The Characters

Sentence transformation (PET)

For each question, complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use no more than three words. Example: The book is called Crusaders’ History. Crusaders’ History is the name…

Grammar check!

When we want to say that something will happen in the future, we can use the word ‘will’ before the verb. Look at these examples: Robin says: ‘No one will recognise me.’ He says ‘will’…

Back to the Emerald City

Back to the Emerald City

Modal Verbs "must" and "can't"

‘I saw layers of rock with moss fossils. “We can’t be in the Cambrian Period because there wasn’t any moss then,” I thought. “So we must be in the Silurian.”’ We use the modal verbs must…

The Theatre

The Theatre

Reading

I wanted to travel as far away from Thornfield as I could, so I spent all my money on a journey which took two days and nights. I arrived at a place where there were no towns or villages. There were…

Some information about Charles Dickens

Decide whether the following statements are true or false. Then correct the false ones. Dickens wasn’t born in London but he lived there. In 1824 Dickens’s parents sent him to work in a factory.…

Understanding the text (IV) (FCE)

For these questions, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the space. There is an example at the beginning. The ghost took Scrooge to a poor part of the city,…

Understanding the text (IV)

Let’s describe the four ghosts in the story! Complete the ‘looked’ and ‘was’ columns with suitable adjectives. Then complete the ‘had’ column, like the example. silent young happy tall…