The text and beyond - The Opium Den

That evening, exquisitely dressed, Dorian Gray entered Lady Narborough’s dining room. No one looking at Dorian Gray could possibly have believed that he had murdered a man. It was a small party and…

Summary - Understanding the text

At the beginning of Chapter Two, Scrooge didn’t believe in ghosts and he said, ‘Humbug!’ But at the end he stopped before saying it again. What happened to change his mind? Look at the sentences…

Summary (III) (FCE)

You are going to read a summary of the story so far. Choose from the list the sentence which best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning. Ebenezer Scrooge was a mean old businessman. One…

Vocabulary (II) - The Aristocrat from Hampshire

Use the words to fill in the gaps in the sentences that follow. Remember to change the form of the word if necessary. to inherit a property a debt to sign a will I had to a legal contract when I bought…

Comprehension check (PET)

Look at the statements below about Part Four. Decide if each statement is correct or incorrect. The police could not find out anything about Mr Hyde’s past. Dr Jekyll began seeing his friends again…

Verb + object + to + infinitive

I want you to come to the house, sir. We use the pattern verb + object + to + infinitive with the following verbs. advise; allow; ask; encourage; expect; help; order; remind; teach; tell; want; would…

Comprehension check

How many of Shakespeare’s plays have Italian settings? Why is this? How many versions of the Romeo and Juliet story were there before Shakespeare wrote his play? How did Shakespeare change Arthur…

Who do you think says... - With a Kiss, I Die

'I will ride to Verona tonight'? 'Sweet Juliet, I will visit your grave every night and cry for you'? 'With a kiss, I die'? 'Quick, here is Romeo's dagger. Let me…

Evalúo mis competencias

Indica el número de elemento„ y colorea donde haya 10:

Nombra elemento„ de la ilustración de lo„ que solo haya uno. Despué„, di otro„ de lo„ que haya vario„ iguale„. ¿Cuánto„ pájaro„ ve„ en la ilustración? Piensa la suma: Nombra…