The Owl Service

Audiopacks are designed to help less able students with listening skills, comprehension, contemporary and pre-20th-century classic texts, and the use of adaptations and mixed media. Each pack contains a double audiotape, read by well-know actors, and a set of photocopiable teaching resources.It all begins with the scratching in the ceiling. From the moment Alison discovers the dinner service in the attic, with its curious pattern of floral owls, a chain of events is set in progress that is to effect everybody's lives.Relentlessly, Alison, her step-brother Roger and Welsh boy Gwyn are drawn into the replay of a tragic Welsh legend - a modern drama played out against a background of ancient jealousies. As the tension mounts, it becomes apparent that only by accepting and facing the situation can it be resolved.