Bir B1: Witches, Secrets And Lies (With Literary Analysis)

It’s the 1690s, in Salem, Massachusetts, and the superstitious local population believe in the power of the devil. When bad things start to happen, they believe it’s due to witchcraft. Suspicion falls on local girls ,following secret meetings in the forest, where they chant and dance around a fire. Sentenced witches will be hanged, or burnt at the stake. At a time when anybody can accuse another of witchcraft, a climate of fear falls on the town. Sarah Smith, 16, has become the enemy of the malicious Abigail Finch, a girl without conscience or morals, who is jealous of Sarah. It’s a very dangerous situation. 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