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One of Hollywood's most successful actors, Tom Cruise has starred in numerous films since his début in Risky Business. Read about his life and career, his major film roles, his i

One of Hollywood's most succesful actors, tom Cruise has starred in numerous films since his debut in Risky Business. Read about his life and career, his major film roles, his involvement with Sc

His family name is Edson Arantes do Nascimento but people call him "Pele". He is the number one player in the history of football. In 1,363 games, he scored 1,264 goals. Brazilian born Pele is a sports legend, but fifty years ago he was a boy with no shoes. An incredible story for all sports fans.

Ricky Martin is a great entertainer. He's acted on television, appeared on Broadway and sold millions of records. He started singing in a band when he was fourteen and now he is one of the most successful pop stars in the world. Ricky was born in Puerto Rico and he sings in Spanish and English. Read about his exciting life, his family and his music.

This is a biography of singer Jennifer Lopez. "Penguin Readers" is a series of simplified novels, film novelizations and original titles that introduce students at all levels to the pleasures of reading in English. Originally designed for teaching English as a foreign language, the series' combination of high interest level and low reading age makes it suitable for both English-speaking teenagers with limited reading skills and students of English as a second language. Many titles in the series also provide access to the pre-20th century literature strands of the National Curriculum English Orders. "Penguin Readers" are graded at seven levels of difficulty, from "Easystarts" with a 200-word vocabulary, to Level 6 (Advanced) with a 3000-word vocabulary. In addition, titles fall into one of three sub-categories: "Contemporary", "Classics" or "Originals". At the end of each book there is a section of enjoyable exercises focusing on vocabulary building, comprehension, discussion and writing. Some titles in the series are available with an accompanying audio cassette, or in a book and cassette pack.Additionally, selected titles have free accompanying "Penguin Readers Factsheets" which provide stimulating exercise material for students, as well as suggestions for teachers on how to exploit the Readers in class.

Richmond Readers is an exceptional seven-level series of carefully graded readers, consisting of original titles and adaptations of classics, designed to encourage students to read for pleasure. From Young Starter to Advanced level, full colour activity and puzzle books to unabridged classic literature titles, the many genres include: adventure, humour, romance, science fiction, and interactive readers. The readers are ideal as stand-alone resources or as supplements to any English course, as they are easy to use in the classroom or at home. Other key features include: Comprehension exercises and activities included with readers Audio recordings with selected titles A list of all the other titles, grading scheme and structures, and headword count in each reader

Published 2010. Penguin Readers are a carefully graded collection of Readers that enable English language learners to enjoy reading whatever their language level. Penguin Readers are written by specialist ELT authors. The language, vocabulary, style and content of every book is carefully graded to make sure it suits the learner's own language ability.