Mister James Teaches English

Bean, Boggis and Bunce are the farmers that want to kill Mr. Fox and his family. But Mr. Fox is too smart for them. We have read up to page 20 today. The chase continues. We have now heard how the Fantastic Mr. Fox has led his children and himself into Boggis Chicken House Number One, where he took three chickens for his supper. The three angry farmers have not even come close to catching Mr. Fox since the shot his tail off four days ago. Since then it has been a merry chase. Continue listening to the story from the video above. Mr Fox does not just feed his own family. He takes enough food from the storehouses of Baggis, Bunce and Bean to feed all the burrowing animals: badger, rat, weasel, rabbit, beaver and mole. Script Writing Can you retell this story using your own ideas? An apple tree stands alone at the top of a hill. A handsome fox dressed in an Edwardian-style navy velvet suit leans against it with his arms folded and hi...

Lesson One Listen to the the first ten minutes of the audiobook, The BFG; In the moonlight, Sophie caught a glimpse of an enormous long pale wrinkly face with the most enormous ears. The nose was as sharp as a knife, and above the nose there were two bright flashing eyes, and the eyes were staring straight at Sophie. There was a fierce and devilish look about them. (Page 4) Read aloud this description of the BFG to the class. Ask them to close their eyes as they listen and to imagine they are Sophie, peering out of the window into the dark night at this strange giant figure. Ask them to try as hard as they can to picture the character as the author is describing him. How do they feel when they realize that the Giant is staring at them? STARTER TASK: In groups, give the children a short time limit to write down on one sheet of paper all the feelings they experienced when the Giant stared at them (e.g. fear, terror, hairs standing up on the back of their neck). Compare th...

Hoist anchor, maties! And set a course for the grandest pirate yarn ever to shiver your timbers in this thrillingly animated, song-and-laughter filled version of Robert Louis Stevenson's swash bucklinng adventure classic!