Black Cat Power and Ambition in Shakespeare (Reading & Training Level 2)

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zjednodušená anglická četba pro mládež a dospělé s poslechovým CD ( úroveň 2) - pět her Williama Shakespeare ( Richard III., Macbeth, Prince Hamlet, King Henry, Julius Caesar) A power-hungry Richard III, a remorseful Macbeth, a revengeful Prince Hamlet, a powerful Julius Caesar, and a ruthless and ambitious King Henry V: various aspects of power and ambition feature in these five stories based on plays by William Shakespeare. The READING & TRAINING series is composed of illustrated graded readers, aimed at teenagers and adults. The readers are graded into six levels - from elementary/pre-lower intermediate to post-intermediate - according to internationally recognised criteria for structural grading. Features: • introduction about the author and his/her times • wide variety of interesting activities to promote understanding of the text, as well as all four language skills, lexis and sociocultural awareness and knowledge • activities in the style of the Cambridge ESOL and Trinity exams • informative and fascinating cross-curricular dossiers, which explore the historical and cultural background of the text • a recording on CD of the text in British or American English, with extra listening activities • extensive vocabulary footnotes, with phonetic transcription of more unusual words • exit tests • guided internet projects An answer key and an additional exit test for each reader are available online as a PDF file at the Black Cat website. Further info on grading can be found in the 'The Black Cat Guide to Graded Readers'. Audio CD/CD-ROM Features: • a full recording of the text playable on any CD player. • variety of graded activities to help develop ability in all four skills • in-depth work on selected topics related to the story with a special emphasis on lexis development • practice in either British or American pronunciation and spelling • easy to understand instructions so that the activities can be done either in class or individually at home • comprehensive help section offering more information about the content and a complete list of the vocabulary used • compatible with both PC and Macintosh systems