Speaking Lesson

40min
1,500 P
Angela Carter: Magic for Adults in Literature

Description

Level of learners: Adults, C1/C2


Duration of Lesson: 40 mins


Lesson Type: Speaking


Aims:

  • To improve students' confidence and fluency when discussing famous feminists

Objectives:

  • To encourage students to use a wider range of vocabulary to express their views on Angela Carter's 'The Bloody Chamber' and other feminists using a questionnaire on famous feminists and the main branches of feminism.
  • To teach advanced vocabulary in order to improve the fluency of students in debates, historical and polictical discussions and other face-to-face interactions


Lesson Title: Angela Carter, Feminist Writer

Warmer (5mins): What is feminism? What does feminism mean? Explain.

Presentation (10 mins): Interactive Storytelling: A Concise History of Feminism

Students will listen to a text on Angela Carter and other famous feminists. I will encourage students to think about the lives of different feminists. I will stop and ask students about the story along the way. 

Production (5 mins) : Substitution Exercise. Students will listen to a news article about the statue of Mary Wollstonecraft  in London (BBC News). Then students will practice using phrases from the article.


Practice (10 mins): Feminist's Questionnaire - The Advantages and Disadvantages of Modern Feminism


Plenary (5 mins): Jumbled up sentences using today's target language and Angela Carter's characters.


Homework: Write ten sentences about your favourite feminist. 



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