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Stories and Poems
This section is a collection of stories and poems written by famous writers like Shakespeare and Wordsworth as well as stories by our resident writer, Chris Rose. They are suitable for learners from Intermediate to Advanced level.
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ScarlettThu, 14 Apr 11Scarlett is twelve years old and is trying to understand the world around her. She asks questions about everything, all the time. She also says that she already knows five languages… |
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A Serious CaseTue, 15 Mar 11
My friend is afraid of spiders. This isn’t very unusual; a lot of people are afraid of spiders. But my friend isn’t just afraid of spiders, she is totally, completely and utterly terrified of them… |
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The cat that walked by himselfTue, 08 Mar 11Rudyard Kipling used to tell his daughter stories like "How did the camel get his hump?" The stories end with a poem as a summary. This one tells us why many people prefer dogs to cats. |
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The comebackTue, 15 Feb 11Fausto Ruiz got off the boat at the port of the city where he had been born fifty years ago, and to which he had not returned for twenty years. |
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Banyan TreeWed, 26 Jan 11"O you shaggy-headed banyan tree standing on the bank of the pond, have you forgotten the little child, like the birds that have nested in your branches and left you?" |
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The SkierWed, 19 Jan 11Afel was twelve years old when he saw them. “What are those?” he asked his uncle excitedly. “Skis,” replied his uncle, “And those people are called skiers.” Afel was in love. He wanted to be a skier. |
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The Christmas the Lights Went OutWed, 15 Dec 10Five people, whose lives interrelate, live the build-up to Christmas in different ways in different places. A sudden blackout changes their lives forever... |
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On Chloris being illWed, 01 Dec 10"Long, long the night, Heavy comes the morrow" In this poem (written as a song), the great Scottish poet Robert Burns laments the illness of his loved one. |
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Mr Smith's new noseThu, 18 Nov 10It is the 22nd century and the world is very different. With new technologies, people can have the bodies that they want. See what happens when Mr. Smith decides to change his body. |
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I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud…Mon, 25 Oct 10'…That floats on high o'er vales and hills…' This famous poem by William Wordsworth (1770-1850) was inspired by the spring flower, the yellow or golden daffodil. |
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hi every one
nice but i want to understand what this meaning please???? i mean poetry...
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I love pets, but in my opinion they shouldn't stay at...
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maryoom25
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it is funny
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