Touching the Void: Intermediate Level

The Macmillan Readers series are carefully graded from Starter to Upper Intermediate (A1-B2) to help students choose the right reading material for their ability. Our list of titles includes great stories from both contemporary and classic authors. Owl Hall is the story of Janet, a single mother, who goes to stay in an old farmhouse with her children, Kara and Martin. But there's something st...

Maugham writes about three very different people in English settings. Mrs Albert Forrester is a writer. She is also a cold and selfish woman. When her way of life changes, Mrs Forrester discovers The Creative Impulse for her next successful book. The Round Dozen is set in a seaside town. Maugham watches how a strange, quiet man achieves his lifetime ambition. Jane is a plain, middle-aged ...

It's the end of Lisa and Alice's holiday. They are on the airport bus. They are leaving Greece. Vera is on the airport bus too. Vera has two children and a lot of luggage. "I'm very worried," Vera says. "My husband is ill. He is in England. I must go to him. I'm going home". Lisa and Alice feel sorry for Vera. They want to help her. But who is Vera? Can Lisa and Alic...

История о 12-летней девочке Алисе, которую отец отправляет в город работать. Но вскоре у Алисы появляется стремление бросить работу и пойти учиться. Станет ли реальностью мечта девочки?

It`s not much fon being eye. You get hit on the head, nearly killed, and chased by the police. And you don`t always paid. - Extra grammar and vocabulary exercises. - Free resource including worksheets, tests and author.

A new strand of the popular Macmillan Readers series, the Macmillan Cultural Readers are factual readers focusing on countries and culture, and include chapters on history, traditions, daily life, cities, nature and sport. These lively and engaging readers are illustrated in full-colour photography throughout, and contain fact and interview boxes, encouraging readers to interact with and explore t...

The woman looked around my office. She looked at the old furniture and the dirty windows. She looked at the broken blind and the plastic coffee cups in the waste bin. Then she looked at me. I wasn't looking good. I hadn't shaved. And me suit and hair were untidy. The woman didn't speak. Suddenly, she took a handkerchief out of her bag. She wiped the dust from the chair and she sat down. "Mr Sa...

Although business has been slow lately for P.I.Kinsey Millhone, she's reluctant to take on the case of locating Beverly Danziger's sister Elaine Boldt. It's a small matter that Beverly should be able to handle herself. So why is she enlisting Kinsey's services? Beverly claims she needs Elaine's signature on some documents so that she can collect a small inheritance. But the whole affair doesn't si...

"You're dishonest, Father!" says Sara. "You're cheating the customers! I don't want to work at the market". "But you must work for me, Sara", says her father. "Children must help their parents. That's life".

Three short stories by Frederick Forsyth: - Used in Evidence. An old man is arrested when council workers find something in the wall of his house. - There Are No Snakes in Ireland. A young student gets a job as a building worker and makes a dangerous enemy. - The Emperor. A bank manager goes on holiday to a tropical island. When he goes fishing, his life changes for ever.