Bir B1+: Scarlet Letter, The (With Literary Analysis)

Description: In the city of Boston in the 17th century, a beautiful woman named Hester Prynne is in the pillory with her three-month-old daughter in her arms. She has to face the scorn and insults of an angry crowd who are there to humiliate her. Hester has a scarlet “A” for adulteress embroidered on her dress. At that time, having children while single was a terrible crime. Hester is a married woman although no one has seen her husband in years. The crowd demands to know who the father of her daughter is. But that's her secret. Burlington International Readers offer interesting and challenging fiction, non-fiction and classic literature titles. Readers include: For Students • Introductory information about the author, background and characters • Carefully graded and beautifully illustrated content to follow CEFR levels • Literary and comprehension activity pages integrated throughout the reader • Glossary with phonetics and English definitions • Cross-curricular pages expanding on themes from the story or the author’s world • Suggested project work with techno tasks At www.burlingtonbooks.es students will find: • Downloadable MP3 audio tracks of the story, background information and cross-curricular texts For Teachers At www.burlingtonbooks.es teachers will find: • All students’ resource material • Teacher’s Downloadable Resource Material, which includes: -Character introduction, plot summary and background information - Suggested before and after reading activities, group work, projects and a book report - Final test (photocopiable) - Answer keys to the final test and reader activities