The Old Curiosity Shop
October 27, 2026
It’s 11 p.m. in Edinburgh. You’re walking home alone when you think you hear someone calling “Help!” from inside The
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It’s a mystery
October 27, 2026
Read about the mysteries in your groups and make suggestions about what might have happened. Mystery 1 – The Mary
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Grammar: modals of deduction
October 27, 2026
Activity 1 Drag the sentences into order of certainty. Put the sentence that is the most certain at the top
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What happened?
October 27, 2026
Activity 1 Look at the pictures. In groups, describe what you can see. Try to find all the clues. There
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Screens in our lives
October 20, 2026
Discuss the questions in small groups. Give reasons and examples, and ask follow-up questions. Agree on a plan Your school
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Help a parent make a plan
October 20, 2026
You are speaking to Alex, the parent of a 15-year-old called Sam. Sam spends a lot of time online. Alex
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Grammar: Quantifiers
October 20, 2026
Activity 1: Find and correct the mistake Each sentence contains one mistake with a quantifier. Correct it. Activity 2: Choose
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Screens: how much is too much?
October 20, 2026
Read the dialogue and then answer the questions. This dialogue was mostly written by AI and is not very realistic,
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Online – risks and controversies
October 20, 2026
There are three vocabulary activities on this page. Activity 1: Online entertainment Activity 2: Screen time and habits Activity 3:
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Teenagers and screen time
October 20, 2026
A US study from July 2021 to December 2023 asked teenagers aged 12–17 about their screen time on a typical
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