Alice in Wonderland (A2 level)

• Mejorar la comprensión lectora en inglés a través de una historia fantástica, divertida y accesible.
• Ampliar el vocabulario con palabras y expresiones de uso cotidiano en contexto.
• Reforzar estructuras gramaticales básicas, como el pasado simple, los adjetivos y los conectores.
• Fomentar el gusto por la lectura en otro idioma con un clásico adaptado.
• Ganar confianza al leer en inglés gracias a una narración sencilla y entretenida.
• Acercar la literatura en lengua inglesa a lectores de todas las edades.
• Favorecer la lectura guiada o compartida, en clase o en casa.

1. To peep: to look timidly or secretly at something for a short time.
2. To rush: to go or do something very quickly.
3. To step into: to walk inside a place.
4. Hedge: a line of bushes or small trees planted very close together.
5. In the blink of an eye: extremely quickly.
6. A well: a deep hole in the ground from which you can get water.
7. Either: or.
8. To curtsey: to bend at the knees, with one foot in front of the other, to show respect.
9. To feed: to give food to an animal or a person.
10. To vanish: to disappear in a sudden, surprising way.
11. To take a sip: to drink a very small amount.
12. Custard: a sweet, soft dessert made with milk, sugar, and eggs.
13. Toffee: a sweet candy made from sugar and butter.
14. Slippery: something wet or smooth that makes someone (or something) slide.
15. To scold: To tell someone they did something wrong, usually in an angry voice.
16. To crawl: to walk on your hands and knees.
17. To wander around: to walk around slowly in a relaxed way.
18. To get soaked: to be extremely wet.
19. To straighten up: to stand straight.
20. Fan: an object that you wave with your hand to move the air and cool yourself.
21. To mutter: to speak quietly when you are worried about something.
22. To tap: to hit something gently and repeatedly.
23. Chorus: part of a song that is repeated a few times.
24. To realize: to understand a situation.
25. To shrink: to become smaller.
26. To tremble: to shake because of fright, anger…
27. To fetch: to go to another place to get something (or someone) and then bring it back.
28. Shore: the land along the edge of a sea, lake, or river.
29. Dry: 1to be not wet / 2to be boring.
30. Fur: animal’s hair.
31. To argue: to speak angrily to someone because you disagree with them.
32. Wise: 1(person) someone who has experience and knows a lot / 2(decision) a very good and smart choice.
33. To support: to help someone or be on their side because you want them to succeed.
34. To be used to: to be accustomed to something.
35. To shiver: to shake because of fear, cold…
36. Archbishop: a very important leader in the Church.
37. To succeed: to do something well and reach your goal.
38. To glare: to look at someone in an angry way.
39. To surround: to be all around someone or something.
40. Thimble: a small cover for the finger to protect it when sewing.
41. To bow: to bend your head or body to show respect or express thanks.
42. To cheer: to shout happily for someone.
43. To choke: to stop breathing because something is in your throat.
44. To pat: to touch someone a few times with the hand flat.
45. To remind: to make someone think of something they have forgotten.
46.* Tale: a story, probably invented or difficult to believe.
47. To sigh: to breathe out slowly and noisily to show sadness, tiredness…
48. To notice: to see something or someone.
49.* Tail: the long part of an animal’s body at the back.
50. Trial: a meeting in court to decide if someone is guilty of a crime.
51. Judge: the person in charge of a trial who decides how someone guilty should be punished.
52. Jury: a group of people who listen in a trial and decide if someone is guilty or not.
53. To kick out: to make someone leave a place.
54. Guilty: someone who has done something wrong or has committed a crime.
55. To grab: to take hold of something or someone in a sudden, violent way.
56. Punishment: the act of punishing someone.
57. To stare: to look at someone (or something) for a long time with your eyes wide open.
58. Housemaid: a woman servant that cleans a house and also lives there.
59. To take up: to occupy a lot of space or time.
60. Fairy-tales: magic stories for children with fairies, princesses, witches, or talking animals.
61. To rub: to apply pressure with your hand on a part of your body that hurts to make it feel better.
62. Narrow: 1 (adj) not wide / 2 (verb) to make something less wide.
63. Ladder: an object with steps used for climbing up and down.
64. Fireplace: a space in the wall where a fire burns.
65. Dizzy: feeling like everything is turning around and you could fall over.
66. Skyrocket: a type of firework.
67. To hunt down: to look for someone until you find it.
68. Pebbles: small, round stones.
69. To gasp: to take a short breath because of surprise, shock…
70. To sprint: to run as fast as you can over a short distance.
71. Tracks: footprints an animal leaves on the ground.
72. To crush: to press or squeeze someone or something very hard.
73. Bush: a plant with many small branches.
74. To cough: to force air out of your throat with a loud sound.
75. To widen: to make something wider.
76. Impolite: not polite, rude.
77. Hopeful: having hope or optimism.
78. Disbelief: the feeling of not being able to believe something is real.
79. To be in a rush: to be in a situation in which you have to hurry.
80. Somersault: a jump in which you turn over completely.
81. Tough: severe, strict.
82. To perch: to rest on a branch or other object.
83. Aimlessly: walking without knowing where to go.
84. Footman: male servant that serves food and opens doors.
85. Wig: a piece of artificial hair that someone wears on the head.
86. Croquet: a game in which you have to hit a ball with a mallet to make it go through different hoops.
87. To get entangled: to get caught in something so it is hard to separate.
88. To hold back: to keep something under control.
89. To stir: to mix by moving an object in circles.
90. Saucepan: a cooking pan with a handle.
91. To dodge: to move quickly to avoid being hit by something.
92. To rock: to move a baby from side to side in your arms.
93. Mad: crazy.
94. Uninvited: not invited, not being asked to come.
95. A riddle: a confusing question with a clever or funny answer.
96. To yawn: to open your mouth wide when you are tired or bored.
97. To talk nonsense: to say things that are silly and not true.
98. Fault: a mistake for which you blame someone.
99. To blame: to say someone did something wrong.
100. A parade: a procession of people.
101. To shrug: to move your shoulders up and down to say you don’t know.
102. To spot: to see or notice something or someone.
103. To slap: to hit with the flat part of your hand.
104. Mallet: a wooden hammer with a long handle used in croquet.
105. To tickle: to touch someone with your fingers and make them laugh.
106. To dare: to be brave or silly enough to do something dangerous or something you shouldn’t do.
107. A quarrel: an argument between people.
108. To trip: to stumble and lose your balance or fall.
109. To stretch: to make your body long after waking up.
110. A weeping: the act of crying tears.
111. Shrill: having a loud and high voice that is painful to listen to.
112. To figure out: to solve or understand.
113. To sob: to cry loudly and with deep breaths.
114. To know by heart: to know something perfectly.
115. To spin: to turn around and around very fast.
116. Eager: excited, enthusiastic.
117. A sluggard: a very lazy person.
118. To snore: to breathe in a noisy way when you’re sleeping.
119. Sore: painful because of too much exercise.
120. Puzzled: confused because you don’t understand something.
121. To cheer someone up: to do something to make someone happier.
122. Pot: a round container used for cooking hot food.
123. Delicacy: an expensive and delicious food.
124. A scroll: a rolled paper with writing.
125. Jury box: the place in a court where the jury sits.
126. Slate: a rectangular piece of rock on which children wrote in the past.
127. To squeak: to make a shrill sound that is unpleasant to hear (e.g., when writing with chalk on a blackboard).
128. To guard: to watch and protect someone or something.
129. A witness: a person who sees a crime or an accident happening.
130. To knock: to hit someone so hard that you make them fall.
131. To make something up: to invent something (a story, an idea, an excuse…) to fool someone.
132. Handwriting: the way every person writes with a pencil.
133. To nod: to move your head up and down to say yes.
134. A shepherd: a person who takes care of sheep.