Helbling Shakespeare B1 Macbeth+e-Zone+media App

Description: The British Council ELTon Award for Innovation in Learner Resources 2022

Macbeth, a brave and noble lord, is fatally tempted by supernatural forces, then spurred on by his power-hungry wife and his own unbridled ambition to embark on a murderous course to become king of Scotland.
Feel the power of one of the greatest tragic stories of all time in Shakespeare’s original language with a carefully graded modern English translation.


The Helbling Shakespeare Series is an exciting series that puts the Bard’s words centre stage. Bring Shakespeare’s most famous plays to your class with this innovative series. Each play is presented through eight key scenes in Shakespeare’s original language with a special focus on performance.

Ideal for classwork and individual reading.

Features include:

Original annotated text with parallel modern text
Understand and analyse sections with a focus on language and meaning
Vocabulary expansion pages with online worksheets
Cultural spreads with background information and project work
‘From reading to performing’ sections that explore all aspects of drama
Exam preparation
Fully dramatised audios of all scenes
Videos of class performances and video lessons with step-by-step instructions on how to prepare the class for performing
Cyber homework, worksheets, extra audios, templates and easy-to-read scripts on e-zone (Helbling’s LMS platform).