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Ref |
Titre |
Niveau |
Nb de mots |
Test |
Glossaire |
Edition |
Nouvelle |
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I.1 |
I’m the king of the castle |
Intermédiaire |
1600 |
Oui |
Oui |
Macmillan |
Suspense |
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I.2 |
A marriage of convenience |
Intermédiaire |
1600 |
Oui |
Oui |
Heinemann elt |
Contemporaine |
|
I.3 |
Banker |
Intermédiaire |
1600 |
Oui |
Oui |
Heinemann elt |
Contemporaine |
|
I.4 |
The wells of Pandi Warra |
Intermédiaire |
1600 |
Oui |
Oui |
Heinemann elt |
Conte |
|
I.5 |
Footprints in the jungle |
Intermédiaire |
1600 |
Oui |
Oui |
Heinemann elt |
Policière Historique |
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I.6 |
The franchise affair |
Intermédiaire |
1600 |
Oui |
Oui |
Heinemann elt |
Policière |
|
I.7 |
Oliver Twist |
Intermédiaire |
1600 |
Oui |
Oui |
Macmillan |
Contemporaine |
|
I.8 |
The Queen of spades |
Intermédiaire |
1600 |
Oui |
Oui |
Heinemann elt |
Histoires courtes |
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I.9 |
When rain clouds gather |
Intermédiaire |
1600 |
Oui |
Oui |
Heinemann elt |
Enquête Fantastique |
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I.10 |
The Bonetti inheritance |
Intermédiaire |
1600 |
Oui |
Oui |
Heinemann elt |
Policière |
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I.1 I’m the king of the castle
From the day they met, Charles kingshaw and Edmund Hooper hate each other.
Kingshaw does not want to live in Hooper’s ugly house. And each day, Hooper makes sure Kingshaw is unhappy.
I.2 A marriage of convenience and other stories
Maugham introduces us to five characters and their unusual lives –
…A French who has to find a wife quickly.
…German Harry who lives alone on the
…Wilson, who has decided to die when he is sixty.
…Mabel, who follows her fiancé around the world.
I.3 Banker
I had to tell the Chairman and Board of Directors at the bank. I had recommended the loan. It had been my decision to lend the money to buy the stallion.
I.4 The wells of Pandi Warra
The
Setran, the village story-teller, remembered everything that had happened in the
I.5 Footprints in the jungle and other stories
Footprints in the jungle
Someone had murdered Bronson in the jungle. But why? Bronson’s money was not been stolen nor was his watch. Perhaps the footprints will give an answer to the mystery.
The Taipan
When the taipan sees some Chinese workmen digging a grave, he is surprised. What happens next comes as a shock.
Guilia lazzari
I.6 The franchise affair
There were more than a hundred people in the courtroom. It was very warm but everyone sat very still.
Betty Kane went into the witness box and took the oath. She was sweet and innocent.
I.7 Oliver Twist
A very old man was standing near the fire. He turned quickly as the two boys came into the room.
“Fagin, this is my new friend, Oliver Twist,» the Dodger said.
The old smiled at Oliver. “Very pleased to see you, Oliver my dear,” the old man said. “Come nearer to the fire, my boy”.
Oliver stared round the dirty room. There was a rope tied across one corner of the room. Many brightly-coloured silk handkerchiefs were hanging over the rope.
Fagin smiled again.
“My handkerchiefs are pretty, aren’t they, Oliver?” he said. And they’re all waiting to be washed!”
I.8 The queen of spades and other stories
Pushkin, the great Russian poet and storyteller, brings us the magic and adventure of 19th century
I.9 When rain clouds gather
The weather was terribly hot. Hot winds blew and the air was full of red dust. But everyone knew the hottest weather came before the rain. In September the rain clouds would gather.
But September came and there were rain clouds in the sky.
I.10 The Bonetti inheritance
“I’d like to make the agreement with you, “Pagani said. “A special business agreement. You could make a lot of money”.
Mario’s eyes shone with greed.
“Are you interested?” Pagani asked calmly.
“Oh yes, certainly,” Mario said.
“It’s an agreement that must be kept secret; you must tell no one about it, or there’ll be trouble”.
“With the police?” asked Mario.
“Perhaps,” said Pagani. “Are you still interested? There won’t be much trouble for you. And you can make a lot of money”.
“How much?” asked Mario.