SCHOLASTIC READERS LEVEL 3 (BOOK AND CD)

LEVEL 3

Intermediate – 3+ years of English

CEF stage: B2

1,500 headwords (story: up to 10,000 words)

 

Sample language for Level 3 Readers includes:

 

present perfect continuous, past perfect, first and second conditional,

present simple & past simple passive, simple indirect speech

9781910173121

Twelve Years A Slave (Book and CD)

Twelve Years a Slave is the extraordinary true story of Solomon Northup, a free black man living in New York State who, in 1841, was kidnapped and sold into slavery. This simplified version condenses Northup’s memoirs for students of English and is interspersed with stills from the 2013 Oscar award winning film.

 

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127 Hours (Book and CD)

127 Hours is the extraordinary true story of Aron Ralston who, after a canyoneering accident in Utah, was forced to amputate his own arm to survive.

© 2010 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

 

9781905775293

Amazing Grace audio pack

During the eighteenth century, millions of people were taken from Africa and sold as slaves. Great Britain was the most powerful country in the world with an empire built through slavery. William Wilberforce, a young idealistic government minister, campaigned tirelessly throughout his political career to abolish the slave trade. With the help of fellow humanitarians he steered the cause through parliament, enduring countless setbacks before eventual triumph.

 

9781905775330

Angela's Ashes (Book and CD)

“A miserable childhood is bad enough. A miserable Irish childhood is worse. But a miserable Irish Catholic childhood is the worst of all”.

A simplified adaptation of Frank McCourt’s moving and humorous memoirs about growing up in 1930’s Ireland.

With Fact Files on ‘Angela’s Ashes’: the Film and the Irish Question.

 

9781905775569

Black Gold (Book and CD)

Based on a remarkable documentary film, Black Gold tells the story of one man’s mission to save his 74,000 Ethiopian coffee farmers from Western exploitation. It exposes the truth behind every cappuccino we drink and asks: is it right that the producers of our coffee often can’t afford clean water or an education for their children?

 

9781908351982

Bob Marley (Book and CD)

Bob Marley is the most famous reggae musician in the world. Since his death in 1981, millions of people continue to listen to his songs. But Bob Marley wasn’t just a brilliant musician. He held strong Rastafarian beliefs and his songs supported the rights of people everywhere to live together in peace. Read about Bob Marley’s early years in Jamaica with The Wailing Wailers and his journey to international stardom in this amazing story of his life.

Winner at the Extensive Reading Foundation’s 2014 Language Learner Literature Awards -In the Adolescent & Adult – Intermediate category

 

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer: I Robot, You Jane

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: I Robot, You Jane is based on the cult TV series and will be immediately recognisable to teens of all nationalities.

 

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Catwoman (Book and CD)

Catwoman is based on the 2004 movie, starring Halle Berry, and will be recognisable to teens of all nationalities.

 

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Dreamgirls Audio Pack

When The Dreams fail to win an important talent contest, an aspiring record producer, Curtis, sees their potential and moulds them into the most successful girl group of the 1960s. Soon Curtis realizes that lead-singer, Deena, has the qualities to become a megastar in her own right. But will his plans for Deena blow apart the girls’ friendship? Will his recording business survive?

 

9781905775507

Elizabeth: The Golden Age - Audio Pack

‘Woman. Warrior. Queen.’

After the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots, Queen Elizabeth I incurs the wrath of Philip of Spain, and prepares to face the onslaught of the Spanish Armada.

With Fact Files on the Spanish Armada, the Elizabethan Golden Age and 16th century explorers.

 

9781905775545

Fast Food Nation (Book and CD)

A marketing executive from Mickey’s – a fast food US burger chain – discovers that contaminated meat is getting into the burgers, and heads down to Colorado to investigate. What he discovers proves to be more shocking than he could ever have imagined.

With Fact Files on ‘Fast Food Nation: from book to film’, the ‘illegals’, and a short history of fast food.

 

9781908351371

Glee Summer Break (Book and CD)

When Mr Schuester asks the Glee kids to help at a music camp in the summer holidays, all of them, except Rachel, agree to join. Rachel doesn’t have time to help children; she needs to work on becoming a star! But what happens when her dream comes true? Are Rachel’s own talents really more important than Glee Club?

Glee TM & © 2012 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All rights reserved.

 

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Hidden Figures (Book and CD)

Extensive reading improves fluency and there is a real need in the  ELT  classroom for contemporary graded material that will motivate students to read.

Please note: this a graded reader for students who are learning English and does not contain the original text but is an adapted version.

The true untold story behind the black women who helped America win the space race. 

 

9781906861957

The Hounds of Baskerville (Book and CD)

As a child, Henry Knight believed he saw a large monster kill his father on Dartmoor. Twenty years later, he is sure that the monster is back and he goes to the brilliant detective Sherlock Holmes for help.

A contemporary re-telling of Conan-Doyle’s classic story adapted from the award-winning BBC series, ‘Sherlock’.

 

9781905775354

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull audio pack

“Some people say that a crystal skull was stolen from Akator, and that it has special powers. Control of those powers will go to the person who finds it and returns it…”. It’s 1957, and Indiana Jones, the famous explorer, is back! Dr Irina Spalko, a power-hungry Russian scientist, wants to find the crystal skull – and nothing will stop her. When Indy meets Mutt, their adventures take them first to Nazca in Peru, and then to the ‘lost city’ of Akator in the heart of the Amazon. But can they survive the terrible dangers that lie in the kingdom of the crystal skull? With Fact Files on the Indiana Jones movies, archaeology, and Incas, Aztecs and conquistadors.

 

9781905775583

Iraq in Fragments (Book and CD)

Based on James Longley’s award-winning documentary, Iraq in Fragments provides a fascinating glimpse of modern-day Iraq the mass media never shows us. It provides a portrait of the war-torn country as seen through the eyes of the people who live there: a young Sunni orphan who works in a Baghdad garage; Shia fundamentalists as they rally for elections; and a family of Kurdish farmers, who have at last found some degree of freedom. Can Iraq remain intact or will it fracture into fragments? education for their children?

 

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The Life of Pi (Book and CD)

What happens when a cargo ship sinks in the Pacific Ocean, leaving only one lifeboat of survivors? And what happens if those survivors are a hyena, a zebra (with a broken leg), a female orang-utan and a Bengal tiger called Richard Parker? Sixteen-year-old Pi ‘Piscine’ Patel is about to find out …

Adapted from the international best-seller by Yann Martel

 

9781905775712

Lost Chronicles 1 Audio Pack

Oceanic Flight 815 has crashed on an island in the Pacific Ocean. Forty-eight people have survived, but no one knows where they are. Each day the survivors discover more about the island and themselves. Who recorded the sixteen-year-old radio message that plays over and over again? Are they alone on the island? And will they be able to escape from the island and their own pasts?

With Fact Files on the success of Lost, the actors and true survival stories.

 

9781905775729

Lost Chronicles 2 Audio Pack

The survivors of the Oceanic Flight 815 crash are finding life on the island difficult and dangerous. And every day there are new mysteries … What is inside the strange hatch in the forest? Who are ‘The Others’ and why did they take Claire? And will Michael ever manage to build his boat and bring rescuers to the island?

With Fact Files on the making of Lost, the creators and real-life mysteries.

 

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Made in Dagenham (Book and CD)

‘We need to fight for what is right. And equal pay for women is right.’

The year is 1968. Rita O’Grady and her friends work as machinists at the Ford car factory in Dagenham. It is detailed work, carried out in hot, noisy conditions. So why are the women paid the same as unskilled workers? Is it because the work is unskilled? Or is it because they are women?

Rita leads a fight against the unions, Ford management and even her own family to fight for equal pay, taking the women’s demands all the way to the British government.

© Number 9 Films Limited.

 

9781905775835

Michael Jackson Biography (Book and CD)

A non-fiction reader which tells the fascinating story of Michael Jackson in an informed and mature way. The Fact File section develops themes from the reader to enhance the reading experience and covers subjects such as the breakthrough of black artists into mainstream music. The ‘People and Places’ section gives a visual timeline of Michael Jackson and those close to him during his life.

 

9781905775118

Pride and Prejudice (Book and CD)

Mr and Mrs Bennet have five daughters. All of them are young, most of them are beautiful and, most importantly, all of them are unmarried. When Mr Bingley and his rich but proud friend Mr Darcy arrive in Netherfield, Mrs Bennet and her daughters are very excited. But as Jane and Mr Bingley become closer, why do Mr Bingley’s feelings suddenly appear to change? And why does Mr Darcy act so coldly towards Elizabeth – and the charming Mr Wickham?

The reader is illustrated with full-colour stills from the recent 2005 movie starring Keira Knightley.

With Fact Files on Jane Austen, Leisure Time, and Love and Marriage in Regency England.

 

9781908351296

Steve Jobs (Book and CD)

‘Design is not just what it looks and feels like. It’s how it works.’ In 1976, Steve jobs and his friend Steve Wozniak started a computer company called Apple in a garage in California. Today, Apple is one of the world’s largest companies, famous for its innovative products and beautiful designs. Hundreds of millions of people around the world use the technology that Steve Jobs helped to create.

 

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Suffragette (Book and CD)

Discover the inspiring story of the struggle for women’s right to vote in early twentieth century Britain.

 

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Superman Returns (Book and CD)

Superman Returns is based on the 2006 blockbuster summer movie and will be immediately recognisable to teens of all nationalities.

 

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The Imitation Game (Book and CD)

Discover the true story of Alan Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers as they crack the famous Enigma Code during World War II.

 

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The OC: The Gamble (Book and CD)

The OC: The Gamble is based on a selection of episodes from the first series of the hit US TV show which has proved hugely popular with teenagers.

 

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The OC: The Misfits (Book and CD)

The OC: The Misfits is based on a selection of episodes from the first series of the hit US TV show which has proved hugely popular with teenagers.

 

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The Queen (Book and CD)

‘Tradition prepared her. Change will define her.’

Great Britain, 1997. The Labour Party are in power for the first time in eighteen years and, for a time, the mood in Great Britain is buoyant. However, as news of the tragic death of Princess Diana rocks the country, Queen Elizabeth II struggles with her reaction and finds herself with difficult personal and professional decisions to make.

With Fact Files on the film, the British monarchy and Princess Diana.

 

9781906861858

The Story of Chanel (Book and CD)

Chanel is one of the world’s most famous fashion houses, known for its classic, elegant designs. This reader tells the story of the rise of the House of Chanel and its influence on contemporary fashion around the world.

 

9781905775095

Touching the Void (Book and CD)

In 1985, top mountaineers Joe Simpson and his friend Simon Yates went climbing in the Peruvian Andes. After a series of accidents, Simon was forced to cut the rope which held him and Joe together. At the time, Simon believed that he was sending his friend to his death…

With Fact Files on the making of Touching the Void – the film, climbing Everest, and I want to be a climber!

 

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Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Book and CD)

A mysterious event from Earth’s past nearly starts a war so big that the Transformers alone will not be able to save the planet. Sam Witwicky and the Autobots must fight against the darkness to defend the world from the Decepticons’ evil power.

 

9781905775644

Vanity Fair (Book and CD)

Follow the fortunes of Becky Sharp, one of English literature’s most colourful heroines, as she uses her wit, charm and ruthless ambition in an attempt to forge a place for herself in high society. With Fact Files on William Thackeray, the Napoleonic Wars, and Young Men in Regency England.

 

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X-Men 3 (Book and CD)

A laboratory has developed a ‘cure’ for mutants. Magneto is furious and gathers a mutant army to attack the laboratory and start a war between humans and mutants. He has a very special weapon, Jean Grey, whose powers are beyond anyone’s imagination. Will the X-Men be able to stop these terrible forces