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Fiona Beddall

    Fiona Beddall is an experienced writer and editor of teaching materials with fifteen years in the field. She has taught English as a foreign language to diverse age groups across France, Spain, and the UK. Her long-standing interest in graded readers has led her to write and adapt several titles for the Penguin Readers series. Her work focuses on creating practical and engaging resources for language learners.

    A History of Britain
    Stories of Survival
    Stories from the Odyssey
    Penguin Readers - 3: The Island of Dr. Moreau
    Murder on the Orient Express
    Move : pre-intermediate : coursebook
    • Move : pre-intermediate : coursebook

      • 160 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      Provides a flexible course for adults and young adults. This work presents communicative syllabus that helps students to express themselves through English. The teacher's book contains teaching tips, systematic teaching notes, photocopiable unit and module tests, 24 extra photocopiable discussion lessons and communication games, and more. // Attention: If no attachments (CDs, booklets etc.) are shown in the photo, they are not included.

      Move : pre-intermediate : coursebook
      5.0
    • Just After Midnight, A Snowdrift Stopped The Orient Express In Its Tracks. The Luxurious Train Was Surprisingly Full For The Time Of The Year. But By The Morning There Was One Passenger Fewer. An American Lay Dead In His Compartment, Stabbed A Dozen Times, His Door Locked From The Inside. With Tension Mounting, Detective Hercule Poirot Comes Up With Not One, But Two Solutions To The Crime.

      Murder on the Orient Express
      4.2
    • [Penguin Readers Level 3]BUT the islanders, seeing that I was really adrift, took pity on me. I drifted very slowly to the eastward, approaching the island slantingly; and presently I saw, with hysterical relief, the launch come round and return towards me.

      Penguin Readers - 3: The Island of Dr. Moreau
      3.5
    • Stories from the Odyssey

      • 32 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      One of a series of simplified educational editions written for learners of English as a foreign language.

      Stories from the Odyssey
      3.8
    • Stories of Survival

      • 48 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      'Penguin Readers' are edited into simplified text together with audio CD recordings containing the full simplified text. They are ideal for all English language students.

      Stories of Survival
      2.0
    • A History of Britain

      • 42 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      [ Penguin Readers Level 3 ] Original / British English Britain is a small country but it has a long history. Two thousand years ago it was part of the Roman Empire. In the 1930s the British Empire was the biggest empire in world history. In the past, kings and queens fought to rule Britain. Discover how wars, revolutions and religion have changed its history. Read about the different countries of the United Kingdom and the great men and women who have shaped the British nation.

      A History of Britain
      3.9
    • The Odyssey

      • 488 pages
      • 18 hours of reading

      Describes the adventures of Odysseus, Greek warrior, as he strives to return to his home island of Ithaca after the Trojan War. This poem also describes his endurance, his love for his wife and son.

      The Odyssey
      4.0
    • With an exclusive introduction and notes by David Stuart Davies. Translation by Louis Mercier. Professor Aronnax, his faithful servant, Conseil, and the Canadian harpooner, Ned Land, begin an extremely hazardous voyage to rid the seas of a little-known and terrifying sea monster. However, the "monster" turns out to be a giant submarine, commanded by the mysterious Captain Nemo, by whom they are soon held captive. So begins not only one of the great adventure classics by Jules Verne, the 'Father of Science Fiction', but also a truly fantastic voyage from the lost city of Atlantis to the South Pole.

      Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
      3.9
    • Alexander the Great

      • 64 pages
      • 3 hours of reading

      Alexander the Great has fascinated people since his death more than 2,300 year ago. By the age of thirty he ruled the biggest Empire the world had ever known. This remarkable leader brought civilisation to millions and shaped our world.

      Alexander the Great
      3.8
    • The Island of Dr Moreau

      • 72 pages
      • 3 hours of reading

      [Penguin Readers Level 3] BUT the islanders, seeing that I was really adrift, took pity on me. I drifted very slowly to the eastward, approaching the island slantingly; and presently I saw, with hysterical relief, the launch come round and return towards me.

      The Island of Dr Moreau
      3.9