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The Cat (Oxford Bookworms Library) by John Escott
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Last Chance
Phillip Burrows - 2007
His film is good and he is the only cameraman on the volcano. Now he can go home. But then he finds Jenny and she is dying. Rocks start to move and Mike is afraid. Can they get off the volcano alive? And what happens to Mike's camera and film?
The Mystery of Manor Hall (Oxford Bookworms Library)
Jane Cammack - 2012
Written for Learners of English by Jane Cammack.Manor Hall is an old dark house with a mystery. Nobody can go into the music room. But one night Tom and Milly hear something. The noise is coming from the music room. Tom and Milly open the door. Someone in the music room is singing. Tom and Milly are afraid, but they can't move. Can Tom and Milly discover the mystery of Manor Hall?
The Girl with Red Hair
Christine Lindop - 2001
Oxford bookwormsStage: starter
Mystery In London: Interactive
Helen Brooke - 2000
The series offers original stories in a variety of formats: narrative, interactive, and comic strip. They contain glossaries and exercises and are carefully graded in structure and vocabulary. Cassettes are available for some titles.
Police TV
Tim Vicary - 2000
We must stop this,' says Dan, a police officer. The police use TV cameras but it is not easy because there are so many suspects - who is the robber?
Drive Into Danger (Oxford Bookworms Starters)
Rosemary Border - 2008
When Kim's passenger Andy finds something strange under the truck things get dangerous - very dangerous.
Five Short Plays
Martyn Ford - 2007
Use these fully illustrated classic and contemporary plays for reading practice or performance.Each script offers performance notes, character lists, exercises, and glossaries.
A Ghost in Love and Other Plays
Michael Dean - 2000
They are travelling round the north of England by bicycle. But stranger thingsbegin to happen in the small hotel where they are staying.First, Brad seems to think that he has been there before. and then a girlcalled Ellen appears . . .The first of these three original plays is set in the seventeenth century, and the other two take place inmodern times. In each play, a ghost comes back fromthe dead to change the lives of living people.
The Death of Karen Silkwood
Joyce Hannam - 1992
It begins with her death. Why does her story begin from, where it should end? Certain people wanted her death to be an ending. Why? What were they afraid of? Karen Silkwood had something to tell us, and she believed that it was important. Why didn't she live to tell us? Will we ever know what really happened? The questions go on and on, but there are no answers. This is a true story. It happened in Oklahoma, USA, where Karen Silkwood lived, worked and died.
Forget to Remember
Alan Maley - 2011
At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. 'Hello. Kate. This is Jan. I'm sorry, but you'll have to come down to Mother's. We've got to talk. I can't go on like this. It's becoming impossible. I know you're always busy but you'll have to come, Kate. I can't manage with Mother any more. Please call me back as soon as you can.' Two sisters struggle to come to terms with their mother's illness and its effect on their lives. Paperback-only version. Also available with Audio CDs including complete text recordings from the book.
Room 13 and Other Stories
Stephen Colbourn - 1989
The books are divided into five levels: Starter Level, with about 300 basic words; Beginner Level (600 basic words); Elementary Level (1100); Intermediate Level (1600); and Upper Level (2200). Some of the titles are also available on cassette.
The President's Murderer
Jennifer Bassett - 1991
He is afraid and needs to rest. But there are people behind him - people with lights, and dogs, and guns. A man is standing in front of a desk. His boss is very angry, and the man is tired and needs to sleep. But first he must find the other man, and bring him back - dead or alive. Two men: the hunter and the hunted. Which will win and which will lose? Long live the President!
Frankenstein (Oxford Bookworms Stage 3)
Patrick Nobes - 1989
He takes parts from dead people and builds a new 'man'. But this monster is so big and frightening that everyone runs away from him - even Frankenstein himself!The monster is like an enormous baby who needs love. But nobody gives him love, and soon he learns to hate. And, because he is so strong, the next thing he learns is how to kill...----Oxford Bookworms take students through six stages toward real reading in English. Each one has been chosen for its enjoyment vale and its quality of writing.
The Call of the Wild
Nick Bullard - 2008
Buck is stolen from his home in the south and sold as a sledge-dog. He has to learn a new way of life - how to work in harness, how to stay alive in the ice and the snow... and how to fight. Because when a dog falls down in a fight, he never gets up again.
Far from the Madding Crowd
Clare West - 2008
The tale of a passionate, independent woman and her three suitors, it explores Hardy's trademark themes: thwarted love, the inevitability of fate, and the encroachment of industrial society on rural life.