Beowulf

This book, based on the epic poem Beowulf, tells the story of Beowulf, a warrior who becomes famous by helping Hrothgar, King of the Danes. Beowulf kills first Grendel, a horrible monster that terrifies the Danes every night, and then Grendel's mother. Beowulf returns to his own country to become king. Late in life he decides to fight a dangerous dragon and...

In this reader (a prose translation) you will finf:

-Background information about this poem

-Culture and society in the Middle Ages

-Glossary of difficult words

-Comprehension and grammar activities including B1 Preliminary style exercises

-Final test