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C’est le roman balzacien par excellence dans lequel vices, passions, hypocrisie, ingratitude... sont peints avec un réalisme où l'écrivain est passé maître. C’est la peinture de la Comédie humaine dans Paris au XIXe siècle.

Conoscere l’italiano is a grammar book for beginner-level students: easy to use and clearly laid out. It is divided into 60 units and five appendices. Each unit deals with a specific grammar structure and offers a wide range of original and motivating exercises, which simplify the learning of the rules of the Italian language, which are often complicated. Thanks also to the use of summaries, the rules are presented in a concise and effective way and are followed by examples which use correct language. A range of summary exercises divided into topics allows regular checks and consolidation of the knowledge acquired.

A collection of nine, amazing and chilling complete short stories by Roberta Simpson Brown, Adèle Geras, Maria Leach, Stephen King, Evelyn Waugh, Edgar Allan Poe, Felix Boyd, Frederic Brown and Agatha Christie, along with a selection of extracts from Bram Stoker’s «Dracula». The itinerary proposed is thematic and groups the stories under three headings: horrifying, irrational and unforgettable.

The great warrior Beowulf comes to the Danish court of King Hrothgar to help free his people from the terrible monster, Grendel, and his evil mother. Next, Beowulf will have to fight a fire-breathing dragon alone. But will his efforts cost him his life this time?

‘Love means affectionate or passionate devotion to another being’, but does it bring reward or self-destruction? In this module the student is encouraged to explore a variety of representations of love in extracts by William Wordsworth, John Keats, Emily Dickinson, William Butler Yeats, Wystan Hugh Auden, Adrian Henri, Emily Brontë, Henry James, David Herbert Lawrence and Carla Debbie Alleyne.

»British History Seen Through Art» relates the significant events of British history with a detailed commentary on the most important works of art of the period, which are beautifully presented in full colour. Starting with Stonehenge, we see history unfold before our eyes. We observe how the religious art of the Middle Ages became more secular after the reign of Henry VIII, and how continental European art influenced British architecture and painting. We witness important changes in British society: the rise in power of the middle classes in the Georgian Age and how this influenced British painting; the new artistic expression brought by the Industrial Revolution; and the advent of technology of the 20th and 21st centuries and a new freedom of artistic expression. Both students and teachers will enjoy this cross-curricular approach to the study of the history of Britain and its art, which also features PET-style exercises, an Exit Test and a recording of the text with listening activities.

Mean, old Ebenezer Scrooge doesn’t like Christmas. He doesn’t like people. He only likes money. But when the ghost of his friend, Old Marley, visits him on Christmas Eve, it’s the beginning of a very strange night. Next morning he wishes everybody a Merry Christmas! So what has changed bad old Scrooge?

»Exothèque» développe l’aspect pratique de l’apprentissage de la langue dans le but de faire acquérir et de consolider les connaissances linguistiques, à travers un vaste ensemble d’exercices de typologie différente. De nombreux exercices sont basés sur des documents authentiques (articles et extraits de quotidiens et de magazines français) et de courts extraits littéraires qui permettent aussi une approche du monde de la littérature. Un grand nombre d’activités, illustrées de façon agréable et humoristique, introduisent des situations typiques de la vie quotidienne dans un contexte communicatif. Une série d’exercices récapitulatifs, sous forme de bilan, permet de perfectionner la pratique de la langue et d’évaluer le niveau de compétence acquis. Un livret avec le corrigé des exercices est disponible sur demande. En cas d’auto-apprentissage, l’apprenant peut ainsi corriger ses exercices de façon autonome. Le texte est accompagné d’un CD qui peut être utilisé comme CD audio et comme CD-ROM. — La partie audio propose de nombreux exercices de phonétique (discrimination des sons, répétition, etc.) et d’écoute (textes à compléter, dictées, etc.) pour sensibiliser l’apprenant aux sons de la langue française. — La partie multimédia contient des activités permettant un contrôle immédiat des résultats obtenus et une révision des principales règles de grammaire, pour un apprentissage interactif et amusant.

A murder in Piazza del Campo runs the risk of ruining the joyful atmosphere of the Palio di Siena. Is the murderer really a member of the Sienese nobility, as the clues would lead us to believe? It will be the investigations of a enterprising journalist, visiting Siena to write an article on the Palio, who uncovers the identity of the assassin just in time.

Ces cahiers d’exercices de grammaire sont un complément aux différentes méthodes, mais ils peuvent être aussi un outil de révision grammaticale autonome permettant de renforcer ses connaissances grâce au rappel des règles essentielles qui précède les exercices, organisés de façon à respecter scrupuleusement la progression logique de chaque point grammatical.

A mummy, a curse and two teenage friends who aren’t afraid of anything, witnesses of some disturbing events and strange coincidences. Will the two friends be able to survive the experience? Includes a guide of how to make a video of the story.

Veronica and Massimo love each other, despite the fact that they are very different: she is a business woman, he an artist. But when Massimo asks her to marry him, Veronica leaves him. Massimo doesn’t give up and investigates the mysterious past of the young girl. A passionate story, veiled in mystery, which leads the reader through northern Italy, from the metropolis of Milan to the Ligurian Riviera.

Lemuel Gulliver tells the story of his fantastic adventures on the island of Lilliput where the people are tiny, and their self-importance laughable; in Brobdingnag where the people are giants and Gulliver is made to feel his own insignificance; in Laputa, the land of futile science; and finally in the land of the Houyhnhnms, where horses are endowed with reason while human beings are not.

Set in 17th-century Puritan Boston, Hester Prynne gives birth to an illegitimate child and is condemned to wear the scarlet letter ‘A’ as a sign of her adultery. Hester refuses to reveal the identity of her lover, and is forced to lead a life of humiliation. Meanwhile, Hester’s husband settles in Boston and after making her swear to keep his identity secret, tries to discover who Hester’s secret lover is.

Reading Classics is series of 19th and 20th-century classics from the world of British and American literature edited by Paolo Bertinetti, Dean of the Faculty of Modern Languages at the University of Turin. Reading Classics are aimed specifically at non-native speakers of English who wish to improve their language skills by analysing major novels, short stories and plays. Each volume guides the reader towards comprehension and appreciation of the literary work.

The arrival of Augustin Meaulnes, a new pupil at Sainte-Agathe, disturbs the other pupils at the school. Augustin, tall and deeply silent, holds a strange fascination amongst his classmates, in particular for the narrator of the story, François. This story, about adolescence, intertwines, in an almost magical way, adventure and dreams, love and suffering.

To save Queen Guinevere, who is being held prisoner in the Kingdom of Gorre, will Lancelot risk being dishonoured by going on the defamatory road to doom? Along the journey full of dangerous perils, the brave knight encounters numerous traps set by the evil Meleagant…

The curtain rises and the audience is shocked to discover that the prima ballerina has suddenly disappeared. Will police commissioner Morand, accompanied by the music of Bach, be able to solve the mystery?

How can a normal student language study holiday turn into an exciting adventure? Well, that is what happens to Anne, a German teenager who has come to study in Bordeaux, when she finds Louise’s secret diary. Some disturbing, badly-written entries, set Anne off on an adventure to discover Louise’s secret.

In search of his origins, Laurent sets off on a journey which starts in Paris and, passing through Florence, Rome and Positano, leads him through some of the most beautiful cities in Italy. This experience and his encounter with Luigi, a distant relative, means that Laurent finds a deep-rooted link with his family, but also with the typically Italian colours, flavours and smells.

A dramatic intrusion ends a long family feud, a man is strangely influenced by his pets, a cat brings scandal to British society and a little boy battles to enjoy life with the help of his own personal god. These are just a few of the amazing stories created by Hector Hugh Munro – alias master short-story teller Saki, ex-journalist who turned to writing satirical tales.

Erich hasn’t come home from school. Where is he? Has he run away? Has he been kidnapped? Erich’s parents are very worried, but Police Commissioner Gandolf is able to solve the mystery in his own unique way.

Lazy and selfish Michael suddenly loses control of his computer and is taken on an unusual adventure.

Immer abenteuerlich, oft traurig, oft komisch geht es in der Welt unseres (Anti) Helden Simplicius zu Die Zeiten sind danach. In Deutschland tobt der Dreißigjährige Krieg. Mit Übungen zum Leseverständnis und zahlreichen Aktivitäten zur Grammatik und Wortschatz. Die beigefügte Audio-CD enthält den dramatisierten Text des nacherzählten Romans.