Space Romance

📖 The Scoop

He knew nothing about Alpha 3461. They had used the same cabin for three years already, and they were going to use it for seven or eight years more. He didn't know what she looked like, how old she was or what she did.

Gareth is travelling on the starship New Adventurer. Half the passengers on the starship sleep for two weeks, then the other half sleep for the next two weeks. He is forbidden to meet Alpha 3461, but he can't stop thinking about her. How can they meet?

Level 4
1,250 headwords

Currently comprising 16 titles across four stages - from beginner to upper intermediate - the series is carefully graded, lexically and structurally, to encourage young adults to read for pleasure and at speed. The stories are all, first and foremost, just that - stories, from ELT authors well known for their ability to craft original and engaging narratives to entertain and educate.

Each reader contains striking and contemporary full-colour illustrations and photos, resource pages of well-scaffolded exercises, and an easy-to-use glossary. Titles in Levels 1 and 2 are 32 pages each, while titles in Levels 3 and 4 are 40 pages each.

Genre: Foreign Language Study / English as a Second Language (fancy, right?)