A2 readers to improve reading skills.

 Hands are around her neck, slowly pressing the life out of her body. She knows she’s going to die. She wants to scream but
can’t. She can’t even breathe. The world turns black and there’s a ringing noise in her ears. The ringing doesn’t stop.

Read the following sentence:

    Hearing a loud noise, the boy woke up.

Here the word hearing qualifies the noun boy as an adjective does. It is formed from the verb hear and has an object – noise. The word hearing, therefore, has the properties of a verb and an adjective and is called a participle......

Is That You, Santa

The halls are decked, the tree is trimmed, and one young boy is wide awake and watching for a special late-night visitor. But waiting isn't easy-especially when every little noise sounds like Santa! This festive rebus book features 24 flash cards to reinforce beginning reading skills.

Polar bear what do you hear

What will you hear when you read this book to a preschool child?

Lots of noise!

Horrible histories: The Blitzed Brits

This is history with the nasty bits left in. What really happened to Dad's army? Want to know how to make a rude noise with a gas mask?