• Decision making • Coping with stress • Critical thinking • Communication • Creative thinking • Problem solving • Coping with emotions • Empathy • Self-awareness • Interpersonal relationships GULLIVER’S TRAVELS Jonathan Swift Adapted by Beverley Young Recording in British English Lemuel Gulliver travels the world as a ship’s doctor. Each of his journeys brings Gulliver to strange lands with even stranger inhabitants. People smaller than his thumb and giants that can crush him as they walk. Islands floating in the sky and places where horses are more civilized than humans. Gulliver soon learns that there are many different ways of living, and that what we accept to be good is not always the only alternative. FREE ONLINE ACTIVITIES RUDYARD KIPLING with AUDIO CD KIM CEFR A2 HELBLING READERS KIM Rudyard Kipling Adapted by Janet Borsbey & Ruth Swan Recording in British English Kim isn’t like the other British boys in India. He is wild and free and prefers the company of his Indian friends. Then one day a lama from Tibet arrives. He needs help to find the River of Arrows. Together Kim and the lama go an adventure around India, meeting strange and wonderful people along the way. Will the lama find the River of Arrows? What is Kim’s destiny? And what is the Great Game? OLIVER TWIST Charles Dickens Adapted by Janet Olearski Recording in British English Born in a workhouse, the little orphan Oliver Twist survives with little food or love. He runs away to London and finds a place to stay with Fagin and his ‘family’. But Oliver soon realizes that Fagin wants him to become a thief and he tries to run away. Can Oliver escape a life of crime? Who is the mysterious Monks? And what is his connection with Oliver? Level 3 · A2 Adventure · Human interest 84 pages ISBN 978-3-71140-110-6 Level 3 · A2 Adventure · History 92 pages ISBN 978-3-99045-938-6 Level 3 · A2 Human interest · Travel 80 pages ISBN 978-3-99089-218-3 ANNE OF GREEN GABLES ANNE GROWS UP Lucy Maud Montgomery Adapted by Nicole Harrick Recording in American English As Anne grows up, Matthew and Marilla become even more glad that Anne came to Green Gables. Of course Anne still makes mistakes and has a vivid imagination, but she learns from her mistakes and uses her imagination to help her in life and in her studies. Follow Anne as she grows up into a fun-loving, clever, young woman. Level 3 · A2 Family · Friendship 72 pages ISBN 978-3-99045-282-0 10 CORE LIFE SKILLS for young people as defined by the WHO • Self-awareness • code: secret system of communication Kim was delighted to leave the school. Before travelling to meet the lama, he spent an afternoon with Mahbub and Hurree Babu. Mahbub gave Kim the gun and said goodbye to him. Hurree Babu brought clothes suitable for a lama’s chela. He also brought a small silver charm. ‘Wear this around your neck,’ he said. ‘Look, I’ve got one, too. All secret agents wear them. Say “I am a son of the Charm” and any secret agent will help you.’ He then taught Kim a few sentences in code•, before he disappeared into the crowd at Lucknow railway station. For a moment, Kim felt terribly alone. Then he remembered that he had his gun, his begging bowl, the charm around his neck, a small Tibetan dagger, his medicine box and enough money to buy food for himself and the lama for a month. He was as rich as a king. ALONE Can you think of a moment when you have felt alone? Do you enjoy being alone sometimes? Or do you enjoy always being with other people? 60 GLOSSARY 9783990459386_book.indd 60 11/12/18 14:24 • code: secret system of communication Kim was delighted to leave the school. Before travelling to meet the lama, he spent an afternoon with Mahbub and Hurree Babu. Mahbub gave Kim the gun and said goodbye to him. Hurree Babu brought clothes suitable for a lama’s chela. He also brought a small silver charm. ‘Wear this around your neck,’ he said. ‘Look, I’ve got one, too. All secret agents wear them. Say “I am a son of the Charm” and any secret agent will help you.’ He then taught Kim a few sentences in code•, before he disappeared into the crowd at Lucknow railway station. For a moment, Kim felt terribly alone. Then he remembered that he had his gun, his begging bowl, the charm around his neck, a small Tibetan dagger, his medicine box and enough money to buy food for himself and the lama for a month. He was as rich as a king. ALONE Can you think of a moment when you have felt alone? Do you enjoy being alone sometimes? Or do you enjoy always being with other people? GLOSSARY Reflection Boxes allow students to think about the story and draw links with their own experience, and help teachers to activate the 10 core Life Skills as defined by the WHO. GRADED READERS 30 HELBLING READERS CATALOGUE 2024
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