THE CALL OF THE WILD by Jack London

Buck is a big, healthy mixed-breed dog. He lives in the home of Senator Miller where  he has a comfortable life in sunny California. But then gold is discovered in 1897 in the Klondike region and large, strong dogs are in great demand to pull sleds, the only means of transport there. Someone kidnaps Buck and sells him and .....


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The call of the Wild

Worksheets: Chapters 1- 9   19th May
                       Chapters  10-Epilogue  26th May


Test:     26th May



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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Jack London was born on January 12th, 1876 in San Francisco, California. His childhood of poverty, his experiences as a youth in varied laborious jobs and later at sea, as well as his participation in the Canadian Gold Rush, all found expression in his writing.

As a writer, London was both disciplined (he awoke early for a daily writing session) and prolific (he
produced over 50 volumes of stories, novels and political essays, many of them classics). London’s first collection of stories, The Son of the Wolf (1900), made him a best-selling author. He wrote two great animal novels: The Call of the Wild (1903) and White Fang (1906). Among London’s better-known works are the novels The Sea Wolf (1904) and Martin Eden (1909).

Jack London was a colourful personality. In addition to his writing, he was a sailor, a horseman, a rancher,a farmer, a lecturer, an adventure-seeker and a dreamer. Full of vitality, passion and enthusiasm, he worked and lived intensively – but his life was short. London died in 1916.

10 APPS TO HELP ANYONE IMPROVE THEIR ENGLISH GRAMMAR

When it comes to learning grammar, sometimes it’s better to do it in small chunks but often. It also helps when you can learn from different sources, with several types of questions.

English Grammar Apps for Android and IOS are now one of those sources, and most of time they’re free. So, here are some of best free Android apps to help you learn English grammar:

Apps to improve your English grammar

MORE STRANGE TALES by Martin Sinclair

This book features mysterious stories about the supernatural from Britain. All of them are based on true-life events. Dreams that foretell the future, encounters with extraterrestrial life, apparitions  from ancient Rome and mischievous ghosts are just some of the fascinating subjects explored.

Here is the audio material of the reading book:
More strange tales

Worksheets 1 and 2: Worksheet 1 and 2: 17th March


Test: 17th March

Dr JEKYLL AND MR HYDE by Robert Louis Stevenson

What can a person do when he is pulled between the good and the bad inside him? Dr Jekyll, a scientist, uses chemistry to divide himself into two different bodies: good Dr Jekyll and evil Mr Hyde. But this does not make his life any simpler. Instead the conflict between the two parts becomes more and more violent. Which part will win?


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Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde




Worksheets to print: 14 th December

             


Test:     16th December

REPORTED SPEECH

KEY TO REWRITE THE SENTENCES IN REPORTED SPEECH

THE RANSOM OF RED CHIEF and other stories by O. Henry

Four short stories from one of America's greatest storytellers, including the all-time favourite of a kidnapping which goes wrong. O. Henry's sense of humour and his love for the twist at the end of the story are well demonstrated in this collection.

Here is the audio material of the reading book:

The Ransom of Red Chief

Worksheets:   Worksheet 1: The Ransom of Red Chief                                  15th May

                          Worksheet 2: Schools and schools                                            22nd May
     
                          Worksheet 3: After twenty years  and  Jimmy Valentine        29th May

Test:     5th  June

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