How the Camel Got His Hump

The Edinburgh 'Fringe'

Read the text. Then read the sentences below, and decide if is true or false. Every year, in the month of August, there is a big festival in the city of Edinburgh, in Scotland. It is called the…

Speaking - Understanding the text

There are many powerful wizards in history and books. Think of one, and then ask and answer these questions with another student. Where does the wizard come from? Is this person a wizard in a book or a…

Who did that? 01

Write the name of the person who did the following actions. Some names can be used more than once. The names are in the tree trunk. Who... [...]

Comprehension check (KET)

Read the paragraphs below and choose the best word for each space. On Sunday Tom put on Sunday clothes and went to Sunday school. Then he went to church Aunt Polly and Sid. He took a black beetle to…

Reading

One evening in the hills of south India, Father Wolf wakes up. Mother Wolf is near him with four little cubs. ‘It’s time to look for food,’ says Father Wolf. He gets up and leaves the cave. There…

Comprehension (II)

Put these events into the correct order. The dwarf puts Gulliver into a bone on the Queen’s plate. The gardener’s dog picks Gulliver up and carries him to the gardener. Wasps attack Gulliver. The…

Indefinite pronouns

"Perhaps they didn’t examine everything.” There are four pronouns that begin with every- : everything, everybody/everyone, everywhere. We use everything for objects, everybody/everyone for…

Detective work - At the Museum

What do you think will happen next? Choose one answer and explain why. The three friends and Rover will find an important clue in the museum. They will get into trouble for bringing a dog inside the…

Comprehension check (II)

Answer the following questions. Who were Charlotte Brontë’s parents? How did the Brontë children play together? What did Charlotte use as a model for Lowood School? What experience did Charlotte…