The One-Room School - The One-Room School

Tom Sawyer, Becky Thatcher and the other children of St Petersburg went to a one-room school. There were many one-room schools in villages and small towns in the United States during the eighteenth and…

Understanding the text - The Munchkins

Dorothy lives in a small gray house in Kansas with her Uncle Henry, Aunt Em and little dog, Toto. Everything in Kansas is gray. There are no trees or flowers, but there are cyclones. Cyclones are very…

My room

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…

A Voyage to Laputa and Balnibarbi

A Voyage to Laputa and Balnibarbi

Marley’s Ghost

Marley’s Ghost

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…

Reading

Swanson ordered Amy and Claire to stay in his office while he organised his officers. Judge Macintosh, Lisa’s father, was already on a plane with the money. Everybody seemed to be busy, doing…

Plan a journey

Today many people buy their tickets and plan their journeys on the Internet. Find out more about the places you want to visit and make notes. Talk about the best places to visit and how to travel there.…

Writing - Go back to the text

Your teacher has asked you to write a story. Your story must have the following title: My around the world adventure. Write your story in about 100 words.