Million pound banknote / Mark Twain ; text adaptation and activities by Gina D.B. Clemen ; illustrated by Franco Garazioli.

By: D. B. Clemen, GinaContributor(s): Grazioli, Franco | Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. Million pound banknoteMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Reading & trainingStep three B1.2: Publisher: Genoa : Black Cat Pub., 2008Edition: Simplified edDescription: 95 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm + 1 audio disc (4 3/4 in.)Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9788853008503; 8853008504; 9788853008497; 8853008490Other title: One million pound bank-noteSubject(s): Humorous stories, American | United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction | English language -- Study and teaching | Readers (Secondary) | Okuma kitapları (Orta düzey)LOC classification: PE1121 | .T734 2008
Contents:
The story. -- From San Francisco to London -- An unusual bet -- The letter -- At the tailor's -- The poor millionaire -- The dinner party -- A million-dollar idea -- Back to Portland Place.
Dossiers. -- San Francisco in the 1850s -- Sailing ships -- Sailing on San Francisco Bay -- The English and betting -- Londinium -- How did people dress in the 1950s? -- Money and its origins -- London today -- The origin of banking.
Summary: In the 1850s, a young American finds himself in London by chance. He is penniless, and yet he leads the luxurious life of a millionaire, all thanks to a bizarre bet, made by two eccentric gentlemen. - This reader comes with an audio CD and contains background information, as well as language activities in all four skills. Suitable for self-study.
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Pre-intermediate.

The story. -- From San Francisco to London -- An unusual bet -- The letter -- At the tailor's -- The poor millionaire -- The dinner party -- A million-dollar idea -- Back to Portland Place.

Dossiers. -- San Francisco in the 1850s -- Sailing ships -- Sailing on San Francisco Bay -- The English and betting -- Londinium -- How did people dress in the 1950s? -- Money and its origins -- London today -- The origin of banking.

In the 1850s, a young American finds himself in London by chance. He is penniless, and yet he leads the luxurious life of a millionaire, all thanks to a bizarre bet, made by two eccentric gentlemen. - This reader comes with an audio CD and contains background information, as well as language activities in all four skills. Suitable for self-study.

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