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Now write two sentences of your own.

5 Would you like to visit London? Why/Why not? What five things would you like to see and do in London? What would you like to see first? What is the most interesting thing about the city for you?

6 Compare London and your city or town. You can use the information in this book. These websites can help you too: www.visitlondon.com, www.visitbritain.com, www.enjoyengland.com

You can begin like this:

There are 7 million people in London, but in (my city) there

are_______________ In London, people speak English and

about 300 more languages; in (my city) they speak . . .

 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

John Escott worked in business before becoming a writer. Since then he has written many books for readers of all ages. He was born in Somerset, in the west of England, but now lives in Bournemouth on the south coast. When he is not working, he likes looking for long-forgotten books in small backstreet bookshops, watching old Hollywood films on video, and walking for miles along empty beaches. He also enjoys visiting London and going to the art galleries and museums.

John has written or retold many stories for both Oxford Dominoes and Oxford Bookworms. His other Factfiles titles are New York and England (both at Stage 1) and Great Crimes (at Stage 4).

 

OXFORD BOOKWORMS LIBRARY

Classics ' Crime & Mystery • Factfiles ' Fantasy & Horror

Human Interest Playscripts • Thriller & Adventure

True Stories • World Stories

The oxford bookworms library provides enjoyable reading in English, with a wide range of classic and modern fiction, non-fiction, and plays. It includes original and adapted texts in seven carefully graded language stages, which take learners from beginner to advanced level. An overview is given on the next pages.

All Stage 1 titles are available as audio recordings, as well as over eighty other titles from Starter to Stage 6. All Starters and many titles at Stages 1 to 4 are specially recommended for younger learners. Every Bookworm is illustrated, and Starters and Factfiles have full-colour illustrations.

The oxford bookworms library also offers extensive support. Each book contains an introduction to the story, notes about the author, a glossary, and activities. Additional resources include tests and worksheets, and answers for these and for the activities in the books. There is advice on running a class library, using audio recordings, and the many ways of using Oxford Bookworms in reading programmes. Resource materials are available on the website <www.oup.com/bookworms>.

The Oxford Bookworms Collection is a series for advanced learners. It consists of volumes of short stories by well-known authors, both classic and modern. Texts are not abridged or adapted in any way, but carefully selected to be accessible to the advanced student.

You can find details and a full list of titles in the Oxford Bookworms Library Catalogue and Oxford English language Teaching Catalogues, and on the website <www.oup.com/bookworms>.



THE OXFORD BOOKWORMS LIBRARY GRADING AND SAMPLE EXTRACTS

STARTER • 25O HEADWORDS

present simple - present continuous - imperative -canlcannot, must going to (future) - simple gerunds ...

Her phone is ringing - but where is it?

Sally gets out of bed and looks in her bag. No phone. She looks under the bed. No phone. Then she looks behind the door. There is her phone. Sally picks up her phone and answers it. Sally's Phone

STAGE I • 4OO HEADWORDS

... past simple - coordination with and, but, or — subordination with before, after, when, because, so ...

I knew him in Persia. He was a famous builder and I worked with him there. For a time I was his friend, but not for long. When he came to Paris, I came after him — I wanted to watch him. He was a very clever, very dangerous man. The Phantom of the Opera

STAGE 2 • 7OO HEADWORDS

... present perfect — will (future) - (don't) have to, must not, could -

comparison of adjectives - simple if clauses - past continuous -

tag questions - askltell + infinitive ...

While I was writing these words in my diary, I decided what to do. I must try to escape. I shall try to get down the wall outside. The window is high above the ground, but I have to try. I shall take some of the gold with me - if I escape, perhaps it will be helpful later. Dracula

 

STAGE 3 • IOOO HEADWORDS

... should, may - present perfect continuous - used to - past perfect - causative - relative clauses - indirect statements ...

Of course, it was most important that no one should see Colin, Mary, or Dickon entering the secret garden. So Colin gave orders to the gardeners that they must all keep away from that part of the garden in future. The Secret Garden

STAGE 4 • I4OO HEADWORDS

... past perfect continuous - passive (simple forms) -

would conditional clauses - indirect questions -

relatives with where/when - gerunds after prepositions/phrases ...

I was glad. Now Hyde could not show his face to the world again. If he did, every honest man in London would be proud to report him to the police. Drjekyll and Mr Hyde

STAGE 5 • 180O HEADWORDS

... future continuous - future perfect -

passive (modals, continuous forms) -

would have conditional clauses - modals + perfect infinitive ...

If he had spoken Estella's name, I would have hit him. I was so angry with him, and so depressed about my future, that I could not eat the breakfast. Instead I went straight to the old house. Great Expectations

STAGE 6 • 25OO HEADWORDS

... passive (infinitives, gerunds) - advanced modal meanings -clauses of concession, condition

When I stepped up to the piano, I was confident. It was as if I knew that the prodigy side of me really did exist. And when I started to play, I was so caught up in how lovely I looked that I didn't worry how I would sound. The Joy Luck Club

 

 

England

JOHN ESCOTT

Twenty-five million people come to England every year, and some never go out of London. But England too is full of interesting places to visit and things to do. There are big noisy cities with great shops and theatres, and quiet little villages. You can visit old castles and beautiful churches - or go to festivals with music twenty-four hours a day. You can have an English afternoon tea, walk on long white beaches, watch a great game of football, or visit a country house. Yes, England has something for everybody - what has it got for you?

BOOKWORMS • FACTFILES • STAGE 1

New York

JOHN ESCOTT

What can you do in New York? Everything! You can go to some of the world's most famous shops, watch a baseball game, go to the top of a skyscraper, see a concert in Central Park, eat a sandwich in a New York deli, see a show in a Broadway theatre.

New York is big, noisy, and exciting, and it's waiting for you. Open the book and come with us to this wonderful city.


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