Reading

One day I found a small bag from the ship with seeds1 in it. I decided to use it for my gunpowder so I emptied it outside my house. It rained a lot and about a month later I saw some young plants…

Reading

A few weeks later it was Muff Potter’s trial.1 Everyone in St Petersburg talked about it and Tom and Huck were worried. “Tom,” said Huck, “did you tell anyone about… that?” “No, of course…

Comprehension check (KET)

Are these sentences "Right" or "Wrong"? If there is not enough information to answer "Right" or "Wrong", choose "Doesn’t say". Injun Joe was carrying a candle.…

I’m hungry!

Before you read - The ‘Blackbeard’

Before you read The ‘Blackbeard’

The Times of Charlotte Brontë

Charlotte Brontë was born at a time of great change in Britain. Although she died at the young age of thirty-nine, she lived through the reigns of four monarchs. The last of these was Queen Victoria,…

Fill in the gaps (PET)

Read this report of Jane and Mr Rochester’s wedding from the local newspaper. Choose the correct word. Shock Ending to Wedding of Wealthy Local Man The wedding of wealthy Mr Rochester Thornfield Hall…

Reported speech (I)

Reported Speech ‘He said that Christmas was a humbug.’ Fred is telling other people what his uncle said, so this is a reported statement. Look at these sentences. We can see that the tense of the…

Who do you think says it? - The Story of the Door

You will meet the following characters in Part One of the story: Mr Utterson, a lawyer in London Mr Richard Enfield, his cousin Mr Enfield tells Mr Utterson a story about something he saw one night…

Speaking: music (T: Grade 5)

Discuss the following questions with a partner. Why do people listen to music? What kind of music do you listen to when you feel sad? When you feel happy? When you're studying? If you can play an…