The Wizard of Oz: the movie

Date: 1939 Director: Victor Fleming. Victor Fleming is also the director of Gone with the Wind. Actors: Judy Garland as Dorothy Ray Bolger as the Scarecrow Bert Lahr as the Lion Jack Haley as the Tin…

I’m hungry!

Comprehension (II) (PET)

Now rewrite the incorrect sentences. The countries which Gulliver visits are real ones. Jonathan Swift writes about the countries that Gulliver visits with a lot of detail. Scholars think that Swift…

Mr Rochester Proposes

Mr Rochester Proposes

Listening - Mrs Catherick’s Story

Listen to the beginning of Chapter Seven, and say whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). Everybody knew why Sir Percival was in the vestry. The inquest concluded that Sir Percival…

A Fairy Tale

What parts of The Secret Garden are like a fairytale? Now read this ‘fairytale version’ of The Secret Garden and say: Who the princess is. Who the good fairy is. Who the elf is. What the ‘sweet,…

Focus on the context

Answer the following questions. Who was the author of The Secret Garden? Where and when was she born? To which country did her family emigrate when she was sixteen years old? What is the title of her…

Listening - The text and beyond

You will hear a conversation between two students. Listen and decide if the following sentences are true or false. Sally thinks that Hyde escaped. John thinks that Dr Jekyll killed Hyde. Sally thinks…

Vocabulary (II) (KET)

Complete the conversation below. What does Dr Watson say to Sherlock Holmes? For these questions, put the correct answer. Holmes: Are you free this afternoon? Watson: Yes, I am. Holmes: Do you want to…

Playscript

ACT TWO Romeo is going to the party with Benvolio and his friend, Mercutio. They are all wearing masks. It is very dangerous for the Montagues and their friends to go to a party in the house of the…