The Christmas Mess – Mixed Tenses Reading Exercise
To bring in Christmas, I’ve prepared a themed reading exercise of the sort seen in the most horrible exams. The short story below (a harrowing tale of chores and presents) has lots of incomplete sentences. The verbs needed are all in brackets next to the gaps, but the...
The Impact of Dickens’ Christmas Carol – in Language and Culture
In 1843, Charles Dickens wrote a novella called A Christmas Carol, a story still told today. The story followed a miser (a nasty man who does not want to share his wealth) on Christmas Eve, as he is visited by three spirits that teach him about kindness and caring....
Exercising English at Halloween
We’re fans of Halloween and the spooky period here on ELB, so I’ve compiled a variety of articles and exercises to explore the language and literature of this holiday. The English speaking world celebrates Halloween at the end of October, a time when...Pronouncing -ed endings – exercises
Following on from the rules and patterns laid out in my previous post about how to pronounce –ed endings in English, here are a few exercises to test understanding of when it is appropriate to add a -t, -d or –id sound (with an extra syllable) to different words...Reading comprehension – Joe Orton
Joe Orton was a famous English playwright who met a very unfortunate early death. His plays are still being performed today, though, and may still be considered controversial. His writing caused outrage and amusement, in dark comedies often covering scandalous topics....Want to Master English?
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