Rowena Akinyemi crea narrativas cautivadoras que a menudo profundizan en las complejidades del amor y el dinero. Su obra se caracteriza por un estilo accesible, lo que hace que su ficción sea una favorita en contextos de enseñanza del inglés. Ahora con sede en Cambridge tras años en África, sus historias para aprendices ofrecen perspectivas sobre intrincadas relaciones humanas. Su afición por las historias de detectives probablemente informa la calidad cautivadora y de suspense de su propia escritura.
Oxford Bookworms enjoy a world-wide reputation for high-quality storytelling and a great reading experience.Research shows reading a lot improves all your language skills.Experts recognize Oxford Bookworms as the most consistent series in terms of language control, length, and quality of story - very important for fluent reading and extensive reading.
Who will speak for the poor? Who will listen to slaves, and those who have no rights? Who will work for a future where everyone is equal? Who will give up his house, job, and money to fight for people who are shut out by everyone else? 'I will,' said Mohandas Gandhi. And he began to fight in a way the world had not seen before - not with weapons, and wild crowds, and words of hate, but with the power of non-violence. This is the story of a man who became the Father of the Nation in his own country of India, and a great leader for the whole world.
Reading a complete story in English gives students a great sense of achievement -- and encourages them to read more. The Oxford Bookworms Library offers a variety of titles. The books are graded at six vocabulary levels ranging from 250 words (Starter) to 2,500 (Advanced).
Reading a complete story in English gives students a great sense of achievement -- and encourages them to read more. The Oxford Bookworms Library offers a variety of titles. The books are graded at six vocabulary levels ranging from 250 words (Starter) to 2,500 (Advanced).
"In 1918 in the peaceful province of Transkei, South Africa, the Mandela family gave their new baby son the name Rolihlahla - 'troublemaker'. But the young boy's early years were happy ones, and he grew up to be a good student and an enthousiastic sportsman. Who could imagine then what was waiting for Nelson Mandela - the tireless struggle for human rights, the long years in prison, the happiness and sadness of family life, and one day the title of President of South Africa? This is the story of an extraordinairy man, recognised as one of the world's greatest leaders, whose long walk to freedom brought new hope to a troubled nation."--Publisher
It is Molly Clarkson’s fiftieth birthday. She is having a party. She is rich, but she is having a small party – only four people. Four people, however, who all need the same thing: they need her money. She will not give them the money, so they are waiting for her to die. And there are other people who are also waiting for her to die. But one person can’t wait. And so, on her fiftieth birthday, Molly Clarkson is going to die.
John Briley is the award-winning script writer of Ghandi. He has worked with Attenborough and Woods to write a first-rate screenplay for the film "Cry Freedom" and this novelisation of that.
This new series of Bookworms offers younger readers the chance to enjoy lively and accessible adaptations of the best classic and modern fiction. Each title is highly illustrated to engage the reader in the world of the book and help with specific vocabulary. Accompanying exercises make all these titles suitable for use in class or at home.
Publicada por primera vez en 1950, Yo, robot resultó una obra visionaria, que tendría una influencia enorme no sólo en toda la ciencia-ficción posterior, sino incluso en la propia ciencia de la robótica. Aquí formuló Isaac Asimov por primera vez las tres leyes fundamentales de la robótica, de las que se valdría para plantear interrogantes que se adentran en el campo de la ética: ¿qué diferencia hay entre un robot inteligente y un ser humano? ¿puede el creador de un robot predecir su comportamiento? ¿debe la lógica determinar lo que es mejor para la humanidad? A través de una serie de historias conectadas entre sí por el personaje de la robopsicóloga Susan Calvin, en las que aparecen todo tipo de máquinas inteligentes —robots que leen el pensamiento, robots que se vuelven locos, robots con sentido del humor o robots políticos—, los robots, cada vez más perfectos, llegan a convertirse en un desafío para sus creadores.
Longtime jockey Philip Nore suspects that a racetrack photographer's fatal accident was really murder--and unravels some nasty secrets of corruption, blackmail, and murder.
Factfiles are a sub-series of Bookworms with a non-fiction angle, providing factual information for students who are not so much interested in fiction.
Part of a series of elementary readers which offers students the opportunity to extend their reading and appreciation of the English language, this reader at Stage 1 contains 400 headwords. It is a tale of fear and superstition in 17th-century Lancashire.
"Oxford Bookworms" offer students at all levels the opportunity to extend their reading and appreciation of English. There are six stages, taking students from elementary to advanced level. At the lower stages, many of the texts have been specially written for the series, to provide elementary and lower-intermediate students with an introduction to real reading in English. At the higher stages, most of the books have been adapted from works originally published for native speakers. The language controls used in "Oxford Bookworms" are based on a syllabus specially created for the series by Tricia Hedge. This takes account of the more traditional approaches to grading and recent research into the nature of reading difficulty. The approximate vocabulary count for each stage is: Stage 1 - 400 words; Stage 2 - 700 words; Stage 3 - 1000 words; Stage 4 - 1400 words; Stage 5 - 1800 words; Stage 6 - 2500 words. All stages have exercises for classroom or private use, plus a supporting glossary to help students with vocabulary. Illustrations are used, especially at the lower stages, to help comprehension