Reading

The next morning Dorothy and the Scarecrow hear a loud noise outside the house. “What’s that?” asks Dorothy. “I don’t know,” says the Scarecrow. “Let’s go and see.” They run out of the…

My holidays

Reading

The raft was ready. It had a mast1 made from two pieces of wood and a sail made from a blanket. It was very strong. (My uncle has told me to keep a written record of everything that happens during the…

Anagrams - Utopia and Dystopia

Erewhon is an anagram of nowhere. Try to work out the following anagrams of words taken from the text. tyapodis ganiayimr eevouddrisnc mfeerod Illchppooshaiiem

Grammar (I)

Question tags We use question tags at the end of sentences, either to make questions or to provide emphasis. After a positive statement we use a negative tag. After a negative statement, we use a…

Speaking: hobbies/sports (T: Grade 4)

Bill and Nick play on the basketball team, and Mike Andersen is the captain of the football team. What is your favorite sport? Tell the class about it and use these questions to help you. Why do you…

Comprehension check

Are the following questions true or false? American students are proud to play on their school team. All schools have Olympic-size swimming pools. Cheerleaders wear colorful uniforms and lead the…

Understanding the text (I)

What did Scrooge do on Christmas Day? Put the sentences in their correct order. He asked a boy in the street to go and buy a turkey. He felt very happy because he could still change the future. In the…

Go back to the text - Lisa Makes a Phone Call

Breathless,1 Lisa ran as fast as she could towards the telephone box. Her ankle2 hurt from when he pulled her into the house, but there was no time to think of that now... Only a few more steps... ‘Oh…

Summary - Go back to the text

Read the summary of chapters 4-6, and chose the right word. There is an example at the beginning. Laura meets Anne by the (lake/sea/river) lake. Anne tells her that Sir Percival has a terrible secret…