Discipline lingue moderne

Para David, un joven violinista de catorce años, poder tocar un Stradivarius en su primer concierto es una oportunidad única. Sin embargo, a la felicidad y a la alegría de los aplausos les sigue la desesperación: después del concierto, una mano misteriosa aprovecha la confusión que reina en el camerino del virtuoso del violín para robar el valioso instrumento. Furioso, David se lanza a la búsqueda del ladrón con la única ayuda de su perro Fígaro, ignorando que corren un grave peligro. Pero ¿será suficiente la presencia de su fiel compañero para protegerlo?

Per imparare a comunicare efficacemente, per scoprire nuove realtà, per utilizzare subito e concretamente le acquisizioni.

Advantage è un corso di inglese completo e ricco, per una rapida e graduale acquisizione della lingua.

Un nuovo viaggio nella cultura dei Paesi di lingua tedesca, con uno sguardo "allargato" sulla società multiculturale.

Una nuova grammatica di riferimento e pratica per gli studenti italiani della scuola superiore e oltre, con unità specifiche per il potenziamento del lessico e CD-ROM con ampia offerta di esercitazioni supplementari.

In Business è il nuovo corso di Pearson Longman per lo studio dell'inglese commerciale. Il testo si avvale della consolidata chiarezza didattica di Flavia Bentini e si propone come opera completa, attuale, snella, attenta alle esigenze degli studenti.

Count Dracula is a vampire. He drinks people's blood. He lives in a lonely castle in the mountains of Transylvania. But then he comes to England and strange things start happening. People change. People become ill. Professor Van Helsing knows about vampires, but can he stop Count Dracula?

Sir Henry Curtis, Captain John Good and Allan Quatermain are travelling to the mysterious, unmapped heart of Africa. Sir Henry wants to find his missing brother. Quatermain wants to find King Solomon's secret treasure. Is Sir Henry's brother still alive? Will they find King Solomon's treasure? Does the treasure even exist...?

Shakespeare's plays are famous all over the world – in the theatre, in film and in the classroom. What do we know about the man? What kind of life did he have? Who were his friends? Why can we still laugh and suffer with his characters 400 years after his death?

Doctor Faustus is a clever man who is greedy for knowledge and power. After he signs an agreement with the Devil, in his own blood, his new skills are admired around the world. But there are two sides to an agreement with the Devil. There is a price to pay...

Hamlet is the Prince of Denmark. His heart is filled with sadness and pain. Why? Only his two best friends, Horatio and Marcellus, know the true reason. The new king, Claudius, murdered Hamlet's father and married the young prince's mother. Will Hamlet be strong and brave enough to take revenge? Is he mad? Or does he have a secret plan?

Frankenstein is probably the most famous horror story in the world. Victor Frankenstein is a young scientist who creates a monster from parts of dead bodies. At first the monster looks for love and wants to be kind. But soon, he learns to hate people and becomes evil. Frankenstein has learnt how to create life. But will this life destroy him?

These are the stories of some of Shakespeare's most famous plays. We travel to Venice, Greece, Denmark and Rome, and meet many different people. There is a greedy money-lender, a fairy king and queen, some Roman politicians and a young prince who meets the ghost of his murdered father.

‘We'll give a free dinner to the person who tells the best story. Now, put up your hands if you agree.' The pilgrims all held up their hands. A group of pilgrims are travelling together for five days from London to Canterbury. On the way, each pilgrim has to tell a story to keep the others amused. Some stories are happy, and some are sad. But they all have a message, and we can learn from them.

Maximus is a general in the Roman army. After his last battle he wants to return to his family. But the new Emperor Commodus hates Maximus, and kills his family. Soon Maximus is a prisoner, then a slave, and finally a gladiator. When Emperor Commodus joins Maximus in the arena they fight for their lives.