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Aesop’s Fables, Part 1

Six fables from the collection that Demetrius of Phalerum, one of the founders of the Library of Alexandria, made of Aesop’s stories. Each fable has a lesson on a family of modal verbs, with practice exercises, and a gamebook in which you play the story yourself.

B1–B2 · 6 lessons and gamebooks · 📱 Phones · All language games

The Fox and the Grapes

Grammar: Deduction: must, can’t, might, must have

A hungry fox, grapes just out of reach, and the most famous excuse in the world.

Part 1B1+Free

The Ant and the Grasshopper

Grammar: Obligation and advice: have to, mustn’t, should, had better

A summer of song or a summer of work, and a long winter afterwards.

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The Tortoise and the Hare

Grammar: Ability: can, could, be able to, managed to

The most famous race in the world, a sly fox, and a hare asleep under a bush.

Part 3B1Premium

The Lion and the Mouse

Grammar: Permission, requests and offers: may I, could you, shall I

A tiny mouse under a lion’s paw, and a hunter’s net.

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The Crow and the Pitcher

Grammar: Possibility and prediction: might, may, could, will

A thirsty crow, a pitcher with too little water, and a garden full of pebbles.

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The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Grammar: Past modals: should have, must have, would have

Three days on a quiet hill, a very funny joke, and a real wolf.

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