Maps of the Crusaders 03

Sometimes place names change because political control changes. For example, after the Fourth Crusade Venice took control of the Greek island of Crete. The Venetians ruled from 1204 to 1669, and they…

Reading

“Who is looking for us?” thought Tom. He walked into a dark tunnel, and saw a light and heard a noise. Suddenly, he saw a hand with a candle; it was Injun Joe! Tom was scared, but Injun Joe…

The Scarecrow

The Scarecrow

Easter

Unit 1

Unit 1 Picture Dictionary

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.…

Wilde and "The Picture of Dorian Gray"

Oscar Wilde had been thinking about creating a major novel for some time. In 1884, he often visited the studio of a painter friend called Basil Ward. One day the sitter at Ward’s studio was a very…

Listening (PET) - Lowood School

Listen to the first part of Part Two and decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect. Lowood School looked just like her aunt’s house. There were nearly twenty girls in the room. Jane did not eat…

Comprehension check (I)

Chapter Seven has been divided into nine sections. Choose from the list the heading which best summarises each part (1-9) of the chapter. There is one extra heading which you do not need to use. The…

Hampton Court Palace

Find out information about what Hampton Court Palace is, where it is, when you can visit it, how much it costs and any other information a visitor might need. Click on the ‘Things to see’ link.…