Рассказы на английском уровень elementary

Treasure Island (Остров сокровищ)

elementary

«Остров сокровищ» — это приключенческий роман шотландского писателя Роберта Стивенсона, рассказывающий о «пиратах и зарытом золоте». Впервые был опубликован в виде книги 23 мая 1883 года, он изначально был сериализован в журнале молодых людей, детей между 1881 и 1882 под названием «Остров Сокровищ» или «Мятеж на Эспаньоле» под псевдонимом капитан Джордж Норт.

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Original description

Treasure Island is an adventure novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, narrating a tale of «buccaneers and buried gold». First published as a book on 23 May 1883, it was originally serialized in the children’s magazine Young Folks between 1881 and 1882 under the title Treasure Island or, the mutiny of the Hispaniola with Stevenson adopting the pseudonym Captain George North. Traditionally considered a coming-of-age story, Treasure Island is a tale noted for its atmosphere, characters and action, and also as a wry commentary on the ambiguity of morality – as seen in Long John Silver – unusual for children’s literature. It is one of the most frequently dramatized of all novels. The influence of Treasure Island on popular perceptions of pirates is enormous, including such elements as treasure maps marked with an «X», schooners, the Black Spot, tropical islands, and one-legged seamen bearing parrots on their shoulders.

Метки: Penguin Readers, Robert Louis Stevenson, Детские книги, Классика, Приключения

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Robin Hood (Робин Гуд)

Neil Philip

elementary

Рассказывает о жизни и приключениях Робин Гуда, который вместе со своей группой последователей, живших в Шервудском лесу как преступники, посвещяют себя борьбе с тиранией. Иллюстрированные заметки по всему тексту добавят исторический фон истории.

Скачайте интересную книгу о легендарном Робин-Гуде на английском языке для уровня подготовки Elementary.

Original description

Recounts the life and adventures of Robin Hood, who, with his band of followers, lived in Sherwood Forest as an outlaw dedicated to fighting tyranny. Illustrated notes throughout the text explain the historical background of the story.

Метки: Neil Philip, Penguin Readers, Детские книги

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Kidnapped (Похищенный)

Robert Louis Stevenson

elementary

«Похищенный» — это роман Роберта Луиса Стивенсона, который он написал в начале 1886 года. Работа повествуется от первого лица — главного героя, который вспоминает о случаях во время его приключений.

Скачайте интересную книгу автора «Острова сокровищ» на английском языке для уровня подготовки Elementary.

Original description

Kidnapped is a novel by Robert Louis Stevenson wrote in early 1886. The work is narrated in first person by the protagonist, who remembers the incidents of his adventure.

Метки: Penguin Readers, Robert Louis Stevenson, Приключения

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The story of the treasure seekers (История искателей сокровищ)

Edith Nesbit

elementary

Когда бизнес отца разрушается, шесть детей решают восстановить семейное состояния. Но хотя они и не могут придумать много хитроумных способов как сделать это, но они решаются на способ, который либо принесет больше удовольствия, чем выгоды, или приведет к беде…

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Original description

When their father’s business fails, the six Bastable children decide to restore the family fortunes. But although they think of many ingenious ways to do so, their well meant efforts are either more fun than profitable, or lead to trouble…

Метки: Edith Nesbit, Penguin Readers, Детские книги

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London (Лондон)

Vicky Shipton

elementary

Лондон — самый большой город в Великобритании и в Европе. В 1900 году, это был самый большой город в мире. В этой книге вы найдете много интересной информации об этом гоорде. Вы прочитаете о его истории. Вы узнаете о знаменитых людях, дворцах и музеях этого захватывающего города.

Скачайте интересную книгу о Лондоне на английском языке для уровня подготовки Elementary.

Original description

London is the biggest city in Britain and in Europe. In 1900, it was the biggest city in the world. In this book you will find a lot of interesting information about London. You will read about its history. You will learn about its famous people, museums and palaces of this exciting city.

Метки: Penguin Readers, Vicky Shipton, Научные

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The Mummy Returns (Мумия возвращается)

John Whitman

elementary

Проклятый браслет. Озлобленная Мумия. Захороненный Воин. И величественная цивилизация…

Выполненная с более чем 100 фотографиями и интересными фактами о древнем Египте. Альбом «Мумия возвращается» является конечным руководством о кино. Читайте остросюжетные истории на английском, смотрите ваши любимые сцены, и откройте для себя чудеса Египта — пирамиды с мумиями.

Original description

A cursed bracelet. An Evil Mummy. A Buried Warrior. And a magnificent civilization…

Filled with more than 100 photos and fascinating facts about ancient Egypt, The Mummy Returns Scrapbook is the ultimate guide to the movie. Read the action-packed story, see your favorite scenes, and discover the wonders of Egypt — from pyramids to mummies. Here’s an exciting look at a thrilling film and an extraordinary place.

Метки: John Whitman, Penguin Readers, Приключения

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The Missing Coins (Пропавшие монеты)

John Escott

elementary

Пит и Карла — студенты. Однажды они видят кое-какие очень старые монеты и марки в магазине. Пит хотел приобрести некоторые марки, но они, к сожалению, стоят очень дорого. Позже, в этот же день, некоторые монеты пропадают из магазина и владелец магазина подозревает Пита и хочет его найти, чтобы поговорить.

Скачайте захватывающий детектив Джона Эскотта на английском языке для уровня Elemetary.

Original description

British English Pete and Carla are students. One day they look at some very old coins and stamps in a shop. Pete wants to buy some stamps, but they are very expensive. Later that day some coins are missing from the shop and the shopkeeper wants to find Pete.

Метки: John Escott, Penguin Readers, Детективы

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В изучении английского языка очень важно постоянно читать. Чтение развивает понимание структуры языка и расширяет словарный запас. Специально для целей обучения издаются так называемые адаптированные тексты или рассказы, которые подходят под определенный уровень владения английским — начинающий (beginner), элементарный (elementary), средний (intermediate), выше среднего (upper-intermediate), advanced (продвинутый). Мы приводим примеры таких текстов c параллельным переводом.

Подробнее об уровнях владения английским языком вы можете прочитать в нашей статье, а также пройти диагностический тест.

Уровень A1 (Beginner)

Это базовый или начальный уровень изучения английского. Здесь самая простая грамматика и лексика, темы рассказов описывают простейшие бытовые ситуации и дают основную информацию о человеке.

My day

First, I wake up. Then, I get dressed. I walk to school. I do not ride a bike. I do not ride the bus. I like to go to school. It rains. I do not like rain. I eat lunch. I eat a sandwich and an apple.

I play outside. I like to play. I read a book. I like to read books. I walk home. I do not like walking home. My mother cooks soup for dinner. The soup is hot. Then, I go to bed. I do not like to go to bed.

Our Vacation

Every year we go to Florida. We like to go to the beach. My favorite beach is called Emerson Beach. It is very long, with soft sand and palm trees. It is very beautiful. I like to make sandcastles and watch the sailboats go by. Sometimes there are dolphins and whales in the water!

Every morning we look for shells in the sand. I found fifteen big shells last year. I put them in a special place in my room. This year I want to learn to surf. It is hard to surf, but so much fun! My sister is a good surfer. She says that she can teach me. I hope I can do it!

My name is John

Hi! Nice to meet you! My name is John Smith. I am 19 and a student in college. I go to college in New York. My favorite courses are Geometry, French, and History. English is my hardest course. My professors are very friendly and smart. It’s my second year in college now. I love it!

I live in a big house on Ivy Street. It’s near the college campus. I share the house with three other students. Their names are Bill, Tony, and Paul. We help each other with homework. On the weekend, we play football together.

I have a younger brother. He just started high school. He is 14 and lives with my parents. They live on Mulberry Street in Boston. Sometimes they visit me in New York. I am happy when they visit. My Mom always brings me sweets and candy when they come. I really miss them, too!

Уровень A2 (Elementary)

Чуть более сложная грамматика и более разнообразная лексика. Больше времен, предложения становятся сложнее, а темы разнообразнее и детальнее.

At school

Lucas goes to school every day of the week. He has many subjects to go to each school day: English, art, science, mathematics, gym, and history. His mother packs a big backpack full of books and lunch for Lucas.

His first class is English, and he likes that teacher very much. His English teacher says that he is a good pupil, which Lucas knows means that she thinks he is a good student.

His next class is art. He draws on paper with crayons and pencils and sometimes uses a ruler. Lucas likes art. It is his favorite class.

His third class is science. This class is very hard for Lucas to figure out, but he gets to work with his classmates a lot, which he likes to do. His friend, Kyle, works with Lucas in science class, and they have fun.

Then Lucas gets his break for lunch. He sits with Kyle while he eats. The principal, or the headmaster as some call him, likes to walk around and talk to students during lunch to check that they are all behaving.

The next class is mathematics, which most of the students just call math. Kyle has trouble getting a good grade in mathematics, but the teacher is very nice and helpful.

His fourth class is gym. It is just exercising.

History is his last class of the day Lucas has a hard time staying awake. Many lessons are boring, and he is very tired after doing gym.

Going to a restaurant

Sandra and Paul are at a steak restaurant. A waiter greets them.

«Do you know what you would like to drink?» the waiter asks.
“Water and orange juice,” Sandra says.
«Thank you. Here are your menus,» the waiter says.

The waiter brings water for Paul and orange juice for Sandra.

«What would you like to order?» the waiter asks.
«I would like a 12-ounce steak and mashed potatoes,» Paul says.
«The same thing, but with green beans,» Sandra says.
«And two orders of garlic bread,» Paul says.
«Great. You should have it in soon,» the waiter says.

The waiter returns after an hour.

“Sorry for your wait. Here are two orders of 12-ounce steaks with mashed potatoes and garlic bread,” the waiter says.
«I asked for green beans with mine,» Sandra says.
«I’m sorry, I’ll get those for you,» the waiter says.

The waiter quickly returns with Sandra’s green beans.

Letter to a Friend

Hi, Fred!

It’s been a while since we have been in touch. How has your semester been?

I wanted to send you an email update to you let you know how things have been going during my semester abroad here in Málaga, Spain. I’ve already been here for six weeks, and I feel like I am finally adapting to the culture. I’m also speaking the language more fluently.

I arrived during the first week of September. The weather has been very nice. Even though it’s October, it’s still rather sunny and warm. In fact, I went to the beach and swam in the Mediterranean Sea earlier today.

I am living with a very welcoming host family. I have my own private bedroom, but we eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner together. On Sundays, we eat a big home-cooked paella for lunch. In Spain, lunch is usually the biggest meal of the day. It’s also very common for the people to take a midday nap right after a big meal. I am actually just waking up from my nap right now!

On weekdays, I take classes at the local university. There, I met several native Spanish speakers. They have been very kind and patient with me. At first, I struggled to comprehend their Spanish, but now I understand most of our conversations. They have commented that my Spanish has improved a lot since we first met. Now, I am more confident to use the language in other places like stores and restaurants.

I am so glad that I decided to spend the semester here in Spain. We have an extended weekend coming up, so a group of my friends and I are going to travel to France for four days. It’s so easy and inexpensive to travel internationally in Europe. I love it!

I look forward to hearing from you soon. Like I said, don’t hesitate to stay in touch more often. Perhaps you could even come to visit! What do you think?

Best wishes,
Patrick

Уровень B1 (Intermediate)

Это так называемый средний или пороговый уровень. Он предполагает способность общаться и воспринимать информацию на английском в большинстве бытовых ситуаций, без помощи словаря или переводчика.

Chicago

Keith recently came back from a trip to Chicago, Illinois. This midwestern metropolis is found along the shore of Lake Michigan. During his visit, Keith spent a lot of time exploring the city to visit important landmarks and monuments.

Keith loves baseball, and he made sure to take a visit to Wrigley Field. Not only did he take a tour of this spectacular stadium, but he also got to watch a Chicago Cubs game. In the stadium, Keith and the other fans cheered for the Cubs. Keith was happy that the Cubs won with a score of 5-4.

Chicago has many historic places to visit. Keith found the Chicago Water Tower impressive as it is one of the few remaining landmarks to have survived the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. Keith also took a walk through Jackson Park, a great outdoor space that hosted the World’s Fair of 1892. The park is great for a leisurely stroll, and it still features some of the original architecture and replicas of monuments that were featured in the World’s Fair.

During the last part of his visit, Keith managed to climb the stairs inside of the Willis Tower, a 110-story skyscraper. Despite the challenge of climbing the many flights of stairs, Keith felt that reaching the top was worth the effort. From the rooftop, Keith received a gorgeous view of the city’s skyline with Lake Michigan in the background.

Going to work in the morning

My job is a long distance from my home, almost 50 miles away. I have to wake up early every morning, as I’m always in a rush. There’s never enough time for a relaxed breakfast. At exactly 6:00 AM, I get into my car and start the long drive.

I usually like driving on the highway more than in the city. During the morning rush hour, though, it’s not very enjoyable. The heavy traffic is a little bit annoying. So I always listen to my favorite classical music CD’s in the car – Chopin, Mozart, and Bach. That cheers me up a lot.

The drive to work takes about one hour. Going back home in the evening after work takes even longer, maybe around 70 minutes. Lately I’ve been thinking about trying to take the train to work instead of driving. That way, I could still listen to my music with headphones, and even read a novel at the same time.

Уровень B2 (Upper-Intermediate)

На этом уровне говорящий уже может рассуждать и читать более абстрактные и специальные тексты, понимать устойчивые выражения, юмор и скрытый смысл.

Boston

Jean and her family recently traveled to Boston, Massachusetts, one of America’s oldest colonial cities. Boston is rich in history and local personality. During their visit, Jean and her family appreciated learning about Boston’s role during the American Revolution.

In the city, Jean and her family followed the famous Freedom Trail. This is a 2.5-mile route that tourists can explore in order to visit 16 different historical landmarks located throughout the city. Famous sites on this trail include the Paul Revere House, King’s Chapel, and the Bunker Hill Memorial. Jean and her family received a map to navigate the Freedom Trail. The roads were clearly marked by red lines, and there were signs throughout the city to keep Jean’s family and other tourists from getting lost.

As part of the Freedom Trail, Jean and her family spent a lot of time in Boston’s North End. This is one of the oldest residential neighborhoods in the entire country. Here, Jean and her family were able to visit Boston Harbor, which is the site of the historical Boston Tea Party. This event sent a strong message to the British leading up to the American Revolution.

The end of the Freedom Trail led Jean and her Family to the Boston Common, the oldest urban park in the nation. The park is filled with plenty of lush greenery, but it also serves as a burial ground for heroes of the American Revolution.

Because of their walk along the historical Freedom Trail, Jean and her family left Boston with a thorough understanding of early American history.

Amazon adventurer

Ed Stafford from the UK is the first person to walk the length of the Amazon River. He started by a small stream in the Andes mountains of Peru and arrived at the river’s mouth in Brazil, two years and four months later, having walked 6,000 kilometres.

The Amazon rainforest is home to poisonous snakes, crocodiles and jaguars, so Ed was in constant danger. Luckily, he survived with nothing worse than a few thousand mosquito and ant bites. On his trip, Ed had to find food to eat every day. A lot of the time, the fruit, nuts and fish he ate were hard to find and he often felt weak and exhausted.

Ed’s walk would have been impossible without technology. He used a radio to ask the people of the rainforest for food and permission to cross their land. Many of them came to meet him and helped guide him through the most difficult terrain. As he walked Ed wrote a blog, recording his day-to-day experiences. He used the media interest in his trip to protest about the destruction of the rainforest and raise money for environmental and children’s charities in Brazil and Peru.

Do dreams predict the future?

Throughout history and across cultures, dreams have been associated with prophecy. People thought dreams were messages from the gods, sent to give us knowledge or insight. Even today, many people can recall a time they dreamed about an event, place or person and then, later, the dream came true in real life. But if most people have four to six dreams every night after the age of ten, that’s as many as 2,000 dreams per year. So, by the time they reach 80 years old the average person might have had 140,000 dreams. Even if we forget 95–99 per cent of our dreams, that’s still a few thousand remembered dreams across a lifetime.

It’s not too difficult to believe that, by coincidence, a dream event is followed by a real-life event that’s similar to it, especially if the subject of the dream is something that happens often in everyday life. Dreams of a phone call from an old friend or the death of someone close, for example, are more likely to be the result of coincidence than prophecy. And, of course, we probably choose to forget all the times we dream about such events but they don’t happen.

Уровень C1 (Advanced)

Свободное общение на английском практически в любой ситуации, от бытовой до учебы в университете и работы в полностью английской среде с носителями языка.

Sustainable supermarkets

Many of the major supermarket chains have come under fire with accusations of various unethical acts over the past decade. They’ve wasted tonnes of food, they’ve underpaid their suppliers and they’ve contributed to excessive plastic waste in their packaging, which has had its impact on our environment.

But supermarkets and grocers are starting to sit up and take notice. In response to growing consumer backlash against the huge amounts of plastic waste generated by plastic packaging, some of the largest UK supermarkets have signed up to a pact promising to transform packaging and cut plastic wastage. In a pledge to reuse, recycle or compost all plastic wastage by 2025, supermarkets are now beginning to take some responsibility for the part they play in contributing to the damage to our environment, with one major supermarket announcing their plan to eliminate all plastic packaging in their own-brand products by 2023.

In response to criticisms over food waste, some supermarkets are donating some of their food surplus. However, charities estimate that they are only accessing two per cent of supermarkets’ total food surplus, so this hardly seems to be solving the problem. Some say that supermarkets are simply not doing enough. Most supermarkets operate under a veil of secrecy when asked for exact figures of food wastage, and without more transparency it is hard to come up with a systematic approach to avoiding waste and to redistributing surplus food.

Some smaller companies are now taking matters into their own hands and offering consumers a greener, more environmentally friendly option. Shops like Berlin’s Original Unverpakt and London’s Bulk Market are plastic-free shops that have opened in recent years, encouraging customers to use their own containers or compostable bags. Online grocer Farmdrop eliminates the need for large warehouses and the risk of huge food surplus by delivering fresh produce from local farmers to its customers on a daily basis via electric cars, offering farmers the lion’s share of the retail price.

There is no doubt that we still have a long way to go in reducing food waste and plastic waste. But perhaps the major supermarkets might take inspiration from these smaller grocers and gradually move towards a more sustainable future for us all.

A threat to bananas

In the 1950s, Central American commercial banana growers were facing the death of their most lucrative product, the Gros Michel banana, known as Big Mike. And now it’s happening again to Big Mike’s successor – the Cavendish.

With its easily transported, thick-skinned and sweet-tasting fruit, the Gros Michel banana plant dominated the plantations of Central America. United Fruit, the main grower and exporter in South America at the time, mass-produced its bananas in the most efficient way possible: it cloned shoots from the stems of plants instead of growing plants from seeds, and cultivated them in densely packed fields.

Unfortunately, these conditions are also perfect for the spread of the fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense, which attacks the plant’s roots and prevents it from transporting water to the stem and leaves. The TR-1 strain of the fungus was resistant to crop sprays and travelled around on boots or the tyres of trucks, slowly infecting plantations across the region. In an attempt to escape the fungus, farmers abandoned infected fields, flooded them and then replanted crops somewhere else, often cutting down rainforest to do so.

Their efforts failed. So, instead, they searched for a variety of banana that the fungus didn’t affect. They found the Cavendish, as it was called, in the greenhouse of a British duke. It wasn’t as well suited to shipping as the Gros Michel, but its bananas tasted good enough to keep consumers happy. Most importantly, TR-1 didn’t seem to affect it. In a few years, United Fruit had saved itself from bankruptcy by filling its plantations with thousands of the new plants, copying the same monoculture growing conditions Gros Michel had thrived in.

While the operation was a huge success for the Latin American industry, the Cavendish banana itself is far from safe. In 2014, South East Asia, another major banana producer, exported four million tons of Cavendish bananas. But, in 2015, its exports had dropped by 46 per cent thanks to a combination of another strain of the fungus, TR-4, and bad weather.

Growing practices in South East Asia haven’t helped matters. Growers can’t always afford the expensive lab-based methods to clone plants from shoots without spreading the disease. Also, they often aren’t strict enough about cleaning farm equipment and quarantining infected fields. As a result, the fungus has spread to Australia, the Middle East and Mozambique – and Latin America, heavily dependent on its monoculture Cavendish crops, could easily be next.

Racing against the inevitable, scientists are working on solving the problem by genetically modifying the Cavendish with genes from TR-4-resistant banana species. Researchers at the Queensland University of Technology have successfully grown two kinds of modified plant which have remained resistant for three years so far. But some experts think this is just a sophisticated version of the same temporary solution the original Cavendish provided. If the new bananas are planted in the same monocultures as the Cavendish and the Gros Michel before it, the risk is that another strain of the disease may rise up to threaten the modified plants too.

Адаптированная литература на английском

Закажите адаптированные книги на английском и развивайтесь с удовольствием. Наша коллекция включает как лучшие классические, так и современные произведения.

Существует миф, что книги в оригинале могут читать только знатоки английского. Но сегодня ты убедишься, что даже новичок способен осилить литературное произведение и понять его смысл (особенно, если это адаптированные книги на английском языке для начинающих). К тому же, на Lingualeo ты всегда можешь нажать на незнакомое слово и увидеть его перевод.

Почему так важно читать книги на начальном уровне?

• Во-первых, чтение книг гарантирует более глубокое погружение в язык, чем тексты из учебников.
• Во-вторых, это огромный плюс к самооценке и мотивации, что очень важно для дальнейшего изучения языка.
• И, наконец, это одно из наиболее легких и интересных занятий, если подобрана подходящая литература.

Поэтому мы нашли для тебя лучшие адаптированные версии зарубежных произведений (просто переходи по ссылкам). Все книги переписаны профессиональными лингвистами и значительно сокращены: средний объем упрощенного варианта составляет примерно 10-20 страниц, что вполне реально прочитать за один вечер.

Мы расположили ссылки по возрастанию сложности и объема книги, следовательно, ты добьешься большего прогресса, если будешь изучать все последовательно.

Первые шаги: легкие книги на английском языке для начинающих

Marcel and the Shakespeare Letters by Stephen Rabley (beginner — 4 pages) История о дружбе двух смышленых мышей из Франции и Великобритании, обеспокоенных судьбой культурного наследия Шекспира. В этой книге часто используется прямая речь, значит, в будущем у тебя не будет проблем с разговорным английским.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain (beginner — 7 pages) Трудно найти того, кто не слышал о захватывающих приключениях Тома Сойера. А читать о них в оригинале еще веселее. Лексика рассказа подойдет даже тем, кто «вчера» начал учить английский.

Robin Hood by Sally M. Stockton (elementary — 6 pages) Нестареющая повесть о храбром лучнике, который борется за справедливость. После прочтения книги можно посмотреть одну из многочисленных экранизаций.

Freckles by Andrew Mathews (elementary — 6 pages) Прекрасный рассказ о девушке-подростке Сьюзи, живущей в тени своей более привлекательной подруги Донны. Сьюзи ненавидит свои веснушки и считает, что они делают ее некрасивой. Узнай, чем закончится история, и изменится ли отношение Сьюзи к самой себе.

Ghost of Geenny Castle by John Escott (elementary — 8 pages) В нашей подборке нашлось место и для истории про призраков. У автора очень яркий стиль повествования, поэтому от рассказа сложно оторваться. Значит, ты запросто осилишь 8 страниц за один подход.

Также читайте: Первые шаги в английском: с чего начать изучение

Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (elementary — 9 pages) Еще одно произведение Марка Твена в нашей подборке порадует тебя историей Гекльберри Финна. Отличный шанс вспомнить детство. Адаптированная версия этой детской книжки — настоящая находка для новичка!

Больше десяти страниц — успех! Простые книги на английском языке для начинающих

Jaws by Peter Benchley (elementary — 12 pages) Адаптированная версия знаменитых «Челюстей» — романа о большой белой акуле, атакующей отдыхающих курортного городка (бррр, ужас!). Из-за длинных распространенных предложений книга может показаться сложной для уровня elementary, но мы верим, что 12 страниц для тебя не проблема.

Hercules Serpents Shadows by Timothy Boggs (elementary — 13 pages) Если тебе нравятся мифы Древней Греции и рассказы про подвиги, то история Геркулеса попала в наш список специально для тебя. Приготовься пополнить свой словарный запас парой десятков эпичных слов.

Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (elementary — 13 pages) Замечательная возможность еще раз оказаться в Стране Чудес и узнать имена героев на английском языке. Книга читается очень быстро и легко — проверено на собственном опыте в начальной школе.

Call of the Wild by Jack London (elementary — 15 pages) Душещипательная история о жизни пса во времена золотой лихорадки. Книга заостряет внимание на отношении человека и животных. По-моему, это произведение одно из лучших в нашей подборке по сюжету и стилю написания.

King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table by Roger Lancelyn Green (elementary — 16 pages) Прекрасная возможность познакомиться с подвигами короля Артура и знаменитых рыцарей круглого стола. Добро пожаловать в эпоху английского Средневековья.

Для тех, кто настроен серьезно. Читаем книги на английском языке для начинающих

Woman in Black by Susan Hill (elementary — 17 pages) Мы решили добавить в нашу подборку что-то мистическое и устрашающее. Но сложность языка в этом рассказе тебя совсем не испугает.

Mary Poppins by Pamela Lyndon Travers (pre-intermediate — 18 pages) Все мы когда-то были знакомы с историей Мэри Поппинс. Совсем скоро ты сможешь похвастаться ее прочтением в оригинале (хоть и адаптированном).

Также читайте: Подборка книг для уровней upper-intermediate и advanced

Sherlock Holmes. The Sign of the Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (pre-intermediate — 19 pages) Вторая повесть Артура Конан Дойля, посвященная расследованиям Шерлока Холмса. В упрощенной версии произведения прекрасно сохранены красота повествования и таинственность этой детективной истории.

Persuasion by Jane Austen (pre-intermediate — 19 pages) «Доводы рассудка»  Джейн Остин — отличный пример классической британской литературы. Подойдет любителям красивых эпитетов и английских романов XVIII века.

North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell (pre-intermediate — 51 pages) Роман «Север и Юг» описывает противостояние фабрикантов и аристократов во времена промышленной революции в Англии. Книга придется по душе не только поклонникам романтической классики в исполнении Джейн Остин, но и тем, кому нравятся исторические произведения.

Книги на английском с переводом для начинающих

Сохрани нашу подборку в закладки и приступай к чтению книжек. Тогда путь к уровню intermediate будет гораздо быстрее и интереснее. Еще больше книг для начинающих ты найдешь здесь: Growing Strong, или Книги для новичков 2.0

Кстати, рекомендуем тебе установить на телефон наше приложение. Так ты сможешь читать эти адаптированные книги на английском языке онлайн в любую свободную минуту.