Comprehension check (KET)

Read the summary of Chapter Three. Choose the best word for each space to say what happened in this chapter. School starts in September in Avonlea. On the first day of school is excited. Mr Phillips is…

Understanding the text - How the Camel Got His Hump

Understanding the text How the Camel Got His Hump

Missing Notice

While Hamish goes to look for Calum, Catriona makes this ‘Missing’ notice to try and find her son. Complete the note with the missing information. MISSING Name:   (1) Age:  (2) Physical…

Reading

There was silence. Everyone stopped talking and looked at Laura. “Has that girl got a problem?” asked Matilda in a very loud voice. “Should I call the police?” “I’m sorry. I’m sorry!”…

Before you read Ch 03 03 - The Tin Woodman and the Lion

What do you think the Tin Woodman and the Lion want from the Wizard of Oz? The Tin Woodman wants The Lion wants

My holidays

Comparative idioms (I)

‘Axel was tired but the Professor was as fresh as a daisy.’ There are many common comparative idioms in English with as + adjective + as. We use them to emphasise a characteristic. Some comparisons…

The past simple

When Michelle got home after the basketball game, she wrote about it in her diary. Complete her diary with the past simple tense of the verbs in brackets. November 13 – Montego High (win) the…

Film versions of Jane Eyre

There have been many film versions of Jane Eyre. There has even been a musical version of the novel. Watch the videos of three of these versions and choose the one you like best, then present it to the…

Vocabulary (II)

Complete the newspaper article. Scotland Yard identifies thief Detectives at Scotland Yard say they now know the of the man responsible for the robbery on 29 December at the Bank of England. The man…