I knew that I was hundreds of miles from the places merchant ships went. I was sure that I was going to die on this lonely island, completely alone. When I thought about this the tears ran down my face. I felt sorry that I had been born. The young Robinson Crusoe ignores his father's advice and decides to become a sailor. But Crusoe is soon caught up in violent storms and finds himself shipwrecked on a remote island.
He will have to live on this island for the next twenty-eight years. Extra grammar and vocabulary exercises ; Notes about the story ; Notes about the life of Daniel Defoe ; Points for Understanding comprehension questions ; Glossary of difficult vocabulary ; Free resources including worksheets, tests and author data sheets at www.macmillanenglish.com/readers ; Audio CD/download available for this title.
