It is one of Burnetts most popular novels, considered to be a classic of childrens literature.
One day in India, nine-year old Mary wakes up and finds that she is completely alone. Back home in England, she is sent to live with an uncle she has never met. His house
is a strange, lonely place where she will gradually discover secret after secret in a new and magical world.
Syllabus
Vocabulary areas
Clothing, Home and garden, Jobs,
Emotions, Games and toys, Family,
Animals
Grammar and structures
Simple Present: states and habits,
Present Continuous: actions in
progress, Past Simple: finished actions,
Past Continuous, Present Perfect,
Future forms: Present Continuous,
going to, will
Types of clause
Main clause, Subordinate clause
following sure, certain, know, think
Defining and non defining relative
clauses
Tags
Friendship Emotions
