Comprehension check (I)

Are these statements true or false? Sitting Bull’s real name was Buffalo Bull. Sitting Bull became the leader of the Sioux. The American soldiers won the battle of 1876. Buffalo Bill was an American…

Fill in the gaps

Read the text below about another famous ‘woman in white’ in English literature. Chose the right word to fill in the gaps. Anne Catherick is a very famous ‘woman in white’, there is another one…

Comprehension check

Compare the three stories with The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Make notes in the table. Which seems most similar?

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (II)

Correct the false sentences from exercise "Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (I)". Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was introduced to books at an early age. Dr Joseph Bell was one of his professors at Edinburgh…

Writing - Activities

When Helen returned to Stoke Moran she wrote about her meeting with Sherlock Holmes in her diary. Complete her diary with the past simple tense of the verbs in brackets. 22 April 1883 – Today I…

Comparative forms

‘The Montagues are better than the Capulets.’ The Montagues are better than the Capulets. In this sentence, the servants are comparing the Montagues with the Capulets. Better is the comparative form…

Playscript

ACT ONE In the beautiful city of Verona, there are two families – the Montagues and the Capulets. They hate each other. They have hated each other for hundreds of years. One day, the servants begin to…

Writing - Dear Diary, ...

Imagine you are Juliet or Romeo. You have just said goodnight. Finish this entry in your diary. Begin as follows: I’m in love with a wonderful boy/girl. We only met tonight for the first time, but…

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