StoryPlanet English story: Freddy Finds a Treasure

Writer: Anette John                CEFR Level: B1

Synopsis: When a family moves into a new home, their son Freddy becomes obsessed with finding out what’s behind a mysterious door in the kitchen. Inspired by his hero Sherlock Holmes, his relentless investigations finally lead him to getting behind the door, and its secrets from the past. An entertaining nod to the stockpiling frenzy of 2020.


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What would people tell their past selves about the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic? What were the most surprising or difficult changes and occurrences? Why was there such a stockpiling frenzy? What were the items people stockpiled most? If you are an educator, you can get a Teacher’s Package that goes with this story as well as 9 others in the pro version of StoryPlanet English (click #Teacher’s Package below to see them all). The package includes the full texts of the stories, comprehensive vocabulary lists (all words and expressions in the stories levels B1 and up), suggestions for in-class activities, handouts for your class (to print out or share as PDFs) as well as links to related resources. The cost of the package is €15 or the equivalent in your local currency.

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