In the Reading and Use of English paper there are 7 sections to do in 75 minutes, basically 10 minutes per section.
Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl Improving your reading comprehension Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl (3490 words; CEFR C1) Reading comprehension questions: What kind of mood is Mary Maloney in at the beginning of the story? How did Mrs. Maloney behave when her husband came back from work? How did he react? […]
Key grammar structures for writing exams This cheat sheet has been designed to provide English learners with key phrases to include in their writing. The phrases are a mixture of formal, semi-formal and informal expressions that can be included in messages, emails, letters, articles, reviews, reports, proposals and essays. What you need to do is […]
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (1960) Improving your reading comprehension CHAPTER 1 (4730 words; CEFR C1) When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow. When it healed, and Jem’s fears of never being able to play football were […]
Art Masterpieces to color Spark your students’ imagination with this set of 35 coloring pages, also perfect to engage them in appreciating some of the most worldwide known art masterpieces. Students can color the full page by looking at the real masterpiece or they can color just half the page more creatively, using their imagination […]
Pablo Picasso Google Classroom Form This is the Google Classroom Form for the printable “Picasso. Inspiring People. Reading Comprehension. Distance Learning” It’s a great way to improve your English reading skills and learning about this outstanding painter from Málaga, Spain. It includes three sections to assess the reading comprehension of the text: – A true […]
Practical exercise to boost your fluency For improving fluency and sounding more like a native English speaker, you can do the following exercise everyday. It will only take you ten minutes but the improvement will be remarkable. My recommendation is doing JAMs. JAM stands for Just A Minute. Doing three JAMs every day on just […]
The Bet by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov The Bet by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904) Improving your reading comprehension (2870 words; CEFR C1) I It was a dark autumn night. The old banker was walking up and down his study and remembering how, fifteen years before, he had given a party one autumn evening. There had been […]
The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin (1895) Improving your reading comprehension (1016 words; CEFR C1) Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart trouble, great care was taken to break to her as gently as possible the news of her husband’s death. It was […]
The Storyteller by H. H. Munro (Saki) The Storyteller by H. H. Munro (Saki) (1870-1916) Improving your reading comprehension (2109 word, CEFR C1) It was a hot afternoon, and the railway carriage was correspondingly sultry, and the next stop was at Templecombe, nearly an hour ahead. The occupants of the carriage were a small girl, […]
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