What truly makes the HELBLING Shakespeare readers stand out is that unlike many traditional graded readers, these books go far beyond simplified reading and a few comprehension tasks. Inside, students will find:
- engaging and varied activities
- performance and discussion tasks
- CAE-style language practice
- vocabulary and fluency development
- critical thinking work
- extensive arts and culture sections
With around 130 pages of arts and culture material, this reader can easily become the foundation of a whole CLIL course, combining literature, theatre, culture, history, and language learning in a much more meaningful way.
Students also get access to the HELBLING e-zone, Cyber Homework, the Media App with audio and additional digital materials.
Lair’s tip: Pause the story before a major turning point and let students become advisers to the characters. In groups, they prepare advice for Othello, Desdemona, or Cassio and explain what they should (or shouldn’t) do next. This works brilliantly for practising persuasion, giving opinions, and modal verbs naturally.
