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Joining your family in the UK

These activities are based on a story written by Abdullwahhab AL-lthawi. By doing these activities, you will improve your language skills as you read about Abdullwahhab’s first impressions of life in the UK.

A rough day

This story was written by Shamim and explains how on some days, everything just seems to go wrong. If you want to find out more about what happened, read the story and complete the activities.

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John’s dream

This is a story of a person who worked hard to make his dream come true.

A farmer and his sons

This is a story of a farmer and his family.

Rosa’s life

This is the story of a young woman called Rosa, and was written by a learner called Saeeda.

The six little chicks

This is a story of how the star cluster ‘The Pleaides’ came to be.

Achieving against the odds

This book is written by Helene Ramazani and is called ‘Achieving Against the Odds’. These activities are based on the Our Lives Press series of books. 

Standing on my own two feet

This book is written by Faizia Zaman and is called ‘Standing on My Own Two Feet.

A new country, a new life and new challenges

These activities are based on a story written by Xiao, who moved to a city in the UK from the countryside in China. By doing the activities, you will improve your language skills as you read about Xiao’s first impressions of life in the UK.

Attending college in London

These activities are based on a story written by Hoa, one of the runners-up of our learners’ competition, where people wrote about their new home in the UK. By doing the activities, you will improve your language skills as you read about Hoa’s first impressions of life in the UK.

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