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Click on Roald Dahl's photo to learn about his life. Watch this interview and take notes about what Dahl says regarding writing children's books his work as a "spy" in America   the story about the war of Independence and a British captain  his definition of a horror story   BBC Radio 4 Great Lives: Roald Dahl Did you know that Roald Dahl was interested in medicine? Listen to Professor Tom Solom, a neurologist, talking about Dahl. You can download this radio programme.

Poster of film. Wikipedia The set novel for C1 students is " In the heat of the night " by John Ball. You are going to read the novel and then compare it to the 1967 film based on the book. The novel is divided into 15 chapters. Students are required to read relevant chapters and bring the book to class for discussion. As well as reading the book, there will be a final project (oral presentation) and an in class essay. If you haven't ordered your copy of the book yet, you can read the foreword and first chapter here . Click on " look inside ". Reading schedule Read chapters 1-3 by Wednesday 30 November (Group C1B)/ Thursday 1 December (Group C1A) Read Chapters 4-6 by Wednesday 14 December (Group C1B)/ Thursday 15 December (Group C1A) Read chapters 7-9 by Wednesday 21 December  (Group C1B)/ Thursday 22 December (Group C1A) Read chapters 10-15 by Wednesday 11 January   (Group C1B)/ Thursday 12 January (Group C1A)

Nivel: B1 Proyecto creado por : Lola la Torre Sigue este enlace para descargar el documento completo con pautas y actividades.   Matilda. Penguin Books : Matilda Wormwood's father thinks she's a little scab. Matilda's mother spends all afternoon playing bingo. And Matilda's headmistress Miss Trunchbull? Well, she's the worst of all. She is a big bully, who thinks all her pupils are rotten and locks them in the dreaded Chokey. As for Matilda, she's an extraordinary little girl with a magical mind - and now she's had enough. So all these grown-ups had better watch out, because Matilda is going to teach them a lesson they'll never forget...... Matilda is a children's book  written by Roald Dalh .

One Thousand and One Night. Public domain Can you think of a well-known story or folktale from Spain? Have you read any of the stories of The Arabian Nights ? Do you know in which language they were originally written? Why are the tales so famous? Visit this page and find out. Scheherazade is a legendary Persian queen and the storyteller of The Arabian Nights . She is the daughter of the King's Vizier and she tells a story for one thousand and one nights.  Why do you think she tells a story a night?   Gradable and non-gradable adjectives One way of making our stories more interesting is to use gradable and non-gradable adjectives.   Gradable adjectives can be used in comparative or superlative forms, or with adverbs such as extremely, very , quite, fairly or pretty . We can grade or show the degree of a particular quality in a person or a thing:                             ...

Image by Itenney1225 CC BY NC. Flickr.com Look at this photo. Yes, of course you guessed right. It's Leonardo di Caprio, but my question is not about him. My question is about the title of his latest film. Have you seen it? What did you make of it? The film is based on a famous novel. Have you read The Great Gatsby ? Who wrote it? Who are the main characters? Where and when is the novel set? Would you like to find out? Then keep on reading. A video about the author Watch this short video about the author of The Great Gatsby and check the following: his full name his personal life his early career the era in which he lived why he went to Hollywood why he is a great American writer Another great American writer Do you know who wrote The Color Purple ? Click here to find out. There is only one more question and I don't think you'll find it difficult to guess. Who directed the film The Color Purple ? Read this Wikipedia article and find out. W...

Keith Edkins. CC-BY-SA In the post titled "Choosing a book to read", I asked you whether you could think of a book similar to the one written by Bram Stoker. Well, I don't think you'll find it difficult to guess the title of another book by just looking at the photo on your left. Of course, it had to be Frankenstein . But do you know who wrote it? Do you know why Dracula and Frankenstein are called Gothic novels ? What do they have in common? Why do people love these kind of books? Do you like Gothic novels? Check t he meaning of Gothic novel here. Look at the slideshow below and see whether you can guess the author and any famous books written by them. All photos are from Wikimedia Commons. Not bad! You guessed most of them, I'm sure. The best Gothic novels (1764-1937) Would you like to find out what the top 100 Gothic novels are? Visit the goodreads page and do the following tasks: Tick the books you have already read, in English, ...

Photo by Ben Spark. Flickr.com We celebrated Book Day today with a workshop on Children's Books. Here is a photo of Paddington Bear. You can guess why the author of the book called this delightful bear, Paddington! Here is a link to the Paddington Bear official website . Read the Then and Now icon and find out some interesting facts about the book and its author. You can browse the website. I'm sure you'll love it.

Photo from Wikimedia Commons Big day for book lovers on 23 April this year. To celebrate bring your favourite book to class for discussion. You will give a short presentation of your book. Tell us the title, some interesting facts about the author, the plot -but not all. We want to read the book! Is your book listed on this page ? You'll be surprised what books are favourites among English readers.  Go back to the same page. Look at the first 52 titles. There are 11 children's books "hidden". Can you spot them? Have you read any of them? We'll talk about a selection of them on 23 April in class. 

Photo from flickrcc.net If you would like to learn about Indian writers, a good start is to read Salman Rushdie's biography . He is the author of The Satanic Verses (1988) and the Booker Prize winning novel Midnight's Children (1981), which has recently been made into a feature film by Oscar-nominated film director Deepa Mehta.   Lsten to this radio interview in which Salman Rushdie talks about his book Midnight's Children .