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Frankenstein (ESL/EFL Version with Audio)

Author : Qiliang Feng

Publisher : 百萬英語閱讀計劃

Page : 118 pages

File Size : 43,5 MB

Release : 2014

Category : Fiction

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This is Book 8, Collection III, of the Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) readers. It is suitable for learners with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words. Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) is a reading project for ESL/EFL learners at the elementary level (with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words). In two years, for about fifteen minutes each day, an ESL/EFL learner can read one million words, and reach the upper-intermediate level, gaining a vocabulary of about 3,500 words and a large number of expressions. Text Information Readability | 78.7 Total word count | 22604 Words beyond 1500 | 1165 Unknown word percentage (%) | 5.15 Unknown headword occurrence | 3.09 Unknown words that occur 5 times or more | 64 Unknown words that occur 2 times or more | 186 Synopsis Young Swiss scientist Victor Frankenstein decides to make a human being. After months of hard study, he makes a huge creature out of different human organs. He then discovers a method of bringing it to life. However, when the creature opens its eyes, Victor is terrified because his creature looks like a terrible monster. He runs from his laboratory and becomes very ill for almost two years. After he recovers from his illness, he meets with the creature. The creature tells Victor how he has suffered for the past two years. He tries to be friendly to people, but no one likes him, and they attack him because he is so ugly. He has been so angry with Victor and has killed his younger brother. After telling his story, the creature demands that Victor make another creature, a female one to be his companion. If Victor does as he asks, he will go away with the new creature and never bother Victor again. Will Victor agree? This book is rewritten from “Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus” by the English author Mary Shelley (1797- 1851), which has been translated into over 100 languages and made into plays and movies many times.





The Call of the Wild (ESL/EFL Version with Audio

Author : Qiliang Feng

Publisher : 百萬英語閱讀計劃

Page : 65 pages

File Size : 49,20 MB

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Category : Fiction

ISBN :

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This is Book 1, Collection II, of the Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) readers. It is suitable for learners with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words. Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) is a reading project for ESL/EFL learners at the elementary level (with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words). In two years, for about fifteen minutes each day, an ESL/EFL learner can read one million words, and reach the upper-intermediate level, gaining a vocabulary of about 3,500 words and a large number of expressions. Text Information Readability | 86.7 Total word count | 11362 Words beyond 1500 | 430 Unknown word percentage (%) | 3.78 Unknown headword occurrence | 2.59 Unknown words that occur 5 times or more | 15 Unknown words that occur 2 times or more | 64 Synopsis Buck, a powerful dog, is living a good life in California when he is stolen and sold to dog traders. They teach Buck to obey by beating him and send him to Alaska to pull sleds. Life is very hard for Buck. He pulls a heavy sled through miles and miles of frozen ice with little or nothing to eat. He begins to get used to life as a sled dog and learn from the other dogs. He learns to fight, hunt for food, and sleep beneath the snow on winter nights. At the same time, he becomes the enemy of the lead dog in the team. He wants to be the lead dog himself. Can he succeed? The original book was written by Jack London (1876-1916). It was published in 1900 and has been made into several films.



Frankenstein (Annotated) English as a Second or Foreign Language

Author : Mary Shelley

Publisher : Lazlo Ferran

Page : 44 pages

File Size : 28,94 MB

Release : 2018-10-28

Category : Education

ISBN :

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This edition includes student exercises at the end of every chapter with answers at the end of the book. Victor Frankenstein dabbles with forces he cannot understand when he creates a monster at University in Geneva and brings it to life. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein has delighted readers and film fans for many years. This version of the story has been specially adapted for pupils studying English as a Second or Foreign Language (ESL, ESOL, EFL, TOEFL, ELTS CEFR), ideal for those studying for Citizenship in English-speaking countries like USA and UK. The language and vocabulary are simple, and emphasis is on action using past, present and future simple tenses. Includes: 1. Broad questions about the text that can be used for discussion or writing short essays 2. More detailed questions about the text. 3. Questions about grammar. 4. Games you can play on your own or with a friend. Punctuation meets UK or USA ESL/CEFR/IELTS Level B2 in most cases, although there are some 19th Century features of the text which do not comply and have been left intact to preserve the charm of Mary Shelley's text. The vocabulary in this book is slightly harder than for The Mysterious Affair at Styles and The Secret Adversary. You should try those books first if you are not familiar with words like the following: truthfulness, occupied, unimaginable, commenced, mechanism. Lazlo Ferran is a fully qualified English teacher and teaches in London. He has also published more than twenty novels, making him the ideal choice to adapt Mary Shelley’s stories for children. Vocabulary Stretcher and Kids’ editions are also available. Paperback editions also available on Amazon. Classics Adapted by a Qualified Teacher Categories: ESL, CEFR, IELTS, TEFL, EFL, action, zombies, TOEFL, Learning English Foreign second Language, action, preteen, magic, Mary Shelley, thriller, fun, crime, 19th Century, Frankenstein, monsters, teaching materials, punctuation horror, Switzerland, action historical



Frankenstein (Annotated) Vocabulary Stretcher

Author : Mary Shelley

Publisher : Lazlo Ferran

Page : 40 pages

File Size : 31,61 MB

Release : 2018-10-28

Category : Education

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This edition is a vocabulary stretcher and includes links from all difficult words to an online dictionary. Victor Frankenstein dabbles with forces he cannot understand when he creates a monster at University in Geneva and brings it to life. Mary Shelley’s classic story has delighted readers and film fans for many years. This version of the story has been specially adapted for students of English as a Foreign or Second Language. The language and vocabulary are simple, and emphasis is on action using past, present and future simple tenses. Punctuation meets UK or USA ESL/CEFR/IELTS Level B2 in most cases, although there are some 19th Century features of the text which do not comply and have been left intact to preserve the charm of Mary Shelley's text. The vocabulary in this book is slightly harder than for The Mysterious Affair at Styles and The Secret Adversary. You should try those books first if you are not familiar with words like the following: truthfulness, occupied, unimaginable, commenced, mechanism. Lazlo Ferran is a fully qualified English teacher and teaches in London. He has also published more than twenty novels, making him the ideal choice to adapt Mary Shelley’s stories for students. Learning English as a Foreign Language (ESL/EFL) and Kids’ editions are also available. Paperback editions also available on Amazon. Classics Adapted by a Qualified Teacher Categories: ESL, CEFR, IELTS, TEFL, EFL, action, zombies, TOEFL, Learning English Foreign second Language, action, preteen, magic, Mary Shelley, thriller, fun, crime, 19th Century, Frankenstein, monsters, teaching materials, punctuation horror, Switzerland, action historical



The Jungle Book (ESL/EFL Version with Audio)

Author : Qiliang Feng

Publisher : 百萬英語閱讀計劃

Page : 69 pages

File Size : 49,31 MB

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Category : Fiction

ISBN :

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This is Book 2, Collection II, of the Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) readers. It is suitable for learners with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words. Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) is a reading project for ESL/EFL learners at the elementary level (with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words). In two years, for about fifteen minutes each day, an ESL/EFL learner can read one million words, and reach the upper-intermediate level, gaining a vocabulary of about 3,500 words and a large number of expressions. Text Information Readability | 84.2 Total word count | 11138 Words beyond 1500 | 579 Unknown word percentage (%) | 5.2 Unknown headword occurrence | 3.45 Unknown words that occur 5 times or more | 25 Unknown words that occur 2 times or more | 65 Synopsis When Mowgli is a man-cub, Shere Khan, a tiger, wants to catch him and eat him. He is saved by a wolf and becomes a member of the wolf family. Mowgli learns how to live in the jungle with the help of all of his animal family, but he still watches the people in the nearby village who are living normal human lives. Can Mowgli return to human civilization? The original book was written by Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936), an English writer and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. The book was published in 1894 and has been made into films several times.



World Famous Stories (ESL/EFL Version with Audio)

Author : Qiliang Feng

Publisher : 百萬英語閱讀計劃

Page : 181 pages

File Size : 15,29 MB

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Category : Biography & Autobiography

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This is Book 5, Collection II, of the Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) readers. It is suitable for learners with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words. Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) is a reading project for ESL/EFL learners at the elementary level (with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words). In two years, for about fifteen minutes each day, an ESL/EFL learner can read one million words, and reach the upper-intermediate level, gaining a vocabulary of about 3,500 words and a large number of expressions. Text Information Readability | 84 Total word count | 32308 Words beyond 1500 | 1511 Unknown word percentage (%) | 4.68 Unknown headword occurrence | 3.21 Unknown words that occur 5 times or more | 91 Unknown words that occur 2 times or more | 260 Synopsis The stories are rewritten from “Fifty Famous Stories Retold” and “Thirty more Famous Stories Retold” by James Baldwin (1841-1925), famous American educator and author. These include short stories about famous heroes and their romantic tales, as well as many other interesting tales. These stories have been enjoyed by people and many of them have been used in TEFL (teaching of English as a foreign language) in many countries.



Pollyanna (ESL/EFL Version with Audio)

Author : Qiliang Feng

Publisher : 百萬英語閱讀計劃

Page : 197 pages

File Size : 48,74 MB

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Category : Fiction

ISBN :

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This is Book 4, Collection II, of the Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) readers. It is suitable for learners with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words. Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) is a reading project for ESL/EFL learners at the elementary level (with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words). In two years, for about fifteen minutes each day, an ESL/EFL learner can read one million words, and reach the upper-intermediate level, gaining a vocabulary of about 3,500 words and a large number of expressions. Text Information Readability | 82.8 Total word count | 35152 Words beyond 1500 | 1286 Unknown word percentage (%) | 3.66 Unknown headword occurrence | 3.27 Unknown words that occur 5 times or more | 65 Unknown words that occur 2 times or more | 210 Synopsis Pollyanna Whittier is a young orphan, who goes to live with her Aunt Polly. Aunt Polly does not want to take in Pollyanna, but feels it is her duty to her late sister. Miss Polly sends Nancy to the train station to meet Pollyanna instead of going herself. When Pollyanna arrives, she takes Nancy for her aunt. Tears come to her eyes when she learns the truth, but she soon becomes glad again, because she knows how to play a “Glad Game”. Pollyanna teaches many people in this town how to play the “Glad Game”, and this brings about surprising changes in the town…. This book is rewritten from “Pollyanna” by Eleanor H. Porter (1868-1920. Pollyanna is a best-selling 1913 novel and is now considered a classic of children’s literature. It has been adapted for film several times.



The Thirty-Nine Steps (ESL/EFL Version with Audio)

Author : Qiliang Feng

Publisher : 百萬英語閱讀計劃

Page : 125 pages

File Size : 13,4 MB

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Category : Fiction

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This is Book 8, Collection II, of the Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) readers. It is suitable for learners with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words. Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) is a reading project for ESL/EFL learners at the elementary level (with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words). In two years, for about fifteen minutes each day, an ESL/EFL learner can read one million words, and reach the upper-intermediate level, gaining a vocabulary of about 3,500 words and a large number of expressions. Text Information Readability | 85.4 Total word count | 26104 Words beyond 1500 | 847 Unknown word percentage (%) | 3.24 Unknown headword occurrence | 2.44 Unknown words that occur 5 times or more | 40 Unknown words that occur 2 times or more | 151 Synopsis The year is 1914 and Europe is close to the First World War. Mining Engineer Richard Hannay is staying in London and is finding life in the city boring. One night, he is surprised to find Franklin Scudder at his door. Scudder is a spy and has information about a plan by German spies to steal the British plans for war. Hannay later finds Scudder killed in his flat and decides he must carry on Scudder’s work. With both German spies and the police after, Hannay must solve the riddle of the thirty-nine steps alone…. This book is rewritten from the novel “The Thirty-Nine Steps” by British writer John Buchan (1875-1940), which has been made into films several times.



The Young Adventurer (ESL/EFL Version with Audio)

Author : Qiliang Feng

Publisher : 百萬英語閱讀計劃

Page : 146 pages

File Size : 32,20 MB

Release : 2017-06-20

Category : Fiction

ISBN :

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This is Book 4, Collection III, of the Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) readers. It is suitable for learners with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words. Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) is a reading project for ESL/EFL learners at the elementary level (with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words). In two years, for about fifteen minutes each day, an ESL/EFL learner can read one million words, and reach the upper-intermediate level, gaining a vocabulary of about 3,500 words and a large number of expressions. Text Information Readability | 82.9 Total word count | 21514 Words beyond 1500 | 790 Unknown word percentage (%) | 3.67 Unknown headword occurrence | 2.58 Unknown words that occur 5 times or more | 33 Unknown words that occur 2 times or more | 145 Synopsis Mark Nelson’s farm is mortgaged to Squire Hudson for two thousand dollars. The farm is not making enough money to support the family, so his son Tom shows his wish to go to California to raise money in the gold mines. Fortunately, he finds the Squire’s wallet and returns it at once. So the Squire offers to lend Tom the money to get to California, and the debt is added to the mortgage. His parents agree, and they borrow the money from Hudson. Then Tom heads for Pittsburgh. On the train, Tom meets a young man who calls himself Milton Graham. They stay in the same room in a hotel in Pittsburgh that evening. When Tom wakes up at night, he finds Milton standing with his back turned to him, searching his pockets…. This book is rewritten from “The Young Adventurer, Or, Tom’s Trip Across The Plains” by Horatio Alger, Jr. (1832 – 1899), a 19th-century American author, most famous for his novels about the adventures of poor boys who succeed through hard work.