Will and be going to

"I'M GOING TO USE SOME OF THEM IN MY NEW BOOK. THEN I'LL TELL YOU A VERY STRANGE STORY." We can use both and be going to talk about future events. We use will to talk about things we…

Before you read Ch 8 01 (PET) - Alan a’Dale

Listen to Chapter Eight. For each question choose the correct answer. Where were Robin and Marian walking? What was the young man playing? What was the young man’s name? Who had a plan? How was Friar…

Reading

One day I sent Friday to get a turtle. He came running back to me: ‘Master, Master! There are three canoes!’ He was very afraid. I took my pistols and my sword. We went up the hill to look at them.…

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Comprehension check (PET)

Read these sentences about Chapter Eight. Decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect. Hans managed to save only the food from the water. Axel and his uncle found some shells of prehistoric…

Understanding the text 03

Match the sentences in A and B to make one sentence with when. On Christmas Eve Scrooge was working in his office when A small fire was burning in the fireplace when Bob Cratchit was trying to warm his…

Reading

‘Are you coming to this beach party, Amy?’ shouted Claire. ‘If you don’t hurry up we’ll miss the bus. There isn’t another one for an hour after that,’ said Lisa. ‘I’m coming,’ said…

About the Author

Wilkie Collins (1824-89) was born in London. His father, William Collins, was a painter. As a schoolboy, Collins was always inventing stories. After working in the tea trade and then studying law,…