Helbling Readers Red Series書系簡介
系列分為：
● Helbling Classics（經典文學）
● Helbling Fiction（當代原創）
全系列適合程度：劍橋英檢(Cambridge) KET / 全民英檢(GEPT) 初級 / 歐洲共同語言能力(CEF) A1~A2 / 倫敦聖三一學院(Trinity) 1~ 4 級
此系列書共分3個級數，分別是
Level 1 - 400字彙以上；認證級數Cambridge KET、CEF A1、Trinity1,2級
Level 2 - 600字彙以上；認證級數Cambridge KET、CEF A1/A2、Trinity 2,3級
Level 3 - 1000字彙以上；認證級數Cambridge KET、CEF A2、Trinity3,4級
本書特色─
◎About this Book單元: 分別提供學生與老師的語言學習或教學提示，並有本書文法結構要點。
◎Before Reading/After Reading: 閱讀前/後各有問題提問與練習，幫助理解作品內容並培養賞析 與批判思考能力。
◎精選深受青少年喜愛的經典名著，或專為青少年所寫的有趣故事。
◎依據CEF分級閱讀，讓英文學習精準到位。
◎附有MP3光碟，同時訓練閱讀與聽力技巧，還有聽力練習活動。
◎配合本書學習，提供免費的教學資源，包括練習單、解答及聽力練習原稿。
內容簡介：
Next Door / Level 1 / Helbling Fiction / Recording in British English
《鄰居》自從約恩的隔壁，搬來了一對孿生兄妹的家庭後，奇怪的事情開始發生。孩子在學校取笑這對雙胞胎，並說，他們是從另一個星球。
但約恩決定找出他們正真的來歷。
Book Description
When a new family with a twin brother and sister move next door to Eoin, strange things start to happen. The kids at school make fun of the twins and say that they are from another planet.
But Eoin decides to find out where they really come from.
作者簡介：
About the Author(作者簡介)
Meet the Author
Hello Robert, tell us a little about yourself.
Hi. I’m from Scotland but I live in Barcelona, Spain. I write magazines and books for teachers and students of English. I love music. I play the guitar and write songs. So I write songs, stories, books and magazine articles.
How are you inspired to write your stories？
I think the location of a story is very important. Where does the story happen? I usually think of the location first and then imagine the characters. So the idea of this story started with the house next door and then the people inside the house.
What’s the most important part of a story?
The beginning, A Story is like a film. I love going to the cinema. When you watch a film you usually know immediately if you like it or not. It’s the same with a book. The reader must like the story immediately.
Do you know the end of the story when you start writing?
Sometimes. But you often don’t know the end until you start writing the story.
The hero of the story, Eoin, has a blog. Do you have an Internet blog?
No, I don’t. But I have a diary and I try to write something every day. It’s a good way to make notes for stories.
Finally, do you know anyone in Spain called Eoin?
Yes, I do! But he’s not the Eoin in this story. And he isn’t from Spain or England. He’s from Ireland.