Journey to the Centre of the Earth

A Step 2 Reading and Training graded reader, retold by Jennifer Gascoigne.  The famous mineralogist, Professor Lidenbrock, finds a piece of parchment in a book. A message written in code describes a secret entrance to another world. The Professor’s nephew, Axel, breaks the code and they set out on a journey to discover this world…

This reader uses the EXPANSIVE READING approach, where the text

becomes a springboard to improve language skills and to explore

historical background, cultural connections and other topics

suggested by the text. As well as the text, written in British English,

this reader contains:

• A wide range of interactive activities practising the four skills

• Dossiers: Volcanoes, Geological Time (Part 1 and 2)

• PET-style activities and Trinity-style activities (Grades 4 and 5)

• A full recording of the text