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This edition contains an adapted text of the novel Children of the Railway by the famous English writer Edith Nesbit (1858-1924).

The young heroes of the novel lived in a cosy manor, with loving parents, in prosperity, without any worries. But the mysterious disappearance of their father forced the family to move from the estate in the suburbs of London to a rural house near the railway. A new life began. Mum worked hard, writing and selling stories for magazines. They faced many disappointments, trials and tribulations in the new place, but gradually made friends. The children's ingenuity, resourcefulness , and commitment to good deeds helped them prevent a train accident, put out a fire, rescue a wounded boy, and become reliable helpers to adults. They became close to the railway and became its worthy children.

The text is accompanied by a system of exercises aimed at checking the understanding of the content of the readings, practising and consolidating vocabulary and grammatical structures, and promoting the development of children's speech skills and creativity. The exercises are designed to meet the modern requirements of foreign language teaching methods. The book includes a final test and an English-Ukrainian dictionary.