In this story, which inspired King Kong and Jurassic Park, a team of brave explo rers set out for a ""lost world"" in the middle of the Amazon rain forest. This re ader uses the Expansive Reading approach, where the text becomes a springboard t o improve language skills and to explore historical background, cultural connect ions and other topics suggested by the text. As well as the story, this reader c ontains : a wide range of activities practising the four skills ; CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) activities ; dossiers : ""The Lost World"" : a N ew Kind of Story and others ; PET-style and Trinity-style activities (Grade 5) ; a special audio CD/CD-ROM with the text recorded in full and a variety of games and activities for further practice ; an exit test with answer key at blackcat- cideb.com