Meet Lewis Carroll's gallery of fascinating characters, including the white rabb it, the Queen of Hearts, the Cheshire cat, the March hare, and Alice herself. Th is reader uses the Expansive Reading approach, where the text becomes a springbo ard to improve language skills and to explore historical background, cultural co nnections and other topics suggested by the text. As well as the story, this rea der contains : An introduction about Lewis Carroll and his life ; A wide range o f activities practising the four skills ; Dossier : Lewis Carroll and the Mirror with a Memory ; Internet projects ; PET-style activities ; Trinity-style activi ties (Grade 4) ; An audio CD/CD-ROM with a full recording of the text and a vari ety of activities and games for further practice ; An exit test with answer key.