Black Beauty (Starter)

Black Beauty, a handsome young horse, has a happy life on a farm in England. He is good and gentle and all the humans and other horses like him. But soon everything changes. His new masters are not very kind and his life becomes sad and difficult. No one loves him, but one day...

This reader uses the Expansive Reading approach, where the text becomes a springboard to improve language skills and to explore historical background, cultural connections and other topics suggested by the text.

As well as the story, this reader contains: • Wide range of activities practising the four skills • KET-style activities and Trinity-style activities (Grades 2, 3) • Dossiers: The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and Horses • Projects on the web

• Full recording of the text • Exit test with answer key at blackcat-cideb

Editie adaptata de Gina D.B. Clemen.

Ilustratii color de Franco Grazioli.