«Читай классику – изучай язык» – серия адаптированных книг для чтения на английском языке. Команда авторов и методистов отбирает произведения мировой классической литературы и адаптирует их для изучающих английский язык, сохраняя сюжет, персонажей и основные идеи оригинальных произведений.

Серия помогает постепенно развивать навыки чтения, расширять словарный запас и совершенствовать владение языком. Книги подходят для самостоятельного изучения и занятий с преподавателем.

Серия включает шесть уровней сложности, соответствующих разным этапам изучения английского языка:

Пройдя все шесть уровней серии, читатели освоят более 2 500 слов и выражений, познакомятся с ключевыми грамматическими темами английского языка и смогут перейти к чтению произведений в оригинале. Каждая книга включает упражнения для проверки понимания текста, закрепления новой лексики и отработки изученного материала.

Alice is a kind and curious girl. She likes new places, people and animals. She wants to know many things.

Today Alice is in a beautiful garden with her sister. It is a beautiful day. There are big trees and many flowers. There is green grass. Birds sing in the trees. Alice likes the garden. Her sister likes the garden too.

Alice is in the garden with her sister

Alice’s sister has a book. She sits under a big tree and reads. She likes her book. Alice looks at the book. The book has many words. The book has no pictures.

“A good book has pictures,” Alice says. “A good book has animals. I like animals. I do not like this book.”

Alice sits on the grass. She looks at the flowers. Then she looks at the trees. She looks at the birds. She looks at the sun. It is a good day, but Alice is not happy. She wants something new. She wants something interesting. She closes her eyes for a short time.

Then Alice hears something.

Tap. Tap. Tap.

She opens her eyes. She looks at the flowers. She looks at the trees. Then she sees a rabbit.

The rabbit is white. Alice smiles. She likes rabbits. But this rabbit is not like other rabbits. This rabbit is strange. The rabbit has a blue coat and a watch. The rabbit looks at the watch.

The Rabbit’s watch

“Oh dear!” the rabbit says. “I am late!”

Alice stands up very quickly.

“A rabbit can talk!” she says. “A rabbit has a watch! This rabbit is very strange!”

The rabbit puts the watch into his pocket. Then he runs.

Alice looks at her sister.

Her sister is still reading. She does not look at the rabbit. She does not hear the rabbit. She does not know about the rabbit.

Alice looks at the rabbit again.

“I want to know more about this rabbit,” she says. “Where does he go? Why can he talk? Why does he have a watch?”

Alice runs after the white rabbit

The rabbit runs between the flowers. Alice runs after him. The rabbit runs under the trees. Alice runs after him. The rabbit runs again. Alice runs again. Sometimes Alice can see the little white rabbit. Sometimes the rabbit is behind the flowers. Then Alice can see him again. She does not stop. She wants to find the rabbit.

The rabbit comes to a very big tree. There is a big hole under the tree. The rabbit does not stop. He goes into the hole.

Alice looks into it. The hole is dark and long. She cannot see the end.

Alice thinks. “I can go home,” she says. “Or I can follow the rabbit.” She looks at the hole again. She wants to know.

Alice goes into the hole. She falls.

Down… Down… Down…

The fall is long, but it is not fast. Alice can look around. She sees books, bottles and boxes. She sees another book.

She sees another bottle. She sees another box.

“This is a strange place,” Alice says.

She sees a bottle near her. She takes the bottle. She looks at the bottle. She puts the bottle in a box. Then she falls again.

Down… Down… Down…

At last Alice sees light. Then the fall stops.

Down… Down… Down… Alice falls