Utopia and Dystopia - A Voyage to Laputa and Balnibarbi

Jonathan Swift was not the first writer to use an imaginary travel book as a way of discussing his ideas about society. Many writers have used the device1 of an imaginary journey to explore political…

Superlatives - Activities

“It’s at pier number eight; that’s where the biggest yachts are.” Biggest is the superlative of big. To form the superlative of one-syllable adjectives we use the and add -est to the end of the…

Prepositions - Activities

Fill in the gaps with the correct preposition. There were a lot of tourists standing in line the museum. “Let’s phone the police station going,” said Nick. Rover ran the park looking for the ball.…

Internet project

To find out more about schools in Victorian England, connect to the Internet and go to www.blackcat.vicensvives.net. Insert the title or part of the title of the book into our search engine (buscador).…

What happens next? - The Flowering Tree

In the following sentences there are four alternative phrases. Choose your phrases to show what you think will most probably happen in Part Six. Compare your predictions in class. At midnight OR When…

Focus on the Context

Answer the following questions. Who was the author of The Canterville Ghost? When and where was he born? How did he dress? Where did he go to on a lecture tour in 1882? What did he say when he entered…

Listening (PET) - Colin

Listen to Chapter Five and for each question put a tick in the correct box. Who is Colin? Colin’s father is afraid that Colin wants Mary Everybody at Misselthwaite must do what Colin says because How…

Film versions of the story of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (IV)

Watch the clip from the film of The Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Rock ‘n’ Roll Musical (2003). What do you think of the words of the song? Do you think the transformation is well done?

Before you read (II) - Mr Jabez Wilson

Listen to the first part of Chapter One. You will hear Dr Watson talking about one of his adventures with Sherlock Holmes. Decide if these sentences are true or false. Dr Watson went to visit Mr Wilson…

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