The Children of Lir (a picture book by Sheila MacGill-Callahan)
The craggy coast of Ireland provides a brooding backdrop for this stirring folktale, reputed to be the genesis of Shakespeare's Lear. After the death of his wife, Aobh, King Lir marries her sister Aiofe, whose beauty "hid an evil heart." Jealous of her husband's love for his four children, Aiofe casts a spell on the youths, turning them into swans "for three times three hundred years," or until the twin mountains bordering the kingdom should come together...
A very cute rhyme for kids about a little bear that doesn't want to eat anything but honey. Vocabulary focus: some foodstuff Grammar focus: Would you? I will not; pronoun 'some'; plurals of nouns.
Exam Excellence Picture Bank Teacher´s Resource CD
This material supplements Exam Excellence book, which prepares your students for various exams in two levels: B1 and B2. It includes picture material for the speaking part of the exams and instructions come with each of them. I only copied coulour PDF files in the file as you can print them out black and white - if you wish - very easily.
