not yet available;  versions of book and background material for sale below

Resources have been written with the needs of busy teachers in mind. They are available:

• to download (online version)
• to receive on CD with access to the online version also
• to receive as a VLE version (moodle, firefox etc) with access to the online version also

The young Carmen Laforet published this novel at the age of 23 in 1943 in the early days of Francoism.

The novel concerns a young woman who has been orphaned and brought up in a convent.  When she is given a stipend to attend univesity in Barcelona she goes to live at the house of her grandmother who is housing a dysfunctional assortment of family members.

Her life changes when she meets a rich student Ena who becomes involved in the family.   A fascinating read from a period of history which is not well known outside Spain.

Select from the drop-down menu below to choose which variant of the materials you would like to purchase.

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If you would like to purchase through a school invoice, please go to this page.

Purchase by email: Simply email me, preferably using your school email address and I will invoice you and set you up.

• Full page by page vocabulary list (can be used on phone, tablet)
• Detailed summary of text with verbs gapped (infinitives given)
• Comprehensive questions on each chapter/scene
• PowerPoint with visuals and sentence starters (not all texts)
• Character study guide with wide range of adjectives

• Multi-tense practice tool
• A-factor builds in practice of more complex structures
• Direct-indirect speech exercise encourages reported speech

• Matching quotations to themes to prepare for paragraphing
• Essay planning guide including template
• Essay plan and sample essay

Mark schemes are provided for:

• the gapped summary
• character guide
• multi-tense exercise
• A-factor
• direct-indirect speech exercise
• themes exercise

Answers are NOT given for the questions which are intended to elicit an individual response.

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