Kansas - Kansas

Dorothy wants to go home to Kansas. This state is in the middle of the United States. It is very flat and there are a lot of farms. Here is some more information about Kansas. Capital city: Topeka Size:…

My room

A poster

Make a poster to advertise Journey to the Centre of the Earth. Use copies of pictures from this book, short extracts from the story, words and pictures of your own and from other sources.

Reading

My name is Lemuel Gulliver. I was born in England, in 16--. When I was a young man I studied to be a doctor. I worked in London at first, but it was not easy to make money there. I decided to work as a…

Comprehension check

Are the following questions true or false? American students are proud to play on their school team. All schools have Olympic-size swimming pools. Cheerleaders wear colorful uniforms and lead the…

The past perfect simple

‘It had taught him to love his own beauty.’ When we are talking about the past we use the past perfect simple to talk about things that had already happened at the time we are talking about. Look at…

Reading

The wedding day was a month later. I was busy and happy as I got ready for the marriage. Two nights before the wedding, I was asleep in my room. My wedding dress was in the room with me. The night was…

Filmography (FCE)

Read this newspaper article about A Christmas Carol and choose the answer which you think fits best according to the text. Who wrote the article? According to the article, Dickens wanted to A Christmas…

Reading

Scrooge woke up, opened his bed-curtain and looked around. He was ready to see anything, but when one o’clock struck, nothing happened. After a while he saw a strong light in the next room. He got out…

Past continuous and past simple

While + the Past Continuous Look at these examples: Virginia (talk) to the Ghost (long action) + She (become) angry (sudden action) While Virginia was talking to the Ghost, she became angry. She (come)…