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Level 5. Upper Intermediate B2 FCE New York, Christmas 1998. Private Detective Nathan Marley is hired by an attractive wealthy woman to get a briefcase full of jewellery from a locker at Grand Central Station. But something smells fishy. The lady, Angela Lake, isn´t telling the truth and thus, Nat finds himself in the middle of a complex criminal operation involving computer hacking, fraudulent insurance claims, kidnapping and the chaos of the American post service during Christmas season. An entertaining black novel full of the cliches of the genre: a rude smart inspector helped by another ex-policeman and clashing against an old colleague in charge of the official investigation, a witty secretary solving many of the problems, an evil criminal and his bodyguards, and a couple, deep in debt, trying to save themselves. LRB We've read about The Chrysler building  chryslerbuilding.com chryslerbuilding1930.com Image source: Chrysler Building, An Art Deco Style Skyscraper, New York City...

Level 3. 3rd ESO In this book you’ll learn many interesting facts about the Green Island. Written in an easy and informal way you can improve your English while reading about this amazing country. By the time you finish it you’ll know all about Irish mythical legends, its rich culture and its agitated history. You’ll feel as if you had just visited some iconic landscapes such as the Giant’s Causeway, the Cliffs of Moher or the Burren and finished the trip on a pub drinking a foamy Guinness. You’ll also be able to cook “champ”, prepare a delicious Irish Coffee and know what “dulse” is. The book examines the complicated period known as the Troubles, when the country struggled to gain its independence from Britain, without forgetting crucial past and present times like the Great Famine and the Celtic Tiger renascence. It also talks about famous Irish writers and dancers and the weird sports Irish people play.  Whether you’re planning a trip or simply want to know more about this incre...

Level 3 Lower Intermediate “And we went inside and shut out the night.” One icy winter's evening in Budapest, John Taylor is on his way home from the office when a man runs into him and knocks him over. The man turns to say sorry and John is amazed at what he sees: the man is John's double. The double rushes away but leaves no footprints in the snow. Over the next year it becomes clear to John that the meeting was no accident and that his double has a very important message to give him.  https://www.cambridge.org/jp/cambridgeenglish/catalog/secondary/cambridge-english-readers/how-i-met-myself-level-3-paperback Biography David A Hill trained and worked as a primary school teacher in the UK before moving into ELT; he has an M.Phil in Applied Linguistics from Exeter University. David has taught EFL full time in Italy and Serbia, and worked for the British Council for 18 years, 12 of which as the Council's state sector teacher trainer for Northern Italy. Since 1998 he has worke...