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Christmas at Coverley Hall : Sir Roger explains why he makes Christmas such a special time for all his neighbours.
Posted December 20 • Think and Speak
Pronunciation : Create sentences in which a particular consonant features prominently and frequently.
Posted December 17 • Think and Speak
Doing Without If : Rewrite these conditional sentences in such a way that the word ‘if’ is not used.
Posted December 16 • Comfortable Words
Stupendous Height of Heavenly Love : A profound Christmas hymn by Charles Wesley, welcoming the rising of the Sun of Righteousness.
Posted December 16 • Think and Speak
Words of Character : Explain what these nouns tell us about our colleague John.
Posted December 15 • Think and Speak
Jigsaws : Combine each pair of ideas into one sentence, in as many ways as you can. See if you can work in one or more of the words suggested.
Posted December 15 • The Copy Book
The Death of Baldur : Baldur was the toast of Valhalla, but Loki was determined to take him down.
Posted December 13 • The Copy Book
Always Keep A-Hold of Nurse : In this ‘Cautionary Tale’, we hear what happened when naughty Jim gave his nurse the slip.
Posted December 13 • Think and Speak
New Polyword : Make as many words as you can using just nine letters. Can you beat our score?
Posted December 10 • The Copy Book
Picking On Cotton : The politicians of Georgian England went to surprising lengths to shield domestic businesses from overseas competition.
Posted December 8 • The Copy Book
Who Are We to Criticise? : Thomas Carlyle felt that English criticism of Goethe revealed more about his critics than his poems.
Posted December 6
Opposites : Compose sentences to showcase a word and its opposite — whatever you think that may be.
Posted December 6 • Think and Speak
Tide : Make as many words as you can using the letters of one nine-letter word. Can you beat our score?