Before you read Ch 7 01 - The Police Station

Listen to Chapter Seven. Are the following sentences true or false? Jim, Brian and Susan went to the police station on Sunday morning. They talked to Sergeant Chan. He did not believe their story. Jim…

Reading

Outside it was a dark and windy October morning. Mum, Dad and Laura were in the kitchen eating breakfast. Mum looked out of the window. “It’s going to rain today. Look at that sky!” Dad looked at…

The thief at last

The thief at last

The Knights Templar - The Knights Templar

The knight was an important figure in the Middle Ages. There are many stories about knights in the literature of this period. One of the most famous is the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the…

Reading

"Ghosts!” said Huck. “I can see ghosts! They’re coming here and I’m really scared!” “Can ghosts see us?” asked Tom. “Sure, ghosts can see everything,” answered Huck. “Oh, why did…

Comprehension check (II)

Correct the false sentences. Tigers live in Asia and Africa. They eat meat and hunt at night. Today there are about 7,000 tigers in the world. The grizzly and the kodiak are bears. Polar bears live in…

Comprehension check (KET)

Are these sentences "Right" or "Wrong"? If there is not enough information to answer "Right" or "Wrong", choose "Doesn't say". Her father’s name is John…

Animals

The third conditional

‘It would never have happened if I had not met you.’ ‘It would never have happened if I had not met you.’ The third conditional is used to talk about something in the past which cannot be…

Oscar Wilde's London

Oscar Wilde arrived in London in the autumn of 1879 after having graduated from Oxford University. He rented rooms at 13 Salisbury Street. He was an ambitious young man and, as he once told a friend,…