The context of this task is a story about a power cut. Students identify the changing feelings of the children in the story and record these as a graph over time.
Students identify what type of people the characters in the story are and choose evidence from the text to justify their decisions; they also identify the main idea of the text. Suggestions for evaluating character and the author's style of characterisation are under the "Working with Students" tab.
Students calculate the cost of several cans of soft drinks, the maximum number bought for a given cost, and the change given after buying several cans.
The traditional fable of 'Hare and Tortoise' is presented as a cloze article in this resource. Students draw on their knowledge of grammar and vocabulary to create well-formed sentences.