Animals

Discussion Questions

Jonathan Swift wants the readers of Gulliver’s Travels to think about some very important subjects regarding politics and social life. Lilliput The people of Lilliput are very small, but they have…

Reading

Saturday October 31 was Halloween and the town of Montego Bay was ready to celebrate it. There were jack-o’-lanterns1 and black and orange decorations everywhere. There were some incredible costumes…

Reading

For years Dorian Gray could not free himself from the influence of the book Lord Henry had given him. The book seemed to him to contain the story of his own life, written before he had lived it. He…

Before you read Ch 1 01 - Scrooge

Match the words on the left to their definitions, like the example. the Christmas spirit = kind, generous feelings a Christmas card Christmas Eve a Christmas carol Christmas decorations ‘Merry Christmas!’

About the Author

Jules Verne was born in 1828 in the town of Nantes, in France. When he was a boy, he ran away from home and tried to get on a ship to the Caribbean. The men on the ship found him and sent him back home.…

Feelings - Go back to the text

Feelings are very important in the story: Virginia feels sorry for the Ghost. Cecil loves Virginia. The Ghost hates the Americans. Sir Simon was very angry with his wife. The Ghost is afraid of the twins. [...]

Adverbs - The text and beyond

We often use adverbs to describe the way in which people say things. The adverbs add more ‘colour’ to speech. Choose an appropriate adverb from the list to complete the sentences. ‘I’m afraid…

Selecciona el número mayor de cada par.

Comparación.

Número anterior y siguiente

¿Qué palabra„ forman esta„ sílaba„? Rodea su imagen en la ilustración: ¿Quién está tomando una bebida poco saludable? Di un alimento que proviene del campo y otro que venga del mar. La…