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Young Adult Eli Readers - A Midsummer Night'S Dream- Stage 2 A2-Downloadable Audio Files

‘Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind.’

In this Reader you will find: Information about William Shakespeare’s life | Focus On: The Elizabethan Theatre | Glossary of difficult words | Comprehension and extension activities | Final test

Tags Classic | literature | Love

Theseus of Athens is looking forward to his wedding to Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons. But two other young couples are not so happy: Hermia wants to marry Lysander, but her father doesn’t agree. Helena loves Demetrius, but he wants to marry Hermia. The King and Queen of the Fairies don’t love each other any more, so they start to play tricks on each other. They involve their fairies, the lovers and a group of Athenian workmen who want to be actors. It’s a very unusual Midsummer Night, perhaps it’s a dream.

Young Adult Eli Readers - Dracula -Stage 2 A2 - Downloadable Audio Files

Although Stoker did not invent the vampire, he defined its modern form. When Jonathan Harker travels to Transylvania to meet Count Dracula, he soon realises that he has made a big mistake. What is happening in the lonely castle? Where does Count Dracula go during the day? Why are there no mirrors? Bram Stoker’s classic story takes us, and Count Dracula, from the Transylvanian castle to a small port on the east coast of England. Then we move to London, in a desperate fight to save people from the new, the terrible, Un-dead.

Syllabus

Nouns

Pronouns

Connectives

Adjectives

Prepositions

Present Perfect Simple; Past Continuous;

Present Simple Passive; will for future reference, promises & predictions; need for necessity & obligation; could for ability, requests and suggestions; have to for obligation; common phrasal verbs

Young Adult Eli Readers - Three Men In A Boat - Stage 2 A2 - Downloadable Audio Files

Three Men in a Boat is a humorous book that will make you laugh while it gives you a view of Victorian England and the Thames.

Three friends, George, Harris and J. decide they need a holiday and plan to go on a trip on the river. J. tells the story of that two-week trip. He includes funny stories from past trips and stories he has heard. He also gives us historical and geographical information about the places they pass or stay in.

Syllabus

Verb tenses Present Simple: states, processes (and verbs not used in the continuous form) - Past Continuous: parallel past actions, continuous actions interrupted by the Past Simple - Past Simple vs Past Continuous - Future using Present Continuous, going to, will, shall, - Present Perfect Simple: recent past, indefinite past with ever, never, unfinished past with for and since Verb forms and patterns let’s - Passive forms: Present Simple and Past Simple - Infinitives (with and without to) after verbs and adjectives - Gerunds (verb + -ing) after prepositions and common verbs - Gerunds (verb + -ing) as subjects and objects - to + infinitive after what

Tags

Friends | Adventure | Everyday life

Young Adult Eli Readers - The Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde - Stage 2 A2 - Downloadable Audio Files

The novella’s impact is such that it has become a part of the language.

In this Reader you will find:

Information about Robert Louis Stevenson’s life | Focus On Jack the Ripper, Victorian London | Appreciation and Extension Activities | Key (KET) Activities

Tags

Classic Literature | Thriller

Jekyll is a famous London doctor, but something unusual is happening in his house. Who is his strange young friend? Why does Jekyll like him? And why does no-one else like him? Stevenson’s dark thriller is the story of one man’s need to find himself in the dark, foggy London of Victorian times.

Young ELI Readers - Harry And The Egyptian Tomb With Downloadable Multimedia

Emma and Harry went down the River Nile in a boat. They sailed through the desert and visited lots of pyramids. One day, a young girl spoke to them.

The Adventure is ready to begin. Two police officers, Harry and Emma, are sent to investigate an ancient Egyptian tomb where stolen gold is

hidden. Harry is not happy and his mood gets worse when he finds out that a young girl is going to be their guide. However,

Harry and Emma go into the tomb of the ancient Egyptian queen Nefertari, led by Chione. What dangers will they meet? And what will they find inside?

Syllabus

Vocabulary areas

The world around us, feelings, food, materials

Grammar and structures

Present simple, past simple and

progressive, present perfect, future

will and going to, Infinitive of purpose,

Conjunctions: and, but, so

clauses with before and after,

Prepositions: through, down, into

looks / sounds + adjectives

Young ELI Readers - Robin Hood - Stage 4 A2 With Downloadable Audio Files

Use this play-script version to prepare a fun and amusing stage version of the English legend of Robin Hood.

Follow Robin Hood’s adventures in Sherwood Forest in this easy-to-follow drama version based on the popular legend of Robin Hood. Robin Hood and his Merry Men hatch a plan to rob the evil Sheriff of Nottingham and give back the money to the poor.

Syllabus

Vocabulary areas

nature, adjectives to describe character and appearance

Grammar and structures

Present simple; direct speech as drama; present continuous; verb+ing; will; prepositions of place; superlatives; question words: where, what, who What’s the matter? - Let’s go. - No way! - Come on. - Don’t worry. - I’ve got a plan.

Young ELI Readers - The Prince And The Poor Boy - Stage 1 Below A1 With Downloadable Multimedia

This story by Mark Twain explores the saying: ‘The grass is always greener on the other side!’ A poor boy and a prince swop places with unforeseen consequences.

Through the story, the reader empathises with the boys’ dilemma. They learn what it’s like to live in the shoes of the other and their eyes are opened to a new reality. In the end, readers see how the boys take up their own lives again... but with lives enriched by the experience and the lasting friendship which has grown between them.

Syllabus

Vocabulary areas

rooms and furniture, feelings, food, adjectives

Grammar and structures

Present simple

Present continuous

Imperatives

There is / There are

Prepositions of place

Possessive ’s

First ELI Readers - Martha And The Tiger Party - Kindergarten/Early Primary With Downloadable Audio Files

Tessa is a very active sabre-toothed tiger! When she finds out there is a tiger birthday party she is very excited and ready to go straight away. However, the other animals feel she should definitely clean up first!

Martha and friends help her to have a bath, brush her hair and clean her teeth before they all set off together. On the way Sancho the squirrel and the communal present fall into the muddy river. Who is going to rescue them? …. And at what cost? The importance of hygiene is one theme of this story. The other is that we should always give a helping hand when we can.

Syllabus

Vocabulary areas

everyday hygiene, parts of the body, sports and leisure verbs

Grammar and structures

Present simple

Present continuous

Pronouns

Has / Have got

Adjectives

Can for ability

Like / love + verb -ing

Young ELI Readers - Two Stories About Soup - Stage 1 Below A1 With Downloadable Audio Files

These are two traditional stories around getting the ingredients to make soup.

In the first one, retold in a famous version by Aleksey Tolstoy, who will help grandpa pull up a huge turnip to make soup for his family? In the second, of central European origin, how can a poor man make a delicious soup? Both stories have a strong strand of humour but underlying them are important messages about being ready to ask for and to give help, about the importance of teamwork … And about using your imagination and ingenuity.

Syllabus

Vocabulary areas

family and friends, food, animals, time and meals

Grammar and structures

Present simple

Present simple

Present continuous

Has / Have got

Determiners

Can for ability

Would like

Young ELI Readers - Katie, Teddy And The Princess - Stage 1 Below A1 With Downloadable Audio Files

Katie has some special friends, Regazza the doll and Monty the toy mouse. They live in the Land of Forgotten Toys, the place where toys go when they are left forgotten in a toy box.

In this story Katy and her friends help a teddy that has fallen in love with a princess. Will Teddy be strong enough to become a true hero? … Will Katie and her friends manage to help him? This is a story about solving problems in a creative way and about the importance of being determined and not giving up.

Syllabus

Vocabulary areas

feelings, time of day, action verbs, fairytale vocabulary

Grammar and structures

Present simple

Present continuous

There is / are

Has / have got

Prepositions of place

Can for ability

Pronouns

Young ELI Readers - PB3 And The Jacket - Stage 2 A1 Downloadable Multimedia

‘These are animals from a farm. A pig goes oink and a sheep goes baa. There’s a chicken and a duck and a horse of course. And a sad little goat with a curly coat.’

Two children, Sue and Ben, dive into the sea and meet PB3 and his robot, Robin. Together they come face to face with the bad OOs from Planet X011 and together they discover a terrible plan. Can they stop the OOs?

Syllabus

Vocabulary areas

Clothes, animals, colours, feelings

Grammar and structures

Present simple, Present progressive,

Imperatives

Possessive adjectives, Adverbs,

There is / There are,

Question words: what? / why?,

Conjunctions: and / but,

Prepositions of place

Young ELI Readers - PB3 And The Vegetables - Stage 2 A1 Downloadable Multimedia

‘They don’t have apples Potatoes or beans Or even a pea. They don’t have pears. They don’t have grapes. Poor Robin and PB3!’

When Fred helps a friendly extraterrestrial, PB3, and his robot, Robin, to buy Earth fruit and vegetables he doesn’t know that some sticky substance from outer space will come to his rescue and punish a school bully.

Syllabus

Vocabulary areas

Fruit and vegetables, colours

Grammar and structures

Present simple, Present progressive, Imperatives, Possessive adjectives, Can / can’t, There is / There are, Question words: what? / why?, Conjunctions: and / but, Prepositions of place

Young ELI Readers - The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz - Stage 2 A1 Downloadable Multimedia

Can you imagine being whooshed away by the wind to a magic land of witches and strange characters?

Have you ever met Munchkins or Winkies or monkeys with wings and an all powerful wizard? This is the story of how Dorothy made some wonderful friends in a magic land and how she tried to get back home to Kansas. Did she manage? You’ll have to read the story to find out!

Syllabus

Vocabulary areas

Colours, clothes, parts of the body, directions

Grammar and structures

Present simple, Verb + infi nitive, Must and have to for obligation, Determiners: some - any, Adjectives of description and feeling, Prepositions of place

Young ELI Readers - PB3 and Coco the Clown - Stage 2 A1 Downloadable Multimedia

It’s night. Sally is having dinner with her uncle, Coco the clown, Suddenly something lands on the roof of Coco’s caravan! OH! It’s a spaceship!

PB3 and his robot, Robin come down the stairs of the spaceship. They are very surprised. On Planet P3 they don’t have animals, or caravans. Coco and Sally invite PB3 and Robin to visit the circus.

Syllabus

Vocabulary areas

Family, time and meals, the body and face, clothes, colours

Grammar and structures

Present simple, Present progressive,

Verb + infinitive,

Infinitive of purpose, There is / there are,

Prepositions of place and movement,

Possessive adjectives, Descriptive

adjectives, Question words: Who? /

What? / Why? / Where?

Young ELI Readers - PB3 Recycles - Stage 2 A1 Downloadable Multimedia

PB3 finds that recycling definitely has advantages! But will it help him find what he needs to fix Robin?

When PB3’s robot, Robin, stops working, the doctor on Planet P3 tells PB3 to throw her in the rubbish and buy a new robot. There is a needle made of wood that is broken and cannot be replaced because there are now no trees on Planet 3. PB3 goes off to Earth to look for a needle made of wood to save his friend. During his search he finds out about recycling and also about children who collect things to sell on rubbish tips. Will the children be able to help PB3 and will PB3 and Robin be able to help the children?

Syllabus

Vocabulary areas

Family, the home, sports and leisure, feelings

Grammar and structures

Present simple

Present progressive

Comparatives

Verb + infinitive

Conjunctions: and, but

Prepositions of place and movement

What (a/an) + adj + n Too

Question words: who, what, why

Young ELI Readers - PB3 And The Helping Hands - Stage 2 A1 Downloadable Multimedia

Will the children be able to save PB3 and Robin from the OOs? And from the journalists?

PB3 and Robin are happily doing their Earth homework! Little do they suspect that the evil OOs are chasing them! It looks like the end for our ET friends but … a band of Earth children come to the rescue. Will they be able to save them?

Syllabus

Vocabulary areas

Family, the home, sports and leisure, feelings

Grammar and structures

Present simple

Present progressive

Comparatives

Verb + infinitive

Conjunctions: and, but

Prepositions of place and movement

What (a/an) + adj + n Too

Question words: who, what, why

Young ELI Readers - The Selfish Giant - Stage 2 A1 Downloadable Multimedia

Why doesn’t summer come to the Giant’s garden? Find out how the Selfish Giant changes and learns about friendship.

A Giant lives in a castle with a beautiful garden. But the Giant is selfish and wants it all to himself. He doesn’t want the children to play in his garden. Winter comes and never leaves until… something happens and the Giant learns about love and sharing!

Syllabus

Vocabulary areas

Seasons, nature, adjectives, feelings

Grammar and structures

Present simple, Present continuous,

There is / There are, Prepositions of place, Possessive ‘s, Adverbs of frequency

Young ELI Readers - The Bremen Town Musicians - Stage 2 A1 Downloadable Multimedia

The four Bremen Musicians like the little house in the forest. It’s their home now. And every day they sing and play together!

This is the story of a donkey who runs away to Bremen to play music in a band. On the road he meets other animals. Who does he meet? On their way they find a house. But who is in the house? Read the story and see!

Syllabus

Vocabulary areas

animals, musical instruments, prepositions of place, animal and instrument sounds, emotions

Grammar and structures

Present simple - Present continuous – Adjectives - Conjunctions: so, because - Can for ability - There is / There are - What (a/an) + adj+noun - Question words

Young ELI Readers - The Fox And The Grapes - Stage 2 A1 Downloadable Multimedia

Do you always try hard to get the things you like and want? Well, this is the story of a lazy fox. Felix the fox doesn’t always try hard!

Felix is a fox. She’s very lazy and never wants to try hard. She’s always got an excuse! When she can’t do something, Felix blames other things and situations. But be careful! When you want something, you have to try hard to get it.

Syllabus

Vocabulary areas

Members of the family, actions, the wood

Grammar and structures

Prepositions of place - Present simple–positive, negative, question forms - Can/Can’t for ability

Young ELI Readers - PB3 And The Fish - Stage 2 A1 Downloadable Multimedia

PB3 finds that helping isn’t always as easy as it seems and it’s important to think before you act!

PB3 and his robot, Robin, are with their Earth friends, Ben and Sue finding out about life at the beach. Suddenly the evil OOs arrive in their spaceship and try to catch them. In their hurry to escape the two ETs dive into the water and discover another world under the sea. In their attempt to help some grey fish they put them in great danger. Ben and Sue help them to understand but can they put the situation right again?

Syllabus

Grammar and structures

present simple, present progressive, have got for, possessions, verb + infinitive, conjunctions: and but prepositions of place, can / can’t, there’s / there are

Expressions

It’s more difficult than, it looks, It’s better, It’s time for …, I’ve got an idea!, Ooops!, Oh dear!, Goodbye, come again soon!

Young ELI Readers - School Detectives - Stage 2 A1 Downloadable Audio Files

This story tells the adventure of two children.

One is studious and interested in all scientific things. The other is energetic and sporty. Although they live next door to each other and go to the same school, they never speak... until one day something changes all that. Kim and Tony learn to appreciate each other’s skills and to bring these together to prevent a crime. Children learn through them that critical thinking and collaboration can solve problems and that you don’t have to be the same to be friends.

Syllabus

Vocabulary areas

school, hobbies, body parts, feelings

Grammar and structures

Present simple

Present continuous

Imperatives

Can

There is / There are

Possessive ‘s

In this Reader you will find:

Games and language activities | Au audio recording of the story | A picture dictionary

Young ELI Readers - The Gingerbread Man - Stage 2 A1 Downloadable Multimedia

Is it OK to trust everyone?

Read about the Gingerbread Man as he runs away from an old woman, an old man, a cow and a horse. No one can catch him! But then he meets a fox... Who is more clever? The fox or the Gingerbread Man?

Syllabus

Vocabulary areas

Food and cooking | The rooms in the house | Parts of the body | Actions

Grammar and structures

Present simple

Present continuous (not with future reference)

conjunctions: because, and

Verb + ing

Verb + infinitive

Can / Can’t for ability

Comparative and superlative adverbs

Have (got) for possession

Young ELI Readers - Maxi’s Adventures - Stage 2 A1 Downloadable Audio Files

Rumbledumble’s greatest loves are: Anna and the other children, his garden and his little dog Maxi.

When Maxi gets lost Rumbledumble and the children search everywhere for him. But Maxi is far away in another, very different, world. Will Maxi get back? Will Rumbledumble find him? This is a story about the loyalty between a man and his dog, about determination and about how help is not all one way; sometimes children can help adults too! It’s also about being kind to a stranger …Even when that stranger is a little dog!

Syllabus

Vocabulary areas

transport, sports and leisure, places and directions

Grammar and structures

Present simple

Present continuous

Prepositions of place

Verb + Infinitive

Determiners

Can / Can’t for ability and possibility

There is / There are

In this Reader you will find:

Games and language activities | Au audio recording of the story | A picture dictionary

Young ELI Readers - The Giant Rumbledumble - Stage 2 A1 Downloadable Audio Files

Young readers might well see themselves in the selfish giant, based on Oscar Wilde’s classic, who doesn’t want to share his favourite possession.

Through the story they see how our actions not only affect others, but can also boomerang back and affect ourselves. They can empathise with the sad and lonely giant locked into his own cold selfishness and celebrate with him the realisation that if we give happiness to others we feel it ourselves too. Above all, this story is a humorous look at accepting and correcting the mistakes we make in life.

Syllabus

Vocabulary areas

nature, animals, adjectives, feelings

Grammar and structures

Present simple

Present continuous

Imperatives

There is / There are

Possessive ‘s

Prepositions of place

In this Reader you will find:

Games and language activities | Au audio recording of the story | A picture dictionary

Young ELI Readers - The Legend Of Robin Hood - Stage 2 A1 Downloadable Audio Files

This adventure story tells the beginnings of the legend of Robin Hood, a legend that has fascinated generations of children.

It starts when Robin Hood comes home to England after fighting for King Richard the Lionheart. He finds that his house has been taken over by the bad Prince John and his servant the Sheriff of Nottingham. Robin goes into Sherwood Forest where, along with Maid Marion, he forms a band to fight back against the bad Prince and the Sheriff and to defend the poor.

Syllabus

Vocabulary areas

phsycial descriptions, food and meals, everyday activities, action verbs

Grammar and structures

Present simple, Present continuous

Adverbs, Comparative and superlative adjectives, Verb + Infinitive,

Can / Can’t for ability, Prepositions of place, Relative clauses

Young ELI Readers - Uncle Jack And The Emperor Penguins - Stage 3 A1.1 Downloadable Multimedia

Here are the Emperor Penguins as happy as can be. They’re off to lay their eggs in a place far from the sea. They stay here all the winter as cold as cold can be. Until their babies hatch in a place far from the sea.’

In this hilarious story you will learn something about the habits of the Emperor Penguins and follow Uncle Jack and the others in their race against time to help the penguins to the place where they lay their eggs.

Syllabus

Vocabulary areas

Weather, food, physical description

Grammar and structures

Past simple regular and irregular forms, Verb + infinitive, Verb + -ing,

Adverbs, Can / can’t,

Must / mustn’t,

Question words: what? / why? / who?

Prepositions of place,

Comparative sentences,

Distributives: every, all + noun

Young ELI Readers - Uncle Jack And The Bakonzi Tree - Stage 3 A1.1 Downloadable Multimedia

‘In the deep green forest what can you see? Ants and snakes and spiders and monkeys up a tree! In the deep green forest what can you do? Take photos.

Climb up and swing from trees too!’ You will learn something about the Nyungwe Forest in this exciting adventure where Uncle Jack and the others fly off to Africa to look for a cure for King Kambogo. They don’t realise but there are some bad men who don’t want them to find the cure!

Syllabus

Vocabulary areas

Animals, nature, feelings

Grammar and structures

Past simple regular and irregular forms,

Verb + infinitive,

Verb + -ing, Adverbs,

Can / can’t, Must / mustn’t,

Question words: what? / why?,

Prepositions of place

Young ELI Readers - Peter Pan - Stage 3 A1.1 Downloadable Multimedia

Once upon a time, a long time ago, in London there was a happy family in a happy house...’

The story of a boy who never grew up, with his friends Wendy and the jealous fairy Tinker Bell. Why are there no Lost Girls in Neverland?

What did the crocodile want to eat?

Syllabus

Vocabulary areas

Family, gender and gender role

Grammar and structures

Common regular and irregular verbs in the simple past, all forms;

Common regular and irregular verbs in the present, all forms;

There is / are / was / were, all forms + simple determiners;

Modal verbs: can and could for ability;

Adverbs of manner and frequency;

Adjectives; Prepositions;

Connectives: and, but, so;

Comparatives and superlatives

Young ELI Readers - The Canterville Ghost - Stage 3 A1.1 - Downloadable Multimedia

Do you believe in ghosts? Well, the Otis family didn’t until they met the Canterville Ghost. This is a story of life and death and love … of a ghost trapped in the present because of the bad thing he did in the past and how a young girl helps him to move on. Tags The Supernatural | Human values

Syllabus

Vocabulary areas

Time, family and friends, the home, weather

Grammar and structures

Present, present continuous, past

Verb + infinitive

Adverbs

Descriptive adjectives

Prepositions of place

Young ELI Readers - Uncle Jack and the meerkats - Stage 3 A1.1 Downloadable Multimedia

Uncle Jack is reading a book in the garden. Jim and his sisters are playing with a ball. Grumpy the dog begins to bark. He wants to show them something…

Uncle Jack, Grumpy, Daisy and May look into the next door garden. It’s incredible! There are two baby meerkats in a cage and they are crying! They come from the Kalahari Desert! Uncle Jack decides to take them home. It’s the beginning of a great adventure!

Syllabus

Vocabulary areas

Animals, nature, feelings, town

Grammar and structures

Past simple regular and irregular forms, Verb + ing, Verb + infinitive, Could, Must for obligation, Shall for obligation, Adverbs: never, sadly, a lot, Comparatives / superlatives: better, best

Young ELI Readers - Uncle Jack In The Amazon Rainforest - Stage 3 A1.1 - Downloadable Multimedia

Have you ever seen a sloth? Jim and his brother and sister meet one in this adventure in the Amazon Rainforest.

It is the story of how they team up, with Slowly, the sloth and his friends, helped by Uncle Jack, his daughter Dr Silver and some Amazon Indians to save their habitat.

Syllabus

Vocabulary areas

The world around us, family, the body

Grammar and structures

Present, Present continuous,

Past verb + ing, Infinitive of purpose,

Comparatives, Adverbs, Let’s…,

Must for obligation, Should for advice,

Question words What… How …

Young ELI Readers - Dr Domuch And The Dinosaur Egg - Stage 3 A1.1 - Downloadable Audio Files

What would you do if you found a baby dinosaur in your oven?

This is what happens to Sally and her brother and sister. Sally and Orry, the dinosaur, quickly make friends. But how can the children protect him from the rest of the world? Underlying this story are lessons about taking initiatives and working in a team as well as a few facts about dinosaurs.

There is also a good dose of humour as the children, helped by Dr Domuch try to solve the problem of what to do with Orry.

Syllabus

Vocabulary areas

science, nature, physical descriptions, friendship

Grammar and structures

Present simple

Past simple (regular and irregular forms)

Imperatives

Can

There is / There are

Comparative and superlative

Adjectives

Young ELI Readers - Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs - Stage 3 A1.1 - Downloadable Multimedia

Real beauty comes from inside. This is the story of a wicked queen and her magic mirror.

Snow White runs away and goes to the forest. She meets seven kind dwarfs. But does the queen find Snow White? Who can save Snow White? Read the story to find out!

Syllabus

Vocabulary areas

Physical descriptions, Parts of the face, In the kitchen, Ordinal numbers, Forest animals

Grammar and structures

Comparative form: as + adjective + as, Comparative and superlative adjectives, Past simple regular and irregular forms, Must for obligation, Adverbs, Adjectives, Question words

Young ELI Readers - Fairy Tales: Cinderella - Stage 3 A1.1 - Downloadable Multimedia

‘Oh no! I must go. The magic stops at midnight,’ said Cinderella. ‘Wait! Come back! I don’t know your name,’ called the Prince.

Poor Cinderella! She works all day and her two horrible stepsisters don’t help her. One day an invitation arrives from the Prince. But Cinderella can’t go to the party because she’s got work to do. But her fairy godmother arrives and amazing things happen…! Does she go to the party? Does she meet the Prince?

Syllabus

Vocabulary areas

Clothes, housework

Grammar and structures

Past simple regular and irregular forms - Verb + infinitive - Must for obligation - Adverbs: never, quickly -

Comparative and superlative adverbs

- Conjunctions: because, but, and

- Preps of time: after, on - Question

Words: why, when, where, who

Young ELI Readers - The Secret Garden - Stage 3 A1.1 - Downloadable Audio Files

It is one of Burnett’s most popular novels, considered to be a classic of children’s literature.

One day in India, nine-year old Mary wakes up and finds that she is completely alone. Back home in England, she is sent to live with an uncle she has never met. His house is a strange, lonely place where she will gradually discover secret after secret in a new and magical world.

Young ELI Readers - Five Children And It - Stage 3 A1.1 - Downloadable Multimedia

Imagine you found a fairy at the bottom of your garden. And imagine the fairy tells you that your wishes will come true! This is what happens to the five children in this story. However, things don’t happen exactly as expected and the fairy turns out to be quite a grump fairy! Readers though the generations have loved this humorous story by Edith Nesbit. Along with an appreciation for the funny side of life it teaches children that if not thinking things through properly can get you into trouble thinking carefully can usually get you out of it.

Syllabus

Vocabulary areas

Family, parts of the body, animals, house and garden

Grammar and structures

Present simple and continuous | Past simple (regular and irregular forms) | Had to for obligation | Can / could for ability Adverbs There was / There wasn’t | Comparative and superlative adjectives

Young ELI Readers - Dr Domuch And The Huemuls - Stage 3 A1.1 - Downloadable Audio Files

Do you know what a huemul is? This story will take you on an adventure from the museum where Dr Domuch works to the land of the huemuls in the heights of the Andes in Patagonia.

Do Domuch and the children, Ben Pat and Sally, become involved in trying to solve the mystery of who stole a necklace and how. At the same time the children meet some indigenous people, learn about the endangered huemul and are also encouraged to think about the philosophical concept of right and wrong.

Syllabus

Vocabulary areas

Places and directions, time, the world around us

Grammar and structures

Present simple and continuous

Past continuous

Past simple (regular and irregular forms)

Must for obligation

Can / Can’t for possibility

May for possibility

Relative clauses

Young ELI Readers - Harry And An Electrical Problem - Stage 4 A2 - Downloadable Multimedia

‘When you have a problem and you don’t know what to do. Just stop a moment and look around you. You might think your problem is as big as a house. But in fact it might be as small as a... MOUSE!’

Harry and his detective friends go on an adventure to discover the dark secret of a famous magician, but they get too close! Will Harry be able to rescue his friends? Will he be able to solve the puzzle?

Syllabus

Vocabulary areas

Transport, food, feelings, physical description

Grammar and structures

Past simple, Past continuous, Present perfect, Going to …, Will, Might / Should, Giving directions, If … will (1st conditional), So / after (conjunctions)

Young ELI Readers - Harry And The Crown - Stage 4 A2 - Downloadable Multimedia

‘Put your elbows up stamp your feet on the ground make circles with your shoulders and turn around do the Armour Jive and count to five 1 2 3 4 5 HEY!’

In this amusing story Harry, the reluctant hero, braves robbers and ghosts and armour to triumph in the end (by accident!). Two detectives, Harry and Emma are sent to the castle to lie in wait for some robbers. The enthusiastic Emma persuades Harry to put on some armour as a disguise. The night is long and events take an un expected turn. Harry’s mood turns from reluctant to bored to horrified! How will the night end?

Syllabus

Vocabulary areas

Materials, directions, places in a town, parts of the body, clothes.

Grammar and structures

Past simple, Past continuous, Be going to…, Will, Giving directions, If … (zero conditional), Be made of…, See you …

Young ELI Readers - Alice In Wonderland - Stage 4 A2 - Downloadable Multimedia

‘It was a hot, hot day; her boring sister was reading a boring book - with no pictures! - and Alice didn’t know what to do...’

The classic story of a young girl who falls into a hole, eats and drinks poison and grows bigger and smaller.

Syllabus

Vocabulary areas

Gender and gender role

Grammar and structures

Common regular and irregular verbs in the simple past, all forms,

Common regular and irregular verbs in the present, all forms,

There is / are / was / were, all forms + simple determiners,

I think / I’m sure + verb,

Modal verbs: can and could for ability,

Adverbs of manner and frequency,

Adjectives, Prepositions,

Connectives: and, but, so,

Comparatives and superlatives, Nouns