Mark Twain

Mark Twain’s real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens. He was born on 30 November 1835 in Florida, Missouri, USA. When he was four years old he and his family went to live in Hannibal, Missouri, a town…

Reading

The Winged Monkeys find the Lion and free him. He is happy now. They find the Scarecrow’s clothes and put some straw in them. The Scarecrow laughs and says, “Thank you!” Then the Winged Monkeys…

Animals

Activities - A Voyage to Lilliput

My name is Lemuel Gulliver. I was born in England, in 16--. When I was a young man I studied to be a doctor. I worked in London at first, but it was not easy to make money there. I decided to work as a…

A diary entry (PET)

Imagine that you live in a rich Victorian family. Here is a page from your diary. Read the entry for 15 July 1841 and choose the correct word. Thursday 15 July 1841 I got at seven o’clock. A butler me…

London in Dickens' Time

During the 1840s London quickly became a very big city. In 1850 there were a quarter of a million more people than in 1840. In the area of St Giles 2,850 people lived in only 95 small houses – about…

Before you read Ch 0D 03 - Around Australia

Can you identify some of the wildlife that lives around the Great Barrier Reef in Australia? Match the pictures and the names.

El león y el ratón

Lectura

Evalúo mis competencias - Biblioteca de verano

Lectura/Comprensión lectora. Biblioteca de verano Aprenderás que para comprender un texto es conveniente organizar la información. Gramática. Oración: sujeto y predicado Aprenderás que una…

The Darling Family

The Darling Family