The Characters

Mark Twain’s real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens. He was born on 30 November 1835 in Florida, Missouri, USA. When he was four years old he and his family went to live in Hannibal, Missouri, a town…

Before you read Ch 5 01 - Muff Potter’s Trial

Listen to Chapter Five. Are these sentences True or False? Tom and Huck liked Muff Potter. The two boys brought Muff something to drink. There were not many people at the trial. Injun Joe did not go to…

Animals

The Prehistoric Forest

The Prehistoric Forest

Activities - The Customs of Lilliput

One day I will write a big book about the kingdom of Lilliput. I will describe how the people live and their habits. I will not describe it all here, but I do want to say something about this…

Focus on the story (III)

Read the summary of the story. Choose the best word for each space. After travelling on the Antelope, Gulliver found in Lilliput. The very small people made him their prisoner. After some time, the…

Speaking - The text and beyond

‘Who we are is because of our past, of what has happened to us and of what has not.’ What does this mean? Lord Henry has brought Dorian completely under his influence. Go back to Chapter Three and…

The Opium Den

That evening, exquisitely dressed, Dorian Gray entered Lady Narborough’s dining room. No one looking at Dorian Gray could possibly have believed that he had murdered a man. It was a small party and…

London in Dickens' Time - London in Dickens' Time

During the 1840s London quickly became a very big city. In 1850 there were a quarter of a million more people than in 1840. In the area of St Giles 2,850 people lived in only 95 small houses – about…

Ayers Rock

Ayers Rock is naturally grey, but the rock contains iron which rusts.1 This is why it is red. iron which rusts: iron is a metal that, when it gets wet, becomes red in colour (rust).