SUMMER WORK. 3 ESO

Summer is long and you’ll have time for lots of things… so we highly recommend you some English readings.

Choose some books from the list, read them, and write a summary, comment, opinion … about it.

You can give it to your teacher next year, sure he/she will value it.

SUGGESTED READINGS:

All the books in the list belong to the collection OXFORD READERS. OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS. They are LEVEL 2 (you may try some higher levels if you want). 

• Ariadne’s story  by Joyce Hannam

“When he went home to Athens, the great prince Theseus left me on the island of Naxos. But, why did he leave me?” Ariadne’s story is one woman’s tale of secret love, adventure and of escape, many years ago in Ancient Greece.

• The bird of happiness and other wise tales  by Tim Herdon

What is the secret of happiness? How can you change dirt into gold? The eight wise tales in this collection can teach us some important  lessons  about life.

•  A Close Shave. By Aardman. Text adaptation by Bill Bowler. (also available on DVD)

When Wallace, the inventor, meets Wendolene in her wool shop, he falls in love with her at once. Why does her dog, Preston, hate Wallace’s dog, Gromit? … Can Gromit save Wallace from the danger of a “close shave”?

•  Green Planet  by Christine Lindop

Once “green” was just a colour. Now we use it to talk about a way of looking at our world, and thinking about the environment. But, how green is our planet today? Read the book and maybe you too  can help to make our planet greener.

• Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime and other stories  by Oscar Wilde

The three stories in this book are about ordinary people, people like  you and me, but they find themselves in surprising situations

• Emma  by Jane Austen

Emma Woodhouse is beautiful, clever and rich … When she meets Harriet Smith, a poor girl with no family, Emma decides she must find a husband for her. Harriet is pleased to be Emma’s friend – but will Emma’s matchmaking make Harriet happy?

• Sherlock Holmes. The Norwood Mystery  by Arthur Conan Doyle

“For me, Watson, life is not so interesting” says Holmes… “ I loved to read the newspapers, hoping to find some news of an interesting crime for me to investigate. Where are those clever criminals these days?” But, life for Holmes suddenly starts to get interesting.

• Typhoon by  Joseph Conrad

“There is some bad weather out there” Captain McWhirr said to himself.  ,,, the typhoon brings out the best on some men in the ship, and the worst in others.

REMEMBER, THIS IS ONLY A PROPOSAL. IF YOU HAVE ANY BETTER OPTION, YOU CAN READ IT. YOU CAN EVEN TRY TO READ "ORIGINAL VERSIONS" ... SURE YOU CAN!

APART FROM READING, IT'S ALSO INTERESTING TO WATCH SOME FILMS/SERIES IN ENGLISH, TOO. 

IF YOU HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH YOUR GRAMMAR, REMEMBER YOU CAN FIND EXTRA ACTIVITIES IN YOUR OXFORD PLUS WEBSITE . It will help you not to forget what you have learnt!

Thanks a lot in advance for your work… and … ENJOY YOUR SUMMER!

Lurdes Pujadas