Characters - Activities

Look at the pictures of Michelle, Bill and Nick, and describe them. Use the words or phrases below and write a few sentences about each one. tall plays basketball loves modern music blue eyes brown hair…

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The Characters

Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1854. After he finished his education in Ireland, he studied at Oxford University in England. He was an excellent student. He travelled a lot in Europe and…

Characters - Activities

Match the descriptions with the characters A-I. You can use the same character more than once. He is a murderer and robber. He is a good musician. He has a gun. He is a police officer. He is Mr…

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Name: Joseph Rudyard Kipling. Born: 30 December 1865 in Bombay (now called Mumbai), India. Most famous book: The Jungle Book (1894). Other books: The Second Jungle Book (1895), Captains Courageous…

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This story takes place in Springfield, the capital of the state of Illinois. Springfield is an interesting city with a long history. Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), one of America’s most famous…

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Charlotte Brontë was born in Thornton, Yorkshire, in the north of England in 1816. She was the third daughter of Patrick Brontë, a clergyman,1 and Maria Branwell. The family moved to Haworth…

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The Characters

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…

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William Shakespeare was born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, a town in central England, on or near 23 April (we are not sure of the date, but we celebrate his birthday on the 23rd). His father, John…