Reading

The Horse, the Dog and the Ox work for the Farmer, but the Camel does not. He has a long neck and long legs. He lives alone in the desert and doesn’t want to work. He eats and sleeps, and when someone…

How the Camel Got His Hump

Writing - Understanding the text

Complete Brian’s diary. Monday, February 10 Today was cool. Susan, Jim and I went to the old Jim discovered so we could explore. It was really scary. It was all foggy and dark. We climbed over the and…

The weather (II)

Talk to another student about the weather in your country. Use the following questions to help you. What is the weather usually like in December/April/June/October? Which type of weather do you like…

Facts about the 50 US states

Choose some of the US states and prepare fact files like the one for Kansas. Your teacher will give you the correct website address. Include the following information for each state: the capital city…

Reading

The Witch blows her silver whistle and forty Winged1 Monkeys quickly arrive. “What do you want?” the King of the Winged Monkeys asks. “There are three people, a dog and a lion on my road,” she…

Vocabulary - Understanding the text

Match the following opposites. right love slowly loudly everything beautiful open Now use some of the words to complete the sentences. The Tin Woodman wants to someone. “Come ! The rope is…

Life in Lilliput

Life in Lilliput

Vocabulary (I)

The sentences below come from the text. Replace the words in bold with the right ones. My next (voyage) began when I took a job on the ship Adventure. Now I was alone and I was (frightened) . I looked…

Introduction - Introduction

This story takes place in Montego Bay near Miami, on the east coast of Florida. Florida is a big peninsula surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. It has a long and interesting history.