Around the world in 80 days: Jules Verne

The book is an adaptation of Jules’s fascinating novel “Around the World in 80 days” the hero of the novel, Fileas Fogg, was struggling about the laying that he would be able to go around the globe from west to east within 80 days, which at that time was extremely possible speed, given the technical capabilities of transport. Fogg’s journey begins in England, then he goes to France, Egypt, India, China, Japan, America. There are many dangers along the way; In India, Fileas Fogg and his servant are saved by a beautiful Aud, who later becomes the wife of Fogg. The novel describes in detail the means and conditions of the movement of that time: on steam locomotives, schooners, in addition, travelers had to use a sleigh with a sail and even an elephant. The text of the manual is adapted for educational purposes to the level of Elementary. Each chapter is accompanied by exercises for the development and consolidation of speech activity skills, the English-Russian dictionary, as well as commentary. The book is intended for students …

Author
Verne Jules
Editor
Lvov V.A.
Artist
Kuznetsov A.M.
Publisher
Iris-Press, 2016
Series
English club/Elementary

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