Present continuous

‘We’re taking a train to Dover... . We use the Present Continuous to talk about the future when we have fixed plans or arrangements. Example: I’m going to the doctors at nine o’clock tomorrow…

Characters - Go back to the text

Look at the title of Chapter Seven. Who is really the hero? Passepartout or Phileas Fogg? Choose the best answer in your opinion. Phileas Fogg is the real hero because he does not get caught.…

When it is better to travel east

When it is better to travel east

Fill in the gaps - The Aristocrat from Hampshire

Read the extract below and use the words in the list to fill in the gaps. happy and secret quickly heart touch good in but smell The days and weeks at Limmeridge House passed so ! What a time that was!…

Will or Going to?

‘Now I’ll do another terrible thing!’ Look at the Reading section. The Ghost often uses I’ll. We generally use I’ll at the moment we make a decision: I’ll wear this hat with a red feather...…

Discussion - The text and beyond

In pairs or small groups, talk about these questions. Dr Lanyon says that Dr Jekyll ‘has some very strange ideas about science.’ What kind of ideas could Dr Jekyll have? Mr Utterson says that Dr…

Comprehension check (PET) (I)

Look at the statements below about Part Five. Decide if each statement is correct or incorrect. Poole is ill, so Mr Utterson gives him a glass of wine. Mr Utterson goes to Dr Jekyll’s house because…

The text and beyond - The Sad Conclusion

I was Edward Hyde and the police in London were looking everywhere for me! London was dangerous for Edward Hyde, the murderer. I needed the powders from the laboratory. But how to get them? I did not…

Mr Wilson’s shop

Mr Wilson’s shop

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