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6 janvier 2009 2 06 /01 /janvier /2009 15:29

Readings - The Twilight Saga

If you want to read the first chapters of the Twilight
books by Stephenie Meyer, just click on the covers !

Twilight (released in October 2005)
(from http://www.stepheniemeyer.co.uk/)

You can also listen to anotherTwilight extract here:


New Moon (released in August 2006)
(from http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/)

Listen to a New Moon extract:


Eclipse (released in August 2007)
(from http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/)

You can listen to an extract from the 1st chapter of Eclipse :


Breaking Dawn (released in August 2008)
(from http://www.stepheniemeyer.co.uk/)

Listen to a Breaking Dawn extract:


And enjoy !
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1 mai 2007 2 01 /05 /mai /2007 14:45

Short stories online

Here are a few short stories I advise you to read to improve your written comprehension.
The Body-Snatcher by Robert Louis Stevenson
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A Tale of Terror by Thomas Hood
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You can also have a look at these ones
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and
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plus all those which are in the readings category
with various novel excerpts.

Enjoy !
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20 février 2007 2 20 /02 /février /2007 14:45

The Chronicles of Narnia 2

As promised, here are the other excerpts from the Chronicles of Narnia.
Volume 2: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

 (you can also listen to some extracts !)

Volume 3: The Horse and his Boy

Volume 4: Prince Caspian

Volume 5: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

Volume 6: The Silver Chair

Volume 7: The Last Battle

Enjoy !
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17 février 2007 6 17 /02 /février /2007 15:17

Actors and actresses read you books !

If you don't like to read, but like being read books,
just go and visit this wonderful site:
you can see actors and actresses such as Elijah WOOD or Sean ASTIN reading you books !!
 
The stories are for younger children,
but it could be a good training for your oral comprehension skills !
Enjoy !
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17 février 2007 6 17 /02 /février /2007 11:33

The Chronicles of Narnia

Let's discover the universe of the Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LEWIS.
Here is an excerpt from chapter one of the first volume
out of the seven of the Chronicles:
The Magician's Nephew.

I will progressively put some excerpts from the other volumes, so be patient !!
To help you wait, here is the supertrailer (more than 9 min) of the 2nd volume:
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe which was released last year.


(wait until the video is completely downloaded)
Enjoy
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12 février 2007 1 12 /02 /février /2007 15:09

"Poison" by Roald DAHL

By clicking below, you will find the text of the short story
"Poison" written by Roald DAHL
Enjoy !
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11 février 2007 7 11 /02 /février /2007 11:52

The 100 best first lines from novels.

And here is the list of the 100 best first lines from great novels !
(you can notice that again, Pride and Prejudice is number 2 !!)
To help you choose the one you will read for the holidays !


Happy reading !
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11 février 2007 7 11 /02 /février /2007 11:50

The 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century

Here is another list of books to read !

Make your choice !
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11 février 2007 7 11 /02 /février /2007 11:49

Top 100 UK best-loved novels

If you want to know what are the 100 UK best-loved novels,
 read this:

THE BIG READ

and try to see how many you know !
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16 janvier 2007 2 16 /01 /janvier /2007 09:15

Une autre liste de lectures

Voici une nouvelle liste de lectures compilée par une collègue
 et qui contient des oeuvres plus récentes que la précédente:
(thanks to E. DESASSIS for sharing !)
Enjoy !
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