Old Castles of Great Interest

Bamburgh Castle was built in the 6th century in Northumberland. It was built on a high cliff. It is surrounded on three sides by the sea. Many films were made here. Carlisle Castle was built at the end…

Victorian Writers - Victorian Writers

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle started writing his stories about Sherlock Holmes in the late nineteenth century, during Victorian times. A lot of Britain’s greatest writers wrote at this time and this…

Writing (KET)

The Wizard writes a note to Dorothy from the hot-air balloon. Complete it by choosing a word for each space. Dear Dorothy, I’m sorry I can’t take you home. Please do not worry. I sure it is…

Sing along and do.

Sing along and do. Animals

Animals

Activities - Montego High School

Montego Bay is a beautiful tourist town on the east coast of Florida, near Miami Beach. The town was founded in the seventeenth century by the pirates of the Caribbean Sea, who were called…

Listening (FCE) - The Confession

Listen to the first part of Chapter Seven. For these questions choose the best answer. When Basil Hallward came into the room, Dorian Gray was Why did Basil feel terrible the night before? Why did…

About the Author

Jules Verne was born in 1828 in the town of Nantes, in France. When he was a boy, he ran away from home and tried to get on a ship to the Caribbean. The men on the ship found him and sent him back home.…

Comprehension check

Was Oscar Wilde English, Scottish, Irish or Welsh? When he went on a lecture tour of the USA, what did he say on arriving and leaving? How do you think Americans reacted to this? In 1895 Oscar Wilde was…

Internet Project (II)

Save the Tigers! Connect to the Internet and go to www.blackcat.vicensvives.net . Insert the title or part of the title of the book into our search engine (buscador). Open the page for Sherlock Holmes…