The following list includes Investigations to understand how to create your own Investigation (according to the level you are aiming for).

B2 level

• Hobbies (history of a hobby, unusual hobbies etc. not just a personal account of a hobby they have)
• Places of interest/attractions/ landmarks
• Famous people (celebrities, or historical figures, or scientists etc.)
• Food (culture/history – not just personal preferences)
• Travel destinations (countries/ regions)
• Sport (history / developments / notable figures – not just personal preferences)
• Films / cinema

C1 level

• Nature (for example animals, plants etc.)
• Music
• Careers
• Historical events
• Art

C2 level

• Environmental issues
• Technological developments
• Culture/customs/traditions
• Religions* (factual, avoid opinions or controversial elements)
• Scientific research / developments

The following list includes book titles & graded readers that can be used for the TIE exams (the list is indicative, serves as an aid and in no way excludes other books). Each candidate is free to choose any book he/she likes.

Graded Readers

A1-A2

• Egghead, by Michael Lacey Freeman. ELI Readers, Deportivo Publishing
• The Secret Garden, by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Burlington Books
• Simon Decker & the Secret Formula, by Jenny Dooley. Express Publishing
• Lisa in New York, by H.Q. Mitchell. MM Publications
• Little Women, by Louisa M. Alcott. Macmillan Readers
• Robinson Crusoe, by Daniel Defoe. ELI Readers, Deportivo Publishing
• 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, by Jules Verne. Express Publishing
• Lisa in New York, by H.Q. Mitchell. MM Publications
• The Tempest, by William Shakespeare. ELI Readers, Deportivo Publishing
• Anne of Green Gables, by L.M. Montgomery. Burlington Books
• The Boat Race Mystery, by Janet Borsbey & Rith Swan. ELI Readers, Deportivo Publishing

  B1-B2

• The Portrait of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde. Express Publishing
• The Coral Island, by R. M. Ballantyne. MM Publications
• David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens. ELI Readers, Deportivo Publishing
• Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley. Express Publishing
• The Space Invaders, by Geoffrey Matthews. Macmillan Readers
• A Safari Mystery, by Micky Jenkins. Burlington books
• Indie – for Independence, by Irene Doura – Kavadia. Archer Editions
• The Call of the Wild, by Jack London. ELI Readers, Deportivo Publishing
• Excalibur, by Jenny Dooley. Express Publishing
• Hamlet, by William Shakespeare. Εκδόσεις Πατάκη
• Kidnapped, by Robert Louis Stevenson. Burlington books
• The Turn of the Screw, by Henry James. MM Publications
• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain. Macmillan Readers
• Christopher Columbus, by Minna Lacey. Εκδόσεις Πατάκη
• The Hacker, by Ken Harris. Burlington books
• The Man in the Iron Mask, by Alexandre Dumas. Express Publishing
• The Phantom of the Opera, by Gaston Leroux. Macmillan Readers
• Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë. ELI Readers, Deportivo Publishing
• Moby Dick, by Herman Melville. MM Publications.
• The Man who would be King, by Rudyard Kipling. MM Publications.
• The Black Cat, by John Milne. Macmillan Readers.

  C1-C2

• The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald. ELI Readers, Deportivo Publishing
• A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens. Express Publishing
• Anna Karenina, by Leo Tolstoy. Macmillan Readers
• Heart of Darkness, by Joseph Conrad. ELI Readers, Deportivo Publishing
• Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens. Macmillan Readers
• Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen. Express Publishing
• Mrs Dalloway, by Virginia Woolf. ELI Readers, Deportivo Publishing
• Wuthering Heights, by Emily Brontë. Express Publishing
• Agnes Grey, by Anne Brontë. Macmillan Readers
• Vanity Fair, by William Makepeace Thackeray. ELI Readers, Deportivo Publishing

Young Learners

• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
• Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White
• Goosebumps by R. L. Stine
• Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling
• James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
• Magic Treehouse (series) by Marie Pope Osborne
• Stuart Little by E. B. White
• The BFG by Roald Dahl
• The Dragon’s Egg by Alison Baird
• The Hardy Boys by Franklin W. Dixon

Teenagers

• Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne
• I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
• The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
• The Hunger Games (trilogy) by Suzanne Collins
• Twilight (series) by Stephenie Meyers

Adults

• Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt
• Angels and Demons by Dan Brown
• Animal Farm by George Orwell
• Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding
• Cat’s Eye by Margaret Atwood
• Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
• Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
• Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
• The Color Purple by Alice Walker
• The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
• To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

The following list includes indicative international news websites which you can use to look for your own News Story.

• bbc.com/news
• theguardian.com
• nytimes.com
• telegraph.co.uk
• thetimes.co.uk
• dailymail.co.uk
• independent.co.uk