School subjects 02

What subjects do you study at school? Make a list and write definitions for each one.

Reading

Jim walked slowly up Telegraph Hill. It was a foggy afternoon in February. Every day Jim walked in front of an old mansion. It was a mysterious wooden building with a big garden and a fence around it.…

The Face at the Window

Before You Read - Robinson goes to sea

Robinson goes to sea

Reading

Friday learned to speak quickly. Now my life was easy. I took Friday with me to shoot a goat. When I shot my gun, Friday was very afraid and opened his jacket to see if he was injured. He knelt on the…

Listening - bats (KET)

Listen to the facts about bats. Choose the correct answer. What are bats? How many kinds of bats are there in the United States? Where do bats usually live? Which kinds of bats are dangerous? How long…

Word Formation (FCE)

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. Basil tells Lord Henry of his feelings for Dorian. The artist is…

Writing - The text and beyond

Now write a short essay about how attitudes to class and women have changed in your country over the last hundred years.

Before You Read - Lowood School

Lowood School

The national test

Complete the text. Then talk about the question in the last sentence of the text. Big old country houses the house Oscar Wilde invented Sir Simon and the Otis family are known Britain ‘stately1…