Haunted Castles in Scotland - Haunted Castles in Scotland

Scotland is a land with a lot of old castles and people say some of them are haunted. Glamis1 Castle is a big fourteenth-century castle in Angus County, northwest Scotland. It is famous because…

The Sheriff’s ride

The Sheriff’s ride

The Atlantic Slave Trade - The Atlantic Slave Trade

In chapter one, Robinson becomes a slave and he also meets an African slave – Xury. At the time that Defoe wrote Robinson Crusoe the slave trade1 was an enormous business, which made a lot of money.…

Reading

Mrs Lucca continued her story and we all listened. ‘One evening Gennaro showed me a letter from Gorgiano with a red circle at the top. It said there was an important meeting on a certain day and…

Understanding the text - Ghosts!

"Ghosts!” said Huck. “I can see ghosts! They’re coming here and I’m really scared!” “Can ghosts see us?” asked Tom. “Sure, ghosts can see everything,” answered Huck. “Oh, why did…

Understanding the text - Colin

Understanding the text Colin

Picture Dictionary

Discussion - The Aesthetic Movement

Nowadays, the word 'dandy' tends to be used with negative connotations about a man who pays too much attention to his clothes and the way he looks. Can you think of any contemporary dandies from…

Comprehension (KET)

Choose the correct answer. When they were sure that nobody could see them, Amy and Claire went to The inside of the house was Inside the house, Lisa was For ten years, Jack lived in the house Jack says…

Comprehension check (FCE)

For these questions choose the answer which you think fits best according to the text. Sir Percival discovered that Laura loved Walter because Anne came to see Laura because she wanted to Sir Percival…