The Lewis and Clark Expedition

In 1803 the United States President, Thomas Jefferson, bought the Louisiana territory1 from France. He paid $15 million for this huge piece of land and called it the Louisiana Purchase.2 In 1682 the…

Thanksgiving

Americans celebrate Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November. It is a very important festivity, and schools and most businesses close for four days: Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. People…

Slavery in North America in the 1800s

A slave must work very hard for someone for no money. Today there are very few countries in the world where slavery is still allowed, but in the past it was very common in many countries in the world.…

Topic - celebrations (T: Grade 5)

‘There was a big wedding celebration in the forest.’ Bring in some pictures and information about weddings in your country AND from another country or culture. Describe the pictures to the class…

Council Rock

About the Author

Name: Frances Hodgson Burnett Born: 24 November 1849, in Manchester, England Most famous book: The Secret Garden (1909) Other books: Little Lord Fauntleroy (1886), A Little Princess (1905) Countries:…

The Movie Trailer - Project on the web (II)

Project on the web (II)

Food

Comprehension check (PET)

For questions choose the correct answer. What happened two nights before the wedding? What did Mr Rochester say to Jane when she told him what had happened? Who interrupted the wedding? Mr Rochester…

Listening (PET) - An Incident at the Window

Listen to the first part of Part Four and choose the correct answer. Why did Mr Utterson think that Dr Jekyll was safe? When did Mr Utterson have dinner at Dr Jekyll’s house? Why was Dr Lanyon dying?…