Long ago, a powerful king named Midas lived in a place called Phyrgia. Midas had a large kingdom, a beautiful palace, and a loving daughter. But the thing Midas loved most of all was gold. One day, a god gave Midas the power to turn everything he touches into gold. But was this power a blessing, or a curse?Our World is a six-level primary series in British English that uses fun and fascinating National Geographic content, with stunning images and video, to give young learners the essential English language, skills, and knowledge they need to understand their world.National Geographic video inspires and motivates young learnersOur World Readers encourage reading for fun, and bring storytelling into your classroomFree online activities and support are available for teachers and learners at myNGconnect.com54 Readers9 full-colour readers per level (1 per unit)The readers include fairytales, legends, myths, original fiction and nonfiction that relate to the theme of the unitEach reader recycles vocabulary and language structures taught in the Student's BookThe readers feature on the storytelling segment of the Classroom DVD
