Travel Stories

Advanced-level Readers containing original, unsimplified short stories written by famous classic and modern writers.These collections come with substantial support material for each story, including a short summary; description of major themes; pre-reading vocabulary activities; post-reading language and comprehension exercises; a literary analysis section and essay questions. They are perfect for those students who are ready to make the transition from graded Readers to unabridged English literature texts. This collection of six excerpts takes the reader through a variety of landscapes which are both challenging and exhilirating. From the desert conditions of Mexico to the frozen land of the Northern Lights, there is something here for everyone who loves to read about travel.From the Lawless Road
by Graham Greene
A journey acorss Mexico on a mule leads to exhaustionHimalaya
by Michel Palin
Following in the footsteps of the men who climbed Mount EverestThe Land of the Camels
by Eric Newby
Travelling by car through northern India to experience a religious festivalHammerfest
by Bill Bryson
Two long weeks in Norway waiting for the Northern LightsThe Amateur Emigrant
by Robert Louis Stevenson
Travelling economy class from Scotland to the USA by ship in 1879Long Way Round
by E. McGregor and C. Boorman
Riding motorbikes to a life-changing encounter with Mongolian street children