A true testament to the human will and spirit. Joe Simpson and his climbing partner Simon Yates both showed great courage and strength after Simpson fell and broke his leg descending Siula Grande but it is Simpson’s harrowing account of what happened to him and how against all the odds he got himself back to base camp that will leave the reader in awe and complete admiration. An intense and totally engrossing read.
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Extensive reading is essential for improving fluency and there is a real need in the ELT classroom for motivating, contemporary graded material that will instantly appeal to students.Please note: this a graded reader for students who are learning English and does not contain the original text but is an adapted version. Based on the internationally acclaimed book by Joe Simpson, Touching the Void is the compelling true story of a mountaineering expedition which goes dreadfully wrong.
Extensive reading is essential for improving fluency and there is a real need in the ELT classroom for motivating, contemporary graded material that will instantly appeal to students.Please note: this a graded reader for students who are learning English and does not contain the original text but is an adapted version. Based on the internationally acclaimed book by Joe Simpson, Touching the Void is the compelling true story of a mountaineering expedition which goes dreadfully wrong.
LEVEL 3 BOOK ONLY Perfect also for native English speaking children who are struggling with their reading Full colour photos and film stills bring story to life and aid comprehension Fact File section explores the making of the film, climbing Everest and other related topics People and Places section provides clear visual and geographical context before students start reading Self-study activities enable students to check their progress as they read Series Information Secondary ELT Readers is a series of contemporary teenage-focused titles, simplified for students of English as a Foreign Language.
The series covers five levels from Starter Level (Beginners) to Level 4 (Upper-Intermediate) and is aimed at students aged twelve to eighteen. Each reader is available in Book Only or Book and CD formats. The CD features an audio recording of the story for reading along.
There are also online resource sheets providing extra activities and background information for the teacher.
Joe Simpson is the author of several best-selling books, of which the first, Touching the Void, won both the NCR Award and the Boardman Tasker Award. His later books are This Game of Ghosts, Storms of Silence, Dark Shadows Falling, The Beckoning Silence and a novel The Water People. Since its first publication in 1988, Touching the Void has become a classic and an international bestseller, translated into fourteen languages and made into an award-winning feature-length documentary film (winner of the Outstanding British Film of the Year BAFTA 2004). Joe currently lives in Sheffield.
Extensive reading is essential for improving fluency and there is a real need in the ELT classroom for motivating, contemporary graded material that will instantly appeal to students.Please note: this a graded reader for students who are learning English and does not contain the original text but is an adapted version. Based on the internationally acclaimed book by Joe Simpson, Touching the Void is the compelling true story of a mountaineering expedition which goes dreadfully wrong.
Touching the Void is aimed at readers aged 12 and over.
Touching the Void features in the following genres: Sports, Travel, eBooks of the Month, Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure, Recommendations
Ebook, Paperback. Not Available.
Touching the Void was written by Joe Simpson and published by Mary Glasgow Magazines an imprint of Scholastic
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