Bar 1: Miserables, Les

Description: Genre: Classic Fiction Level: Difficult Words: 1,300-1,700 Headwords Jean Valjean is released from prison after 19 years. Desperate and rejected, "free" life seems terrible for him. Then, an act of kindness changes his life forever and convinces him to become a good man. Latr, rich and successful, Valjeean tries to lead a good life, helping the poor. But wherever he goes in his new life, his old jailor, inspector Javert, is one step behind him, determined to bring him to justice. The prestigious Burlington Activity Readers Series, now with 102 titles, offers an exciting range of classic adaptations, original stories and non-fiction. This full-colour series offers the following key features: Grammatical structures and vocabulary are carefully controlled, ensuring each reader corresponds perfectly to the levels and syllabus of the Spanish school system. Multilingual introduction and glossary of difficult words translated into Spanish, Catalan, Basque and Galician in every reader. Vocabulary and comprehension activities integrated after every two chapters in ESO and after every three chapters in Bachillerato, to consolidate students’ understanding and develop their ability to use textual and visual information. Did You Know? boxes with interesting information related to the content of the reader. Cross-curricular pages at the end of each reader, to enrich students’ general knowledge by expanding upon a theme from the story. Student’s website materials with MP3 recordings, comprehension activities, vocabulary games, book report tasks and a progress report (ESO), and web-based activities (Bachillerato), available in the Student’s Zone. Teacher’s materials are available from the Teacher’s Zone. They include all the student’s website resources, plus: Plot summary Background information Before and after reading activities Final tests in editable format Answers to all the reader activities General series information leaflet