Oxford Bookworms Library: Skyjack!: Level 3: 1000-Word Vocabulary (Oxford Bookworms Library: Stage 3)

A level 3 Oxford Bookworms Library graded readers. Written for Learners of English by Tim Vicary. When a large plane is hijacked, the Prime Minister looks at the list of passengers and suddenly becomes very, very frightened. There is a name on the list that the Prime Minister knows very well – too well. There is someone on that plane who will soon be dead – if the hijackers can find out who he is! And there isn't much time. One man lies dead on the runway. In a few minutes the hijackers will use their guns again. And the Prime Minister knows who they are going to kill.
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When a large plane is hijacked, the Prime Minister looks at the list of passengers and suddenly becomes very, very frightened. There is a name on the list that the Prime Minister knows very well - too well. There is someone on that plane who will soon be dead - if the hijackers can find out who he is! And there isn't much time. One man lies dead on the runway. In a few minutes the hijackers will use their guns again. And the Prime Minister knows who they are going to kill.--Quatrième de couverture When a large airliner was hijacked and the prime minister saw the passenger list, he was unexpectedly surprised. The prime minister knew the name well – because it was there that he knew too well. If the hijackers find out who he is, the passengers will die. We don't have much time. One dead person is already lying on the runway. In a few minutes, the hijackers will use their guns again. The prime minister knows who the criminals are trying to kill. This series of readers is aimed at students at 6 levels from elementary to advanced. All stages have exercises for classroom or private use, plus a glossary to help with vocabulary. The approximate vocabulary count for stage 3 is 1000 words. This is an adventure story about hijackers. As Prime Minister, Helen Sandberg must make some tough decisions when terrorists hijack a plane on which her husband is a passenger