Grammar (II)

Complete these sentences with the Active or Passive form of the verb in brackets. Make sure that you put the verb into the correct tense! He yesterday evening. He his car into a tree. (kill / crash) A…

Discussion - The text and beyond

The names of the characters have interesting connotations in this novel. ‘Dorian’ is one of the names for the Greeks, who were renowned for their ideals of classical beauty, which Lord Henry…

Filmography (FCE)

Read this newspaper article about A Christmas Carol and choose the answer which you think fits best according to the text. Who wrote the article? According to the article, Dickens wanted to A Christmas…

Summary - Understanding the text

At the beginning of Chapter Two, Scrooge didn’t believe in ghosts and he said, ‘Humbug!’ But at the end he stopped before saying it again. What happened to change his mind? Look at the sentences…

Victorian Asylums - Victorian Asylums

During the Victorian period in Britain (1837-1901), many asylums were established. The new buildings were large and surrounded by high walls so that the patients could not escape. Between the asylum…

Speaking - The text and beyond

Talk about the following questions with a partner. Have you ever had an accident? When did it happen? What were you doing at the time? Have you had a frightening experience recently? When? Why was it…

London in the Times of Sherlock Holmes (II)

Correct the false sentences of exercise "London in the Times of Sherlock Holmes (I)". Towards the end of the nineteenth century most people lived in the country. At that time Britain had a…

Vocabulary - Go back to the text

We often use the phrase a ... of with uncountable nouns. Complete the a ... of phrases in these sentences with the following words. Julia gave me this of strawberry jam. Would you like a of coffee?…

Practico competencias

Introducción

Observa la tabla i di en voz alta los números que deben estar en la columna de y de . Escribe los números que faltan en la tabla.   Escribe los números que faltan en la tabla.   ¿Qué número tapa…