About the Author

Name: Lyman Frank Baum Born: 15 May 1856, in Chittenago, New York First book: Father Goose (1899) Most famous book: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) Other books: The Oz Series (13 books) and many other…

Reading pictures - The Case is Solved

Look at the picture and answer these questions. Why are Michelle, Bill and Nick so happy? What do you think they are reading about in the newspaper? What part of town are they in?

Reading

At half past twelve the next day Lord Henry Wotton went to visit his uncle, Lord Fermor, an old bachelor.1 When Lord Henry entered the room his uncle was reading The Times. ‘Well, Harry,’ said the…

The Rich and Poor in Victorian Times

We have seen from The Secret Garden that there were many differences in Victorian times between the lives of rich people and the lives of poor people. Now, you are going to read about two children who…

Will (‘ll) – decisions and requests (I)

I’ll take you to Mr Hyde’s house. Will is a modal verb We use I’ll (I will) + verb when we express a decision at the same as we make it : ‘Come with me,’ Mr Utterson said. ‘I’ll take you…

Visit the Sherlock Holmes Museum (I)

Go to the site, visit the museum and take a virtual tour of the study. Then answer these questions. Where in London is the Sherlock Holmes Museum? On what floor is Sherlock Holmes’s study? What…

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Gramática. Actividad 9

Escribe los siguientes tiempos verbales compuestos: Pretérito perfecto compuesto de comer yo tú él / ella nosotros/-as vosotros/-as ellos/-as Condicional compuesto de merendar yo tú él / ella…

Holiday time

Holiday time

El ser humano en la Luna

Lee el texto de esta introducción y di si las siguientes frases son verdaderas o falsas: En el año 1969 el hombre llegó a la Luna. Los primeros astronautas en pisar la Luna fueron rusos. La nave que…