The Lost Coin

A1 | 600 Headwords | Original

L. Bulmer

When Jenny travels from Ireland to York for a summer school, she brings a lucky silver coin from her grandfather - a piece of family history. But when she loses her backpack in the city, she panics and she thinks the coin is lost forever.

A man from the museum sees the coin and wants to show it in an exhibition. Jenny must choose: keep the coin for herself or share it with the world.

In York, Jenny finds friendship courage and a new home!

Syllabus 

Topics 

Travel, places in a town, describing people, meeting people, friendship, courage, doing something new, family, history, talents, feelings 

Grammar 

Articles: Pronouns Personal, subject, direct and indirect object, demonstrative 

Adjectives: Absolute forms, comparative, superlative 

Verbs: Affirmative, negative and question forms; Verb + -ing / verb + infinitive; Verbs of preference; 

Infinitive of purpose; Present simple, present continuous, past simple (regular and irregular verbs), 

future (going to / will); Common phrasal verbs 

Conjunctions: And, so, but, because 

In this reader you’ll find:

- Focus on York
- Glossary of difficult words
- Comprehension and grammar activities including A1 style exercises and 21st-century Skills activities
- Final test

Tags

| Studying Abroad | Friendship | Family | History