Vocabulary: Spit

Doing Evil Part 1

Aug 13, 2024

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Genre: Philosophical

Setting: Modern

New Vocabulary: A cross to bear, Atheist, Boarding school, Bullying, Chapel, Evil, Host (Christianity), Hypocrisy, Lord, Mass, Rota, Satan, Seven deadly sins, Spit, Tabernacle, Test the waters

Word Count: 3625

Original Author: Ariel Goodbody

When Tobias’s parents ask him what he wants to be when he grows up, he says, ‘Evil.’ There’s just one problem: his parents are devoted Christians! As Tobias does more and more bad things, his parents try to find ways to make him good, until finally there is only one option left…
A Visitor from Chilly Bottom

May 14, 2024

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Genre: Comedy

Setting: UK

New Vocabulary: Bonkers, Butler, Captive, Chilly, Colony, Crumbs, Furrow your brow, Poo, Press release, Regurgitate, Royal seal, Spit, Tailcoat, Waddle, Worship

Word Count: 3272

Original Author: Alastair Budge, Ariel Goodbody

A man who has lived in Antarctica all his life visits the UK for the first time. Technically, he is a British citizen, as he grew up on British Antarctic Territory. And he has an important message for the king! It’s just that, the king has no idea who this man is…
The Elephant and the Hare (Intermediate)

Aug 1, 2023

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Genre: Children’s

Setting: Fairytale

New Vocabulary: Crush, Hare, Herd, Hop, Sack, Savanna, Skin (verb), Spit, Trunk (Elephant), Wily

Word Count: 1294

Original Author: Fairy Tales

An elephant is travelling to meet his family, bringing delicious honey as a gift. He stops to give a hare a ride over the river, but the hare smells the honey and can’t resist just having a taste…
Mother Death

Dec 8, 2020

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Genre: Philosophical

Setting: Fairytale

New Vocabulary: Bony, Cloak, Diagnosis, Disobey, Drip, Potion, Scythe, Spin, Spit, Wax, Wicked

Word Count: 1586

Original Author: Fairy Tales

‘You wicked boy!’ they spat. ‘I raised you, I gave you everything you needed, and you disobeyed me!’ ‘I did not,’ said Mortimer, smiling wickedly. ‘You stood at the head of his bed, and so the King was supposed to survive.’ Death raised a bony finger at Mortimer. ‘If you ever trick me again, it will mark the end of your life.’
Billy and Dim Chapters 2 & 3

Sep 15, 2020

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Genre: Romance

Setting: Medieval

New Vocabulary: “You’re toast”, Beast, Bind, Charm, Ex, Five o’ clock shadow, Flustered, Hulking, Make a scene, Overhear, Pack (animals), Pin Down, Seduce, Shudder, Spit, Sprout, Tame (verb), Torture, Track

Word Count: 4238

Original Author: Ariel Goodbody

‘Tell me your name, dog,’ spat the Big Bad Wolf. ‘Or I’ll break your pretty little neck.’ A deep, dark part of Demetrius’ mind thought, “Maybe I’d like that,” a thought which he quickly silenced.
Three Dragons

Jul 21, 2020

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Genre: Drama

Setting: Fairytale

New Vocabulary: Assassin, Belligerent, Boulder, Carnation, Catapult, Claw, Dragon, Dungeon, Knight, Lair, Petal, Slay, Spit

Word Count: 3196

Original Author: Ariel Goodbody

Once upon a time, there lived three dragons on three mountains. They were brothers, and each ruled over their own mountain. One was black, called Ba, one was red, called Ra, and one was green, called Ga. In the middle of the three mountains lay a small kingdom, ruled over by a human king, but the dragons paid little attention to this. Within the kingdom, however, the dragons caused much anxiety.

Vocabulary: Spit

Doing Evil Part 1

A Visitor from Chilly Bottom

The Elephant and the Hare (Intermediate)

Mother Death

Billy and Dim Chapters 2 & 3

Three Dragons