Friday 24 February 2012

C1/B2 Library Mayhem



Fellow friends, here is the list of new books in the library, donated from the SCSSS Fund Book Club
If you click at the book title, an Amazon.co.uk page will open for the edition that we have


  1. Defoe, Daniel: Robinson Crusoe
  2. Collins, Wilkie: Moonstone
  3. Dickens, Charles: The Tale of Two Cities
  4. Bradbury, Ray: Fahrenheit 451

  5. Dylan et Matlin (prod.): The Caedmon Short Story Collection 
  6. James, Henry: Washington Square
  7. Kerouac, Jack: Dharma Bums
  8. Defoe Daniel: Moll Flanders
  9. Twain, Mark: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
  10. Grisham, John: The Pelican Brief
  11. Huxley, Aldous: Brave New World
  12. Davies, David Stuart (ed.): Short Stories from the 19th Century
  13. Salinger, JD: The Catcher in the Rye
  14. James, Henry: Daisy Miller
  15. Green, Graham: Under the Garden
  16. Wharton, Edith: Madame of Treymes
  17. Wells, H.G.: The Red Room and other Stories
  18. Lawrence, D.H.: Sons and Lovers
  19. Stevenson, Robert Louis: Treasure Island
  20. Tolkien, J.R.R: The Hobbit
  21. Orwell, George: Nineteen Eighty Four
  22. Wellsh, Irvine: Trainspotting
And here's an new list of ALL books in our small literary library


and a little experimental feature where you can order them according to the year published, author, title, level...


If you want to borrow the books, or have any questions, contact me here or in class.

Thank you.

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B2 Literary Mayhem No. 15 The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald

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"Everyone suspects himself of at least one of the cardinal virtues, and this is mine: I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known."


My name is Nick Carraway and I am telling you a story of my friend, Jay Gatsby:

I want you to read the story before the class and see if you can answer the questions here:


The Great Gatsby (1925) is one of the greatest American classics. The novel was written in Paris by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and it has come to be seen as a representation of the Jazz Age (or Roaring Twenties).  Read the whole novel here  or borrow it from me ;)


more interesting Gatsbys
Robert Redford as Jay Gatsby
Great Gatsby explained in 60 seconds (tm)
Great Gatsby Adventure!
Could You Survive 1920s?

 How much do you know about Fitzgerald's works and life? Print out the puzzle, complete it, and compare your answers to the solution.
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Friday 10 February 2012

B2 Literary Mayhem No. 14 The Call of the Wild by Jack London

Fellows,


I do not live for what the world thinks of me, but for what I think of myself.

My name is Jack  London, and you are going to read my story about a dog called Buck. The name of the story is The Call of The Wild. Here you are:

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