EMMA Jane Austen Adapted by Elspeth Rawstron Recording in British English Emma is beautiful, clever, rich, happy and never wants to get married. She enjoys match-making her friends in the village of Highbury, but slowly seems to lose her touch as complications begin with Frank, Harriet, Jane and Mr Knightley. No one seems to love the person Emma thinks they should. Will Emma continue her game of match-making? And will herself ever fall in love? Level 4 · A2/B1 Human interest · Love 96 pages ISBN 978-3-99089-121-6 GREAT EXPECTATIONS Charles Dickens Adapted by Jennifer Gascoigne Recording in British English When poor orphan Pip falls in love with the rich and beautiful Estella, he never imagines that he, too, one day will have money. After Mr Jaggers tells Pip he has great expectations and a secret rich benefactor, Pip moves to London and starts a new life as a gentleman. He hopes to win Estella’s heart, but soon learns that money is not the only answer. Why does Estella always make Pip suffer? Who is Pip’s secret benefactor? JANE EYRE Charlotte Brontë Adapted by Frances Mariani Recording in British English Poor orphan Jane Eyre lives an unhappy childhood. Hated by her guardian aunt and cousins, she is sent to the strict and loveless Lowood School. But life at school improves, though Jane still longs for friendship and love. Jane takes on a job as a governess at Thornfield Hall, where she meets the charismatic Mr Rochester. Has she found the love she has been waiting for? THE CALL OF THE WILD Jack London Adapted by David A. Hill Recording in American English Buck leads a good life in California, but one day he is stolen and taken to the harsh and freezing Yukon to work as a sledge dog. Here Buck must learn to fight for his survival. Can he rise above his enemies and become the master of his world once again? Level 4 · A2/B1 Adventure · Nature 116 pages ISBN 978-3-99089-143-8 Level 4 · A2/B1 Family · Love 112 pages ISBN 978-3-99045-864-8 Level 4 · A2/B1 Family · Love 108 pages ISBN 978-3-99089-234-3 • Decision making • Coping with stress • Critical thinking • Communication • Creative thinking • Problem solving • Coping with emotions • Empathy • Self-awareness • Interpersonal relationships 10 CORE LIFE SKILLS for young people as defined by the WHO • Communication • longing: looking forward to • schoolmistress: female teacher • shorthand: special kind of writing, used to write quickly CHAPTER 5 Letter from Miss Mina Murray to Miss Lucy Westenra 9 MAY. Dearest Lucy, Forgive my delay in writing, but the life of a schoolmistress• is hard. I am longing• to see you, my dear friend, and to be able to talk freely. I am practising shorthand• for Jonathan. When we are married I will help him with his work. I am also practising with the typewriter. We sometimes exchange letters in shorthand, and he is keeping a shorthand journal while he is in Transylvania. I will keep a diary too, when I come to see you. I have just had a few lines from Jonathan from Transylvania. He is well and he will stay there for about a week. I am longing to hear all of his news. It must be nice to see strange countries. There is the ten o’clock bell ringing. Goodbye. Your loving, Mina FRIENDSHIP Who is Mina writing to? Do you ever write to your friends? Make a list of all the different ways you use to communicate with your friends. 36 9783711401144_book_Dracula.indd 36 05/09/22 11:23 • longing: looking forward to • schoolmistress: female teacher • shorthand: special kind of writing, used to write quickly CHAPTER 5 Letter from Miss Mina Murray to Miss Lucy Westenra 9 MAY. Dearest Lucy, Forgive my delay in writing, but the life of a schoolmistress• is hard. I am longing• to see you, my dear friend, and to be able to talk freely. I am practising shorthand• for Jonathan. When we are married I will help him with his work. I am also practising with the typewriter. We sometimes exchange letters in shorthand, and he is keeping a shorthand journal while he is in Transylvania. I will keep a diary too, when I come to see you. I have just had a few lines from Jonathan from Transylvania. He is well and he will stay there for about a week. I am longing to hear all of his news. It must be nice to see strange countries. There is the ten o’clock bell ringing. Goodbye. Your loving, Mina FRIENDSHIP Who is Mina writing to? Do you ever write to your friends? Make a list of all the different ways you use to communicate with your friends. Reflection Boxes allow students to think about the story and draw links with their own experience, and help teachers to activate 10 core Life Skills as defined by the WHO. 49 CLASSICS
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