Reading

I thanked God for saving my life. I was very happy. I was alive; all the other men were dead. Then, I began to look around and I wasn’t happy. I was wet;1 I didn’t have any other clothes; I didn’t…

Mrs Warren's house

Mr and Mrs Warren live in a typical Victorian house like the one below. Look at the illustration of Mrs Warren's house and label each room with the words below. Use your dictionary to help you check…

The past simple: irregular verbs

TOM TOOK THE BLACK BEETLE OUT OF HIS POCKET AND PUT IT ON THE FLOOR Some verbs have irregular Past Simple forms, e.g. took (take) and put (put). Here are some other examples: be = was/were go = went…

Before You Read - Council Rock

Before You Read Council Rock

Before You Read - A Bad Night

A Bad Night

Summary (FCE)

Chapter Eight has been divided into 8 parts. Choose from the list the sentence which best summarises each part of the chapter. There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. There is an…

The Last of the Spirits

The Last of the Spirits

Speaking - using the phone

Find out your partner’s answers to the following questions. How many phone calls a week do you make? Who do you phone the most? Which do you usually use to make phone calls - a mobile phone or a fixed…

Prediction - An Incident at the Window

What do you think will happen next in the story?

The Last Night