Comprehension check (I)

Are these statements true or false? Sitting Bull’s real name was Buffalo Bull. Sitting Bull became the leader of the Sioux. The American soldiers won the battle of 1876. Buffalo Bill was an American…

Speaking and writing

Imagine that you are now back in your country after your trip around the world. Look at the notes you made in the previous chapters. Choose four places to talk about. You can use the pictures to help…

Fill in the gaps - The Aristocrat from Hampshire

Read the extract below and use the words in the list to fill in the gaps. happy and secret quickly heart touch good in but smell The days and weeks at Limmeridge House passed so ! What a time that was!…

Sentence transformation (FCE)

For these questions complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words,…

The Lady of Glenwith Grange (FCE)

You are going to read a summary of another story by Wilkie Collins. Seven sentences have been removed from the story. Choose from the sentences below the one which fits each number. There is one extra…

Charlotte's Story

My name is Charlotte. I am ten years old. I live in a very big house in the country. Our house has a lot of rooms for my family and me, and also for our servants. The servants cook, clean the house,…

Comprehension Check (II)

Answer the questions. How often did Mr Utterson and Mr Enfield go for walks? Once a week. Did they talk a lot when they went out for walks? In Mr Enfield’s story, why weren’t there many people in…

Comprehension check (PET) (I)

Look at the statements below about Part Five. Decide if each statement is correct or incorrect. Poole is ill, so Mr Utterson gives him a glass of wine. Mr Utterson goes to Dr Jekyll’s house because…

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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