Characters - The text and beyond

Which words could describe Axel and which could describe the Professor? Put Axel, Professor or both. adventurous calm clever curious impatient lazy middle-aged selfish thin young Explain your answers to…

Alan Campbell

Comprehension check (II)

Correct the false ones. Very little happened in Britain during Charlotte Brontë’s life. The railways were replaced by major roads in this period. Many people left agriculture to work in industry. The…

Find the mistake!

The sentences below all contain a mistake. Sometimes the words are in the wrong order, sometimes a word is incorrect and sometimes a word is missing. Try and correct the sentences. Can you write in the…

Understanding the text - ‘A Merry Christmas, Mr Scrooge!’

‘A Merry Christmas, Mr Scrooge!’

Go back to the text (II)

Imagine it’s New Year’s Eve. Think of three resolutions you’d like to make for the next year. Now tell your partner. Examples: I’m going to tidy my bedroom everyday. I’m not going to eat any…

Listening (I) - A Night at the Opera

Listen to the beginning of Chapter Eight and decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F). Laura was getting better and began to look less like Anne Catherick. Laura was starting to…

Before you read - Confronting Count Fosco

Confronting Count Fosco

Cultured conversation?

At dinner the Otis family said things like this: American actresses are much better than European actresses. Boston is much more important than Rome. Here are some sentences about the Otis family’s…

Weather forecast (PET)

Read the text and questions below. Choose the correct answer. The hottest weather for the whole area will be on On Monday night, The forecast expects the weather This is a The weather for the next month will be