Macmillan Readers
Audio serializations of a selection of Macmillan Readers at various levels, with accompanying listening activities. Readers to choose from include 'The Prince and the Pauper', 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' and 'Owl Hall'.
The Space Invaders: Chapter 1: 'I am Omega'
This audio serialization of the intermediate-level Macmillan Reader, The Space Invaders is told in 12 chapters. Each chapter is accompanied by a comprehensive lesson plan written, including teacher’s notes, with suggestions for extension activities, plus student worksheets and a full transcript and glossary.
Sherlock: The Norwood Builder
In Chapter 1, McFarlane bursts into Holmes’s apartment on Baker Street and begs him for help. The police are chasing him but he has just enough time to pique Holmes’s interest before Inspector Lestrade, of Scotland Yard, rushes in.
Love Stories
Bliss
This advanced-level story, by Katherine Mansfield, is set in London in the early 1900s. It is about a woman called Bertha who is overcome with happiness because she has everything – but all is not as it seems. It is told in four parts; each part contains audio and an ...
Second Best
This advanced-level story, by D H Lawrence, is set in the British countryside in the early 1900s. It is about a young woman who is looking for love after a disappointing affair. It is told in two parts; each part contains audio and an accompanying lesson plan written by Daniel ...
Horror Stories
The Terror of Blue John Gap
This advanced-level story, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is set in the Peak District, England, in 1902. It tells of how a man uncovers the truth behind the legend of a mysterious monster. It is told in six parts; each part contains audio and an accompanying lesson plan written by ...
Oh, Whistle and I'll Come to You, My Lad
This advanced-level story, by M R James, is set in Burnstow, a seaside town on the east coast of England. It tells of how university professor makes an interesting discovery with disturbing consequences. It is told in seven parts; each part contains audio and an accompanying lesson plan written by ...
Science Fiction Stories
The Shadow and the Flash
This advanced-level story, by Jack London, was first published in 1903. In it, two competitive scientists take different routes to achieving invisibility, with tragic results. The story is told in five parts; each part contains audio and an accompanying lesson plan written by Daniel Barber, which includes teacher’s notes, student ...
Tom Sawyer: Chapters 1 & 2: Audio and activities
An audio serialization of the beginner-level Macmillan Reader, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, with accompanying listening activities and transcripts.
The Prince and the Pauper: Chapter 1
An audio serialization of the elementary-level Macmillan Reader, The Prince and the Pauper, is told in sixteen chapters. Each chapter is accompanied by a comprehensive lesson plan written by Adrian Tennant, including teacher’s notes, with suggestions for extension activities, plus student worksheets and a full transcript and glossary.
The Well: Chapter 1: Audio and activities
An audio serialization of the starter-level Macmillan Reader, The Well, is told in eight chapters. Each chapter is accompanied by a comprehensive lesson plan written by Adrian Tennant, including teacher’s notes, with suggestions for extension activities, plus student worksheets and a full transcript and glossary.
American Stories
The Gift of the Magi
This advanced-level story is set in New York at Christmas in the early 1900s. It is about a young married couple who are poor but very much in love, and want to buy each other the best Christmas present possible. The story is told in two parts; each part contains ...
Full Circle
This advanced-level story is about two writers who were once friends. Their lives have taken very different directions since they left university. One has become a successful novelist; the other is poor and out of work. An advertisement in the paper brings the two together in a new relationship, one ...
Crime Stories
The Tell-tale Heart: Part 1
This advanced-level story, by Edgar Allan Poe, was first published in 1843. In it, a cold-blooded killer explains how he prepared what he believes is the perfect murder of the old man he lived with. The story is told in two parts;each part contains audio and an accompanying lesson plan ...
Northanger Abbey: Chapter 1: Audio and activities
An audio serialization of the beginner-level Macmillan Reader, Northanger Abbey, with accompanying listening activities and transcripts. Chapter 1 is now available to all onestopenglish users! Catherine goes to Bath...
Owl Hall
Owl Hall, by Robert Campbell and Lindsay Clandfield, is a gripping teenage mystery story told in thirteen spooky parts.
The Importance of Being Earnest
Oscar Wilde’s most popular play, which opened in 1895 to great success and has appeared regularly in theatres around the world ever since, has also been made into a film several times, most recently starring Rupert Everett and Colin Firth. Now Macmillan has made it accessible to learners of upper ...
The Secret Garden: Chapter 1
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett tells the story of Mary Lennox, who arrives from India to live with her uncle in Yorkshire. She is lonely and unwanted. Left alone, she has nothing to do but explore the large house and its grounds. Then one day, she finds a ...