STAGE 1
YOUNG ADULT ELI READERS A1
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Hound of the Baskervilles Illustrated by Federico Volpini. Adaptation and activities by Janet Borsbey and Ruth Swan.
‘Suddenly, in the darkness, there was a terrible, low howl and it came from the moor. ‘The hound!’ cried Holmes.’ In this Reader you will find: - information about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s life - a section focusing on background and context - a glossary of difficult words - comprehension activities - an exit test Tag Mystery An old family document says that everyone who lives at Baskerville Hall is in danger from a terrifying animal which lives on Dartmoor. When Sir Charles Baskerville dies in a mysterious way, his nephew, the young Sir Henry Baskerville, comes to live on Dartmoor. Is he in danger too? Is there really a dangerous animal on the moor, or did someone murder Sir Charles? Sherlock Holmes, the world-famous detective, is the only person who can solve the case. Or can he? Even Holmes is worried. STAGE 1
Elementary
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SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES
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DIGITAL AUDIO S.I.A.E. 300W1213
YOUNG ADULT
READERS
Audio CD With free downloadable Booklet
40
14,8x21 cm, 80 pages ISBN 978-88-536-0516-0
Syllabus Articles: a, an, the Nouns: countable and uncountable plural, possessive Pronouns: subject and object, indefinite Quantifiers: some/any, more Adjectives: possessive, opinion Prepositions: place, time, movement Verbs: TENSE, ASPECT, FORM: Present Simple, Present Continuous Past Simple - regular and common irregulars, -ing forms after verbs and prepositions can, must for obligation, need for necessity, imperatives, have got, would like, common phrasal verbs, there is/there are, know think, hope etc + that clause like/don’t like + ing Adverbs: frequency, manner Conjunctions: so, before, after, when