The Gingerbread Man

Vocabulary - The text and beyond

Print the PDF file and do the activity 3D shapes. Match the words to the 3D shapes.

Geological Time (Part 1) - Geological Time (Part 1)

Life on Earth originated about 2 billion years ago, but the earliest good fossils come from the Cambrian period, which began about 570 million years ago. The Cambrian Period The climate at the beginning…

Dinosaurs and non-dinosaurs

Find out more about the dinosaurs, and non-dinosaurs, mentioned in the dossier on Geological Time (Part 2): the Ichthyosaurus. the Ankylosaurus. the Plesiosaurus. the Velociraptor. the Pterosaur. the…

Writing - The text and beyond

You are a journalist for the newspaper above (activity 6). Write an article (100-150 words) for the newspaper of the next day. Decide how much new information you know now, and what the readers of the…

Another ending

Write another ending to the story (about 100 words). Compare your ideas with other students.

Jane Eyre

Many people think that Jane Eyre is a strong character. What do you think? Give some examples that justify your opinion. Discuss this with your partner and then present your ideas to the class.

Sydney - Sydney

Sydney is the capital city of New South Wales. It is the largest city in Australia. The first Europeans moved to Australia in 1788. 751 of the 1,023 people on the ship were convicts.1 Today, more than…

Focus on the Story (II)

Who said ...? ‘The Ghost really exists. People have seen it many times in the last three hundred years, since 1584 in fact. It always appears before the death of any member of my family.’ ‘It is…

Go back to the text - Wet Weather

Wet Weather