Travelling Through Time - Intermediate [antikvár]

History LessonOn a fine July afternoon, in a typical London secondary school,a class of students had just finished a history lesson. All of thestudents had left the classroom except for a boy and a girl, whowere talking with their teacher, Mr Johnson. "Sophie," hebegan, "how long did you spend on your homework last week?""About an hour," the girl replied. "Did I get a good mark?""No, you didn't. I asked you to write about the mostexciting event of the last 2,000 years. But you wrote about the1966 World Cup!" said Mr Johnson. "Couldn't you think ofanything more exciting? You weren't even born in 1966!"To the reader:Welcome to the DK ELT Graded Readers! These readers aredifferent. They explore aspects of the world around us: its history,geography, science . and a lot of other things. And they showthe different ways in which people live now, and lived in the past.These DK ELT Graded Readers give you material for readingfor information, and reading for pleasure. You are using yourEnglish to do something real. The illustrations will help youunderstand the text, and also help bring the Reader to life. Thereis a glossary to help you understand the special words for thistopic. Listen to the cassette or CD as well, and you can reallyenter the world of the Olympic Games, the Titanic, or the TrojanWar and a lot more. Choose the topics that interest you,improve your English, and learn something all at thesame time.Enjoy the series!