Before You Read - Back Home

Back Home

Irregular past simple verbs from the story

For each verb in the table write or say a sentence about Robinson Crusoe. Write a story of your own in a maximum of 100 words using at least twelve of the verbs from the table.

Vocabulary (KET)

Read the descriptions. What is the word for each one? The first letter is already there. you eat it at breakfast or tea on a piece of bread. j you use it to paint. b you use it to cut a piece of bread.…

Painting the Fence

Before You Read - Jackson’s Island

Before You Read Jackson’s Island

The Hidden Parchment

The Hidden Parchment

Writing - The text and beyond

In the garden scene of Chapter Two, Oscar Wilde has created a scene that can be compared to the scene in the Bible, when the serpent tempts Eve in the Garden of Eden. In the Book of Genesis, the serpent…

Reading

The house was on a pretty street in Paddington, a residential district south of Sydney Harbour, not far from the youth hostel. It was a Victorian house and was identical to all the other houses on that…

Your trip around the world

Create your own dialogue about a place you want to visit by train with the person at the ticket office. Practice the dialogue with another student. Remember to: say when you want to leave ask how long…

Discussion - Go back to the text

Which of the following did you find in Part Six? Which did you find most of? Find some examples, and compare your ideas in class. Humour Sadness Horror Suspense Surprise Find a moment (or moments) when…