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    Pearson Education I .

    imited
    Edinburgh Gate, Harlow,
    Essex CM20 2JE, England
    and Associated Companies throughout the world.

    Pack ISBN: 978-1-4058-5201-2


    Book ISBN: 978-1-4058-5045-2
    CD-ROM ISBN: 978-1-4058-5046-9

    First edition published2000


    This edition published2007

    5 7 9 10 8 64

    Texc copyright© Penguin Books Ltd2000


    This edition copyright© Pearson Education Ltd 2007
    Illustrations by Victor Rjvas Villa

    Ser in 12.5/ I6pt A. Garamond


    Printed in China
    SWTC/04
    Produced for the Publishers by AC Escudio Editorial S.L.

    Alf rights reserved; no part ofthis publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system,
    or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or othnwise,
    without the prior written permission ofthe Publishers.

    Published by Pearson Education Ltd in association with Penguin Books Ltd,


    both companies being subsidiaries of Pearson Pie.

    For a complete list of the titles available in the Penguin Active Reading series please write to your local
    Pearson Longman office or to: Penguin Readers M arketing Department, Pearson Education,
    Edinburgh Cate, Harlow, Essex CM20 2JE, England.
    Island for Sale
    Anne Collins

    Level 1

    Series Editors: Andy Hopkins and Jocelyn Potter


    Activities 1

    - What's the book about?


    1 Look at the picture on the front of this book. What country is this
    story about?
    • Italy • Japan • Mexico • Scotland • India • Russia
    2 Talk about the people in the pictures. What do they like? What do you
    think? Put ticks(✓) under A or B.

    A B

    lot of money ✓

    big new houses

    old castles

    expensive cars

    long holidays

    quiet evenings

    shopping

    walking

    111B What happens first?


    Look at the words at the bottom of page 1. What are they in your
    language? T hen look at the pictures. What do you think? Put the right
    words in these sentences.
    1 Lana is ................................ . I a town a country an island

    2 Duncan lives in an old ................................ . house hotel castle

    friend boat dog


    3 Jock is Duncan's ................................

    4 Duncan likes ............................... . running fishing reading

    5 The things in the castle are very


    new old expensive
    11
    Island for Sale

    "

    T here are many islands in the sea near Scotland. This story is
    about one of these islands. The name of the island is Lana.
    Lana isn't big, but it's very beautiful. It's very quiet, too. There are
    no houses or roads or cars on Lana. But there's a castle. The castle is
    very old.
    A young Scotsman lives in the castle. The Scotsman's name is
    Duncan McTavish. Duncan lives in the castle with his dog, Jock.
    Duncan is very happy on his island. He likes going for walks with
    Jock. He likes swimming and fishing in his little boat.
    There are many big rooms in
    Duncan's castle. They have a lot of
    old things in them - pictures and
    heavy tables, chairs and beds.
    In winter the castle is very cold
    and dark. Duncan puts on a lot of
    electric lights in all the rooms.

    sale /se1I/ (n) This boat is for sale. Do you want to buy it?
    island /'a,1:md/ (n) There are a lot of islands in the North Sea.

    dog /dog/ (n) Who is going to take the dog for a walk?
    fish /frJ/ (v/n) He likes fishing in the river at weekends.
    electric /i'lektnk/ (adj) There are no electric lights in the house; there is no electricity here.
    Leaping Larry says, 'We want to see the island.'
    'OK,' Duncan says. 'We can go in my boat.'
    Duncan, Larry and Roxanne get into Duncan's boat. Jock gets in,
    too. Bobo is with Roxanne.
    It's a beautiful day, but Roxanne isn't happy.

    10
    G Now make sentences with the words. Write them here.

    Visit the famous island of Lana!


    Stay in a Scottish castle and
    paint beautiful pictures!

    "'
    u
    '!!

    About the castle

    About the holidays

    Please come and visit us. Bring your friends too!


    Jean and Duncan McTavish,
    ·n\e Castle, lslanc\ of Lana, Scotland
    ~ - - -- -

    22
    Anne Collins
    British English
    Original
    Duncan McTavish and his dog, Jock, live in a castle on a
    Scottish island. One day, Duncan gets a letter from the
    electricity company. They want £5,000. But Duncan
    doesn't have the money. He can do only one thing:
    sell his island. Is a famous rock star going to buy it?

    Level 1200 headwords Pre-intermediate


    Level 4 1700 headwords Intermediate

    Cover illustration by Victor Rivas Villa

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