Fire is catching

8 06 2020

1. Do you know the story? Try summarizing it using a SWBST chart.

2. Why were the “Games” decreed? Read more HERE.

3. Who is Katniss Everdeen? Try completing this CHARACTER MAP.




Claiming that kerb space

5 06 2020

1. What is changing in cities around Europe? What are some of the reasons for this makeover? Do a reading comprehension exercise HERE.

2. What role could two-wheels play in London in the future? What is at stake for Londoners?

3. Freddie Mercury was inspired to write this song after watching a stage of the 1978 Tour de France. Read a PASSAGE from American novelist Ernest Hemingway, also a fan. Practise your grammar skills HERE

4. Ridley Scott on his very first movie.




Words have the power to shape thought

4 06 2020

1. Watch the video and then take the TEST.

2. How does “Orwellian” compare to “authoritarian”? Take the QUIZ.

3. Why does George Orwell matter? Do a reading comprehension exercise on his BIOGRAPHY.