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Je tiens à votre disposition une dizaine de livres destinés à des élèves apprenant l'Anglais comme langue étrangère. Ces ouvrages comptent en moyenne 50 à 80 pages. Ce sont des versions simplifiées de grands classiques ou de succès contemporains de la littérature anglophone. Ils sont classés par ordre de difficulté croissant (level 1 --> 8).

Idéal pour consolider vos compétences de compréhension écrite et votre culture générale, en vue du bac mais également des études supérieures...

Under the Greenwood Tree - level 1

Adapted from Thomas Hardy.

Dick Dewy lives in the village of Upper Mellstock. He sings in the choir with his father and grandfather. Then one day a new school teacher, Fancy Day, comes to the village. Soon Dick is in love with her... but so are Mr Shiner and Mr Maybold. But does Fancy love Dick, and will she marry him?

Stealing the Hills - level 1

By Josephine Feeney.

When they closed the coal mine in our village, everybody was sad. There were no more jobs. Then Mr Beech arrived with a lot of money and a plan to open a new mine and a shop. But he wanted to ruin our village and steal our hills.

Stargate - level 2

From the screenplay and novelization by Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich.

The mysterious StarGate is 10,000 years old. When a group of soldiers go through it they travel millions of miles to a world where they have to fight to stay alive. Will they live? Will they find a way to get back to Earth? Or will they die?

A Town Like Alice - level 3

Adapted from Nevil Shute.

1940. Malaya. The War is on. A group of women and children are captured by the Japanese.

This is the story of their long march through Malaya and a search for love that ends in Australia.

The Street Lawyer - level 4

Adapted from a thriller by John Grisham

Michael is a rich lawyer. He works for Drake and Sweeney. One day, a homeless man attacks him. Michael tries to discover who the man is, but he discovers a terrible secret about Drake and Sweeney. Soon Michael is in danger...

British and American Short Stories - level 5

Adapted from stories by W. Somerset Maugham, W. Saroyan, M. Twain, D.H. Lawrence...

These stories paint colourful pictures of life in Britain and America in the past. In them we meet some unusual people. There are funny stories about the tricks people play, and frightening ones about strange experiences...

The Warden - level 6

Adapted from a novel by Anthony Trollope.

Should Septimus Harding leave his job as a warden of Hiram's Hospital? It seems simple but soon his family, friends , the people in his town and church, and then the newspapers and the whole country are talking about it.

Captain Corelli's Mandolin - level 7

Adapted from a novel by Louis de Bernières.

This is a great love story set in the tragedy of war. It is 1941. The Italian officer, Captain Corelli, falls in love with Pelagia, a young Greek girl. But Pelagia's fiancé is fighting the Italian Army...

Now a film starring Nicholas Cage.

Presumed Innocent - level 7

Adapted from a novel by Scott Turow. Now a film starring Harrison Ford.

Carolyn Polhemus, a beautiful, ambitious lawyer, is murdered. Her friend, Rusty Sabich, investigates the murder. But Rusty was also one of her lovers and soon he is fighting to save his reputation, his marriage and his life...

A Tale of Two Cities - level 7

Adapted from a novel by Charles Dickens.

The story takes place in the drama of the French Revolution. The two cities are Paris and London, and the tale is a tragic one. In the violence and terror of the Revolution, Sydney Carton, a young Englishman, sacrifices himself for the woman he loves...

The Diamond as Big as the Ritz and Other Stories - level 8

Adapted from short stories by Francis Scott Fitzgerald

How rich is it possible to be? John Unger's friend, Percy, says his family is the richest family in the world. They have their own private diamond mine! When John is invited to Percy's home, he discovers that his friend is telling the truth. For a while, John lives in greater luxury than he ever thought possible. However, he soon discovers that there is a dark side to this life of great wealth...