Easter

Unit 2

Unit 2 Picture Dictionary

Reading pictures - The Two Tunnels

Look at the picture and answer the questions. Where are the three men? How do you think they are feeling? Why? Who is lying on the ground? What is the Professor doing? What’s going to happen next?

The text and beyond - The End of the Journey

The End of the Journey

Grammar (I)

Comparatives We use as + adjective / adverb + as when we want to say that two people or things are similar. My work is as good as your work. Mary talks as loudly as John. [...]

Reading

‘Mother, mother, I’m so happy,’ whispered the girl, resting her head on her mother’s lap. The tired-looking woman was sitting in the only armchair of their dingy1 sitting room. ‘I’m so…

Reading pictures

Compare the scene in the painting on page 8 with what you see at a modern airport. What is different and what is similar?

Sentence transformation

For questions, complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first, using no more than three words. There is an example at the beginning. I received a letter from a lady. A lady sent me…

Understanding the text - The Second Spirit

The Second Spirit

Wit - The Life of Oscar Wilde

Wilde was famous for his wit, his ability to be clever and funny – ‘witty’ – at the same time. You have already read one example of his wit: ‘I have nothing to declare except my genius’.…