé pour le goûter! Mamie Hélène, papi Paul, Bill et tous les animaux tentent de l’attraper, mais il court trop vite! Le petit bonhomme de pain d’épices arrive à la rivière. Hélas, il ne sait pas nager…

Questo libro contiene una raccolta delle migliori fiabe della nostra ricca tradizione regionale, un affascinante viaggio nella fantasia, attraverso luoghi suggestivi. La lettura di questi testi è un modo per tenere vivo un patrimonio unico e importante della nostra storia. Ogni fiaba è accompagnata da attività didattiche e interessanti pagine “geografiche” che, collegandosi alla fiaba, sottolineano gli elementi tipici della regione.

Nürnberg, XIX. Jahrhundert. An Heiligabend bringt Onkel Drosselmeyer allen Geschenke. Clara bekommt ein ganz besonderes, einen Nussknacker. Während der Nacht werden die Spielsachen lebendig, und Clara entdeckt, dass der Nussknacker viel mehr ist als nur ein Spielzeug. Es fehlt nicht an Überraschungen…

Enrico torna nella sua casa tra le montagne del Trentino Alto Adige. Non vede l’ora di incontrare il suo vecchio amico, il signor Barbarano, un chimico in pensione. Ma il suo amico è sparito, ed Enrico scopre che è stato rapito. Ma da chi e perché? Con l’aiuto di Camilla comincia a indagare. Un racconto pieno di suspense e di colpi di scena: un autentico giallo con un pizzico di… sentimento.

Tous les matins, les petits oiseaux réveillent les animaux de la forêt. Un jour, un énorme hibou arrive. Il veut chanter et voler avec les petits oiseaux, mais les petits oiseaux ne veulent pas parce qu’il trouve qu’il est horrible et qu’il chante mal. Cependant, lorsque la nuit arrive et que le bois devient sombre et silencieux, le hibou commence à chanter sa magnifique chanson…

Das mit den beiden nicht alles in Ordnung war, hatte man sich schon gedacht. Aber als der junge Friedrich und sein Freund Johannes eines Nachts plötzlich fort gehen, denken alle, Friedrich habe den Juden Aaron ermordet, der tot im Wald gefunden wird. Zwanzig Jahre später kommt ein alt gewordener und kranker Mann ins Dorf und sagt, er sei Johannes. Weiß er etwas? Wer hat Aaron ermordet? Und was ist mit Friedrich?

Cultural Links explores and discovers the English-Speaking world and offers links through the British Isles across North America, India, Australia, New Zealand and more. 7 Files to discover the English-speaking world. Cultural Links consists of 7 topics (files), dealing with the differences and similarities of the countries which are part of the English-speaking World. Language: how much has the English language changed? How does English manage to create and keep a common link among far-off countries and people of the world? Identity: what does English national identity mean to English-speaking countries in an ever increasing multi-ethnic and multicultural world? Countries and Places: geographical, socio-economical and cultural passport of English-speaking countries. Flashback: the main historical events of English-speaking countries, from the Industrial Revolution to the Great Depression to the difficult Irish Question and many more. People and Lifestyle: contemporary issues such as family and how it is changing, fashion, sport, social networking. Education: traditional and contemporary British Education, characteristics of north-American schools, school programmes like Erasmus and much more. Institutions: an overview of the English-speaking world institutions, interactions with the European Union and the important world organisations.

Méthode de langue et de civilisation destinée aux débutants et faux-débutants et dont le principe est de proposer des documents déclencheurs suivis d'activités de compréhension puis une phase de réflexion sur les actes de parole et sur des points grammaticaux. On y trouve également une rubrique consacrée au vocabulaire et une section portant sur tous les modes de communication. Figurent aussi dans la méthode des unités de révisions et d'approfondissement et des pages de civilisation de grand intérêt. Un des avantages de cette méthode nouvelle est sa présentation sous un pack complet comprenant pour un prix abordable le livre de l'étudiant, le cahier d'exercices et le CD audio.

A` vrai dire... est une me'thode de langue et de civilisation franc, aises destine'e aux de'butants et faux de'butants. Elle permet d’atteindre un niveau B1+ a` la fin du troisie`me volume. Chaque volume est organise' en 4 e'tapes de 2 unite's chacune, auxquelles s’ajoute une unite' 0. Chaque e'tape propose: — des documents de'clencheurs (dialogues enregistre's et documents e'crits) suivis d’activite's de compre'hension; — une phase de « re'flexion » sur les actes de parole et sur les points grammaticaux pre'sents dans les documents; — une rubrique consacre'e au lexique pour de'couvrir et enrichir le vocabulaire; — une rubrique consacre'e a` la communication (compre'hension orale, phone'tique, production e'crite...); — 4 pages de grammaire pour apprendre et appliquer les re`gles; — 2 pages de re'visions et d’approfondissements des connaissances; — 2 pages de civilisation richement illustre'es pour de'couvrir diffe'rents aspects de la France et de la francophonie (la Martinique, le syste`me scolaire, les vacances, la te'le', l’e'cologie, la se'curite' routie`re...), tout en favorisant le dialogue en classe. A` la fin de chaque e'tape, une double page pre'sente des extraits de lecture (adaptations de classique ou oeuvres originales) afin d’allier l’apprentissage au plaisir de lire, et favoriser l’autonomie. A` la fin de chaque volume, A` vrai dire… propose des pages d’EMILE (enseignement d’une matie`re en franc, ais) et 16 pages de lexique illustre' et d’expressions pour enrichir ulte'rieurement son vocabulaire.

Un jour, Mowgli se retrouve face au tigre Shere Khan. Il veut s’échapper par la rivière, mais il se rend compte qu’il ne sait pas nager. Il décide alors d’apprendre. Grâce à l’aide de tous ses amis, Mowgli trouve que nager, ce n’est finalement pas si difficile que ça!

Lovely Bianca has a queue of admirers anxious to marry her. But her older sister, Katharina, must get married first. Katharina has such a fiery temper she is known as 'the shrew', and no man is brave enough to propose. Can Petruchio tame her with his outrageous behaviour? With Notes on Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre and Love and Marriage in The Taming of the Shrew.

De viaje por el mundo hispano ilustra varios argumentos de cultura, geografia, arte, historia y asuntos sociales sobre Espana y Centro-Sudamérica. El volumen esta dividido en seis unidades tematicas: Geografia; Ciudades y Paises; Historia; Identidad y Economia; Cultura y Arte; Sociedad Hoy. Cada unidad garantiza una comparacion critica y fomenta una reflexion activa sobre afinidades y diferencias entre Espana y Centro-Sudamérica a traves de textos, documentos, curiosidades y importantes informaciones culturales. Las paginas incluyen un glosario monolingue para garantizar una mejor comprension de los textos y ejercicios sobre el lexico, de comprension oral y escrita, y de debates.

Every early morning the little birds in the wood fly everywhere to wake their animal friends up. One day a big brown owl comes. He wants to join the little birds but they do not want him, because they say he is too big and ugly and he can't sing. The poor owl hides inside an old black tree. But the night comes again and... fairies arrive. It's time for the owl to sing his song. He sings beautifully! The fairies start dancing and the night becomes magic!

«Lázaro, a true anti-hero figure, recounts his life with irony and humor. Through jokes and mistreatment of his owners and a hostile and cruel society, the naive and innocent child becomes the «PICARO» par excellence, a guy who has to defend himself in life, to survive while trying to climb the social ladder.»